Kingston, Ont., kids gear up for summer break as school ends
Global News
It's the last day of school for many kids across Ontario and at Kingston's Winston Churchill Public School, a few students reflected on the year.
Kids everywhere are chomping at the bit as classes finish this week, sending thousands of kids off to their summer vacation.
The waning days, hours and minutes of the school year can feel like a lifetime when you’re a kid.
At Winston Churchill Public School in Kingston, the students are counting down until the final bell to go on summer break, and there’s no shortage of plans for the next couple of months.
“I’m going to be doing a rock band camp,” said Grade 6 student Elliott Booth.
“I’m going to Ottawa, Toronto. I’m going to my cottage a lot,” added Fiona O’Reilly, also in Grade 6.
It’s been a long couple of years for children around the world, and Ontario is no exception.
Many of these students have been in and out of the classroom or had their schedules flipped around because of the COVID-19 pandemic, something that they said they’re happy is now a thing of the past.
“It felt refreshing not having to wear a mask, not having to just look at a screen all the time, like in online school,” said sixth grader Aahaan Banerjee, reflecting on the past year.