Weekly Update Feb. 29-March 3, 2016

Was everybody a little surprised by all that snow this morning?! Please remember to continue to send your child(ren) with toques and mittens in their backpacks, even with the warmer weather happening more frequently. You just never know what Mother Nature has in store for us!

This week is a short week - March 4th is a PD Day.

Wednesday: Early Dismissal times for Pre-k and grades 1-6. Pre-K will be dismissed at 2:25 pm and grades 1-6 will be dismissed at 2:15 pm. There are NO KINDERGARTEN CLASSES.

Thursday: Pizza by the Slice today! Please send your child(ren) with a toonie in the morning so they can have a slice of pizza or two for lunch. There will be cheese, pepperoni, and Hawaiian pizza available. Money will be collected until 9 am - no late orders will be accepted, no exceptions.

Friday: No school - PD Day.

CanBuild It Activity Success!

Thursday afternoon's Family Groups CanBuild It Activity was a huge success! Thank you to all the staff and students who donated food items. The Leduc Food Bank will be thrilled to see how much Willow Park collected.

Introducing...

Food York

  
(The staff members taking apart Food York and boxing it for the Leduc Food Bank were then nicknamed "Foodzillas" by the students)

New Grade 6 Camp Warwa Fundraiser

Since the Grade 4s Jelly Bean Hockey Guess fundraiser was such a success, the Grade 6s decided to set one up, too! Instead of jelly beans, the bottle is filled with spring themed M&M eggs.

Here is the message provided by Miss Piquette:

Guess the Number of Mini Eggs in the container and win ALL THE MINI EGGS. The winner ALSO GETS 2 OILER TICKETS as a BONUS!!!!!

OILERS GAME is on March 18th vs Vancouver Canucks @ 7:00.  

Winner will be announced March 14!

$2 per guess

Weekly Update Feb. 22-26, 2016

We've got a little bit of fun for everyone this week!

Monday & Tuesday: Both Mrs. Kubik's and Miss Richards' kindergarten classes will be taking turns walking to the COOP grocery store.

Wednesday: Pink Shirt Day! We are asking all the students and staff to wear a pink shirt as a stand against bullying. For more information on Pink Shirt Day, please go to pinkshirtday.ca.

In the evening, Willow Park will be hosting a Family Paint Night! It will start at 6:30 pm and go until 7:30 pm. It's not too late to RSVP! Please call the school or email Miss B. in the office at kady.berezowsky@gshare.blackgold.ca.

Thursday: The Black Gold Board Trustees will be coming for a visit in the morning.

In the afternoon, the students will be participating in a CanBuildit Activity with their Family Groups. The classes have been collecting non-perishable food items to build with and will be accepting donations up until the afternoon of building. We are asking that no cans be sent to the school for safety reasons. All items collected will be donated to the Leduc Food Bank following the activity.

Grade 6 Fundraiser - Baba's Own Ukrainian Food

A message from Miss Piquette, Mrs. Chapman, and our grade 6 students:

If you are interested in ordering perogies, cabbage rolls, nalysnyky, or perishky from the Grade 6 Baba's Own Fundraiser, orders can be sent to school with your child or you may order during Student-Led Conferences. All orders and payments must be in by February 29th, and orders will be delivered before Easter break.

Here is a link to the order form to see what delicious foods are offered: Baba's Own Order Form

Weekly Update Feb. 16-19, 2016

We hope our students enjoyed their Family Day! We're excited to see the number of hours our students spent unplugged for the City of Leduc's Unplugged Challenge. The class with the most hours wins a Pizza Party. Good luck, classes!

Tuesday: The last day for the Oilers Jelly Bean Contest! The grade 4s have been working really hard to sell tickets for this fundraiser for their Drumheller Field Trip. Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket to support them. I think at this point, ticket or not, we're all curious to know how many jelly beans are in that jar!

Thursday: PAWS Hot Lunch from Wok Box. Also, from 4 pm to 7 pm we will be holding our Student-Led Conferences. Parents and students are welcome to come to the school to see how hard their child(ren) have been working this year.

The conferences would also be a great opportunity to check out the Lost & Found. It is very full! There's swimming bags, snowpants, toques, mittens, sweaters, lunches - you name it, it's there! The Lost & Found gets cleared out several times a year, so please have a look as soon as possible.

Friday: Today at lunch, there will be a very important AND entertaining basketball game: Staff vs. Students! Students are welcome to watch the game but are reminded that they will not have a lunch recess if they do.

Weekly Update Feb. 8-12, 2016

We hope the students enjoyed their long weekend! Our staff members came back to school full of new knowledge! Although it may feel like a long week because it's a full week, there are lots of fun activities going on.

Monday: Miss Titus' grade 5 class is heading to Planeview to visit their buddies.

Tuesday: Today is Pancake Lunch! All students will be served pancakes for lunch, unless they don't want any. Please send your child with snacks for throughout the day.

Thursday: Popcorn Day!

Friday: Red, Pink, & White Day! Students and staff are welcome to wear red, white, and pink to get into the Valentine's Day spirit. Please be sure to check the teacher's blogs for information about class-specific Valentine's celebrations.

Other Reminders:

- No school on Monday, February 15th. Information about the Family Day Unplugged Challenge will be coming home on Wednesday.

- On Tuesday, February 16th, the grade 4s will be announcing the winner of the Oilers Jelly Bean contest.. Very exciting!

Staffing Changes

This month, Willow Park will be going through some staffing changes:

We welcome back Mrs. Mitchell from her maternity leave. She will be returning to her grade 3 classroom that Miss Rodgers was teaching.

Miss Rodgers has accepted a position at Ecole Beau Meadow School.

Mrs. Hemery has accepted a position in Onoway at the Junior/Senior High School.

We wish both Miss Rodgers and Mrs. Hemery all the best in their new endeavors! You will both be missed very much by your Willow Park family.

Weekly Update Feb. 1-5, 2016

Welcome back after a long weekend! On Friday, our staff enjoyed a Mental Health Wellness Day. They participated in DrumFit, watercolor painting, and a little bit of yoga. The students were able to do those activities and more today with the Black Gold CAP team. Tons of fun for everyone!

 

Monday: Mental Health Wellness Day for the students. Div II will be participating in the morning and Div II will be participating in the afternoon. The day should be lots of fun!

Wednesday: NO KINDERGARTEN CLASSES. Early Dismissal for all other classes. Pre-kindergarten will be dismissed at 2:25 pm and grades 1-6 will be dismissed at 2:15 pm.

Thursday & Friday: NO SCHOOL! Teacher's Convention.

Upcoming Events:
- Tuesday, Feb. 9th: Pancake Lunch
- Wednesday, Feb. 10th: Deadline for ordering PAWS Hot Lunch online