All students in grade 3 and 4 will have the opportunity to go skating in April. Class notices and informed consent forms will be sent home and parents are asked to have helmets fitted and skates sharpened in preparation for the fun. If you absolutely cannot beg, borrow or buy the equipment, we do have some basic skates and helmets as a back up at the school. I welcome any parents who have any extra equipment they may want to share to call me so that all students can join in the fun! Please be aware that hockey sticks are not allowed to be transported on the school division buses. If your child would like to bring a stick please make arrangements to drop it off and pick it up at the school.

We also welcome and need parents to come out and help with supervision, tying skates and possibly sharing your own expertise in the sport. If your volunteer information is up to date and you would like to help, please contact Mr. Adams at jadams@hsd.ca

Spring picture day is Thursday, May 12th. Forms will be sent home with students.

If you have a kindergarten child in KG2, KR2 or KM2 (attending on even days), their picture day will be Friday, May 13.

Thank you everyone for participating in our fundraiser. It was very successful and will be very helpful for our playground. We will give you more details in the May Newsletter.

PLEASE NOTE: Mom's Pantry orders are to be picked up April 6th. NEW LOCATION: please come to WOODLAWN for pick up. Last names starting with A-L from 3:45-4:30 pm. Please do not come into the school sooner as the weather does not look promising and we need to get bus students looked after. Please go straight into the gym and someone will bring the order to you. Last names starting with M-Z from 4:30-5:30pm. Please make sure to have all frozen/cold orders picked up as there is no where to keep them cold.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa at lfranzmann@gmail.com

We expect the playground to be wet and muddy for a few weeks with the snow melting.

Parents and guardians please send extra socks and dry clothes with your child in case theirs get wet/muddy.

With warmer weather, kids are starting to ride their bikes to school. Please remind your child to place their bike in the bicycle cage that we have in our playground, as well as sending a lock with them to lock up their bikes.

We have a school staff member, wearing a vest and using a flag, acting as a crossing guard in front of the school on Henry Street. The crossing guard assists families across the street from the step. All walking traffic going to the church lot is asked to cross at this spot for safety reasons. We also ask parents to meet their child(ren) on the school grounds and cross together. Please do not stand in the parking lot and wave your child(ren) to cross alone.

We also have a crossing guard helping students cross at Barkman and Penner in the morning and afternoon.

Our staff have witnessed several instances when parents have ignored our requests to follow these processes. Please know that we are not trying to inconvenience you. Rather we are trying to help our students get to and from school safely. Thank you to all of you who help your children learn to follow safety rules and develop good habits.

A friendly reminder, if your child will be away from school or will be late or will not be returning to school after lunch please ensure you enter your child's absence in Parent Portal, call the school at 204-326-6110 before 9:00 am or email woodlawn@hsd.ca to let us know. For your convenience, you may also leave a voicemail message before 8:00 am or after 4:30 pm. If you know ahead of time that your child will be absent you can also enter that in the Parent Portal ahead of time or write a note in their agenda. When the school is not advised of an absence or late arrival, the office begins a call back procedure to parents and emergency contacts. Many of these calls can be avoided if parents let the office know of the absence.

If your child is eligible for Kindergarten Registration (must be five years of age on or before Dec. 31, 2022), our online registration is now available. Our new online registration process takes only a few minutes to complete. To begin, visit the HSD Kindergarten Registration page at https://hsd.ca/schools/student-registration/

If you do not have access to the Internet, please visit our school and we will assist you in completing the registration form on a school computer.

Registering early will assist our school in preparation and planning for the upcoming school year. Early registration also provides parents/guardians with the opportunity to participate in upcoming orientation activities.

Please pass this information to any friend, neighbor or relative who may have children eligible for Kindergarten and who might not be aware of the registration process.

April is Earth Month! We are excited to spend the month learning about our Earth, why it is so important, and how we can help take care of it. The sustainability team has put together an interactive calendar for students that will help them explore different ideas and actions that they can take to practice being good citizens of our planet. The calendar will be posted on our Woodlawn website and includes read alouds, videos, and challenges for your family to explore! Happy Earth Month!

For over a decade, Woodlawn students and their families have been involved in harvesting root vegetables for Southeast Helping Hands. We started with a Woodlawn Community Garden, and have since transitioned to inviting our families to donate from their own gardens, or to purchase and donate vegetables in the autumn. These vegetables have benefited families in need from our local community.

We are inviting Woodlawn students and their families to participate in our annual: Grow a Row for Those in Need gardening campaign. We are looking for root vegetables like: potatoes, carrots, onions, turnips, beets, pumpkins and squash.

Participating families are asked to send an email confirmation to Miss Kristen Reimer (krreimer@hsd.ca) pledging their donation of one or more rows of root vegetables for our project. In the case of crop failure, you are under no obligation to provide produce, unless you so desire.

If you don’t plan on having a garden, but would still like to donate some root vegetables, your contribution is greatly appreciated. Please stay tuned in the autumn for more details.

Your child will be sent home with a reusable bag for our collection week in the autumn. Stay tuned for details in our September newsletter.

If you are interested in donating vegetables, please send a confirmation email to krreimer@hsd.ca by Friday, May 20th.

Thank you for your willingness to participate! We are excited to continue Woodlawn’s legacy of giving back to our local community and teaching children how to be generous, thoughtful, and caring citizens.

We provide all the training for free with applicants only required to provide a few items for a small fee. If anyone is interested they can gladly email Robert at rwarkentin@hsd.ca or call our office 204-320-2347 for more information. Another option is under HSD.ca, Employment tab, job openings and on the L side is link to our transportation application form.