
Students
and
staff
at
Chris
Yung
Elementary
School
recognized
the
International
Day
of
Peace
"Peace
Day"
with
activities
designed
to
raise
awareness
and
spread
the
message
of
peace.
Peace
Day
is
celebrated
around
the
world
and
occurs
annually
on
September
21.
Each
year
the
staff
and
students
prepare
for
the
celebration
based
on
a
primary
theme.
This
year,
students
created
pinwheels
to
serve
as
a
symbol
of
peace.
Faith
Broome,
art
teacher
at
Chris
Yung
Elementary
and
coordinator
of
the
event,
explained,
"In
art
class
via
Zoom,
we
read
'The
Colors
of
Us'
and
'All
the
Colors
of
the
Earth,'
both
stories
about
the
different
colors
of
skin.
Students
trace
their
hands
onto
pinwheel
paper,
color,
cut,
and
fold
them
into
pinwheels
to
create
abstract
work.
I
put
together
the
supplies
for
each
student,
and
teachers
put
them
in
with
their
other
supplies
from
school."
The
Peace
Day
Zoom
began
with
the
school
song
and
a
warm
welcome
from
Principal
Kathy
Notyce.
When
the
she
asked
the
group
why
we
celebrate
Peace
Day,
one
student
replied,
"Because
it
brings
joy
when
you
are
kind
to
everyone."
Another
added,
"It
creates
positive
energy."
Betsy
Masterson,
the
school
librarian,
followed
by
reading
two
books
about
peace
before
showing
a
Wordle
display
based
on
a
school-wide
survey
asking
how
students
can
be
peaceful.
Broome
then
opened
up
the
show
to
anyone
who
wanted
to
add
their
ideas
about
peace.
What
followed
was
an
impressive
array
of
artwork
and
writings
students
had
produced
under
the
guidance
of
their
teachers.
The
grand
finale
was
the
result
of
more
than
200
Chris
Yung
students
uploading
videos
to
Flipgrid,
depicting
their
"Pinwheels
for
Peace"
in
action.