FOREST PARK SCHOOL 130 Forest Park Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 2R8 Phone: 204-338-9341 Fax: 204-334-4808 New Instagram account ~ forest_park_school Principal: Chris Wigglesworth Winter Greengs! Well, it may not officially be winter yet – but it sure looks and feels like it! We put the finishing touches on our beauful outdoor play space, just as the snow started to fly! It’s been a busy fall here at Forest Park, as you could probably tell from aending our students ’ family conferences. It was great to see so many of you out discussing your child’s learning and celebrang all that they have done so far this year. Remember that conferences are just one opportunity to talk with us – feel free to contact your child’s teacher anyme to discuss their progress. Another great way to see what’s happening in your child’s classroom is to follow them on Instagram. Several of our teachers regularly post pictures including rooms 1 (AM & PM), 3, 6, 7 & 8. And our school even has it’s own account: forest_park_school. Finally I wanted to save some space here to say a huge farewell and thank you to Glenda Lepischak (“Mrs. L.”) who is rering at the end of this month. She is a fabulous administrave assistant who has been making sure that everything runs smoothly for our enre staff here at Forest Park for the beer part of five years. She is oſten the first person to greet everyone warmly each morning, and her love for all of the children is obvious. We will miss her lots - but I have a feeling she’ll be back to visit us very soon. All the best Mrs. L.! ❤ Joining us in January as our new Administrave Assistant is Teresa Friesen, who you may remember did a term at Forest Park in the past. Welcome, Teresa!! And Happy Holidays to you and yours! Please stay warm & healthy, Chris (AKA Ms. Chris) Wigglesworth TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER, TAKE CARE OF THIS PLACE Winter 2018/19 Newsletter We're very excited about our winter concert this year! All of our students will be performing at the brand new Seven Oaks Performing Arts Centre (SOPAC) at 711 Jefferson Avenue on Thursday, De- cember 20th. There will be two performances - a matinee in the afternoon at 1:30 and an evening performance at 6:30. We know how important it is for you to be there to see your kids shine on stage so we're asking that you help us with making sure everything runs smoothly. Mr. Laidlaw will be sending a note home (with more details about the evening) with your child soon. Seating is limited in this venue (to about 500) and we cannot exceed the occupancy limit. Because of this, (in November) we provided each of our families with two tickets to the 6:30 performance. Please note; there are no more evening tickets available. Students from Forest Park DO NOT need tickets as they won’t be sitting in the audience. *And you DO NOT need tickets to attend the afternoon, matinee performance at 1:30. YOU MUST BRING YOUR TICKETS TO SOPAC ON THE 20 TH FOR THE EVENING SHOW - ANYONE WHO FORGETS THEIR TICKET(S) WILL BE SEATED LAST (IF THERE IS ROOM)
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FOREST PARK SCHOOL
130 Forest Park Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 2R8
Phone: 204-338-9341 Fax: 204-334-4808
New Instagram account ~ forest_park_school
Principal: Chris Wigglesworth
Winter Greetings!
Well, it may not officially be winter yet – but it sure looks and feels like it! We put the finishing touches on our beautiful outdoor play space, just as the snow started to fly!
It’s been a busy fall here at Forest Park, as you could probably tell from attending our students’ family conferences. It was great to see so many of you out discussing your child’s learning and celebrating all that they have done so far this year. Remember that conferences are just one opportunity to talk with us – feel free to contact your child’s teacher anytime to discuss their progress.
Another great way to see what’s happening in your child’s classroom is to follow them on Instagram. Several of our teachers regularly post pictures including rooms 1 (AM & PM), 3, 6, 7 & 8. And our school even has it’s own account: forest_park_school.
Finally I wanted to save some space here to say a huge farewell and thank you to Glenda Lepischak (“Mrs. L.”) who is retiring at the end of this month. She is a fabulous administrative assistant who has been making sure that everything runs smoothly for our entire staff here at Forest Park for the better part of five years. She is often the first person to greet everyone warmly each morning, and her love for all of the children is
obvious. We will miss her lots - but I have a feeling she’ll be back to visit us very soon. All the best Mrs. L.! ❤
Joining us in January as our new Administrative Assistant is Teresa Friesen, who you may remember did a term at Forest Park in the past. Welcome, Teresa!!
And Happy Holidays to you and yours! Please stay warm & healthy, Chris (AKA Ms. Chris) Wigglesworth
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER, TAKE CARE OF THIS PLACE
Winter 2018/19 Newsletter
We're very excited about our winter concert this year! All of our students will be performing at the
brand new Seven Oaks Performing Arts Centre (SOPAC) at 711 Jefferson Avenue on Thursday, De-
cember 20th. There will be two performances - a matinee in the afternoon at 1:30 and an evening
performance at 6:30. We know how important it is for you to be there to see your kids shine on
stage so we're asking that you help us with making sure everything runs smoothly. Mr. Laidlaw will
be sending a note home (with more details about the evening) with your child soon.
Seating is limited in this venue (to about 500) and we cannot exceed the occupancy limit. Because of
this, (in November) we provided each of our families with two tickets to the 6:30 performance.
Please note; there are no more evening tickets available.
Students from Forest Park DO NOT need tickets as they won’t be sitting in the audience. *And you
DO NOT need tickets to attend the afternoon, matinee performance at 1:30.
YOU MUST BRING YOUR TICKETS TO SOPAC ON THE 20TH FOR THE EVENING SHOW -
ANYONE WHO FORGETS THEIR TICKET(S) WILL BE SEATED LAST (IF THERE IS ROOM)
PLEASE REMEMBER
To call the school at 204-338-9341 if
your child is going to be away from
school for any
reason.
