The Block Parent Program of Winnipeg Annual General Meeting and Safety Seminar

Winnipeg Block Parent AGM - Thursday, April 28th (7 to 8:30PM)

Safety Seminar - Friday, April 29th (9 to 11:30AM) $10 at the door.

These two events will be held at the Viscount Gort located at 1670 Portage Avenue

To register, please phone 204-284-7562 or email bppw@mts.net

                                       

Used Toy Sale

The Green Hearts Club will be having a toy sale on Wednesday, April 20, to raise money for the Manitoba Wilderness Committee and Humankind International.  They are asking families to donate gently used toys that have been outgrown or are no longer played with.  Books, complete puzzle sets, board games, cars, building sets, craft sets, are just a few examples of toys that can be donated.  Please do not send broken toys or toys/games with missing parts.  For hygienic reasons, they will not be accepting any stuffed animals/toys.  Toys can be brought to school from Tuesday, April 12^th until Monday, April 18th.  The toys will then be sorted and put on display for the sale on April 20th.  All items will be priced for $1.00, $2.00 or $3.00.  The toys will be saved from landfills and students will be helping a local charity protect the environment and a global charity build a school for refugees. 

Athlone Spirit Week!

The week of March 21st - March 24th with be Athlone School's Spirit Week.

Monday, March 21st - SPORTS DAY. Come dressed as your favorite athlete, or favorite sports apparel.

Tuesday, March 22nd - FORMAL DAY. Time to dress up and weary your 'fancy' clothes.

Wednesday, March 23rd - WACKY WEDNESDAY. Crazy hair; crazy hats, inside out, or backwards; No need for anything to match.

Thursday, March 24th - PAJAMA DAY. Come in your pj's and slippers and be comfy cosy!

Don't miss out on candy sales, which will take place during AM and PM recess on Tuesday and Thursday. Treats will be available for 50 cents each and will include Mike and Ikes and assorted gummies.

Athlone Science Fair

Athlone held it's annual Science Fair on Wednesday, March 16th. There were many very interesting projects from students in grades 3, 4 & 5.

Congratulations to all the students who participated for all their hard work! Keep up your love of science and investigation. Stay curious!

Special congratulations to those students who were selected to represent Athlone School at the Divisional Science Fair on April 6th. We wish you the best of luck!

February 24th is Pink Shirt Day!

On February 24th, it is Pink Shirt Day here in Canada. By wearing something pink on that day, we are saying that we will stand up to all forms of bullying whenever we encounter it.

Important Information Regarding School Registrations in 2016/2017

NOTICE TO PARENTS OF 2016/17 KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS

The Manitoba Government has mandated that 90% of Kindergarten to Grade 3 classrooms are required to have 20 or fewer students by September, 2017.  With very limited space, the Division has to be extremely cautious with registrations for 2016/17 so as not to exceed these mandated thresholds. 

As a result, no out-of-catchment Kindergarten to Grade 2 students will be accepted prior to June 27^th. 

Out-of-catchment students currently registered at the school may continue attending through Grade 5.  As in the past, younger siblings of registered students from out-of-catchment as well as out-of-catchment children attending in-school daycares will not receive priority for registration.  Kindergarten classrooms are staffed based upon the number of in-catchment registrations received by the school.

Kindergarten registration begins February 22^nd.  Parents are advised to register as soon as possible after this date.  On or even after June 27^th, if space permits, out-of-catchment students will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  More information will be available at each school’s open house.  Any questions or concerns should be discussed with the Principal(s).  The following links may also be of interest:

Manitoba’s Schools of Choice policy:  http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/schools/choice/

Manitoba’s Class Size Legislation:  https://web2.gov.mb.ca/bills/40-4/b002e.php

More information about which is your catchment school can be found on our School Locator at this link:  http://mybaragar.com/index.cfm?event=page.SchoolLocatorPublic&DistrictCode=MB02

Great Kindness Challenge

This week, Athlone School will be taking part in the Great Kindness Challenge. This is an international initiative to foster the belief that kindness is strength and has the power to change the world for good! During this week students will be working toward completing as many acts of kindness as possible.

     To support this initiative we will also be having a kindness themed spirit week. 

Monday January 25th -  Kindness is Cool – wear sunglasses

Tuesday January 26th – Dream of Kindness – PJ Day

Wednesday January 27th – Crazy for Kindness – Crazy hair or Hat Day

Thursday, January 28^th – Double the Kindness – Dress as a twin or triplet

Friday January 29th - Nothing Beats Kindness – Wear Sportswear