April 17th Update

Heart Words List - Test on Apr 27, 2026

month

hour 

minute

monday

Wednesday

February 

almost

door

poor

floor

was

son

Math 

Students are working on applying their understanding of basic facts to continue their work with double digit addition and subtraction.

Please help your child continue to practice their basic facts to support their mental math strategies.  

Doubles Addition Facts Song

Next two weeks we will also be starting a unit on time and exploring calendars events and winter counts.

Inquiry

Students have been exploring materials and their properties by learning about what materials are waterproof, flexible and durable. 

Art

We have been working on an out of this world astronaut painting and quilling flowers. 

Heart Word List:

(test April 20th)

• almost
• door
• poor
• floor
• won
• son
• above
• among
• again
• against
• always
• opera

We Need Volunteers for Swimming!

We require 5 volunteers per class each day to make this program a success.

·       Role: Help supervise the bus ride and assist in the change rooms. 

·       Parents are encouraged to ride the bus to/from the pool.

·       You can watch your child from the pool’s viewing area.

·       All volunteers require a police clearance

Click here to volunteer! Thank you so much!!

April 5th

Heart Word List:

(test April 6th, 2026)

• mother
• brother
• father
• sister
• very
• today
• pretty
• nothing
• other
• another
• (bonus) water
• (bonus) break

Reminders:

• Opera Forms past due (BLUE Forms)
• Good Friday (No School) on Friday, April 3, 2026
• Swimming Permission Form and Payment due by Monday, April 20, 2026
• Fun Lunch (Mary Browns) on Wednesday, April 15, 2026
• PD Day (No School) on Friday, April 24, 2026
• Yearbook Order due by June 19, 2026

March 20th

For our upcoming Opera, please note the colours of the requested shirts for the performance below:

Let’s Create an Opera 2026 Costumes April 29th(Cast A) and April 30th(Cast B) 

*All shirts provided by the students**

Squirrel Family-  A dark brown/reddish shirt

Kindergarten AM and PM 

Wolf family-  A light grey shirt 

Grade 1 Connolly, Cook, and Anderson 

Town Council Members and Mayor- a green or yellow shirt

Grade 2 Facca, Grade 2 Christensen

Townspeople-  a green or yellow shirt

Grade 2 Coppens

Grade 4 Pederson 

Moose family- a light brown shirt 

Grade 3 Johansen and Amanda 

Rain and Chinook- white shirt 

Grade 4 Magee and Caddel 

Smoke- a silver/dark grey shirt

Grade 5 Tucker and Garcia(everyone except smoke solos and xylophone players-this shirt will be created at school)

Fire-A bright red or bright orange shirt 

Grade 6 Janke/Kazi-Tani and Young 

All Bo’s- white shirt 

All Welly’s- a light grey shirt 

All Sammy’s- dark brown/reddish shirt

March 13, 2026

Spirit Week:

Monday 16: Anything But a Backpack

Tuesday 17: Wear All Green

Wednesday 18: Uniform –Wear any uniform

Thursday 19: PJ Day

Opera:

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE BELOW!!

CAST A - April 29:

Morning performance: 10:00am in Woodbine’s gymnasium

Evening performance: 6:00pm in Woodbine’s gymnasium

CAST B - April 30:

Afternoon performance: 2:00pm in Woodbine’s gymnasium

Evening performance: 6:00pm in Woodbine’s gymnasium

Student Led Conferences, Used Book Sale, and Cultural Fair

Please come with your child to view their learning in their classroom on: Thursday March 19 - 5-8pm OR Friday March 20 - 8 am-noon

Lost and Found

Our Lunchroom Staff have reviewed the Lost and Found area and returned all labeled items to their respective owners. We kindly ask that you take a look at our Lost and Found area to check for any missing belongings before the upcoming deadline. Donation Date: Any items remaining at the end of the day on March 20 will be donated.

Highlights from this week:

Math

We continue to explore double digit addition and subtraction and are practicing strategies such as decomposition and compensating as well as using an open number line to solve equations.

Literacy

We are continuing to work on opinion writing while using some transition words to make our writing more interesting.

Social Studies

In Social Studies, we looked at how goods and natural resources are shipped across our country as well as to other countries, by train, plane and cargo ships.

Science

While engaging in learning about matter, students continue to examine and compare materials and their properties. We have described items with the vocabulary of flexible, durable, soft, waterproof, hard, rough, etc.

Our Student-Led Conferences are coming up on Thursday, March 19 from 5:00–8:00 PM and Friday, March 20 from 8:00 AM–12:00 PM.

These conferences are an opportunity for students to share their learning and reflect on their progress with you. Because students will be leading the conference, it is important that they attend with you.

