Our spring weather has finally arrived. Our teachers are taking advantage of getting outside to explore and play. Getting outside in the spring (and all year) is an excellent way to nurture curiosity in our children. This doesn't just have to happen at school. Nurturing curiosity in your children outside is very easy. Children naturally have questions about what they see and notice outside in the spring. You may hear questions like: Why does the grass grow? What will grow in our garden? Can we garden in the winter? Where are the flowers? How do flowers grow? When you hear these questions or when you see your child noticing something, lean into their curiosity. Ask them what they think and explore their question together. It will probably lead to more and more questions.

Tara Reimer

A friendly reminder, if your child will be away from school or will be late or will not be returning to school after one of the nutrition/activity breaks, please ensure you 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 please 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 call ahead to advise us of the absence.

Grade 1 Presents:

The grade ones have been hard at work for almost a month already preparing for our Spring Musical "Barnyard Moosical!" We are looking forward to performing two concerts on Tuesday, May 7th. The first concert will be at 2:00 and the evening concert will be at 6:00. Thank you in advance for making time to bring your kids to the concert. I know it's a busy time with soccer, softball and other sports going on. The doors to the gym will open 15 mins prior to the concert starting. It should be a great event!

Grade 2 Presents:

Yee-Haw! Howdy y'all!

Tie up your horse and have a seat! Woodlawn's Grade 2 students are about to go on a Rollicking Western Adventure, and you're invited! We'll be riding the open ranges, square dancing around hay bales, sharing a tale or two around the campfire, and witnessing a good old fashioned western show-down!

Thursday, May 9th at 2:00 and 6:00 pm, Woodlawn School Gym

A Coin Collection supporting a local charity will be taken on your way out of the gym.

Parking: The church lot across from the school is available for parking, please do not block entrances to the lot.

This year we have moved to an online registration process so you won't receive a Kindergarten Registration Package in the mail. If you have a child registered for Kindergarten 2019-2020, you should have received an email from the school inviting you to our Kindergarten Welcome Evening on Thursday, May 16th. Please join us for a fun evening of activities and information. Activities will include arts & crafts, gross motor play, a tour, and even a bus ride. The Kindergarten Teachers, Learning Support Teachers, School Principals and our Speech Language Clinician will be available to answer questions. There are two sessions to accommodate our size so please read the email to see what time you need to come. If you didn't receive an email, please contact the school.

If you live in Woodlawn’s catchment area and plan to send your child to Kindergarten in September 2019 but have not registered your child yet, please follow the link on our website. Please pass this information along to any friend, neighbor or relative who may have children eligible for Kindergarten and who might not be aware of the registration process. To be eligible for Kindergarten children must be 5 years of age on or before December 31, 2019.

We want to celebrate you!

On May 23 please join us for a light breakfast between 8:30 and 9 a.m. in the school library!

At 9:05 we will be having an assembly in the gym to show our thanks and appreciation for all of you!

“It’s so refreshing to have great volunteers like you”!

For the last 9 years, 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 benefitted families in need, from our local community.

We are inviting Woodlawn students and their families, to participate in our third annual: Grow

a Row for Those in Need gardening campaign. We are looking for root vegetables like:

potatoes, carrots, onions, turnips, beets 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 24.

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.

Sincerely,

Karen Fraser - Principal

Kristen Reimer - Teacher Coordinator

On Friday, June 7th, the grade 1 to 4 students in Woodlawn School will be involved in a Jump Rope for Heart event at our school. This event will involve some optional fundraising for the Heart and Stroke Foundation with some of the proceeds going to our school. The fundraising will occur in the 4 weeks leading up to the event. Students will have the opportunity to win some fun prizes for their fundraising efforts, those prizes will be introduced during our kickoff event May 14th. May 14th will be the day that students take home their forms and can start their fundraising with June 7th being the deadline. I ask that the forms be returned even if no money was raised. Parents are welcome to accompany their child’s class the day of the event, just let their teachers know you are interested. More information about the event will come home with the forms after the kickoff event.

Jesse Adams - PE Teacher

Dear Parents,

To help make Back to School as easy as possible for parents, Staples offers School Tools—complete school supply kits for students containing supplies that have been selected and approved by your child’s teacher, school principal and/or parent-teacher association as primary choices for the year ahead.

The School Tools Program allows you to view and order the upcoming year’s required supplies list for your child, as specified by their teacher, and is a very efficient way to ensure that your child has all of the core supplies they need on their first day back.

Why choose Staples School Tools?

• It’s the quickest and easiest way to purchase your child’s teacher-selected items for class

• Guaranteed quality in all products chosen

• Competitive pricing means great value for your money

• School-year product guarantee – Enjoy hassle-free product replacement at any Staples store

• Packaged in a Reusable Staples supplies bag

Woodlawn and Staples are excited to partner this coming school year!

Stay tuned for more information coming up!