The Wakefield School
878 Riverside Drive J0X 3G0 Wakefield, QC, Canada

Dear Wakefield School Families, WEHSA is thrilled to launch this year's Pizza Friday Orders. Yes, it's finally back! We are also thrilled to share with you our new and improved website which we hope makes Pizza ordering easier, as well as providing you information about WEHSA activities in support of our school and students. ... On our website, you will find information concerning our fundraisers, important dates, how you can get involved, as well as a feedback function where you can share ideas and issues. It also includes some of the more boring information such as our governance documents. You will also find our annual (treasurer's) reports where you can see how much WEHSA has raised and where funds have been spent. It is all in an effort to be open and transparent about our activities. As for Pizza, we encourage you to use the online ordering as it makes our life A LOT easier. You can order Pizza under our new 'shop' function. We have provided different payment options, where you can pay by PayPal or use credit/debit without creating a PayPal account. We accept payments in cash for ‘non’ online orders or by cheque payable to WEHSA. Please note that you cannot order online and then pay by cash or cheque. When ordering from the Shop we encourage you to create an account so you can track all your orders. There is also a $2.00 processing fee to defray the transaction costs of the third party providers we are using (PayPal and Stripe). We have included an FAQ section to explain how everything works. A key difference in the Pizza this year is that you will only be able to order ONE type of Pizza per week and ONE type of beverage per week. We are still providing three choices of pizza, but you can only choose ONE type per week. There is also still two choices of beverages. There is also a maximum number of 3 slices per week, and a maximum number of 2 beverages per week that can be ordered. We were forced to do this as the system kept crashing when we tried to provide multiple choices per week. As in the past, WEHSA members pay less per slice of pizza. If you would like to join WEHSA you can now do so online, or by filling out the attached membership form. Pizza prizes per slice have also gone up by $0.25, and milk by $0.05, as our costs have also increased. We hope that you will find the new website informative and useful, as well as making your shopping experience easier. The address stays the same at www.wehsa.ca . If you have any questions about Pizza or the website, please contact us at [email protected] or on facebook. We would love to hear what you think about the new website! Thank you for your support, WEHSA

Any parents wishing to receive regular information about the Wakefield Elementary Home and School Association (formerly PPO) and our events/activities throughout the school year, please make sure to join our Facebook group at WEHSA. It's a closed group for parents and families of Wakefield Elementary School. If you have a child at Wakefield Elementary, please check us out.

Presentation: Exploring the Indegenous Pedagody at the Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) When: May 29th, 2017 at 7PM Where: Council Chambers at the WQSB, 15 Katimavik... See below for more information. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exploring the Indigenous Pedagogy at the WQSB This presentation will explore how using a culturally relevant curriculum is meeting the needs of Indigenous learners at all levels of instruction. It will provide a brief overview of the what and why of a culturally relevant curriculum as well as an exploration of the indigenous pedagogy approach in WQSB and Maniwaki Woodland school. The approach which includes relevant learning situations, learn by doing and land-based learning activities incorporates Indigenous values, knowledge and competencies in the teaching of the Quebec Education Program and allows Indigenous learners to connect readily to the curriculum. The approach ensures that culture is visible in the schools and Elders are a key resource. Close connections to Indigenous Communities are considered an essential asset that must be recognized and incorporated as well. When: Monday, May 29th, 2017 at 7:00pm Where: Council Chambers at the WQSB, 15 Katimavik This is open to all staff and parents of the Western Québec School Board

Fundraiser Concert for the Guatemalan Daycare Project When? May 27th at 7:30PM. See attached poster for more details. ... Come and enjoy a very fun night and support a wonderful cause.

Thank you very kindly to the following for the very generous donation of beautiful confections for our Dessert Auction Event: La Toque Pipolinka Une boulangerie dans un village... La Confiserie Karen Smith The event was lovely and the Dessert Auction was a success! Thanks again for your support. We really appreciate it! Also, a special THANK YOU to the following ladies for your constant dedication, hard work and creativity with this event: Maria Garasa Erin Harper Michelle Labranche Lana Noel Lisa Semenoff Finally, THANK YOU to all who attended this lovely evening and supported the event.

