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Picture Day- Fall Photos This Tuesday

Fall photos will be taken by LifeTouch photographers on Tuesday, Sept. 26. We request that students do not wear hats for their picture.

Terry Fox Run – Twoonie For Terry

WPS will be participating in a run/walk in support of the Terry Fox Foundation on Wednesday, Sept 27. We are asking every student to bring in a TWOONIE in support of this amazing cause. We will also be selling drinks and snacks after the run, with all proceeds going towards this great cause.

Jacket Racket – Winter Clothing Drive

Willow Park School is helping out, by collecting gently used winter jackets, snow pants, hats and mittens to be distributed to children who need them.

Jacket Racket has been providing clean, gently used winter jackets to Calgary children since the 1980’s. The project runs every year from mid-October to mid-November. Coats, snow pants, hats and mittens are collected, sorted and distributed by a group of dedicated volunteers. The distribution is done through the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District.

We will be accepting donations for Jacket Racket until Thursday, November 2. Please send any donation items to the school’s main office. Thank you for your support

Are You Interested In Volunteering At WPS?

There will be many exciting opportunities throughout the school year to volunteer for in school activities/events, as well as out of school field trips.

To be able to volunteer for any of these opportunities you must have completed an Annual Volunteer Registration Form AND have a valid Police Information Check (ePIC). An ePIC can take up to 6 weeks to process. If you have a valid clearance at another CBE school, please contact the school office to see about attaching your information to our database.
To find out more information about volunteering at WPS please check out our website under “Get Involved” and “Volunteer”. There you will find the link to the Annual Volunteer Registration Form and info on the Volunteer Security Clearance Process.

OurSCHOOL Student Survey

Willow Park will be participating in an online school perception survey for students called the OurSCHOOL Student Survey. Please find the details of the survey implementation below.

Who: All Grades
When: Between - October 5th and 19th
Where: Willow Park School on laptops.
Why: to measure student engagement, increase student involvement & sense of belonging at school

About the OurSCHOOL Student Survey:

• Allows students to share their feedback anonymously on their experiences at school, school environment, and school improvement programs.
• Based on their feedback, students have the opportunity to be involved in action plans fostering increased student engagement
• Participation in the survey is voluntary, however, all students are encouraged to participate.
• The time required to complete the survey may vary, but it is designed to be completed in approximately 35-40 minutes.

Survey measures include such topics as behaviours and attitudes linked to student success, emotional and social well-being and physical health. For more information about the OurSCHOOL Student Survey, please visit The Learning Bar’s website: www.thelearningbar.com.

If you have questions or would like to request more information about Willow Park’s upcoming implementation of the OurSCHOOL Student Survey, please contact Ms. Phillips rcphillips@cbe.ab.ca

School Council Needs You!!........ For Our Casino Oct 8 & 9

We have already had an amazing response from family and friends to support our upcoming Casino. This valuable resource, provides for so many art-based supplies for our school. We are still in need of volunteers.  Please email wpschoolcasino@gmail.com if you can help.

WPS Going Scent Free – Supporting The Health Needs Of All

With the growing amount of staff and students whom are sensitive and/or allergic to perfumes and other strong scents, we find it important to move in this direction. We are asking all students and our guests, to be respectful to the health needs of others, by not wearing strong perfumes, deodorants, hairsprays, etc. when they are at WPS.

Pick Up/Drop Off Safety

We need to remind families about safety when dropping off or picking up your child at the end of the day. Students should not be jay-walking across the street because it is easy to and from. This is a huge safety concern during a very busy time of the day.

We also must remind you to NOT park in front of our neighbour’s driveways. They need access to get in and out of their homes.

Cell Phones – Away For The Day Policy

We are pleased with how our students are thriving in their learning environments and respecting our “away for the day” cell phone policy. Thank you for your support in this matter. We know this will have a positive impact on our student’s learning environment.

For your reference we wanted to share what steps we are taking to maintain this rule.

If a student is accessing their phone outside of the designated time, the following interventions will be made:

• 1st time: Student receives a warning and places their phone in their locker
• 2nd time: Phone is turned in to the office and handed back at the end of the day.
• 3rd time: Phone is turned in to the office and handed back at the end of the day. The office will call the students home to inform them of the school rule violation.
• 4th time: In person parent/ guardian meeting required

Healthy Hunger

Check out www.healthyhunger.ca to sign up and purchase fun and delicious lunches 2x/month. HH is a School Council initiative. Deadline to order next week’s lunch is Friday, Oct 6th by midnight.

All you need is name of our school and then you choose your child’s homeroom teacher.

Oct 11  |   Booster Juice
Please note that when your child is away – we will call you to see if you want to DONATE your food

School Swag Clothing

Please follow the link : https://bigmountain-willowparkfall2023.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

Snack Shack

We are pleased to announce the snack shack specials for the next two weeks.

These specials are available for purchase in addition to a wide choice of refreshments and snacks.

All items are subject to change and/or availability.

Please visit our Cafeteria and Menu Page.

Calendar – Upcoming Events

• Sept 26 – Fall Photos
• Sept 27 - Terry Fox Run & Assembly – Bring a Twoonie for Terry
• Sept 28 – Orange Shirt Day
• Sept 29 – National Day of Truth & Reconciliation – No School
• Oct 7-8 – WP School Council – Casino (we need volunteers!)
• Oct 9 – Thanksgiving – No School
• Oct 11 – Booster Juice Fun Lunch
• Oct 17 – School Council 7 p.m. in Learning Commons
• Oct 20 – Non-Instructional Day – No School
• Oct 23 – IPPs go home with students
• Oct 25 – Mucho Burrito Fun Lunch
• Oct 31 – LifeTouch Halloween Photos
• Nov 8 – Coco Brooks Fun Lunch