Planning Team needed for the 2025 Grand Finale event
Are you interested in helping plan this year’s Grand Finale? Then signup now to be part of the team.
QFHSA Winter 2024 Newsletter
Quarterly publication from our parent organization, QFHSA – Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations.
Merch Sale
Merch Sale March 17-23rd.
Thanks to ongoing volunteer support and adjustments made to our spending, we can offer this sale at reduced costs!
Pancake Breakfast
SAVE THE DATE!
Join us for a flippin’ fun morning at Senior Campus!
Saturday, March 22nd
9 – 11.30am
Free Event!
We’re serving up delicious pancakes with syrup, fresh fruit, juice, and coffee!
Bring your own cutlery & plates—let’s keep it eco-friendly!
Don’t miss out on this sweet and social community gathering! See you there!
Looking for a Team Lead for this event and volunteers for day of.
Contribute to the Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week Lunch
Let’s Show Our Teachers and Staff Some Appreciation!
Calling on the Willingdon community!
February 10 to 14 is Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week (TSAW)!
There are approx. 110 staff at Willingdon who take care of our kids each and every day, so we’d love to show them our appreciation!
If you have access to any gifts/treats/experiences that we could gift to the staff, please let us know!
A long standing tradition of TSAW is the potluck lunch. This is a fun opportunity for parents to feed everyone at the school.
The potluck lunch will be held on Tuesday, February 11th. You can volunteer to make a dish with love to thank your child’s teacher and show support for the staff and administration.
Please sign up to bring food or help serve the lunch at 11.30am in the Junior Campus staff lounge.
Thanks everyone!
Valentine’s Chocolate Sale – Senior Campus
DATE: Wednesday, Feb 12
TIME: Lunch
LOCATION: SR Campus only
WHAT: Annual Valentine’s Chocolate Sale to support Grad 2025!
Delicious peanut-free chocolate bars will be available for all SR Campus students.
$5 for 3 bars
Kindergarten Holiday breakfast recap
The Kindergarten holiday breakfast was a delightful morning filled with festive cheer. Children and their teachers gathered to enjoy a spread of scones, fruit, and hot cocoa, all while sharing in the excitement of the season. After breakfast, the little ones engaged in crafting activities. The highlight of the morning was a joyful sing-along. And afterwards the celebration continued in the library, where the children gathered for a story read by the Junior Campus vice-Principal. It was a joyful, memorable event that brought the whole pre-K and Kindergarten classes together in the spirit of the season.
Holiday Raffle by Grad Committee
Here’s your chance to support Grad 2025 AND win a prize in time for the holidays!
Prizes, all generously donated, include:
- Prize pack from Melk Café
- $50 gift certificate from Aqua e Farina
- 2 x $25 gift certificates from Kidlink
- 2 x preview tickets from the Segal Centre ($152 value)
- 5 x free cone voucher from Calem
- 4 x $20 gift certificates from Encore Books
- 1 x $25 gift certificate from Terrone
- Family photo session with photographer Tim Chin
- Tickets for the Centaur Theatre
- A surprise from Gryphon d’Or Tea Room
- TWO books from Bonder Bookstore
- Gift basket featuring a selection of local products
Cost: $2 per ticket; $5 for 3 tickets
Dates: Grab your ticket online today until December 22
Draw: Monday, December 23, 2024.
All winners will be contacted by email.
A Willingdon tradition, every dollar raised from this holiday raffle sale supports this year’s end of year activities, including the legacy gift to the school, yearbook, party and more, allowing us to give our graduating class a send off of their dreams without any additional costs to the families.
Join the Planning Team for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week – Feb 2025
We need a team to take the lead on planning Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week (Feb 10 – 14). If you’re interested in getting involved, please sign-up below and we’ll put you all in touch with one another in the near future.
Open House Volunteers Needed – Dec 5
We’re looking for enthusiastic parents accompany our 6th Grade guides in showing prospective families around the school at our open day, Dec 5. 1.30-3pm and 6-8pm
Let’s show off our amazing Willingdon spirit while welcoming new parents and their little ones to our community!
Annual Toy Drive
Home & School is once again proud to support Carolyn’s annual toy drive.
Deadline to participate is December 13, 2024
Willingdon is participating in a Toy Drive once again this year and we are counting on our wonderful community to help bring smiles to these children’s faces during the holiday season! We are supporting Carolyn’s Community, a non for profit organization (also a Willingdon Mom) who has been running an annual Toy Drive for 22 years for our community. Please read the instructions carefully to see what is required for the two age groups.
This year, the toy drive will benefit over 4,000 children in need in 75 shelters and organizations.
Want to learn more?
Visit Carolyn’s Community
Read all about the Toy Drive in this CBC article
Follow Carolyn’s Community on Facebook.
How to participate
- Click here to sponsor a child
- The age and gender of each child will be provided
- Then do one of the following:
- for kids 0-11 years: Purchase a toy or donate funds (see step 2)
- for kids 12+: donate funds (skip to step 3)
- Donate a toy (or two or three…) for kids 0-11 years old. There are 2 options. Purchase one toy per sponsored child at Kidlink on Monkland of roughly a $30 value.
- A) Please note that the gift MUST be purchased at Kidlink on Monkland as they will be storing the gifts on-site for the shelter. We are thrilled to be supporting such a wonderful local business as well! *NO candies, chocolate, clothing, Nerf or weapon-like toys.
- B) Choose a child on the SignUpGenius link and select to pay $25 upon checkout. There is a $1.90 transaction fee – less than a cheap coffee.
- Pay right away – for kids 12+
- Choose a child on the SignUpGenius link and select to pay $25 upon checkout.
- There is a $1.90 transaction fee – less than a cheap coffee 🙂
- Other way to donate funds:
- Make a $30 donation on the Carolyn’s Community Toy Drive donation page.
- Please include in comments: WILLINGDON for tracking purposes
Every year, the Willingdon community steps up and shows why we’re such an amazing, caring group. So let’s do it again!
Kidlink discount: 20% off
*Kidlink Toy Store on Monkland (corner Marcil) is offering a 20% discount on all Carolyn’s Toy Drive items
You will need to show proof of participation by showing your SignUpGenius confirmation email
Valid until December 13, 2024
Calling all bakers!
We’re looking for volunteers to help create delicious treats for our Holiday Market Bake Sale. Your homemade goodies will make this event extra special and support a great cause!
You can drop off a Junior Campus on Friday 22nd Nov, 2-4pm, or Saturday 23rd Nov 11am-12pm.
