Tuesday, June 23rd is Beach Day! Students and staff will be bussing down to the Esquimalt Lagoon; leaving the school at 9:00am.  Please ensure your students are prepared with hat, water, sunscreen, towel etc.  NO BATHING SUITS PLEASE. We will have lifeguards on duty, however there is no swimming. Students should bring a drink and other snacks for lunch as they will be there for the day.

Staff and students will be brought back to the school by bus at 1:00 pm;  please ensure to sign your students permission form on school cash online.  If you or another adult are picking up your student from the beach early please ensure the teacher is aware and they are signed out with their classroom teacher.

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 19th
NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED

Just a gentle reminder to parents to check their students information on the parent portal- https://myeducation.gov.bc.ca/aspen/logon.do.  If you require any updates to be done regarding phone numbers, addresses and authorized pick up people please email the information that needs to be changed in to the school – nolsten@sd62.bc.ca