Family Dance and Dessert Auction When: April 21st, 2017 Time: 6:30PM - 9PM... Location: Wakefield Elementary School Gym Cost: $3 / person Goodies from the Grade 6 Bake Sale available on site for your enjoyment. Dessert auction donations by La Toque, Une boulangerie dans un village, Pipolinka, Karen Smith and others. **Students must be accompanied by an adult - No drop offs** Hope to see you all there!

Family Dance and Dessert Auction When: April 21st, 2017 Time: 6:30PM - 9PM Location: Wakefield Elementary School Gym... Cost: $3 / person Goodies from the Grade 6 Bake Sale on site for your enjoyment! Dessert auction donations by La Toque, Une boulangerie dans un village, Pipolinka, Karen Smith and others. **Students must be accompanied by an adult - No drop offs** Hope to see you all there!

FAMILY DANCE Friday April 21st 6:30 pm 9:00 pm SONG REQUESTS!!!... In keeping with the sense of family, I invite and encourage all Wakefield Students, Parents/Guardians, and Teachers/Staff to submit song requests. This dance will be solely run on song requests from our Wakefield Elementary School family members. A sheet has been put up at school in the library on the desk for your children to submit their song requests this week, please encourage them to think about and make submissions if they wish. The sheets will be up until end of day Tuesday April 11th. I would also like to strongly encourage parents and staff to make requests. Please feel free to request as many as you like! All requests received will be pre-screened for content and language and then placed at random in the play list. Please e-mail song requests to Michelle Labranche: [email protected] no later than Wednesday April 12th.

YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW: - profit of $211.73 was made from the Toque Sale - profit of $497.00 was made from the Annual Berry Sale... The profit will go towards the purchase of two (2) portable computer labs for student learning. Thanks everyone for supporting our students!

Dear WES Parents, On Friday April 21st, Wakefield Elementary School and PPO will hold a Family Dance and Dessert Auction in the gymnasium. This is a fundraising event and 100% of the proceeds will go towards improving learning tools for our school. We are looking for cake donations decorated in Spring coloured theme for our dessert auction.... Below are the pertinent details: Event date: Friday April 21st, 2017 from 6:30pm to 9pm. Event location: Wakefield Elementary School Gymnasium. Food requirements: Wakefield School is a nut-free facility. As such, all donated food items must be 100% nut-free. Even items that "may contain nuts" or "trace of nuts" are prohibited. Delivery: Donated items will be picked-up at your location on Friday April 21st, 2017 before 12 noon or you can also drop off your creation at the school on this same date. Please contact Anik O'Dwyer-Brunetti at [email protected]/819-459-1565 or Lana Noel at [email protected]/819-712-1632, should you decide to donate for this event. You can also reply here. Wakefield Elementary School and PPO is very grateful for your on-going support of our students!

REMINDER: PPO meeting TONIGHT at 6:30PM. Meeting will be held in the Multi Purpose Room at the school.... Items of Discussion: 1) Family Dance Event - Planning 2) VSP and Apparel Sale Debrief (Anik O'Dwyer-Brunetti) 3) End of Year Event - Planning and Discussion 4) GB Debrief (Lisa Semenof) 5) Pizza Debrief (Michelle Labranche) 6) Berry Sale Debrief (Erin Harper) 7) Various Topics of Interest (added at beginning of meeting) ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE WELCOME! Hope to see you all there!

THANK YOU to Erin Harper, Michelle Labranche, Bill Hipwell and Lisa Semenoff for helping out with the berry distribution. We can't thank you enough for your help with this task. Thank you as well to all who supported the fundraiser with the purchase of yummy berries. Thanks again WES! Another success!

Next PPO meeting is scheduled for March 21st at 6:30PM. Meeting will be held in the Multi Purpose Room at the school. Items of Discussion: ... 1) Family Dance Event - Planning 2) VSP and Apparel Sale Debrief (Anik O'Dwyer-Brunetti) 3) End of Year Event - Planning and Discussion 4) GB Debrief (Lisa Semenof) 5) Pizza Debrief (Michelle Labranche) 6) Berry Sale Debrief (Erin Harper) 7) Various Topics of Interest (added at beginning of meeting) ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE WELCOME! Hope to see you all there!

