Dear WDS Families, thank you for your generous donations to Project Kindness. The holiday cards created by you added to the spirit of the season and further demonstrated our care for others in our community.  Your kindness allowed us to support many WDS families. We are so grateful for your generosity and your Care for Others in our school community. Next week is the last week of school before winter break. We encourage students to wear their winter festive or cultural attire throughout the week. 

 

Traffic Concerns and Pedestrian Safety 

We have received several traffic safety concerns involving WDS. 

We must all work together to ensure pedestrians are safe on the roads and pathways near our schools. Children are always watching, and traffic safety is a shared responsibility.  

Please review the following safety tips:  

• Patience is required in school zones. These are busy places in the mornings and at afternoon dismissal when many families are using sidewalks, shared pathways, crosswalks, and intersections.  
• Pedestrians should only cross the street at a marked crosswalk or at a corner. Look in all directions, then point, pause, and proceed after making sure it is safe to do so.  
• When dropping off and picking up their children, caregivers should choose a safe place to stop and park respecting all signs, traffic laws, and by-laws. Parking a block away and then walking is a great option.  
• Choose safety over convenience; choose to keep students safe. 

 

Learning Commons News 

Ms. May, our Library Assistant, wanted to share some great news about student reading in the WDS community. Students have read another 500 books! Wow, that brought us to 1500 so far since the start of the school year. Keep up the great reading! 

 

Winter Sing-along!   

We hope you can join us for next week's Winter Sing-along!  The dates and times are as follows: 

• Monday, December 18th: 1:00 pm-1:30 pm (Ms. Miller’s Kindergartens performing) 
• Tuesday, December 19th: 9:00 am-9:30 am (Ms. Pearson’s Kindergartens and Grades 1 /2 performing) 
• Wednesday, December 20th: 10:30 am-11:00 am (Grades 3 / 4 and EES performing) 
• Friday, December 22nd: 11:00 am-11:30 am (Grades 5 / 6 performing) 

  

There will be no Winter Sing-along on Thursday, December 21st due to our Winter Solstice Assembly at 1:45 pm. 

 

*Parents and families are welcome to attend the winter Sing-along each day at the times indicated above. Gymnasium Doors will open 10 minutes prior to the sing-along time each day for parents to attend. 

 

Winter Solstice Assembly 

In keeping with our commitment to land-based learning this year we will be hosting a winter solstice assembly on December 21 at 1:45 pm. During this assembly, the Grade 5/6 students will be sharing winter-themed songs that they have been learning about in music. There will also be a whole school song that the entire school will be singing. Student winter art will also be on display for families to view. All families are welcome to attend this assembly. 

 

  

Important Dates   

December 18-21	Winter Sing-Along - times indicated above
December 20	Fun Lunch
December 21	Winter Solstice Assembly at 1:45 pm (All families are welcome to attend)
December 23-Jan 7	Winter Break

 

Have a Great Weekend,  

Rhonda Williams