Celebrating Mardi Gras at St. Bernadette

Pictured with their lovely masks are Grade 6 student- Sydney Cimino, grade 5/6 teacher- Chantal Therrien and grade 4 student Kennedy Beaulac. February 13, 2013 - The Grades 4 and 5/6 classes at St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School celebrated Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 12th. These French Immersion students discussed the history of the celebration, and its importance to their French Catholic culture. Students took part in the celebration by creating their very own Mardi Gras masks and partaking in a feast of homemade pancakes before beginning a fast for Lent. Share Tweet

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