Berry Orders: if you got the wrong order, please let me know, as soon as possible, by email at [email protected]. Some parents are missing bags of fruit or didn't get their proper order. In the event that we distributed the wrong orders, please let me know so we can fix the mix up. Thank you!

REMINDER: Berry Orders must be picked up at the school this Friday February 24th between 4:30PM and 5:30PM without fail. If you can't make it, please make sure to arrange for someone else to pick up your order for you. The school does not have the ability to store frozen goods. CALL FOR VOLUNTEER: We are still looking for 2-3 parents to help out with berry orders on Friday February 24th between 4:00PM and 5:30PM. Nobody has come forward yet

THANK YOU KINDLY! Thank you very much to all the parents who helped out with Staff Appreciation. We so appreciate your generosity and help. Thanks again everyone!

Friendly Reminder: goodies and fruit donations for Staff Appreciation need to be dropped off at the school today (during school hours) or this evening between 6PM and 7PM. Thanks everyone!

Where my bakers at? We are desperate!!! Seriously desperate! Only 2 people have come forward with offers for Staff Appreciation Week. We need your help badly!!! See below for details. ________________________________________________... February 6th will mark the beginning of Appreciation Week at WES. On February 9th, PPO would like to do a little something special for WES staff. We are looking for donations to help us show our teachers, daycare staff, custodians, bus drivers, administration staff and support staff how much we appreciate their hard work and dedication. We are looking for the following: Fruit such as: apples, bananas, oranges, grapes and melons. Baked goods such as: cookies, squares, muffins and cupcakes. We are also looking for parents with cake baking skills that might like to donate a cake for the occasion. We will need for all donations to be dropped off at the school in the MPR on February 8th between 6:00PM and 7:00PM. Please email Anik O'Dwyer-Brunetti at [email protected] if you can help us out. Thank you in advance for your generosity and help with this event.

February 6th will mark the beginning of Appreciation Week at WES. On February 9th, PPO would like to do a little something special for WES staff. We are looking for donations to help us show our teachers, daycare staff, custodians, bus drivers, administration staff and support staff how much we appreciate their hard work and dedication. We are looking for the following: 1) Fruit such as: apples, bananas, oranges, grapes and melons... 2) Baked goods such as: cookies, squares, muffins and cupcakes 3) We are also looking for parents with cake baking skills that might like to donate a cake for the occasion. We will need for all donations to be dropped off at the school in the MPR on February 8th between 6:30PM and 8:00PM. Please email Anik O'Dwyer-Brunetti at [email protected] if you can help. Thank you in advance for your generosity and help with this event.

UPDATE: Toques Order VSP (apparel supplier) has promised that the toque orders will be in by the end of next week (Feb. 3rd). Fingers crossed we get them before the end of winter!!!

REMINDER: Don't forget to purchase your toque today! Order forms are due December 22, 2016. WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S GREAT TOQUE SALE... Let’s show some school spirit this winter season! Stay cozy warm this winter while staying stylish, cool and funky fresh with your very own Wakefield Elementary School Toque!!!! Let everyone know that you are a proud student or member of the Wakefield Elementary School Community! Wakefield Elementary School Rocks! Let’s show it! $15/Beanie Slouch Toque $20/ PomPom Toque $6.00 to personalize item with name

*Amendment Annual Holiday Sale 2016 Thank you so very much to all the parent volunteers who helped out with this year's Annual Holiday Sale. The sale was a great success with almost $1,235 raised. Proceeds will be donated in equal parts to the Guatemalan Daycare Project and the Wakefield Emergency Fund. ... Thank you also to all the parents who donated items so generously for the event. The kids were very happy with their purchases and had a great time shop[ping for their families. We can't do it without our awesome WES parents. Your participation is very much appreciated! You made it GREAT....as always!!!

CONGRATULATIONS on a job well done to all the WES students who participated in the School Talent Show. Such amazing talent, bravery and hard work from our WES students. What a great show! A big THANK YOU to Ms. Kelly for your dedication, patience and hard work with this event. This event encouraged strenght, confidence and self esteem, team work, perseverance and positivity. Very well done. You are amazing! WES students and teachers rock!

