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.
TSAW is coming up in February — our favourite week of showering Willingdon’s amazing teachers and staff with all the love, snacks, caffeine, and appreciation they can handle. ❤️✨
We’re looking for one enthusiastic volunteer to take the lead on this year’s event. Don’t worry — we have past templates, and lots of support. We just need someone ready to sprinkle kindness like confetti.
If you’re interested, we’d love to schedule a quick call to walk you through all the details.
Becoming a Home & School member isn’t just a checkbox — it’s what keeps us running! We need at least 30% of Willingdon families signed up to stay under the umbrella of the QHFSA (Quebec Federation of Home & School Associations).
That membership gives us the ability to operate and provides the insurance coverage we need to run all our beloved events — from pizza days to the corn roast to the grand finale. Without it? No coverage, no events. 🙅♀️
While all parents are welcome to attend Home & School meetings, only members get to vote — so your voice really counts when you join.
When you join, you’re not just a member… you’re basically the superhero making all this magic possible. 🦸♀️🦸♂️