November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The white ribbon has become the symbol for the day.

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November 20, 2009 marks the day when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the Convention of the Rights of the Child (1989) to celebrate children.  Our classroom will be celebrating this special day throughout the week with music, art, books, activities and presentations.  Parents are invited to participate.

The grade 3 social studies prescribed learning outcomes we are currently covering are:

• C1 describe how an understanding of personal roles, rights, and responsibilities can affect the well-being of the school and community
• C2 summarize the roles and responsibilities of local governments

Article 29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states the purpose of education is the “preparation of the child for responsible life in a free society, in the spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes and friendship among all peoples, ethnic, national and religious groups and persons of indigenous origin.”

Shirley Hughes and Ken Wilson-Max are among eight renowned artists who illustrate children’s rights in a simplified version of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.  IIlustrations are included from the publication For Every Child, as well as photographs showing the lives of children around the world:

http://www.unicef.org.uk/tz/resources/assets/pdf/every_child_colour_leaflet.pdf

A list of our class theme songs: (** Please note: Parental guidance/supervision is required when viewing YouTube videos)

• We Are The World-by Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Cindy Lauper, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springstein…
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzw6GiqZyD0&feature=related
• What a wonderful World-by Louis Armstrong
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5IIXeR5OUI&feature=fvw
• Wavin’ Flag-K’naan
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8V8S_REhk
• Heal the World-by Michael Jackson
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beFTORlM6TU
• That’s what friends are for-from the Disney Classic movie, “The Fox and the Hound.”
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTcHT4zpAGs&feature=fvw
• Imagine-John Lennon
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okd3hLlvvLw

A list of books to read with your child at home:

• Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree. 1964. New York: Harper and Row Publishers.
• Jane Cowen-Fletcher, It Takes A Village. 1994. New York: Scholastic Inc.
• Lois Ehlert, Planting a Rainbow. 1988. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers
• Nancy Carlson, I Like Me. 1990. New York: Penguin books, Inc
• Tony Johnston, & Tomie dePaola, The Quilt Story. 1985. New York: Scholastic Inc
• All the colors We Are. 1994. St. Paul, Minnesota: Redleaf Press.
• Cheltenham Elementary School Kindergartners, We are Alike, We Are Different. 1991. New York: Scholastic.
• Nina Pelleginin, Families Are Different. 1991. New York: Holiday House.
• Ellen Levine, I Hate English. 1989. New York: Scholastic, Inc
• Arthur Dorros, This is my House. 1992. New York: Scholastic Inc.
• Mary Ann Hoberman, A House is a House For Me. 1978. New York: Scholastic, Inc
• Marc Brown, Arthur’s Eyes. 1979. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company
• Robert McClosky, Make Way For Ducklings. 1969. New York: Penguin Books
• Aliki, Feelings. 1984. New York: Scholastic, Inc.
• Barbara Josse, Momma Do You Love Me? 1991. New York: Scholastic, Inc.
• Eric Carle, My Apron.

Link for United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child:
http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/hrdocs/un/child/declaration-en.html

Although this is much more Tracey’s thing, this video is pretty cool.  It’s about the group for the prevention of negative climate change.

if you’re interested in more information, then go check out their website

http://www.350.org/

(bet Tracey’s going to piddle herself with joy that I posted this   )

Matt would like to have a pirate party but unfortunately its only talk like a pirate day. Thank you international pirate people for ruining a good party….

Since I write some rock or pop music lyrics and I’ll learn to play a guitar I remembered the day of today, July 13: the International Rock Day!



Bye, and don’t forget to comment in any post of my blog, ESPECIALLY “New WP feature”, because I really need an opinion about that!

Here are the Pictures of International Day 2009 :

January 1 – Global Family Day – formerly One Day of Peace and Sharing, recognized by the UN
January 1 – World Day of Peace – estabilished by pope Paul VI in his letter dated on 8.12.1967
January 6 – World day for War orphans – initiated by (S.O.S Enfants En Detresse – www.soseed.org by Stephen N. Kinuthia)
January 11 – International Day for Peace in Kenya January 11, 2008. Recent events in the country left Kenyans in fear of their future. The stalemate between the political leaders has created opportunity for destructive forces, and organized militia, which have risen to kill innocent people (more than 450 killed, thousands injured and over 250,000 displaced – initiated by (Kenya Welfare Foundation & Kenya Development Network and Consortium)
3rd Sunday of January – World Religion Day – established in 1950
January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day, recognized by the UN
January 28 – Data Protection Day – recognized by the Council of Europe
February 2 – World Wetlands Day
February 4 – World Cancer Day
February 4 – International Tacky Email Formatting Day
February 6 – International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation
February 12 – Darwin Day
February 12 – World Day of the Sick, an observance day instituted by pope John Paul II.
February 14 – Valentines Day
February 20 – World Day of Social Justice, recognized by the UN
February 21 – International Mother Language Day, recognized by the UN
March 4 – World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation ONG GIPF (site (French))
March 8 – United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace, recognized by the UN
March 8 – International Women’s Day [3], recognized by the UN
March 15 – World Consumer Rights Day
March 20 – International Day of the Francophonie (site (French))
March 20 – World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People [4]
March 21 – World Sleep Day
March 21 – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, recognized by the UN
March 22 – World Day for Water, recognized by the UN
March 23 – World Meteorological Day, recognized by the UN
March 24 – International Day for Achievers, World Tuberculosis Day, recognized by the UN
March 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, recognized by the UN
March 27 – World Theatre Day

