Wayoata School

🪹The return of spring has brought the return of the Cooper's Hawk to our neighbourhood. This hawk is very protective of its nest and young. Please keep an eye out for the hawk when travelling on Rosseau or Ravelston from Leola.

All RETSD schools and buildings will close tomorrow and Thursday due to weather conditions. This includes in school childcare centers. Staff are not to report to work. Schools will reopen Monday, April 18th for normal operation. #mbstorm

Students from the grade 3/4 and 4/5 classes gathered outside in the beautiful sunshine today to participate in the first smudge at Wayoata School. We thank Miss Rose for her teaching and for leading us in this first smudge.

The grade 2/3 classes at Wayoata School created mosaics inspired by abstract artist Alma Woodsey Thomas.

Students created small hearts representing the Olympic sports they love which came together to create two larger hearts to show our support of Canada's Olympic athletes.

Many thoughtful conversations were sparked during Black History Month as beautiful picture books with important messages were circulated in classrooms throughout the school. The books pictured below are a small sampling of books shared with students.

Many hands helped to create a Rainbow of Kindness for Pink Shirt Day in February.

It's an AMAZING day out on the rink!

Thank you to the wonderful knitting group at St. George's Anglican Church for sending so many beautiful hand made mittens, hats and scarves to keep our students warm in this very cold weather. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.

Congratulations to the dedicated patrols who worked to keep our students safe in 2020-2021. Their 3rd place Divisional School Patrol Award was delivered this week. Thank you to all the new patrols this year who are keeping students safe every day, no matter the weather.

This month grade 4/5 students at Wayoata are experiencing the “Hour Of Code” using Minecraft Education. The "Hour of Code" is a one-hour introduction to computer science. For other fun coding challenges check out the hourofcode.com

Mr. McGurry, with the help of students and staff, has been busy building a rink. The paint is going on and we cannot wait for the fun this winter in phys. ed. classes!

In preparation for Remembrance Day, the grade 4 and 5 students in Mrs. Morin’s class met with Mr. Peter Martin (Veteran RCCS) at the Transcona Cenotaph in Memorial Park Circle. Mr. Martin spoke to the students about the significance of the cenotaph to the Transcona Community.

EVERY CHILD MATTERS! During a week of learning and reflection about residential schools, students and staff at Wayoata School worked with their hearts and their hands to create messages of hope and remembrance.

RETSD is committed to the success of all students. The division is keenly aware of the challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples because of colonialism, the legacy of residential schools, and systemic barriers. To read more about our commitment➡️: bit.ly/3AIRnjx