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

Spelling Bee Winners!

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee winners! These students will move on to the Black Gold Regional Spelling Bee on February 18th at Caledonia Park School.

Jelly Bean Hockey Guess

If your child is in Grade 4, you may have already heard all about the "Oilers Jelly Beans." Below is a picture of the Oilers Jelly Bean Jar. For $2, a guess can be made as to how many jelly beans are in the Oilers jar. The winner will receive all of those jelly beans AND two tickets to the February 23rd Oilers game! The draw date will be on Feb. 16th. This activity is sponsored by the Grade 4s of Willow Park School in efforts to raise money for their Drumheller field trip. Thank you to Amanda Sawatzky and Strathcona Mechanical for the generous donation!

Weekly Update Jan. 25-28, 2016

This week looks very promising! The weather will be warm and it's a short week for the students!

Tuesday & Wednesday: The Kinders are going on a field trip to the Leduc Maintenance Building in the morning.

Wednesday & Thursday: Alberta Health Services will be here for the fluoride visits for the grades 1 and 2 students.

Friday: NO SCHOOL! Enjoy your long weekend!