Wilma Hansen – What’s Up at Wilma | ||||||||||||||||||||
Important Upcoming Dates
First View App (Bussing) Please note that all bus routes, pick-up times, and drop-off times are managed entirely by the transportation provider. The school does not have control over route changes, delays, or real-time bus locations. For this reason, we are unable to provide immediate updates when buses run late. To stay informed, it is essential that all families use the FirstView bus tracking app. This app allows you to:
If you have not yet downloaded the FirstView app, please do so as soon as possible. Instructions for creating an account and connecting to your child’s route are available on the app’s website, through the district’s transportation office and just below this paragraph. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work together to ensure a safe and efficient transportation experience for all students. If you have questions about routes or delays, please contact the transportation provider directly. Thank you for your continued support. How to Get Started:
FirstView also offers multilingual support and a user-friendly help section to assist with any setup or usage questions. Need Help? If you have questions or need help setting up the app, please contact:
Attendance It is important that you call the school if your child is going to be absent or arriving late. Please report all absences to the Attendance Line at 403-777-7430 ext.1.
Please make sure to spell the student’s last name and include the date of the absence in the message.
Alternatively, you can email Mrs. Crane in the main office at: decranemctaggart@cbe.ab.ca.
See more on our attendance page: https://wilmahansen.cbe.ab.ca/attendance |
School Parking lot is off limits
Please do not enter, stop, or park in the parking lot during the school day.
Given that there are no parking stalls available for public use and given that dropping off students in the parking lot is prohibited (and extremely unsafe), there is no reason for any parent/guests to be driving in the school parking lot, before, during and after school.
Bus zones, Handicap Parking zones and the school parking lot should not be used at anytime for dropping off or picking up students. This is in accordance with CBE policy to ensure the safety of all students.
If you are parking on the other side of the street, please insist that your children use the crosswalks, and not jay walk. Parents and students jaywalking between buses is extremely problematic, and we ask that parents/students obey the law and not jaywalk. Pedestrians should cross the street at corners and crosswalks only.
School Bus Zone
We would like to remind all parents that the bus loading/unloading zone in front of our school is designated for our school buses only. The bus drivers must be able to bring their bus close to the curb in order to safely drop-off and pick-up our students. This becomes very difficult and unsafe when there are parent vehicles parked in this area. We ask that if you must leave your vehicle parked for a short time, to use the parking areas across the street. We have 7 busses this year, and they require all the space in the bus zone…right up to the crosswalk! Thank you for your help in keeping our bus zone a safe area.
Leadership
Our Leadership class is excited to offer Candy Grams this season! Students can purchase one for $2.50 at the Hawks and Stocks store during lunch. Each Candy Gram includes a hot chocolate and a candy cane, and will be delivered on December 19, the last day before winter break. This is a fun way for students to send a small holiday treat to friends or staff, and all proceeds support our Leadership activities.
Drama
Our school’s drama production is quickly approaching, and we are excited to begin the audition process! Auditions will be held on Tuesday, December 9 during lunch and Wednesday, December 10 after school.
All students are welcome to participate—whether they are interested in being part of the cast, helping with set design, working backstage, or joining the technical crew. There are many roles to fill, and this is a great opportunity for students to get involved and showcase their creativity.
Yearbooks
Wilma Hansen Yearbooks are for sale online through Josten’s website. Please see the link below for easy ordering!
Wilma Hansen School Parent Council
Just a reminder to please take 2 minutes to complete our annual consent to contact form so that you get school, council, band, or association updates directly, according to your preferences! We are looking to help the librarian with an upcoming book fair so please let us know you'd like more info! https://bit.ly/WilmaContact25
All volunteers who are interested in helping with Healthy Hunger distribution can Sign Up at https://bit.ly/WilmaHH2526
Our Next Band Bottle Non-Drive will be December 16th - please bring your bottles to the band concert that evening!
Haultain School is looking for Casino volunteers for December 19/20th, please email haultain.parents@gmail.com for details.
If your employer is signed up for donations through Benevity, please note that we are one of their approved charities.
We are excited to see you in the new year at our meetings:
January 22
February 25
March 18
April 16
May 20.
Thanks for your support.
Jayne Benham
Wilma Council Chair
Lifetouch School Pictures
Accessing Your Child’s Images Online:
Families can now access photos securely using their student ID number.
Steps:
- Go to www.mylifetouch.ca
- Sign in or create an account
- Select “Student ID” tab
- Enter student information to view photos
Questions about packages, ordering, or photo access?
- Call: 1-866-457-8212
- Live Chat: Available at www.mylifetouch.ca
Wilma Athletics
Healthy Hunger Dates
Please see the link below to order or create an account for healthy hunger. If your child will be absent the day of Healthy Hunger, please contact the office by 11:30am so it can be reserved for pick up. Reserved lunches can be picked up anytime after 1:42pm. Non-reserved lunches will be donated to a student in need.
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR STUDENT IS REGISTERED UNDER THE CORRECT HOMEROOM.
https://healthyhunger.ca/index.php
December 10th | A & W |
December 17th | Edo Japan |
Library
How about something along the lines of:
A huge thank you to everyone who supported our Book fair this week! We were able to meet the minimum sales number which would allow us to bring Scholastic in again. We have been teetering at that minimum for the last number of years. The students love the Fair and they love the new books that the Learning Commons is able to get through the rewards of a hosting a fair. We hope all the students enjoyed themselves and their purchases!
Next week we will be reminding students to bring in their long-overdue books as we want those back before the Winter Break. Please look around your home to see if you have any books belonging to Wilma Hansen and ensure that they are returned to school. If you have books from previous schools, they can also be returned to our school (Mrs. Wiebe is happy to send them back to the owning libraries). For books that have been lost, reminders will be sent home, along with information about how to replace or pay for those lost books. Please help our students find those books and return them. Thank you so much.
As always you can find Mrs. Wiebe’s blog on our Wilma website under the Learning Commons tab: https://wilmahansen.cbe.ab.ca/learning-commons-library.
Happy reading!
Community and Family Supports
- Kinette Club of Calgary
- Referrals must come through a registered social agency
- Families must be participating in a social program through referring agency
- https://kincalgary.com/adopt-a-family/
- Calgary Food Bank
- Families can access the Calgary Food Bank
- Call 403-253-2055 or book online
- Need Food? Get Your Food Hamper | Calgary Food Bank
- The Alex Community Food Centre
- Access to food through healthy food programs and an affordable produce market
- https://thealexcfc.ca/
- Calgary Community Food Map
- Map of food resources for Calgary
- https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1MzdOiEEK_AG4FOF5x_m02EIv_IEP3fhf&ll=51.03635395279023%2C-113.99365613652557&z=13
- Society of St Vincent de Paul Calgary
- Connects to the local churches that can support with hampers https://ssvpcalgary.ca/contact/
- The Salvation Army Community Services
- No cost emergency food hampers 403-220-0432
- The Good Food Box
- Purchase boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables at an affordable price
- https://www.ckpcalgary.ca/goodfoodbox
- Families can contact 211 for additional support