Annual Holiday Sale 2016 Thank you so very much to all the parent volunteers who helped out with this year's Annual Holiday Sale. The sale was a great success with almost $1,235 raised towards portable computer labs for student use and learning. Thank you also to all the parents who donated items so generously for the event. The kids were very happy with their purchases and had a great time shop[ping for their families.... We can't do it without our awesome WES parents. Your participation is very much appreciated! You made it GREAT....as always!!!

FRIENDLY REMINDERS: Don't forget to drop off your gently used items at the school office before end of day tomorrow (Wednesday Dec. 14th) for the ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE. Sale date is Thursday December 15th during the school day. We are always looking for some extra help on Wednesday evening for set up. If you are interested, we meet in the school gym at 6:30PM. Come join us if you can! Don't forget to drop off non perishable items and set them under the school tree for the scho...ol's food drive for Wakefield Emergency Fund. Don't forget that the school's TALENT SHOW will take place on the evening of Thursday Dec. 15th in the school gym. Show starts at 7PM. Don't forget to hand in your Pizza Order Forms by Thursday Dec. 15th (end of day). Have a great week everyone!

WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE Each year, Wakefield Elementary School hosts a Holiday Sale in the school gym where the children can purchase gifts for their family from a selection of nearly-new/previously-loved items with all funds donated to the Guatemalan Daycare Project and the Wakefield Emergency Fund. This year’s sale will take place on December 15th, 2016 during the school day. ... To make the sale a success, we need Wakefield Elementary families to search their homes for items to donate to the sale. Suggestions of items include: toys, housewares, sporting goods, books and holiday decorations. Keep in mind that the kids will be shopping for items for both men and women, so we always need donated items suitable for both. Also, we ask that no food items or clothing be donated for this event. All items not purchased by the children will be donated to needy families in the area. If you would like to donate items, please bring them to the school between now and December 13th. We ask that all donations be brought to the school’s office. If you would like to help out with the Holiday Sale, please contact Anik O’Dwyer-Brunetti at [email protected] and make sure to indicate what tasks interest you. We are looking for help with the following tasks: 1) Sale set-up - Evening of Dec. 14th between 6:30PM and 9:00PM 2) Gift wrapping Day of sale Dec. 15th between 8AM to 2:30PM 3) Shopping Assistant to the kids Day of Sale Dec. 15th between 8AM to 1PM We are also collecting GIFT BAGS and WRAPPING PAPER donations. You can drop off any donations at the school in the designated bin located at the front entrance.

The La Peche Soccer Club is starting to prepare for another great summer of soccer. Last year, more than 350 children from the area- participated in our soccer programs. Success is achieved through the efforts of its volunteers. The Club is looking for people to help out with the following: Coordinators for U4, U6, U8 programs... Media Coordinator Field Coordinator (scheduling) Synthetic Field Committee CLD Coordinator Equipment Coordinator Grants No prior experience with soccer is needed, just a desire to help out. Contact Tanya Wodicka at [email protected] for more details. Le Club de Soccer La Peche se prépare pour une nouvelle saison d'ete. L'an passé, plus de 350 enfants de notre région ont participé a notre programme de soccer. Le success du Club dépend fortement de nos bénévoles. Le Club cherche a combler les postes suivants: Coordonnateur pour les programmes U4, U6, U8 Coordonnateur Medias Coordonnateur des terrains (horaires) Comite - Terrain Synthétique Coordonnateur CLD Coordonnateur d'équipement Subventions Aucunes experiences requises. Pour plus amples informations, contactez Tanya Wodicka par courriel au [email protected].

THANK YOU KINDLY to the following local businesses for your ongoing support of our school and students: Wakefield General Store Pipolinka Bakery IGA, La Famille Charles... Ski Vorlage Expeditions Wakefield Mont Cascades Ski Resort Centre Wakefield La Peche Our event was successful because of your generosity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THANK YOU KINDLY to the following parent volunteers: Michelle Barrett Maria Bologna Fanny Bray Maria Garasa Erin Harper Brandon Labranche Michelle Labranche Lana Noel Lisa Semenof Maria Semenof Lisa Vallee Carly Woods Your constant support and help is so greatly appreciated. We couldn't do it without you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THANK YOU KINDLY to the following chill chefs: Ella Burgess Maria Garasa Erin Harper Michelle Labranche Christi Loughrey Christopher Miller Lana Noel Katie O'Brien Andrew Peck Lisa Semenof Lisa Vallee We so appreciated your delicious chili contribution. It was amazing! Congratulations to Lana, Erin and Maria for winning the cook-off! Great job everybody! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THANK YOU KINDLY to all the WES parents who attended the event. Your help and support was very much appreciated. We are very grateful. THANK YOU KINDLY to the WES Principal and Administrative Staff for your support and help with the event. It means a lot! It takes an awesome village to pull off our fundraising events! Together, we raised $822.50 for our students. You made it great! Again!!!!

