\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupplied image<\/p>\n
A class photo from correspondent Joanne O’Leary’s major work class at Faraday School in 1967.<\/p><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n
Many of the students from my Grade 6 class at Faraday School continued to the junior high program at Sisler High School. The major work program ended at Sisler for our group at the end of Grade 8.<\/p>\n
I am very glad that I attended major work. I had always enjoyed school and I think that the program instilled in me a desire for lifelong learning. I remember studying French and Latin and I believe that my love of languages was born in this program.<\/p>\n
The kids in my class became my new social group and the ties between us were strong. I honestly remember more of the children from my Grade 6 class than from my high school years.<\/p>\n
The reunion was a blast. It was amazing to see people after 56 years. I am still very close to one girlfriend from that Grade 6 class, and we attended together.<\/p>\n
About 30 people were present. In some cases, I could recognize the awkward preteen within the adult immediately. It took a while to identify others.<\/p>\n
Many of my fellow students went on to become very accomplished adults. Many became teachers or administrators. Some became doctors, researchers, and nurses. One fellow obtained a doctorate in geology. One became a gifted musician and mathematician. Another student became a computer scientist and still another a truck driver.<\/p>\n
Time and memory can play tricks on us. Some of my vivid memories from Grade 6 were solidified in discussions with others. For example, I remember painting giant buffalo for an event at the auditorium that Canadian centennial year. There were other stories I did not recall at all.<\/p>\n
The afternoon was filled with stories, memories, laughter, friendship, food, and drink.<\/p>\n
I am very thankful that I had the opportunity to participate in the major work program. I’m also happy that I had the opportunity after 56 years to reconnect with the kids who helped shape my life.<\/p>
On a pleasant afternoon in August, I attended a reunion of my Grade 6 class. A reunion is defined as “a social gathering of two or more people coming together […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":600010198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,20],"tags":[],"education-subject":[],"media-literacy-topic":[],"post_topic":[],"content_type":[24],"class_list":["post-600010197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-correspondents","category-west"],"acf":{"short_title":"","seo_title":"","deck":"","story_tag":"","byline":"Joanne O\u2019Leary","updates":null},"apple_news_notices":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/correspondents\/2023\/09\/20\/what-do-you-remember-about-grade-6","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"What do you remember about Grade 6?","url":"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/correspondents\/2023\/09\/20\/what-do-you-remember-about-grade-6","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/correspondents\/2023\/09\/20\/what-do-you-remember-about-grade-6"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/1696853_web1_O\u2019Leary-0920.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/1696853_web1_O\u2019Leary-0920.jpg"},"articleSection":"Community Correspondents","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"laurieb"}],"creator":["laurieb"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Our Communities","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2023-09-20T07:00:09Z","datePublished":"2023-09-20T07:00:09Z","dateModified":"2023-09-20T07:00:09Z"},"rendered":"