Team 6/7 is Fair Play

Fair Play in Grade 6 & 7 

It is hard to believe that the month of October has come and gone. When I was a few days late giving our October lesson, I had kids waiting anxiously for Kieran's next video. It really goes to show the impact someone can have on their lives in such a short period of time. 

Students were eager to discuss Fair Play this month. They all seemed to think they had a good grasp on what that looked like both inside and outside of the classroom. We took the time to define what fair play is, and discuss how it is something that should be carried off the field, or hockey rink and into our daily lives. 

After watching some videos that exemplified Fair Play, we looked at the International Fair Play Charter. I initially had a lot of blanks stares and "huh's" happening so we decided to work in small groups to break down what each line meant. They did a great job! And what resulted was our
J.D. Hodgson Classroom Champions Charter of Fair Play! 

After developing an understanding of the Fair Play charter and the character traits it embodies, the students were asked to create an infographic using one of the character traits of Fair Play (respect, team spirit, friendship, integrity, equality and respect for the rules) so we could demonstrate for the rest of the school what Fair Play means. The products were phenomenal. 

When we got Kieran's challenge to document an act of Fair Play each day for the month of October, we decided we would put a twist on it. At J.D. H. we have been blessed with a new family's arrival. We have a family who was sponsored by a local group and has moved from Syria to Haliburton. 2 of the children have entered our grade 6 class to make us an even bigger family of 33. Our kids have been over the top amazing with them, teaching them new words, games, and welcoming them into our family. We knew that this was all an example of Fair Play and wanted to show the rest of our school community this. Our "switched up" challenge was to recognize the challenges our new students would face, and demonstrate Fair Play to make their transition easier. This may look like not getting frustrated or mad when they are tagged when playing a game and don't stop, or making sure they get to where they need to be on time. And while this wasn't directly Fair Play, it was embodying the aspect of Fair Play - respect, friendship, integrity, equality etc. And of course as the month came to a close we had the opportunity to experience something special with them. Their first Canadian Snow. And while both my classes dropped everything and rushed outside to play games in the snow with our new friends, I knew they got what Fair Play really is.