PRINCIPAL: MRS. M. BROWN HEAD TEACHER: MR. M. NIELSEN SECRETARY: MS. C. PIRONAGGI TRUSTEE: MS. J. MEZEI

WESTRIDGE SCHOOL GOAL 2019/20:

IN WRITING, STUDENTS WILL IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE

THEIR THOUGHTFUL IDEAS WITH A CLEAR PURPOSE TO CREATE

UNDERSTANDING FOR THEIR AUDIENCE.

CALENDAR REMINDERS

• Wednesday, March 4th – Hearing & Vision Screening for

Kindergarten

• Friday, March 6th – Trivia Night at Westridge

• Tuesday, March 10th – Spirit Day

• Tuesday, March 10th – French Carnaval COL @10:45/1pm

• Thursday, March 12th – Report Cards Home

• March 16th – March 27th – Spring Break School Closed

• Monday, March 30th – School Reopens

The March calendar of events is available on our website.

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

February has flown by, as it often does. The weather starts

warming up and we are seeing more of that wonderful sunshine

that lifts all of our spirits!

We finished off the month with Pink Shirt Day and an assembly

full of music, reminding all of us that we need to be aware of our

daily habits and think about how we treat one another. We must

not judge one another, but rather accept each other as we are

and celebrate diversity as well as practice kindness.

This month our grade 7 students in the English program

participated in the district’s public speaking competition. The

topic was “The greatest life lesson I have learned so far is…” We

had six school finalists that competed for the two spots for the

Zone Finals. They were: Evelyn, Sara F., Mohammad, Edward,

Alexandra and Aaron. Congratulations to Edward and Evelyn for

moving forward to the Zone Finals that were held on Thursday,

February 21st. Thanks to Mr. Lai for working with the students in

his class to prepare for this great district opportunity.

Basketball season has wrapped up for another year. Thanks to

Ms. Kerluke, Mme Turcios and Mr. Nielsen for coaching the

teams. Thanks to all the parent drivers for making it a great

success. We also want to recognize a former student, Olivia

Jaswal, for coming and helping out with all the practices for the

girls, as well as Mr. Kashima (Student Teacher) who also

supported the girls’ team. Please see the Basketball update in

this newsletter.

February was skipping month, with our Jump Rope for Heart

event on Thursday, February 27th! Thanks to Ms. Kerluke for

leading this event and thanks to all of you for the funds raised for

the Heart and Stroke Foundation. We will have a final count for

you in April.

Staff will attend the District’s Professional Day on February 28th

and each of us attend the Keynote presentation and two sessions

on various topics. We are then able to share our learning with

one another at a future date.

Our Writing Goal continues to be one of our main school goals as

we work to build stamina and motivation for writing.

We will be having a celebration day for French Carnaval on

Tuesday, March 10th! The afternoon will have a focus en Français,

for all of our students! Our assembly will be in the morning at

10:45am. We expect a special visit from Bonhomme! We will

have stations in the afternoon. Come out and join in the fun! We

will all be wearing our jeans, plaid shirts and toques for spirit

points!

Report cards will be sent home on Thursday, March 12th.

Please take the time to look over this report with your child

and celebrate all the learning that has happened this term. We

are proud of all of our students and their accomplishments.

We are pleased to welcome five student teachers from SFU that

will be with us until April 3rd: Ms. Drake (Div. 7), Mr. Kashima (Div.

5), Ms. Klimmer (Div. 11), Mr. Clark (Div. 2), Mme Sabet-Ghadam

(Div. 6).

Due to Spring Break, we will not send home a newsletter in

March, but our March and April calendars are available on the

website as always.

Wishing you an enjoyable Spring Break with time to spend

outdoors and reading every day. Take time to unplug from

devices and spend quality time together as a family!

Mrs. M. Brown

February 27, 2020

Congratulations to our Basketball Teams – for a great season. We appreciate the time and dedication of the coaches for all their time and energy spent coaching and attending games with our students. Special thanks to: Mr. Nielsen, Ms. Kerluke, Mme Turcios, Mr. Kashima and a Westridge alumni, Olivia Jaswal, for sponsoring this event. Special thanks to the parents that drove students and made it possible for the children to attend the games. We would like to recognize the following members of the 2019 Basketball Teams for all their effort:

Aaron Alex Badi Bailey Beck David Dheven

Dylan Edward Emerson Enric Gordan Hansol Joshua

Justin Liam Lucas C Lucas M Nathan Ronnie Alexandra

Alice Alishba Amery Ana Camila Bailey P. Bonita Cailyn

Cathy Eden Emma Evelyn Giovanna Hebe Isabella C.

Isabella M. Isabelle Jayden Patricia Scarlet Sejal Talia

Winsy

School News

Clothing Drive

Westridge Clothing Drive! Are you doing any Spring Cleaning over Spring Break? If

so, please remember to save your clothing for our clothing drive!

Westridge will be collecting clothing from April 8-17. Please bring in any used or new

clothing during this time. We will be donating all items to Big Brothers which helps

raise money for our school!

Yearbook

This year our school will once again be having a yearbook. We have had so many

excellent submissions that it has made the choice to choose a winner very difficult.

The winner of the yearbook cover contest is a submission by Maggie in Division 3.

We have decided to use a second entry for the back cover that was submitted by

Enric in Division 2. All students that had their photo taken in the Fall will be included

in the Yearbook as per the September Media Form.

Shrek the Musical Jr.

Please mark the dates of May 6th and 7th for our spring musical. This

show will feature Intermediate students from grades 4 – 7. Tickets will

go on sale in the middle of April, so watch for more information after

spring break. Shows will be at 6:30 each night.

Community News

COME JOIN US FOR TRIVIA NIGHT

Tickets are selling out so purchase your ticket(s) on School Cash On-Line or at the office so you are not disappointed. Come on out for our biggest fundraiser of the year! Join us for an entertaining evening of games, prizes, drinks, and snacks. The price includes admission and 2 slices of pizza. This is an ADULT ONLY event fundraiser. The event is being

presented by the school and PAC to help raise funds for Grade 7 Camp and expenses.

If you are looking for a Grade 7 babysitter for this event, please see Mr. Lai or Mme Venner to connect with students with babysitting certificates.