We have an an-
swering machine,
so if you call be-
fore or after
hours, please
leave a message
with your child’s name, room num-
ber, teacher’s name and reason for
the absence. Thank you!
SCHOOL PARKING LOT
For the safety of the students at Forest
Park School, we are asking that parents
please do not use the staff parking lot to
drop off or pick up students.
Also, please be aware that you should
not be parking in the front school bus
loading zone ($70 fine!), the handi-
capped parking spot ($300
fine!) or passing a loading school bus
($700 fine!)
Thanks!!
At Forest Park School, we have students and staff with life-threatening allergies. We are a nut and fish aware
school. Please check snacks, lunches and baking to be certain that no nut or fish products are sent to school.
Forest Park School offers a milk program which encourages students to develop the
healthy habit of drinking milk every day at school by making it fun and rewarding.
Everyone plays an important role in the School Milk Program. The school makes cold re-
freshing milk available to students, parents help their children purchase milk, and the stu-
dents drink milk and have a chance to win cool milk rewards.
Participate in the school milk program today – if you require further
information, call the office at 204-338-9341.
Milk cards can be purchased at the office - 20 cartons for $20.00 for
chocolate or white milk. Please send cash or a cheque payable to
Forest Park School. The milk coordinators will have your child’s milk
card hole punched when they pick up their milk. When your child is
running out of milk you will be notified.
Volunteers Needed
We are looking for volunteers in our classrooms. If you are interested in volunteering at Forest Park School please contact Mrs. Berkowitz at [email protected].
PHYSICAL EDUCATION NEWS
Grade 4/5 Students have been working very hard during our volleyball intramurals. Gr.5 Circulation Volleyball Jamboree is taking place on Mon-day, Dec.10 (10 am - 2 pm) at the Canada Games Sport for Life Centre.
Grade 5 3-on-3 Basketball Jamboree will be on either January 28th or 29th, 2019. Date for Forest Park will be decided closer to the actual date.
Grade 4/5 Indoor Track & Field practices will start after Winter Break. There will be 2 meets at the University of Manitoba on January 30th and February 28th.
On Dec.10 our school had a group of gr.4/5 students attend the 7oaks Divisional
Circulation Volleyball Jamboree at the Sport for Life Centre. Students have been
working very hard on their skills during lunch hour practices and got an opportunity
to showcase what they had learned at the this event.
COMMUNITY CO-ORDINATOR NEWS
Do you have an infant or
Preschooler in your family?
(ages birth—5 years)
I’m Dave Mathers, Community Coordinator at Forest Park Community School.
I have over 20 years of experience working with young children and their families, the past 16
hosting parent/child preschool programs in the 7 Oaks School Division.
The program includes songs, stories, crafts and activities such as puzzles, playdough and games.
It provides preschoolers with experiences and opportunities to learn and connect with other chil-
dren their own age.
Parents and caregivers get to meet and talk to one another. They’ll receive ideas and information
about child development, behaviours, and activities they can do at home to help their children
grow to their fullest potential.
I’d like to take this opportunity to invite you and your preschool children to the programs listed above. For more information, you can call me at 204-338-9341 or email me [email protected]
FREE PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
Our Preschool Storytime is for children 5 yrs &under accompanied
by a parent or caregiver.
Join us for: Stories, Songs, Rhymes, Crafts Snacks, Puzzles, activities
Thursday mornings (Beginning again Jan 10th)
9:30 – 11:30 am In the Forest Park Library
This is the final week (December 11 & 13) of our preschool program until the new year.
Most families voted to keep the Thursday morning program, so there won't be a Tuesday morning program until after spring break.
We will resume evening programs on Wednesday January 9th with our gym program from 6:00 - 7:30 pm
parent teacher interviews, view your child’s attendance and their report cards. If
you haven’t signed on already please do so. Video tutorials are available on the
Seven Oaks website under the PARENTS tab. If you have any questions or con-
cerns please feel free to contact the school and we will be more than happy to
help you out.
Please remember to send cutlery with your child’s lunch, if necessary
Dear Families ,
We would like to thank you all for your donations of baby food that you brought to the school in support of our WE Scare Hunger Campaign. The baby food we re-ceived will go to Winnipeg Harvest. We appreciate the baby food that you gave us and it helped us to reach our goal of helping others. We have a lot of baby food that we are going to give away to families in need in our Winnipeg community. Sincerely, Aleyah West and Jamilah Tria On behalf of the Forest Park School Grade 4/5 Social Justice Committee
Principal - Chris Wigglesworth
Secretaries - Glenda Lepischak (till December 31st),
Teresa Friesen (starting January 7th) & Darlene Jarvis
Custodians - Allan Saxton & Peter Ekosky
Physical Education - Robert Ens
Music - Jordan Laidlaw
Librarian - Dana Van Aert Pattrosson
Learning Support - Susan Quinn, Sharon Berkowitz, Robert Ens
Kindergarten - Diana Tabor - Room 1
Grade 1/2/3 - Cheris Yakiwchuk - Room 3
Grade 1/2/3 - Sheri Ingram - Room 4
Grade 1/2/3 - Bonnie Judge - Room 5
Grade 1/2/3 - Ila Marchenski - Room 6
Grade 1/2/3 - Swati Prabhakar - Room 7
Grade 1/2/3 - Sabrina Slessor - Room 8
Grade 4/5 - Dan Kammerlock - Room 9
Grade 4/5 - Derek Gebhardt - Room 10
Grade 4/5 - Maria Cordova - Room 11
Grade 4/5 - Maureen Dech/Chris McNulty - Room 12
COMMUNITY CO-ORDINATOR - Dave Mathers
Educational Assistants: Mike Manalili, Catherine Stevenson,