A few things to know:

• No booking is required. Please arrive at a time that works for your family.
• Expect to spend around 15-30 minutes in the classroom.
• Multiple families may be in the classroom at the same time, as students will be sharing their learning at their own desks or stations.
• Students will have a guide to help them talk through and share their learning.

We look forward to seeing you and hope you enjoy spending time exploring and celebrating your child’s learning.

Please feel free to reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Opera:

Our school opera with the Let’s Create an Opera program is really starting to come to life! Earlier in the project, students worked with a librettist to create the story and a composer to write the music. Since then, our music classes have been busy learning and practicing the songs together. This week we welcomed our stage director, Sara Staples, a Calgary-based opera performer and voice teacher who has performed across North America and enjoys working with young performers. With her guidance, students are now bringing the story to life through staging, movement, and expression—and the excitement has been incredible to see. Because we will be presenting four performances (two daytime shows for students and two evening shows so families can attend), we have created two casts. Sara has been working with the different casts this week and will continue rehearsals as the production takes shape. It has been wonderful to see the opera suddenly feel like a real performance!

Cast A: Wednesday April 29, 2026 Cast B: Thursday April 30, 2026 Afternoon performances: 2:00pm Evening performances: 6:00 pm

Used Book Collection & Sale

Do you have a “a-lot” of books at home? Our amazing parent volunteers from School Council are collecting gently used books (story books, fact books, graphic novels, and board books) for our upcoming used book sale. Please send any used book donations to the school between March 9–18. There are boxes setup in front of the office for any donations! Then, during Parent–Teacher Conferences on March 19, families are invited to visit the library and fill a bag of books for $20. Please note that the sale is cash only, so remember to bring real money!

Cultural Fair:

We are excited to invite you to our second annual Cultural Night on the evening of March 19th, taking place during Parent-Teacher Conferences. This special event celebrates the rich diversity of our Woodbine community and provides families with the opportunity to share their heritage through food, traditional attire, performances, art, music, and cultural displays. It is always a meaningful evening of connection, learning, and celebration for our students and families. We are currently looking for families who would like to host a cultural booth representing a country or region that is meaningful to them. If you are interested in participating, please email Ms. Rosenbaum by Friday, March 13, 2026. We look forward to coming together to celebrate the vibrant cultures that make our school community so special.

UPCOMING Dates:

Mar 2-18 – Let's Create an Opera Residency – Staging Rehearsals

Mar 17 – School Council/Parent Association Meeting – 6:00 pm

Mar 18 – Fun Lunch – Noodle Box

Mar 19 – Student Led Conferences 5pm-8pm

Mar 19-20 – Cultural Fair

Mar 19 – Used Book Fair in library

Mar 19 – Last day of classes

Mar 20 – Student Led Conferences 8am-12pm

Mar 21-29 – Spring Break

Mar 30 – Classes Resume

Apr 3 – Good Friday (No School)

Apr 21 – School Council @ 6pm

Apr 24 – Non-Instructional Day (No School)

Apr 29 – Apr 30 – Opera Performance (Cast A April 29 2:00pm and 6:00pm and Cast B April 30 2:00pm and 6:00pm).

Feb 27th, 2026

Highlights from this week:

Math

We continue to explore double digit addition and subtraction and are practicing strategies such as decomposition and compensating as well as using an open number line to solve equations.

Literacy

We are working on opinion writing while using some transition words to make our writing more interesting.

Social Studies

In Social Studies, we are wrapping up our learning on regions of Canada and are starting to explore how the natural resources in Canada are traded. We have learned the vocabulary words: export and imports and have started to learn about where some of the things we use everyday come from.

Science

While engaging in learning about matter, students have begun examining materials and their properties. We have described items with the vocabulary of flexible, durable, soft, waterproof, hard, rough, etc.

Heart Word List (March 2nd, 2026)

Test: March 9, 2026

friend

because

women

woman

move

does

any

many

been

into

Bonus: region, minus

Student Led Conferences: Conferences are on Thursday, March 19th, 5 PM to 8 PM and Friday March 20th, 8 AM to 12 PM. Please sign up using link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0949ADAD2BA0FEC43-62604571-student

Cultural Fair

We are excited to invite you to our second annual Cultural Night on the evening of March 19th, taking place during Student-Led Conferences.

This special event celebrates the rich diversity of our Woodbine community and provides families with the opportunity to share their heritage through food, traditional attire, performances, art, music, and cultural displays. It is always a meaningful evening of connection, learning, and celebration for our students and families.

We are currently looking for families who would like to host a cultural booth representing a country or region that is meaningful to them. If you are interested in participating, see the email that was sent from Ms. Rosenbaum that had an attached letter for details and return the form (or email your information) to Ms. Rosenbaum by Friday, March 6, 2026.

