Message from the Principal
There are four types of student engagement at school: social engagement, emotional engagement, intellectual engagement and academic engagement.
We understand that there are times when a child is too sick to attend school, and the occasional special event or family duties that requires time away from school. A high rate of daily attendance is important for all students. Students who attend school regularly are more engaged in learning, have a greater sense of belonging in the community and are more likely to obtain a high school diploma.
Here are some eye-opening facts regarding attendance as published by Manitoba Education through their Everyone in School Every Day project.
- If a student is 10 minutes late for class every day they will miss 6 days of instruction per year.
- If a student misses 2 days of school per month they will miss one month of school in the school year.
- If a student misses 15 days of school per year they will miss an entire year of school by their senior year.
Please be supportive of school attendance for your child/children. Help your child get ready for school every day through such things as home reading monitoring, regular bedtimes and planning for breakfast and lunches. We also encourage you to try scheduling doctor and dentist appointments during inservice days and school breaks when possible.
If you experience any challenges with your child wanting to come to school, the staff and I are here to offer our advice and assistance. Please don't hesitate to contact us.
Respectfully,
Karen Fraser
Message from the Vice Principal
As the vice principal, a part of my role is supporting behaviour. At Woodlawn we believe that we all make mistakes and that mistakes can be fixed. We also know that when a child demonstrates unexpected behaviour, we need to try our best to figure out what they need. Our teachers support social and emotional development throughout the year. With lots of children interacting on a daily basis, we understand that there will be many problems and conflicts that will occur. We like to look at these situations as teaching opportunities. Our students are young and many are just learning to communicate their feelings, especially when they are upset. When children make mistakes and behave in a negative way, their behaviour is letting us know that something is wrong. When this happens, It is important that the adults help them label their feelings and find better ways to solve their problems. Of course some behaviours are "bottom line" behaviours. When a child has uses a bottom line behaviour there are steps that are taken. The behaviour and next steps will be communicated with parents/guardians. There are consequences for bottom line behaviours that depend on the behaviour (more information about this can be found in the student handbook). When they are ready, we expect students to "make it right" with the person they have hurt or fix the problem. When negative behaviour happens it is important to focus on the behaviour and not the child's character. We believe that there is only bad behaviour, not bad children. By focusing on the behaviour we can support students to find a better way to communicate their needs next time and make sure that we are not damaging their self-esteem. We believe all children who can make positive choices will do so and it is our job to provide help when they need it.
Tara Reimer
Parent Portal/Student Information
The HSD Parent Portal is a communications tool designed to enhance and increase parent/guardian involvement in the education of their children by providing secure online access to their child's student information. We encourage all parents/guardians to set up a parent portal account. With a single username and password you can access data for each of your children attending an HSD school. If you have not yet set up an account for each of your children please contact the school office the access codes and set up information.
Please take a few minutes to review the student information and contact information for your child. It is important that the school has current address and contact information for your child in case it is necessary to reach someone during the school day. Changes can be made through the parent portal.
picture day
Mark your Calendar for our School Picture Day on
Wednesday, October 16 for KG2, KM2, KN2, Gr. 1 and Gr. 2
Thursday, October 17 for KM1, KN1, Gr. 3 and Gr. 4
Picture Day information forms were sent home with all students.
For your convenience orders may be placed online. If you choose not to order online please complete the form that was sent home and return it to the school before picture day.
All students will be photographed for school service products.
For Tips on preparing for photo day visit www.lifetouch.ca
Any questions, please call Lifetouch at 1-866-457-8212 or email: guestservices@lifetouch.ca
Parking/Pick Up/Drop off
Hanover Parent and Child Program
Woodlawn School and The Hanover Parent and Child Community Program would like to invite you to bring your English or German speaking preschool children to attend a weekly parent and child program offered in English and German. Come with your children to have fun, learn, play, create and sing. This program is free and provides a snack. No registration is needed, just drop in when you can.
Children enjoy playing with and learning from other children. It is important for children to be exposed to playing with other children so they learn how to share, participate in cooperative play and express themselves. Children will have the opportunity to play with a variety of toys, sing, complete crafts and learn new games.
Come join Miss Lil for the English speaking program:
When: Wednesday afternoons from 1:15 - 3:15
This program starts Sept. 18, 2019 and ends June 3, 2020
Come join Miss Gertrud for the German speaking program:
When: Thursday mornings from 9:30 - 11:30
This program starts September 19, 2019 and ends June 4, 2020.
( Families can attend weekly or just drop in when you can.)
Please note programming will be provided at Southwood School.
****Where: Southwood School Hut C2 in Steinbach.
* We will follow the same schedule as the division school calendar in regards to school closure days.
TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
All urban bus routes are posted on the HSD website with times and maps. Any urban or rural bus that will be late due to weather or mechanical issues is listed on the HSD website under the bus delay tab.
Go to the drop down menu of Services/Transportation Services and you can select:
1. School Bus Delay Bulletins - where any bus that is late is posted with the approximate delay.
2. Steinbach Urban Bus Routes - Scroll down to select Woodlawn School and then select your bus number.
Thank you for checking these options before calling the Hanover School Division Transportation Department with your questions regarding bus delays and Steinbach urban bus routes times and maps. Any questions for transportation please call 204-320-2347.
