Dear William Reid families,
This may be the last message from the school for a while, in light of potential strike action from ATA members, set to begin on October 6. At this time, I would like to thank families for their support and kind words as we navigate this situation.
It is important to note that all teaching staff, including Mme. Bullough and myself, will not be available for the duration of labour action. Teachers won't be preparing extra activities or learning packages for students to complete while the strike continues and won't be responding to emails/calls as they will not have access to these tools during the strike. As well, teachers will not be sending out a weekly messages this week and until the strike has ended. The CBE will communicate any critical messages about re-entry plans when this information is made available and there is a resolution. They have already communicated that as of October 6,
- All classes are cancelled
- Transportation is cancelled
- Google classroom will be available, but teachers will not be able to access and update.
- The most up-to-date information can also be found on the labour action page.
Of particular note, any offsite activities, field trips, special on site activities, have been cancelled from October 6-31, even if a settlement is reached and students return to school during this window. While labour action may be resolved sooner, cancelling these activities enables schools to focus first on the resumption of learning after teachers are back in schools. Once labour action has been resolved, we will contact you about resuming or rescheduling activities
Healthy Hunger Lunches
As directed by the CBE, all on-site and off-site activities have been cancelled for the month of October. Therefore, Healthy Hunger Fun Lunch (Papa Johns) will be cancelled for October 30. If you would like a refund to your original payment method, please visit the Healthy Hunger site and cancel your order before October 6. If you do not individually cancel your order before October 6, lunch will automatically be cancelled and a credit will be issued for your order and placed on your Healthy Hunger account for use at a future lunch date. You can contact Heathy Hunger directly for a refund of credits issued that you are unable to use.
All remaining lunches for November onwards will remain active unless further notice is given regarding labor action. Only October dates will be cancelled at this time.
Additionally our scheduled day for picture retakes has been cancelled for October. We will reschedule picture retakes after the strike has ended.
Again, with thanks for your support and warm wishes. We hope to see you soon.
Upcoming Dates and Events
- Oct 6 – Until End of Strike (School Closed)
- Oct 13 – Thanksgiving (No School)
- Oct 20 – Non-instruction Day (No School)
- Oct 25 – Oktoberfest, Save the Date (evening event – See #1 below)
- Nov 10-12 – Fall Break (No School)
- Nov 17-21 – Trickster Theatre – Artists in Residence
- Nov 28 – Non-instruction day (No School)
Oktoberfest Fundraiser - This is still happening!
Save the Date – Saturday October 25 at Last Best Brewing (607 11th AVE SW). See the attached flyer.
The William Reid School Fundraising Society holds a fundraiser every two years called Oktoberfest. This is a fun event consisting of: an evening out; a silent auction that is hosted online and a live auction held during the evening. In the past, this event has raised in the neighborhood of $20 000 for the school. These funds go directly to the school, and this is the only event that the Fundraising Society hosts for the year to generate funds
Healthy Hunger Special Lunch Volunteers
We are asking for three parent volunteers each month to come help distribute the special lunches to each classroom. Lunch time for all classes is from 11:35am to 11:55am. The time expected for parent volunteers is from 11:10am to approximately 12pm.
Please click on the Sign-Up Genius link below to view the volunteer sign up for each month.
School Council
School Council Meeting on October 14, 2025 has been cancelled.
Attend Parent Council meetings. Held the second Tuesday of every school month (except December), the next meeting is this Tuesday, November 18 at 7PM. Everyone is welcome! Learn more about the meetings on the school website
Volunteer. Parent Council is responsible for organizing a number of special activities throughout the school year. Every year we have turnover on our organizing committees, which provides an opportunity for new, enthusiastic parent volunteers to lend us their talents. We have open positions including Parent Council Chair, President Parent Society, VP Parent Society, Library volunteers, Naturalization volunteers, 2026 Casino organizer
Be part of Oktoberfest Saturday, October 25. - William Reid's biennial Oktoberfest raises raise needed funds to support our amazing school and staff! Oktoberfest is this year's ONLY fundraising event organized by William Reid School parents that supports the school. Please visit https://oktoberfestyyc.wixsite.com/2025 for details and if you would like to join the planning committee, please email WilliamReidOktoberfest@gmail.com with the subject line "VOLUNTEER".
Without the support of parent volunteers, the events and initiatives we organize are not be possible. Thank you in advance for your support.
Ongoing Fundraising Links
We have several ongoing ways that parents can contribute to our school financially throughout the year.
Financial Donations: https://www.educationmatters.ca/project-matters/william-reid-school/
Bottle Drive: Manchester Bottle Depot – 410 – 38aAve SE – Donate your bottles here for William Reid School
If you return your empty bottles to the Depot mentioned above and let them know that you would like your refund to be donated to the William Reid, the funds will come directly to the school.
Kind Regards,
Kenzie Rushton
Principal | École William Reid School
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