April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day, recognized by the UN
April 4 – International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, recognized by the UN
April 7 – World Health Day, recognized by the World Federation of Hemophilia
April 7 – International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, recognized by the UN
April 7 – World Hemophilia Day, recognized by the UN
April 21 – World Creativity and Innovation Day. Celebrations begin April 15th – Leonardo da Vinci’s Birthday
April 22 – Earth Day
April 23 – World Book and Copyright Day, recognized by the UN
April 23 – International Nose Picking Day
April 25 – World Malaria Day, recognized by the WHO
April 26 – World Intellectual Property Day, recognized by the UN
April 28 – International Workers’ Memorial Day
April 29 – World Dance Day

May 1 – May Day – Labour Day
May 3 – World Press Freedom Day, recognized by the UN
May 4 – International Firefighters’ Day
May 8 – World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day
May 8-May 9 – Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, recognized by the UN
May 12 – International Nurses Day
May 15 – International Day of Families, recognized by the UN
May 17 – World Telecommunication Day, recognized by the UN
May 19 – World Hepatitis Day
May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, recognized by the UN
May 22 – International Day for Biological Diversity, recognized by the UN
May 29 – International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, recognized by the UN
May 31 – World No Tobacco Day, recognized by the UN
1st Tuesday of May – World Asthma Day
2nd Saturday of May – World Fair Trade Day
June 1 – International Children’s Day
June 4 – International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, recognized by the UN
June 5 – World Environment Day, recognized by the UN
June 8 – World Brain Tumour Day
June 8 – World Ocean Day
June 12 – World Day against Child Labour
June 14 – World Blood Donor Day, recognized by the UN
June 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, recognized by the UN
June 18 – International Picnic Day
June 20 – World Refugee Day, recognized by the UN
June 21 – World Music Day
June 23 – United Nations Public Service Day, recognized by the UN
June 26 – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, recognized by the UN
June 26 – International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, recognized by the UN
1st Saturday of July – International Day of Cooperatives, recognized by the UN
July 11 – World Population Day, recognized by the UN

August 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, recognized by the UN
August 12 – International Youth Day, recognized by the UN
August 13 – Left-Handers Day
August 23 – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, recognized by the UN
August 26 – Namibia Day, recognized by the UN

September 8 – International Literacy Day, recognized by the UN
September 11 – World First Aid Day
September 15 – International Day of Democracy, recognized by the UN
September 16 – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, recognized by the UN
September 19 – International Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 21 – International Day of Peace, recognized by the UN
September 21 – World Alzheimer’s Day
September 22 – (World) Car Free Day(s)
September 25 – International Grab Hand Day. Not Recognised by UN, but only those in the GIS Industry, and all associated IT Disciplines.
September 26 – European Day of Languages
September 27 – World Tourism Day
September 28 – Right to Know Day
September 28 – World Rabies Day
4th week of September – (International) Peace Week
During last week of September – World Maritime Day, recognized by the UN

First Monday of October – World Habitat Day, recognized by the UN
October 1 – International Day of Older Persons, recognized by the UN
October 1 – World Vegetarian Day
October 2 – International Day of Non-Violence, recognized by the UN, observed on M.K. Gandhi’s birthday
October 4 – World Animal Day
October 5 – World Teachers’ Day
Second Wednesday of October – International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, recognized by the UN
October 6 – World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 8 – World Humanitarian Action Day
October 9 – World Post Day, recognized by the UN
October 10 – World Mental Health Day, recognized by the UN
October 10 – World Day Against Death Penalty, recognized by the WCADP
October 14 – World Standards Day
October 15 – International Day of Rural Women, recognized by the UN
October 15 – Foundation of the Black Panthers Day
October 16 – World Food Day, recognized by the UN
October 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, recognized by the UN
October 24 – United Nations Day, recognized by the UN
October 24 – World Development Information Day, recognized by the UN
Third Sunday of November – World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, recognized by the UN
November 1 – World Vegan Day
November 6 – International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, recognized by the UN
November 8 – World Radiographer Day
November 9 – World Freedom Day
November 14 – World Diabetes Day, recognized by the UN
November 16 – International Day for Tolerance, recognized by the UN
November 17 – International Students Day
November 19 – International Men’s Day (Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Australia, India, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, Malta)
November 19 – World Toilet Day
November 20 – Africa Industrialization Day, recognized by the UN
November 20 – Universal Children’s Day, recognized by the UN
November 21 – World Hello Day
November 21 – World Television Day, recognized by the UN
November 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, recognized by the UN

November 29 – International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, recognized by the UN
December 1 – World AIDS Day, recognized by the UN
December 2 – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognized by the UN
December 3 – International Day of Disabled Persons, recognized by the UN
December 5 – International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, recognized by the UN
December 7 – International Civil Aviation Day, recognized by the UN
December 9 – The International Day against Corruption, recognized by the UN
December 10 – Human Rights Day, recognized by the UN
December 11 – International Mountain Day, recognized by the UN
December 18 – International Migrants Day, recognized by the UN
December 19 – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, recognized by the UN
December 20 – International Human Solidarity Day, recognized by the UN

OK, everyone, it’s the following:

My mother grounded me, which means I am prohibited to go to International Day!!!! And everyone says it’s so much fun!!!!!!!

Please say what you think about it (and I have until THURSDAY!!!!!!!)

My mother just let me go to International Day, but only if:

• it’s not raining;
• I have some friend with me;
• it’s just for one hour;
• i’ll not insist to stay for more than one hour.

Well, I suppose it’s better than nothing!

I’m willing to go to International Day, a festival in my school when each grade creates and administrates two booths. Our booths (6th grade) are the “Pie in the Face” and the “Marriage” one. I think the Marriage one is pretty boring, but, what can I do?

The problem is, my mom is not letting me go to it. that’s sad.