Weekly Update April 25-29, 2016

It's already Wednesday today! There's not a lot going on this week except for Kinder Grad & Spring Photos on Thursday and Friday.

Wednesday: Today was a beautiful day for the school yard clean-up! The students joined their Family Groups and collected several bags of garbage. Our yard looks beautiful - thank you, everyone!

Thursday & Friday: Kinder Grad and Spring Photos today. Kindergarten students will be taking both a Kinder Grad photo and a Spring Photo.

Thursday, April 28th - AAP, T/Th Mrs. Kubik, Mrs. Haugan, Miss Richards, Mrs. Elgert,
Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Peters, Pre-K, Mr. Mackiewich, Mrs. Peterson, and Miss Titus

Friday, April 29th - M/W Mrs. Kubik, Miss Hewitt/Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Hannon, Miss Taylor,
Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Chapman, and Miss Piquette

Friday: Several special guests will be attending our school-wide assembly this morning to congratulate us on our Environmental Achievement Award. The assembly will begin at 8:45 am; parents are welcome to attend.

Pizza by the Slice!! Send your child(ren) with a toonie or two in the morning so they can have a slice of pizza for lunch. Pepperoni, Cheese, and Hawaiian pizza is available.


Education Week is the week of May 2-6 and we have a lot of fun activities planned for the students:

Tuesday, May 3 - There will be a Book Exchange set up for the students this day. We are asking students to donate their gently used books to exchange for a new, gently used books. For every 2 books your child donates they will receive one back. All remaining books will be sold for $0.10 or $0.25 and the proceeds will be donated to the Stollery Children's Hospital.

Wednesday, May 4 - Hats on for Mental Health Day; Jump Rope for Heart Kick-off assembly

Friday, May 6 - PJ DAY and the Stuffie Walk! We are also asking students to donate their gently used stuffies. The students will then have a chance to win other gently used stuffies by playing the games that will be set up in the gym. Each game is $0.25. All proceeds will be donated to the Stollery Children's Hospital.

Weekly Update April 18-21, 2016

As the end of the school year gets closer and closer, the school seems to get busier and busier! There are a lot of fun activities going on in the next two weeks, be sure to keep updated.

Wednesday: There are a few things to remember today:

• Hat Day - wear your favorite hat or a crazy hat all day today!
• Grade 1s - in-school field trip with Bricks4Kidz
• Bake Sale at noon - items will range from $0.50-$2.00
• Kite Night order deadline
• Family Night Scavenger Hunt from 6 pm to 7:30 pm this evening

Friday: NO SCHOOL - PD Day

Next Week Reminders:
- Thursday, April 28th and Friday, April 29th are Spring Photos for Pre-k, Kindergarten and grades 1-6 and Kinder Grad Photos for Kindergarten classes only. Schedules will be sent out at the beginning of next week.

Environmental Achievement Award

Willow Park School was chosen for the 2015 Environment Achievement Award. Yesterday evening 3 of our students accepted the award at the Banquet. Not only did they accept the award, they gave a speech in front of about 600 adults! Today in assembly they repeated that speech and it was AWESOME! Mrs. Heather Peterson piloted our environmental program and the staff and students have done a great job keeping it going. Congratulations, Willow Park School! And one more shout out goes to Mrs. Margaret Pearce, our custodian, who does a lot of the behind the scenes work for the environmental program. Thank you so much, Mrs. Pearce!

Weekly Update April 11-15, 2016

This week is a very active week for the students! We've got students participating in yoga, soccer, high jump, and the grade 3/4 boys floor hockey tournament this weekend. Job well done to our grade 5/6 boys floor hockey team in their tournament last weekend!

Monday: Congratulations to both Div I and II for their performances in the Leduc Music Festival today! We heard great things from the parents that watched the performances. We are so proud of you guys!

Wednesday: TWIN DAY! Today your child can dress up like their best friend so they can be "twins." We're excited to see what the staff and students come up with! Hot Lunch from Subway.

Thursday: The grade 6s have created crime scene scenarios for the other classes to solve. The classes will take turns in the afternoon solving each crime scene.

Friday: Quinn Tilling, one of our students, will be competing in the Edmonton Regional Spelling Bee today. Willow Park wishes her the best of luck - we know she'll do great!

Good luck to our grades 3/4 boy's floor hockey team as well! They have a tournament this weekend at Caledonia Park School.

AHS Caregiver Session - Transitioning to Junior High

Willow Park is hosting a Transitioning to Junior High session! Students are not the only ones that worry about this transition, which is why Alberta Health Services provides these free sessions to any anxious parents. (Click on the image to enlarge it).

 

May 7, 2016 - Arbour Day

Weekly Update April 4-8, 2016

Although this week is quiet as far as activities go, this month is not! Lots of fun activities and events are going on. You can find them on our school website's calendar or in the April 6 News Update.

 

Monday: Welcome back, everyone! We hope you all had a fantastic Spring Break.

Wednesday: Today is Early Dismissal for Pre-k (2:25 pm) and grades 1-6 (2:15 pm). There are NO KINDERGARTEN classes.


Upcoming events:
April 6 - Hot Lunch order deadline @ 9 pm
April 13 - Hot Lunch from Subway
April 20 - Family Event Scavenger Hunt
April 20 - Kite Night order deadline
April 22 - NO SCHOOL
April 28 & 29 - Kinder Grad/Spring Photos (schedules to be sent out soon)