Hello SWL Families

IMPORTANT DATES

October 31, 2025 - Halloween
November 2, 2025 - Daylight Savings Time Ends
November 4, 2025 - Grade 6 - Immunizations - Grade 6 students please wear a casual short-sleeved T-Shirt
November 14, 2025 - Outdoor Ed Class - Orienteering Field Trip
November 20, 2025 - Healthy Hunger Subway Lunch
November 25, 2025 - 6:00 pm - School Council Meeting (Virtual-Link to Follow)

CLARIFICATION ON HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

On Friday, October 31, students are encouraged to dress-up in costume to celebrate Halloween.

Student learning and participation in classroom and school activities remains a priority for the day.  Students are asked not to bring food items nor edible treats for one another as distribution will not occur within the instructional day.  I recognize you are being given very short notice on the following parameters within circumstances; hopefully, most parameters are reminders with our collective safety and well-being in mind.

Some parameters on costuming:

• no face coverings:
• • staff need an opportunity to immediately recognize each student throughout our instructional day, both in class-time and less-structured time
  • students also need to be able to recognize one another throughout our school day
  • students need to have clear vision for learning activities and no navigate learning spaces (and stairwells).
  • no masks, no partial masks, no inflatable nor full body costumes that cover the face either partially/fully
• no weapons, no weapon replicas:
• • for example:
  • • no swords, no axes, etc.
    • no lightsabers,
    • no brooms,
    • no hockey sticks etc. etc.
• and that costumes allow for safe/free movement:
• • reiterating: student learning and activities remain a priority for Friday

Just like any day of learning, clothing worn by any member of our school community needs to facilitate comfortable interaction within the school community. Students must come to school wearing the appropriate clothing for weather conditions.

HEALTHY HUNGER

This year Sir Wilfrid Laurier School will be offering families opportunities to purchase a variety of lunches through Healthy Hunger. Every purchase made helps raise money for our school. To order, you can go to https://healthyhunger.ca/ , and set up a parent account. You will need to select “Sir Wilfrid Laurier School” and then add each of your children and select their homerooms. Our next lunch will be on November 20, 2025 and orders must be placed at least 1 week in advance.  Once you have created your account, you will be able to see and order for any of the Healthy Hunger lunches we have booked between now and Winter break.

ATHLETICS

Game & Practice Schedules
Please see the Athletics Page on our website for Game and Practice Schedules and Athletic Season of Play information.

Students are required to check with their coaches for game and practice schedules.  The office does not have a list of schedule or time changes.

Morning practices begin no earlier than 7:00 am. Staff will not be available to let students into the building before that time.

Spectators at Games

Dear Parents/Guardians,

 We are excited to welcome our students to another exciting Sir Wilfrid Laurier Lightning sports season! It’s going to be a fun and active time for everyone.

 We want to share important information about students watching home games:

• Students can stay and watch the first home game of the evening without a parent or guardian.
• For all other games that night, students must either leave the school or be with a parent/guardian while watching.

 Thank you for helping us keep all students safe and for supporting our Lightning teams!