We’re into the home stretch of the 2011/2012 year and we have a busy spring ahead of us! Thanks to Mrs. Astin and the Eco team for all their hard work gathering data about our green initiatives to again apply to be recognized as a gold eco school – our audit happens in May. The [...]
Let’s hope we had our final snow of the season yesterday and that we keep getting the beautiful weather. Our Healthy Initiatives program has given WCPS a grant – we will be purchasing more equipment for students to use in the yard to replace lost or broken balls, frisbees etc. $200 of the grant is [...]
We’ve made it through the first report cards and students are now focusing on Term 2. Staff are collaborating in teams, working together on developing 3 part math lessons that engage students in rich problem solving tasks. Everyone is looking forward to the March Break, where we can rejuvenate and come back focused and re-energized! [...]
February is upon us and the groundhog says spring will be coming early…did winter ever really arrive? The Leadership Team was sorry to have to postpone the Winter Playday – hopefully if we get a good snowfall we can hold the event with a bit of notice. We are focusing on ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ (RAK) throughout [...]
Welcome back and happy 2012! Staff are feeling energized after the break and students are doing some amazing writing and cooperative math work in our classes. Our grade 8 students are beginning to make decisions about their course selections for high school next year – very exciting! Boys’ Basketball, Girls’ Volleyball and Cross Country Skiing [...]
If you haven’t had a chance to pop by the school, come and see what’s happening in our foyer. Our ‘Giving Tree’ is absolutely covered with donations of hats, mitts, gloves and scarves, and we’ve filled a huge box with overflow donations of those items and coats! The food donations have been coming in daily [...]
Thanks to everyone for their support of our Poinsettia and Spirit Wear fundraisers last month! In the month of December, we hope to instill the concept of compassion towards others in our students. The Leadership Team will be putting up the Giving Tree that will be decorated with hats and mittens for those in need. [...]
The Wildcat Spirit Wear fundraiser is now underway. Samples of various sizes of the clothing options will be available for viewing in the office during the week of November 14th. We also hope to have samples or prints of the two different logos that we will be using for the items. Screened items will have [...]
Progress Reports will be coming home on November 11th. Parents are asked to complete the goal setting sheet with their child prior to the conference. A conference request form will also be sent home and then you will be notified of the time and date of your conference with your child’s teacher. Please call the [...]
