We are getting ready to celebrate the holiday season! On December 8th, it is our annual Holiday Make and Take. We will be decorating gingerbread people and making beautiful crafts. We always finish off this wonderful evening with a delicious turkey dinner prepared by staff and volunteers. Make sure to join us on the 8th and Happy Holidays to all!
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Meet the Teacher night! We look forward to seeing you all starting at 5:15 pm.
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Healthy Minds Gallery Walk – celebration of all the mental health initiatives and programming happening in WSD schools
Location: Prince Charles ERC
Contact: Cherie Waterman at cwaterman@wsd1.org
Questions contact: Jón Olafson at jolafson@wsd1.org
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
“Lighten Your Load” – A Mental Health Strategy for All Staff
Location: Prince Charles ERC
Register on Employee Connect
Questions contact: Heather Closen at hclosen@wsd1.org
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
MTS Wellness Activity – Yoga for All Staff
Location: Prince Charles ERC
Register on Employee Connect
Questions contact: Jill Heater at jheater@wsd1.org
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Tree of Life – A WSD Parent (Guardian)/Child Workshop
Location: Cecil Rhodes School
Contact: Jennifer Curtis at
jcurtis@wsd1.org
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Staff Wellness Activity – Mindfulness for All Staff
Location: Prince Charles ERC
Register on Employee Connect
Questions contact: Jón Olafson at jolafson@wsd1.org
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Tree of Life – A WSD Parent (Guardian)/Child Workshop
Location: King Edward School
Contact: Jennifer Curtis at jcurtis@wsd1.org
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Charlie Appelstein “Helping Your Kids to Be All That They Can Be: Using a Positive, Strength-Based Approach for Effective Parenting” – Parent (Guardian) Evening
Location: St. John’s High School
Contact: Sharon Taylor at shtaylor@wsd1.org
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
“No such thing as a bad kid: Understanding and Responding to Challenging Behaviour in the Classroom” with Charlie Appelstein – WSD PD for All Staff
Location: MTS Harcourt Building
Contact: Sharon Taylor at shtaylor@wsd1.org
6:30 – 8:20 p.m.
Learning Together conference – A Parent (Guardian)/Child ages 4-12 event
Location: Dufferin School
Contact: Karen Naumiuk at (204) 774-3409 ext 548
1:30 p.m.
Healthy Minds Moment – all schools and departments will be encouraged to arrange a brief school/department-wide mental health enhancing moment (mindfulness moment, school walk, assembly, healthy snack break, student council event, poster display, intercom announcement, stretch break)
We are working on our script for our Spring Celebration on May 11 – 10 Ways to Help the Earth! Hope that you will join us! -Kobe and Maria
Today we went to the Children’s Museum. We learned
Tanya and Cindy from Parent Council want to remind everyone to come out for Nutrition Bingo on Thursday, April 14. We start at 9:30 am in the Gym!
Tuesday, April 12
Wednesday, April 13
Thursday, April 14
Friday, April 15
Staff and students were full of school spirit last week! From crazy hair day to pyjama day, fun was had by all!