2024-25 Family WAG
Our Grade 2 students proudly shared their learning at a whole-school assembly today. It was so wonderful to see how what they learn at WSS can come to life for an audience. Bravo Grade 2s! Ask your child what they loved best about the assembly today.
Pink Shirt Day next week: February 26 (Feb 25 for Tues/Thurs Kinder):
We work hard at WSS to foster a safe, inclusive and respectful learning environment for all students. On Pink Shirt Days, we encourage everyone to wear pink as a symbol of our commitment to kindness, respect and bullying prevention. Pink Shirt Day began as a simple yet powerful movement to stand against bullying and promote a culture of care and inclusion. By wearing pink, we reinforce the message that every students deserves to feel safe and valued at school.
We encourage you to take this opportunity to talk with your children, as we will be at school, about the important of empathy, standing up for others, and creating a positive school culture. Together, we can make a difference by fostering kindness in our community every day.
Jeff Stockton Storytelling Residency has begun!
We are so thrilled to have Jeff Stockton working with our students over the next 3 months. He has been working in classrooms with teachers and students all this week and it has been wonderful to see him in action! There is constant chatter among the students and staff about the wonderful impact he has already made on our learners. Ask your child about what they learned about storytelling this week!
A huge thank you to the WSSDA for funding this incredible opportunity for our school. These types of experiences wouldn’t be possible without their support.
Dress for the weather please!
We expect the warm weather over the weekend to make a sloppy mess in our field next week. Please be sure to have your child dress appropriately for fun, outdoor play including snow pants and boots. You may consider sending some extra socks or pants in your child’s backpack if you know they like to get messy. Thank you!
Labour Action
Please refer to the CBE’s Labour Action page on the website for information on the current labour action and impacts to the school. Schools remain open for learning.
https://cbe.ab.ca/news-centre/Labour-Action/Pages/default.aspx
Family Nutritionist Event postponed
Our Co-sponsored Family Nutrition event, previously scheduled to take place on Thursday, February 27th at 6:30pm has been postponed at this time. Please watch for a new date to come very soon!
Unite for Literacy Website – Free dual language books for families!
https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/free-books-online/home
Unite For Literacy is a digital library offering unlimited access to hundreds of free books online for kids of all ages. Children can discover and read books on desktop and laptop computers for free.
Our free online resource supports readers from different cultures giving them a chance to access thousands of free books to read. Our books celebrate all cultures and honor home languages.
All our books are original and have been carefully crafted to connect with young children and their families. We are proud to be an inclusive, digital resource with a goal to eventually offer our books in 300 languages.
Unite for Literacy, as a free resource, endeavors to promote early literacy learning via digital devices.
On the Horizon
- Jeff Stockton Residency continues all of February, March and April
- Wednesday, Feb 26 – Pink Shirt Day
- Feb 27 Family Nutrition Seminar Postponed due to labour action
- Friday, Feb 28 – Professional Learning Day (no school for students)
- Feb 28 Ramadan Begins
- Thursday, Mar 6 – School Council Meeting at 6:30pm
- March 11, 12 – Grade 3 Telus Spark Fieldtrip (students will attend 1 day only)
- Thursday, March 20 and 21 – School Learning Conferences
- March 20 – no school for kindergarten students
- March 21 – no school for all students