Information to share
- Calendar for 2015-16 - consultation is underway. Click here for the proposed calendar and here to offer feedback.
- Parking in front of the school is on the Bylaw Enforcement radar. They are focusing on the yellow curb along the driveway. Please don't park there.
- Spring Break Video Camp at WGSS is running in the first week of the break.
- Easter is approaching, and we'd like to start a drive to generate some donations for the food bank. We'll collect over the coming week, and the week after Spring Break to make a donation on Wednesday April 1.
- CBC Radio was in the school listening in as Cath Blythe spoke to our grade 2/3 students about the science of their bodies for the CBC Radio 1 show 'The Current.' You can listen to the recording from WLE here, and the entire broadcast (25 minutes) on pioneering sexual health educator Meg Hickling and her work here.
From the PAC
- Tuesday March 10 - PAC Meeting 6pm in the library. Childcare provided.
- Thursday March 12 - PURDY'S orders due at 845am… time for some sweet treats???.. Easter is just around the corner…..
- Friday March 13 - Cob's treat day… so yummy. THANKS to our awesome Hot Lunch Coordinators, Erin and Sylvia!!! And remember parents, if you're making purchases at the Walnut Grove Cob's, mention our school and we will get a small portion back to help fund school activities! THANKS
- Also, another reminder that Bylaw Officers are enforcing 'no parking' zones, particularly along the yellow painted curb. Please park in the gravel parking lot, or better yet, on a side street!
- QSP Magazines subscription fundraising coming up soon!
- Still looking for feedback on the current playground and future planning. Please email us at [email protected] or look at the school or PAC Facebook page for more info.
Something to read
- It’s not about how much screen time. It’s about how we use it.…
- Failure as a catalyst – relevant for students and for adults.
- And my tech-reluctant friend sent me this one on the possible perils of too much multitasking.
The week at a glance
Monday
- Divisions 3,4,5 Skating field trip. Don't forget your skates, helmets and gloves (or money to rent them)
- Boys' basketball game 3:00 pm @home vs. Gordon Greenwood.
- Boys' basketball tournament at WGSS 3:00-7:00
- Girls' basketball tournament at YCMS 3:00-7:00
- PAC Meeting 6:30 in the library. Childcare available at the school.
- Report Cards issued
- Morning music assembly - right after recess. The band and maybe another group or two will perform.
- Last day of classes before Spring Break
- Treat Day (Cob's Bread)
The long view
March 30 - back to school Divisions 3,4,5 are skating on the first day back. Don't forget!
April 3 Good Friday - no school
April 6 Easter Monday - no school
Have a safe and fun Spring Break, and try something new! With the majority of local districts on Spring Break now, the lineups at local attractions should be reasonable bearable on the week of March 23. Yay.
April 3 Good Friday - no school
April 6 Easter Monday - no school
Have a safe and fun Spring Break, and try something new! With the majority of local districts on Spring Break now, the lineups at local attractions should be reasonable bearable on the week of March 23. Yay.