This Week at WMES
Week of January 6-10, 2025
Dear WMES families:
Welcome back and happy 2025!
- Our January can be found here.
Staffing updates for 2025:
We have some new staff members to welcome who have joined our team this January:
- Ms. Cheilidh is our new School Counselor until June, and will be here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
- Ms. Saulnier is filling in for Mrs. Dey in the Library for a few months and will be here on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- Ms. MacDonald and Ms. Smith will be filling in for Mrs. Johnson until the end of March in Grade One.
Please join us in wishing them all a warm Waverley Memorial welcome.
Spring Musical Update:
- Students in Grades 3-5 will have an opportunity to participate in our Spring Musical. Auditions begin this week and practices will begin next week. A notice will come home with interested students in Grades 3-5 and we have added a link on our website which we will keep up to date with pertinent information. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
The performance date is May 6th - so mark your calendars. 🙂
Important weather reminders:
Did you know? HRCE takes great care when making the decision to alter the regular operations of schools and school buses in the event of severe or inclement weather.
It is HRCE’s goal to communicate any changes to the regular operations of schools and/or buses as close to 6:00 a.m. as possible. A 6:00 a.m. announcement could be:
- All schools are delayed in opening by two hours and bus pickups are delayed by two hours; or
- All schools are open, but some or all busses are not operating for the day; or
- Some schools (either individually or by family) are closed for the day; or
- All schools are closed for the day.
If weather deteriorates, or is forecasted to worsen throughout the morning, an 11:00 a.m. announcement could be:
- Bused students will be picked up two hours earlier than their regular dismissal time; and
- Non-bused students will be dismissed at their regularly scheduled lunch hour.
How will I find out?
- By email to the addresses in PowerSchool
- By text message, if you have opted-in. If you aren’t sure if you have opted-in, text Y to the following number: 978338
- On our website
- On X (formerly Twitter)
- On Instagram
It’s important to always have a plan in place for childcare in the event of any cancellation.
For more information on how HRCE manages during inclement weather, visit www.hrce.ca/families/cancellations.
Thanks everyone. Have a great week.
Mrs. Wolfe and Mrs. van der Weegen
Upcoming Dates for your calendar:
January 8 - Musical Auditions begin
January 9 - PTC 6pm & SAC 7pm
January 10 - Welcome Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail - visiting author for 1/2K and 1J
January 13 - GPV staff visiting to meet with Grade 5 students
January 24 - Welcome Janice Walsh-Cruddas - visiting author for P/1D and PBM
January 20- 24th - Literacy Week at WMES
January 27th - Family Literacy Day
January 29th - Lunar New Year begins
January 31st - Welcome John Read - visiting author for 4/5S and 5vM