To make peace, one needs to know what peace is. Grade 3 at ECWS began exploring that.  I came across across this bulletin board outside their classroom.  The sign beside it said:

After reading the book “What Does Peace Feel Like” by Vladimir Radunsky, students in grade 3 used their five senses to describe what peace means to them.  Next, they chose their favourite sentence and created a watercolour painting to enhance their text.

 

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Peace sounds like the pitter patter of rain one morning in Canmore

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Peace feels like when you go outside when it’s just sprinkling with a nice big rainbow.

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Peace smells like a bouquet of fresh plucked flowers from my mom’s garden

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Peace looks like a lion and a lamb cuddled up on a dark and stormy night.

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Peace sounds like my dog Rufus’s soft tender woofs as he dreams all curled up in his bed.

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Peace sounds like two people having fun and laughing with huge smiles on even the darkest days.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Blessed are the children!

by Brian Doornenbal