W.T. Townshend PS

Reminder: Photo Day is tomorrow, Thurs Oct 19th!!!

PD Day for staff Oct 6th. No school tomorrow! See you on Tuesday, Oct 10th!!

Terry Fox Day was a huge success!! Many kids beat their personal best by running farther than they ever had before. And we surpassed our fundraising goal of $1,000. Over $1,200 raised for cancer research. Way to go Trailblazers. A big thanks to our PE teachers for organizing!!

Please join us for our first School Council meeting of the year on Thursday, Sept 21st at 6pm in the school library. All are welcome!!

Meet the Teacher event, Wed Sept 13th, 5-6:30pm. Please plan on coming to meet your child(ren)'s teachers. We look forward to seeing you! Please enter through the front doors where Principal Colyer and Vice Principal Snyder will greet you in the main foyer.

Reminder to Grade 6 parents, tonight is Grade 6 parent night at Queensmount Senior Public School. Check out your child's new school from 6:30-7:15pm.

Today marks the launch of Pride Month at the WRDSB and across Canada. Here at WTT we look forward to continuing to build an inclusive and caring community for all of our students. #PrideMonth2023

Kodaly Concert was a great success last evening! The student performers from @WTTWRDSB and @JWGERTHPS were wonderful. A huge thank you to our teachers and staff who helped make this all possible.

We look forward to welcoming our new junior kindergarten students on Thurs, May 25 from 3:30-5:00pm. Enter through the doors at the YMCA Child Care Centre. You will meet our current K team and other WTT staff, learn about the K program, and participate in learning centres!

Join us for Arts' Night!! Food trucks at 5:30pm. Performances and tour of Art displays beginning at 6:00pm. Please enter through the gym doors.

We were very pleased to welcome Ward 5 councillor Ayo Owodunni to WTT this week! Our Grade 5/6 class got to learn about local government and the balance between demand for services and budget realities. Thank you for coming!!

Our students had a great time today at our French concert with performer Roland Bibeau!! Merci Monsieur Bibeau, we had a lot of fun!

Our next School Council meeting is Thursday March 2nd at 6:30pm. All parents/guardians are welcome. We will be meeting in person in the library, but you are also welcome to join us via Google Meet. You can access the Google Meet code through School Day. Hope to see you soon!!

Our junior students had a great day with the Spartan Lacrosse Academy! Students learned lacrosse skills as well as the historical and contemporary links between lacrosse and Indigenous communities. #spartanlax

This week, our junior classes have enjoyed some great outdoor learning about biodiversity and sustainability of ecosystems at Camp Heidelberg! Hands on learning (in this case with a Black-Capped Chickadee) at its best!!

So proud of our WT Townshend Trailblazers who sang the national anthem at last night's Rangers game!! A big thank you to our fantastic teachers Andrea Geiger and Erica Keys for getting the kids ready for the night!!

Spirit wear and silly faces!!! A big, big thank you to our School Council for funding a Trailblazer t-shirt for every one of our students. Spirit wear helps to further strengthen our strong school community. AND the t-shirts look great!!

Our students are enjoying the new library chairs here at WTT. This group of children was really engrossed in their reading :)

Our Kindies enjoyed singing holiday songs with our "Granfriends" at Chartwell Westmount! This virtual sing-a-long was enjoyed by all. Thanks to Ms. McIntyre and Mr. Aviles for building this important community connection.

Our amazing music teacher Andrea Geiger surprised us by joining @thejeremyfisher on "stage" to provide some awesome vocals!! @jeremyandjazzy