We look forward to coming together to celebrate the vibrant cultures that make our school community so special.

Updates/Reminders:

• Spring Individual and Classroom Group Photo Day on Thurs., March 5, 2026
• Science: Moon Observation Journal due week of March 9, 2026
• Fun Lunch (Noodlebox) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026
• Last Day of Classes Before Spring Break on Thursday, March 19, 2026
• Cultural Fair on Thursday, March 19, 2026 from
• Student Led Conferences on Thursday, March 19, 2026 (5-8pm) and Friday, March 20, 2026 (8am-12pm)
• No School (Student-Led Conferences) on Friday, March 20, 2026
• Spring Break from March 20, 2026 to March 29, 2026
• Classes Resume on Monday, March 30, 2026

Yearbook Cover Contest

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are excited to invite students to participate in our Yearbook Cover Design Contest!

If your child is interested in entering the contest, they are encouraged to create an original design for the front cover of this year’s school yearbook. All submissions are due by Monday, March 2nd.

Yearbook Cover Criteria:
Each design must include:

·       The yearbook title & school name

·       The school year

·       Representation of all our Den Group themes:

o   Red Fox

o   Yellow Eagle

o   White Deer

o   Black Bear

Submission Details:

·       Artwork should be original and student-created

·       All submissions must be handed in to the school office

·       Please ensure the student’s name, grade, and homeroom are clearly written on the back of the submission

We look forward to seeing our students’ creativity and how they represent our Den community. Thank you for your continued support!

Call for Parent Volunteers!

As our school-wide, year-long Let’s Create an Opera residency gains momentum, we are inviting parents to join a volunteer committee. We are looking for a small group of parents who may be interested in helping with costume preparation and other support as needs arise throughout the project. Your involvement would help make this exciting experience a success for our students. Please email Ms. Rose at csrosenbaum@cbe.ab.ca if you are interested

Food Drive

As part of Woodbine’s Wellness Curriculum to be kind to others, we are having a Reverse Advent Calendar Food Drive. Instead of getting a gift each day like a typical advent calendar we are giving a gift of food each day to support the Calgary Food Bank. You are welcome to donate any non-perishable items, however please no glass jars.

We will be competing in Den Groups to see which Den is able to bring the most items. The winning Den will win a popcorn movie afternoon in the new year.

Thank you for your support in teaching the importance of giving and helping others.

School Update:

Woodbine School has a great hill for sliding and sledding. We permit safe sliding, feet first, during recess and lunch recess. However sledding is not permitted at any time when staff are on supervision (morning entry, recess, lunch). All students are aware of this rule. The school and classrooms do not have space to store sleds for after school activities.

November 20th - Now that snow has officially arrived, please review this snow agreement with your child

Parent / Teacher Conferences – November 27 & 28: 

This conference is an opportunity for parents/guardians and teachers to discuss your child's current learning. Parents can book appointments with teachers via your MyCBE account. 

Access to book appointments with teachers will be available from 06:00 am on Wednesday, November 19 and close for booking at 11:59 pm on Wednesday, November 26.   Conferences will be held in-person, in your child's classroom.  

For information on how to book a conference please review instructions HERE

This year, we will honour Remembrance Day with an in-school gathering and classroom reflections. Given our recent return to school, we want to keep the day meaningful yet manageable for students and staff.

As we reflect on those who served and sacrificed for peace, we will also connect this to our school theme of “We All Belong.” Together, we’ll consider how belonging, kindness, and understanding help build the peaceful communities that so many have fought to protect.

Students will receive a poppy to wear on November 7. Veteran poppy donation boxes are available in the school office for anyone wishing to contribute to the Royal Canadian Legion in support of veterans and their families.

Stay tuned for next week’s Woodbine Weekly, where we’ll share conversation starters and reflection prompts families can use to continue the discussion at home.

Terry Fox Run

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this year's Terry Fox Run such a phenomenal success!

The beautiful weather was the perfect backdrop for an inspiring day as our students came together to honor Terry Fox's incredible legacy and celebrate our school community.

A special thank you to our Grade 4 teachers and students for their hard work in planning and organizing the run, including their care for our newest runners in Kindergarten.

We are truly grateful to everyone who has already generously donated. If you haven't yet, you can still support this important cause by clicking here:  https://schools.terryfox.ca/98208

A Note About School Communication

We want to kindly remind families that our school’s main mode of communication for weekly events, important updates, and upcoming dates, both from the school and from School Council is through SchoolMessenger. Each Friday, we send out the Woodbine Weekly, which keeps families informed and up to date.

For your convenience, the Woodbine Weekly is also posted on our school website: https://woodbine.cbe.ab.ca/.

Thank you for making the Woodbine Weekly your go-to source for school news and updates!