Bonjour les families de William Reid,
Reminder to send your children to school with hats, water bottles and running shoes as we will be going outside for recess and PE class, weather and air quality permitting.
Notes of Thanks
- A big thank you to everyone who came out to help tidy up the Naturalization Area this past weekend. Patrick C., Kiran H., Ashlee C., Andrew S., Carla S., Mike K. and Susan V. all put in some serious elbow grease to get leaves raked, mulch tidied up and all the weeds along the green fence removed.
- Kindergarten volunteers who helped with the Scientists in schools workshop
- Parents who came to the Kindergarten celebrations
- Parents who helped out with Special lunch
- M Ferguson and M Youssouf who have spent hours planning the Grade 4 farewell
Kindergarten Scientist in School
This past Thursday we were very happy to have the Scientists in schools donate 1 workshop to the 3 kindergarten classes. Scientists in School is a Canadian educational charity which creates hands-on workshops that enhance the curriculum and engage students in scientific inquiry. We were very excited to have them visit.
Need help finding cochlear
We have a student who lost their cochlear last Thursday, June 5. We are asking parents to keep an eye out for it in case someone picked it up in the school yard or saw it, or perhaps it is in the bottom of a backpack. For reference, it looks like this:
Naturalization
We will begin our summer watering at the end of this month. If anyone would like to sign up for watering during the summer, please send an email to wrchair@gmail.com.
Daycare in the area just opening
We wanted to provide our families at William Reid with some information on an after-school program offered by a brand-new daycare opening in September 2025. They are currently under construction and will be opening their doors for tours / open houses in mid-July. They offer OSC from kindergarten to Grade 4.
Name : Calgary Downtown Daycare
Address : 1509 Centre St S, Unit 100
Website : www.calgarydowntowndaycare.com
They will be offering before and after care and transportation to and from William Reid School. They opened pre-registrations last week. At this point, they can promise a spot for any child who pre-registers with them. William Reid School does not promote, endorse, or have any official affiliation with this day care. We are simply sharing information. It is up to individual families to decide the best after-school care for their families.
Outdoor lunch – Thursdays in June
As we move towards summer, we will explore having our lunch breaks outside, weather permitting. Every Thursday in June, all parents and guardians are welcome to have lunch with the students outside. Please respect that we need to keep them in class configurations to take attendance, and we need them to sit within proximity for safety. You are welcome to sit with your children and their friends. We ask that you make provisions for sunscreen, picnic blanket, hats, bug spray etc. Grace Gwaza Lead Lunch Team
LAST BLAST June 19 5- 7PM
Join us for Last Blast on Thursday June 19 from 5-7pm. William Reid's annual water-soaked blast off into summer is back! Bring the family, picnic gear, water guns, a change of dry clothes and your dancing shoes! See the attached poster for details. Events like these are made possible by parent volunteers - please sign up here to help out!
June 25 – at 12pm William Reid BBQ
We are excited to celebrate the amazing hard work our students have put into this year recycling and raising money from bottles! To show our appreciation and create a fun community event, we will be hosting a barbecue for all our kids on Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 at 12:00. Kathryn Ferguson
Remind | Transportation Registration
Just a reminder with the shift in transportation registration opening dates, the deadline for yellow bus transportation registration is now Sunday, June 22. Link: Transportation Registration
Upcoming Events
June 19 Last Blast 5pm – 7pm
June 20 No School for Kindergarten Only – Grade 4 Farewell AM
June 23 Hawaiian Vacation Day!
June 24 Tie Dye Day!
June 25 Final Report Cards are live
June 25 WR BBQ 12:00PM – Western Day!
June 26 Last Day of School - early dismissal (noon) Dress Backwards Day!
June 27 Appeals Day / Non-Instructional Day
June 27 12PM – School closed for summer
Important Links
- Mabel’s Labels
- Donations
- Bottle Drive: Manchester Bottle Depot – 410 – 38a Ave SE – Donate your bottles here for William Reid School
If you have any questions, please call the school at 403-777- 6940 or email us at williamreid@cbe.ab.ca.
Hand to heart,
Mme Christine Stiles and Mme Sheri Bullough
William Reid School