EARLY DISMISSAL AND CELEBRATION OF LEARNING April 17^th is an early dismissal day with school finishing at 11:45 a.m. to allow teachers, parents and students to meet and celebrate student achievements. Classroom teachers will be sending information to families regarding Celebration of Learning for their classes.

School bus will be here at 11:45 a.m. for pick-up. Parents please remind daycare providers of this change. Please remember Monday, April 20th is Pro D Day and school is not in session for students.

Once again this year fire departments from Colwood, Langford, Metchosin and Sooke along with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) will partner to host the Western Communities Fire & Life Safety Expo. This year the event will be held on April 14th at the Metchosin Fire Station. Our Grade 4 students will be participating in this safety presentation; school district busing will take students and staff to the presentation and return them to school.

Buses will be arriving to pick students up at 9:00 am so please ensure your student arrives on time to join their class. If you do not wish your child to attend please email their classroom teacher.

We are pleased to let you know that elementary school sports are back!! Students in grades 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be participating in the first cross-country run on Wednesday, April 22nd at Juan De Fuca. Please watch out for sign-up information and further details.  Top 30 runners will be running on Wednesday, April 30th.  In order for your student to participate they must attend practices. Permissions will be put on school cash on line this week.

Our Fun Fair is back, bigger and better than before, taking place this year on Thursday, May 27th from 5:00 – 8:00pm.  This one-day event raises funds for the school that goes towards reading programs, new technology, field trips, playground equipment and much more.

We have starting to collect items for the Fun Fair and Silent Auction. Please, if you can, send your child with a new-unused item that fits the theme of your classroom.

Division Themes
Div 1 & 2 – Family night: movies, popcorn, board games, skip the dishes gc, etc
Div 3 & 4 – Spa/pamper: cozy socks, face masks, candles, nail polish, bubble bath, gift cards, a book
Div 5 & 6 – Night out: restaurants gift cards, movies tickets, picnic items, 
Div 7 & 8 – Beach day: sand toys, towels, umbrellas etc
Div 9 & 10 – Sweet tooth: chocolates, candies, treats, s’mores fondue, etc
Div 11 & 12 – Kids fidgets: slime, Rubik’s cubes, fidget spinners
Div 13 & 14 –Craft day: paints, canvas, acrylic, pen

Please send any donations in to the school by May 13^th.  

We will again be organizing volunteer stations. Each class will be responsible for filling volunteer shifts for their assigned station. Please use this sign up sheet to sign up your student- VolunteerSignup – Online volunteer signup sheets – Fun Fair 2026 signup sheet

Division Stations:
Div 1 – Dunk Tank
Div 2 – Magic Show/Welcome Table
Div 3 – Duck Pond/Creation Station
Div 4 – Musical Cakes
Div 5 – Hockey Shot
Div 6 – Soccer Darts
Div 7 – Lollipop Pull
Div 8 – Connect 4/Plinko/Tic Tac Toe
Div 9 – Chameleon Galore/Silent Auction
Div 10 – Basketball/Golf
Div 11 – Bouncy Castle/Obstacle Course
Div 12 – Prize Table
Div 13 – Face Painting
Div 14 – Glitter Tattoo

Any questions, please reach out to Stacy at WishartEvents1@gmail.com.

Wishart yearbooks are on sale starting March 13th  . They will be sold using the School Cash Online system- https://sd62.schoolcashonline.com/ .Please use this to order and pay for your yearbook – Cost is $25.00 each. If you have any questions please contact the office via email only (nolsten@sd62.bc.ca).

Note from the Grade 5 Grad Committee regarding yearbooks:
Thanks to the incredible fundraising efforts of our school community this year, we are happy to let you know that the cost of the Grade 5 yearbook will be fully covered for every Grade 5 student. This means that each student will receive a yearbook at no cost to families, a small but meaningful way to celebrate the memories, friendships, and milestones from their final year at elementary school. A huge thank you to all of the families who supported our fundraising events. Your generosity and
involvement have helped make this possible and have truly made a difference for our grads.

YEARBOOK ORDERS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 22nd
NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED