Thanks to the many parents who have volunteered on recent field trips.  Your help is much appreciated!

Staffing Update

Woodlands School received notification that we would be one of 118 CBE schools to receive funding for an Alberta Education Classroom Complexity Team.  Teacher Jessica Younkers will join our team, and we are awaiting further information to add EA time.  We will let you know when these additional staff have been added.  This additional staffing is available to us until the end of the school year and is a welcome support.    

Parent-Teacher Conferences 

Thanks to all families who booked a time to connect with your child’s teacher during Parent-Teacher Conferences on March 19-20.  

Parking Lot | Safety Issue 

Please DO NOT drop-off or pick-up students in the staff parking lot. Pulling up to the main doors and then backing out of the lot is dangerous for both you and our students. Please give yourself adequate time for proper pick-up and drop-off along Woodgreen Drive or the public parking lot across the street, even if you are late.  Students are reminded to walk around the parking lot area – not through it!  

Arrive on Time 

Many students are arriving late to school. This causes congestion at the main doors while students are accounted for. Please plan for an on-time arrival, allowing your child to enter through their designated doors and to be accounted for in the attendance of their classroom teacher. This helps us improve the security of the entire building and the safety of all, while maximizing instructional time for students. Thanks for your attention to this.       

Absence/Late

Please remember to contact the school if your child will be absent, late, or away for several days!

Clothing Request 

The school needs pants (size 8-12) as emergency clothing for students. If you have items that your child(ren) have outgrown, please consider donating them to the school. Thank you! 

School Council | Healthy Hunger Fun Lunches

This year, Woodlands School Council will organize ‘fun lunches” through the Healthy Hunger application. Click on the link above for more information on ordering (place your order 5 days in advance). If your student is absent on the day of the Fun Lunch, we will hold the lunch for you to pick up if you contact the school before lunch on that day otherwise the lunch will be donated or discarded.

The following lunches are planned:

April 22 – Taco Time

May 20 – Little Caesars

Language and Reading – Parent Sessions

The Speech Language Pathology team is pleased to share an upcoming online parent learning opportunity, Tying it Together with the Reading Rope, designed to support families in building early literacy skills at home. For families of students in Kindergarten through Grade 2.

Tying it Together with the Reading Rope – Parent Sessions

  • April 20 – Building Language Comprehension through Shared Reading
  • May 4 – Identifying and Playing with Sounds at Home

These sessions will offer parents simple, practical strategies to strengthen foundational reading skills and support their child’s literacy development.

Education Matters and Castle Rock Research Partner to Offer Educational Support Materials

Subject: Save on Student Study Guides & Digital Resources

We are excited to share a special offer for educational resources through a new partnership between EducationMatters and Castle Rock Research. You can purchase valuable study materials at a significant discount and help raise funds for EducationMatters.

This is a great opportunity to get supplementary resources to support your student’s learning this school year.

How to Order:

All print materials will be delivered to the school and distributed to students. For more details, please see the attached PDF flyer.


Ways to Connect with Woodlands School Council

Parent Council Website & Facebook Group
The Woodlands Parent Council website is now live:
www.woodlandsparents.org

The site includes council information, fundraisers, events, and ways for families to get in touch.

Woodlands School Family Group
 ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/374008614282898

This group is used for reminders, updates, and general community communication.