| Mother's Day Contest for Grade One Classes | http://wes.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/296 | Mother's Day Contest for Grade One Classes | <p>Our grade one classes will be participating in a fun contest in collaboration with DC Taylor Jewellers for Mother's Day! More infomation to come home next week! <br></p><p><img src="/PublishingImages/Lists/LocalNews/AllItems/DC-Taylor-Logo.jpg" alt="DC-Taylor-Logo.jpg" style="margin:5px;width:270px;height:71px;" /><br></p> | | | |
| Live Well, Feel Well Community Fair | http://wes.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/295 | Live Well, Feel Well Community Fair | <p><img src="/PublishingImages/Lists/LocalNews/AllItems/Test1.png" alt="Test1.png" style="margin:5px;width:612px;height:704px;" /><br></p> | | | |
| Plastic Bag Grab Challenge! | http://wes.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/294 | Plastic Bag Grab Challenge! | <p><span class="ms-rteFontFace-6"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-size:16px;">April 15th-26th West Bayfield is taking part in the "Plastic Bag Grab challenge", a program of </span><span lang="EN-CA" class="ms-rteFontSize-3" style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;background-color:#ffffff;color:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Recycling Council of Ontario, in partnership with Walmart Canada, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, Cascades Recovery Inc., and Trex <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="">invites</span> </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-size:16px;"><span class="ms-rteFontSize-3">elementary schools across Canada to learn and </span>take action on plastics waste by reducing their use, while collecting discarded plastic bags for recycling in their schools and beyond.</span><br></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;color:#000000;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;"><font class="ms-rteFontFace-6"><br></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;color:#000000;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;"><font class="ms-rteFontFace-6"></font></p><font class="ms-rteFontFace-6" style="color:#000000;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p style="margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:48px;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span class="ms-rteFontFace-6"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;">·<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> </span></span></span>Only plastic shopping bags are accepted in the challenge.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:48px;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span class="ms-rteFontFace-6"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;">·<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> </span></span></span>Although the following plastic film items may be accepted<em> </em>by municipal recycling programs or retailers they are <strong>non-acceptable </strong>for this challenge: food storage bags, clear produce bags, frozen food bags, milk bags, snack bags, sandwich bags, dry cleaning bags, reseal able bags, plastic film packaging, or anything that is not a carry out plastic shopping bag.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:48px;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span class="ms-rteFontFace-6"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;">·<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> </span></span></span>Please remember to follow the <strong>3Rs hierarchy: reduce, reuse, and recycle</strong>. Try to reuse a bag as many times as possible before sending it to school!</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:48px;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="text-indent:-0.25in;"><br></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:48px;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="text-indent:-0.25in;">Please stuff plastic bags into another plastic bag and bring to school for collection.</span><br></p><div><br></div></font><span class="ms-rteFontFace-6" style="color:#000000;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;"></span><p><br></p> | | | |
| Environmental Investment Program Grant | http://wes.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/288 | Environmental Investment Program Grant | <p><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1">West Bayfield was lucky enough to recieve the Environmental Investment Program grant for our Grade 3 students. They will be using the grant money to work with the Nottawasaga Conservation Authority and the Spreading Seeds program in the Spring! </span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="color:black;"></span>We are looking forward to hearing all about it! <br></p> | | | |
| Kindergarten Registration | http://wes.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/286 | Kindergarten Registration | <p>Online registration for our Kindergarten students on Monday, January 28th, 2019. Families are encouraged to register their child as soon as possible. Please ensure that you include at least one email address as this will be the method by which you will receive future information about Kindergarten Orientation. Please mark your calendars, May 22 from 3:30-4:30pm. </p><p>As part of the online registration process, families are invited to complete the Early Years Experiences at Kindergarten questionnaire from the Ministry of Education. This information will be shared with schools to assist in planning your childs transition to school, to prepare for each students learning needs and to determine classroom placements. </p><p>Once you have registered online, you will receive a call from our office staff to set an appointment to bring in documentation needed. <br></p> | | | |
| Barrie Transit Field Trip Pilot Program | http://wes.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/280 | Barrie Transit Field Trip Pilot Program | <p>West Bayfield is excited to annouce that we are one of the 7 public & 3 Catholic school's to be selected to be part of the "Barrie Transit Pass Pilot Program"! This means that teachers will have the ability to sign out a field trip bus pass and use it to get their class to and from their field trip destination, for <strong class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-9-0">FREE!</strong> We are very excited and appreciative for this opprotunity and are looking forward to getting out and about in our fantastic city! <br></p> | | | |
| Parking Reminder | http://wes.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/276 | Parking Reminder | <p><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2" id="ms-rterangepaste-start" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2" style="text-align:left;color:#222222;text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;orphans:2;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent;">Just a reminder to our families that they are<span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-9-0 ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2"> <strong>NOT</strong> </span>permitted to </span><span class="il ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2" style="outline:transparent 0px;text-align:left;color:#222222;text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;orphans:2;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:transparent;">park</span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2" style="text-align:left;color:#222222;text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;orphans:2;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent;"> at St. Margaret's church at any time. Church staff may choose to have individual vehicles towed at the owner's expense. We appreciate everyone's cooperation in adhering to this change in process.</span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2" id="ms-rterangepaste-end" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-2"> <strong>Please consider using our Kiss & Ride program at the front of the school, or parking on one of the streets adjacent to the school. </strong></span><br></p> | | | |