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 5 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.

My Bus Stop App

MyBusStop is a dynamic mobile and desktop application that delivers real time information of a subscriber’s bus location, route information, schedule, route progress, and possible delays. You can also track more than one route with MyBusStop by entering an additional school code and add the route (you will need to use the desktop app to add an additional route).

Click here for more information: https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/busing-and-transportation/Documents/MyBusStop-FAQs.pdf

Step by step instructions:

https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/busing-and-transportation/Documents/MyBusStop-App-Quick-Start-Guide.pdf

Link to create account: https://www.mybusstop.ca/

Fashion – Why fit in when you were born to stand out! 

We are currently looking for donations of fabrics and fashion embellishments (buttons, lace, ribbon etc.). Please feel free to drop off items in the main office or send with your child to school. Everything is welcome! Thank you for helping to make fashion a success!

Hawks Athletics

Congratulations to all of our Volleyball teams on a great season! Stay tuned for Badminton information after the Spring Break!

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.

https://healthyhunger.ca/index.php

Wilma Hansen Clubs

Karaoke Club – Monday’s at lunch in the Band room (Mr. Wiens).

Drawing Club – Tuesday’s at lunch in room 21 (Mr. Bencini).

Card & Cribbage Club – Tuesday’s at lunch in room 25 (Ms. Matheson / Ms. Tallack)

Drama Club – Wednesday’s at lunch in the Drama room (Ms. Kohler).

Yearbook Club – Thursday’s at lunch in the Library (Ms. Beatty).

Library

Check out Mrs. Wiebe’s posts on our

Wilma Hansen Learning Commons page

or go to the Wilma Hansen website

and click on About Us and then click on Learning Commons

Take a peek at recent posts (https://wilmahansen.cbe.ab.ca/learning-commons-library or go to our Wilma Hansen School website and click on “About Us” and then “Learning Commons/Library”), or submit requests for future posts to ldwiebe@cbe.ab.ca.

Our bookfair online link is now active!  Our in-person fair starts on Monday, April 28^th, but you don’t have to wait until then!

Go to owlsnestbooks.com to place a book order anytime between now and May 9^th. 

Use the promo code (HANSEN) in order for those purchases to be attributed to our school fair. 

Owl’s Nest offers free delivery within the city. They process orders as they are submitted, and send them out to people’s homes as they are completed. 

What you want to know:

• Why do we have bookfairs?
• • We receive a percentage of the sales to help build our school library, which helps all students.
  • We create interest in reading by showcasing popular and age/interest relevant books for our students.
• Our in-person Bookfair will be stocked with the books our students are interested in.
• • The Bookfair will be open until 4:15 pm, Monday –Thursday to allow parents to come visit the Fair (due to the CUPE local 40 strike, this might change).
  • We will also be offering one evening of shopping (date to be determined)
• By offering online shopping, we vastly increase the variety of books offered.  This means families and friends can order books that they want (not just middle school books) and it still helps grow our book collection at the school.  Please do promote this sale with your coworkers and friends.

Did you know?

• The students have an opportunity to win a free book!
• • When they submit suggestions that they would like to see at the fair, they can put their name in a draw to win a book.  Draw deadline is March 25^th. 

Thanks in advance for supporting the Bookfair and helping all students have access to books they love in our Learning Commons!

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