Corn Roast Recap
Corn Roast
Tuesday, September 29 we’ll be hosting the annual Corn Roast at Senior Campus (4850 Avenue Coronation), 5-7pm, spilling into Loyola Park. Join us for corn and games!
Get your game on: tug-of-war, sack races, and enough corn to make you question your life choices by cob #37. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic, blankets, and chairs to round out the feast. We’ll provide cold water (but no cups — so pack those trusty water bottles).
To pull this off without collapsing into the corn husks, we need volunteers! Sign up to help with setup, shucking, cooking, or take-down. Think of it as a gym workout, but with better snacks.
Book Fair
May 8th
We’re thrilled to host our fourth Community Book Fair, where students can shop for gently loved books, puzzles and games at amazing prices.
There will be separate book fairs at each campus on May 8th.
Books and puzzles will be priced between $1 – $5.
To make this event a success, we need your help! Please consider donating gently-used books, as well as complete puzzles or games. Your donations will give our kids an opportunity to find new reading treasures while supporting our school. This new format also aligns with our commitment to Green initiatives, by encouraging reuse and reducing waste.
What we need:
Gently-used books, puzzles, and games (complete sets only please!)
Where to drop them off:
Donations can be dropped of at the Royal side entrance of Junior Campus, just outside the office.
When:
Donations are accepted starting today!
Volunteers Needed
Support needed for triage, sorting and setup at both Senior and Junior campus
Be part of the plot – volunteer for the Book Fair!
Check us out on YouTube!
Willingdon Annual Student Film Festival now has it’s own YouTube channel.
Watch past entries and get inspired for this year:
Calling All Film Makers!
Willingdon Annual Student Film Festival
Submit your short films (1-3 min) to be featured on the big screen. Work solo or with friends, all ages welcome to participate!
Submission Deadline: MARCH 8
Screening April 17 @ Senior Campus.
Check out the film fest website for full participation details and helpful resources.
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week (TSAW)
As TSAW approaches, we want to take a moment to highlight just how incredible our teachers and staff truly are. They are creative, patient, dedicated, and honestly… a little bit magical. Every day, they turn classrooms full of big ideas, big feelings, and a whole lot of energy into spaces of learning, art, and belonging. And somehow, they also manage our lovable little gremlins — brilliant, funny, sweet… and delightfully chaotic.
TSAW is the perfect time to celebrate these amazing humans who give so much to our kids, even when those kids are enthusiastically stress-testing the laws of noise, gravity, and patience.
Let’s Fill the Boards — Every Note Counts!
As part of Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week, we’re inviting families to share a short message of appreciation for our amazing Willingdon staff — from parents or in your child’s own words.
💬 2 to 3 sentences.
⏱️ Under 2 minutes.
💛 Big impact.
Our goal? Completely full appreciation boards at both campuses.
Let’s see how many notes we can collect — and yes, we know Willingdon can rise to a challenge.
Short, sweet, funny, heartfelt, misspelled-by-a-kid… all welcome.
If it made you smile, it’ll make them smile.
Got more than one kind word? Multiple entries (Jr and/or Sr Campus) are encouraged.
We’ve filled the boards, now let’s fill some plates.
As part of Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week, we’re hosting our annual potluck lunch Thursday, Feb 12 for Willingdon staff, and we’d love your help to make it delicious.
Families are invited to sign up to contribute a dish — homemade, store-bought, or lovingly assembled all count. Every contribution helps create a warm, generous lunch that truly shows our appreciation for the incredible work our teachers and staff do every day.
If cooking isn’t your thing or time is tight, a monetary contribution is also welcome and will be used to purchase food for the potluck.
We also need a few helping hands on the day of the lunch.
Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, serving, and clean-up to make the potluck run smoothly. Shifts are short, support is appreciated, and no prior experience is required — just a willingness to help.
If you’re available, we’d love to have you join us.
