A celebration of the new year was held on January 12 at Biidaaban. Staff and students greeted each other, and 2026, celebrating the cultural tradition of Mino Nimkoodaading, through a hand-shake or a hug, and a goodie bag including peanuts, apples, oranges, hard ribbon candy, and chocolates.
All staff and students gathered in the gymnasium by grade, arranging themselves around the gym in succession. Ms. Becky announced the reason for the gathering, providing some cultural history and meaning to gatherers, as well as started the receiving line, directing Early Learners on how to begin navigating the ring of students, greeting everyone as they went along. Once all staff and students had gone through the procession, they each received a bag of goodies before heading back to class to enjoy them.