The next Governing Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 7, from 5:00-7:00. Each Governing Board agenda includes a Voice of the Public item. If you would like to raise an issue for discussion, please refer to the guidelines attached, attaching your completed form in an email to the Chair, (Stephanie Mullen-Kavanagh) by Thursday, December 1, 2016. Ms. Mullen-Kavanagh can be reached at [email protected]. Please visit http://www.wqsb.qc.ca/wakefield/parent_gb.html to learn more about your Governing Board.

REMINDER: CHILI COOK OFF TOMORROW Don't go home and slave over the stove after a long work week...Come to the Chili Cook Off and support our students! When: Friday November 18th at 6PM... Where: Wakefield Elementary Gym Cost: $10/adult $5/kid (10 and under) Kids under 2 eat free. Hope to see you all there!

Congratulations Mme. Sylvie for winning the Teaching Excellence Award. You rock!

Chili Cook-Off & Grade 6 Bake Sale On Friday November 18, 2016 beginning at 6:00pm the Wakefield Elementary School will host a fundraising dinner in the school gymnasium. Your Parent Participation Organization (PPO) will be serving up a delicious chili meal, with donated side dishes from local businesses and awesome desserts brought to you by our Grade 6 students! 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes will be awarded to the top chili recipes!... 100% of the proceeds from the dinner will go towards portable computer labs for student learning. Proceeds from the Grade 6 bake table will support the Grade 6 Graduation. MENU Chili (including gluten-free options and vegetarian) Sour cream, shredded cheese, chives and tortilla chips Assorted Side Vegetables with Dip and Pickles Baguette Juice (Desserts for sale at the Grade 6 Bake table) Price: Dinner: $10 for adults, $5 for kids under 10 (children under 2 eat free) HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

A beautiful Remembrance Day Assembly was held today in the gym this morning. Mr DeFranco and Mr DaSilva put on an amazing presentation, I'm pretty sure there wasn't a dry eye in the house at one point. A few of the classes recited poems and did a wonderful job followed by each class laying wreaths they created together. Thank you for teaching our kids what our brave soldiers do and have done for our country. Lest We Forget

Next PPO meeting will be November 15th at 6:30PM in the Multi Purpose Room at the school. All welcome! Hope to see you there!

PPO Call Out - Chili Cook Off We need help with the following, please let us know if you can help! 1) WATER JUGS... We need as many as 4. Any parent willing to lend us their jug(s) for the evening, let us know at [email protected] 2) CHILI CHEFS If interested in brewing your special batch of chili, let us know at [email protected] 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for best chili. 3) VOLUNTEERS We need parent volunteers wiling to work the event. Set up, clean up, serving chili, etc. If interested in helping out, let us know at [email protected] Event date is Friday November 18th at 6:00PM in the school gym. Event info to follow.

The Halloween Dance was a success! Fun was had by all! THANK YOU Sharyn Morris, Laryl Mullen, Lana Noel, Michelle Labranche, Maria Bologna, Maria Garasa for your hard work and Halloween spirit. You rock, ladies! Truly! THANK YOU Maria Bologna, Carly Woods and the Wakefield LaPeche Centre for being so generous and helping us with decorations. The gym looked amazing because of your contributions.... THANK YOU to Ms. Debbie for being so helpful and lending us your speaker. We appreciate your time and effort so much. Thank you so much everyone for your participation.

PPO's Fall 2016 Newsletter http://eepurl.com/bNhvxH

Halloween Dance tomorrow from 1PM to 2:20PM. We can always use an extra hand decorating the gym. If you can make it and want to help out, we are meeting in the gym for 12noon. Happy Halloween Everyone!