Winona News – Sept 2

Welcome back to the new school year.  We are excited to welcome our Grade 1-8 students tomorrow.

Upcoming Dates

Sept 3 – Grade 1-8 Students – First Day of Classes, JK & SK Students – No Classes 

Sept 4 – All JK and SK Students – First Day of Classes 

Sept 6 – Virtual Welcome Back Assembly for Students

Sept 13 – Fire Drill #1

Sept 20 – PA Day

For those of you who may have missed last week’s email and web posting, please take the time to review it for general school and start-up information.

Welcome Back and to the 2024 – 2025 School Year | Winona Elementary School (hwdsb.on.ca)

We endeavour to communicate weekly with families, via SchoolMessenger email and website.  For those not receiving emails, it may be a matter of your SchoolMessenger settings.  These can be adjusted by following the directions outlined in the linked flyer SchoolMessengerFlyer_25052020.pdf (hwdsb.on.ca)

Bus Transportation – For families using the school bus, we ask that you double-check your route colours.  There have been some route changes and students may have new bus colours for the year.  To assist our students at the end of the day, it would be helpful for them to be aware of their bus colour in advance. We will provide new coloured bus tags tomorrow. Please check our most recent chart which has been updated since last week. Bus Routes 2024-2025.

Attention Past Courtesy Riders – At this time, only eligible students are allowed to ride the bus.  As communicated in June, we have very few spaces for courtesy riders.

Mabel’s Labels – We know many families use Mabel’s labels to label their child’s school items.  Please remember to use the following link  Fundraising Support | Mabel’s Labels | Raise Funds With Kids Labels (mabelslabels.ca) and search for Winona.  A portion of the cost will come back to Winona and be used to support program enhancements, such as special guests or performances.