Winona News – Sept 14

• Ethopian Heritage Month
• Installation of Guru Granth Sahib Ji (1st)
• Mawlid un-Nabi (5th)
• Anant Chaturdashi (6th)
• Pchum Ben (21st)
• Rosh Hashanah (22-24th)
• Durga Ashtami (29th)

School Parking Lot – We ask for your continued support in ensuring student safety during drop-off and pick-up times. Our school experiences a significant amount of traffic each day, and we are fortunate to have a parking lot that accommodates both staff and family parking. While this is a great benefit to our community, it also presents some challenges.

Here are a few important reminders to help us all navigate the parking lot safely and efficiently.

Off Setting Your Pick-Up Times: For those with older children (e.g., Grades 5-8) who can wait a minute or two in the school yard, consider offsetting your pick-up time. The parking lot is noticeably less congested by 3:05 PM.

Patience and Courtesy: Please be patient and courteous to one another. Avoid leaving your vehicle unattended in a space where it may block others from entering or exiting.

Bus Loading Zone: The area along the school yard fence is reserved for our 12 buses that load and unload each day. Please do not park in this area or ignore a staff member’s request to move your vehicle.

Plan of Care Medical – Our office is in the process of reviewing Medical Plans of Care for the 2025-2026 school year, and you may have already been contacted to confirm that our records are complete and correct. If you have not done so, please ensure any medication (such as Epi-Pens, asthma inhalers etc) that is required is brought back to the school.

If your child is new to Winona, or your child has had a recent diagnosis that requires medication, please review the attached Medical Plan of Care forms and fill out the appropriate form for your child. We ask that you please bring any medication to the office along with the completed form. C – Asthma  D – Diabetes  E – Epilepsy  Non Prevalent Medical Conditions Forms  B – Anaphylaxis

School Council – Our School Council is an active and key part of the school community.  We need your involvement to make the School Council a success.  It is a great group of people who care deeply about this school and its students.

School Councils must hold annual elections to identify voting members and positions such as School Council Chair, Secretary, Member at Large etc. Elected members vote on School Council matters and represent the group’s ideas and advisory suggestions for the Principal. Please note that you do not have to be elected to the School Council to attend meetings. All meetings are open to all parents/guardians who wish to attend.

The School Council Letter & Nomination Form is posted at this link.  We would love to have you involved!  The first meeting of School Council will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 25, 2025, in the Library.  Please be sure to email your self-nomination form bring it to the first meeting if interested in an official role on the Winona School Council.

City of Hamilton Camp – PA Day Camp – Sept 19 – Winona Community Centre