Queridas familias,
It’s hard to believe that we are one week away from Spring Break! This week we had a short Lacrosse Residency as a test trial. The feedback from students and teachers was great, and that is something that we will explore for next year!
Fine Arts Residency
The art residency will end this coming week. Our students have had a great time working with the artist and creating their creatures. Again, thank you to all of the parents who assisted with this work!
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent teacher conferences will be held on March 21 from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm and on March 22 from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. Conference registration is now open and will close on March 20 at 8 pm using the link MYCBE. Please note that both days will be in-person. If you require an online option, please contact your homeroom teacher after you have booked in the system. They will arrange the online option for you.
Kindergarten (Rodriguez) – conferences will be available on Thursday during the day (Morning and Afternoon) as well. Kindergarten (Galvez) will be available on Thursday during the morning only, and then again in the evening. Both will be available on Friday.
For information on what your student is learning in their grade, please visit:
WO Mitchell Read-A-Thon
As our first WO Mitchell Read-A-Thon comes to an end, we thank everyone who participated in this event. Please send all cash donated to the school. Cheques can be written for the amounts, and should be made out to: WO Mitchell School Funds
Scholastic Book Fair
Mark your calendars for our upcoming SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR!
It runs from March 19-22. It will be in person only this year, unfortunately there is no on-line option. Look forward to seeing you there.
Tuesday 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Wed 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Thurs 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
Fri 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Book Fair Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to help during the book fair. If you are available, please sign up via signup genius. Particularly, we are looking for one volunteer for Thursday 4-6pm and one volunteer for Thursday 6-8pm.
Scholastic Book Fair signupgenius.com
Yearbook - 'Make it Happen'
The yearbook cover contest is back! The theme this year is "Make it happen / Haz que pase". Students can submit their best creations no later than March 18th. We love seeing our students' entries and where creativity can take them.
To "make it happen" means to make an effort and work hard for something we want to happen in our lives.
Ask your kids to think about their goals at school or at home - or anything that made them feel proud and happy, or something that they have accomplished. It could also be something that they want to start doing/pursuing or something that they really want to happen.
Encourage them to capture those goals in a drawing and submit the drawing to our yearbook cover contest by March 18th. Please see the attached poster for details.
Spanish for Parents
Chinook Learning Services is offering Spanish For Parents (level 1) course at Dalhousie school. Learning Spanish can be both easy and fun. This beginning level course will help parents of bilingual Spanish students learn or refresh their Spanish language skills. Parents will become more comfortable interacting with their children in Spanish, build their network of bilingual parents and become familiar with the school environment. Includes a textbook and CD.
Course: Spanish for Parents – Level 1
Date: Wednesdays, April 10, 17, 24 & May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: In-person at Dalhousie School
For more information and to register please use the link below.
Spanish for Parents
Lunchroom and Field Trips Fees
Parents, please be aware that the noon supervision registration is open. If your student stays at school over the lunch program, please register at MyCBE. As well, all school-based fees will be populated in this portal as events happen. Please take note of the fees to pay them in a timely manner.
A Note from the Community...
After 27 years serving the community at Silver Springs Preschool, teacher Julie McLeod is retiring! A memory book is being created as a retirement present, and if your family had the joy of having Mrs.McLeod teach one of your children (or maybe she taught some parents!) we would love to hear from you! Memories, best wishes and photo submissions due April 3rd. Please use the following link to contribute: Julie McLeod Retirement Wishes
Fundraisers
A reminder that the pickup day for both Purdy’s and Routine orders will be March 20.
Fun Lunches
The next Fun Lunch will take place on March 18 from Subway. Order from Healthy Hunger.
WO Mitchell School Council
WO Council helps connect parents to the school and provides additional learning opportunities for all students. There are many ways to get involved that do not require you to hold a position on council. If you would like more information about getting connected or volunteer opportunities, please send an email to womparents@gmail.com The next meeting will be taking place on April 23 at 7pm. This will be a hybrid meeting in person and via Microsoft Teams. The grade 3 team will be presenting during this meeting.
With gratitude,
Erick Noriega,
Principal
Important Dates
March 21 – Parent-Teacher Conferences (Kindergarten No School; Grades 1-5 Regular School Day)
March 22 – Parent-Teacher Conferences (No School)
March 25 – April 1 – Spring Break (No School)
April 2 – Classes Resume