WFSA - Wedgewood Jr. Public School

Hello Wedgewood families!

[I know this looks like a long email. But it's the last WFSA email you'll get until September!]

If you can believe it, last week was the final WFSA meeting of the 2021-22 year. With just a couple of weeks left until the end of school, we wanted to take a moment to let you know what we've done this year - and share some thank-yous and shoutouts.

(You can read the full meeting minutes here:https://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/wedgewoodjs/docs/WFSA%20Meeting%20Min_May30%202022_.pdf )

THE RECAP
Even though the year had a slow start in terms of social distancing and whatnot, we still managed to do a lot this year:
Outdoor toy drives
Water and snack donations
Completed school statement of needs + updating bylaws
Spirit wear
Oliver's Labels fundraiser
Basket raffle fundraiser
Food bank drive (2 huge bins)
Winter sock drive (500+ pairs of socks donated!)
Cupcake fundraiser
Outdoor scavenger hunt
Staff Appreciation lunch
Cookie days fundraiser for running club
Brought back Pizza Days!
The first Fun Fest since 2019!
WHAT DID ALL THAT FUNDRAISING DO?
Scientist in the School for every classroom
Virtual magic show for all classes
Movie/tv license for entire school
Online parent/caregiver workshop
Classroom enhancement funds for every teaching staff member
RazKids subscriptions for JK-3 classes
Running Club supplies
Grade 5 graduation support (celebration + trip)
Books for Welcome to Kindergarten
Ad hoc support for students
We're all set for fall 2022!
Thanks to your enthusiastic support, especially over the past couple of months, we've been able to set aside funds for the 2022-23 school year - and to start planning for things like Movie Nights, Fall Fest and so much more!

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
We've had a couple of special sponsors who we'd like to thank:
Mike at Six Points Dollar, who has donated 25+ sets of sand toys for the grades 1&2 play area
Piccolo Parties, who did that fantastic Fun Fest balloon pillar (part of which you can see in the header above)

A HUGE THANK YOU TO WFSA CHAIR STEPHANIE HOLDEN
Taking on the WFSA chair role is time-consuming at the best of times, but this year was particularly challenging. Between finding creative ways to fundraise and encourage involvement, coming up with workarounds for events that had to stay distanced, as well as managing the TDSB's new requirements for family & school associations, Stephanie has also done virtually all the graphic design for the posters, flyers, images, etc. we use. And yet she somehow always manages to stay positive!

Stephanie, thank you so much not only for taking on the chair role, but for also giving it 110%, the whole time. You're a big reason why we're closing the year on such a high!

A SAD FAREWELL TO PINAR AND HEATHER
Both Heather Schnurr and Pinar Ozyetis, longtime WFSA members and officers, are graduating from Wedgewood this year (well, their kids are). Thank you for everything both of you have done over the past 7+ years - and we're looking forward to seeing you at Fun Fest 2023!

WE'LL SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!
Again, thanks for your support: Whether you volunteered for Pizza Days, dropped off a case of water to the office, remembered to send in a couple of pairs of socks, bought an indecent amount of Basket Raffle tickets, stood in line for an inflatable, or just rolled your eyes as you contributed to one more thing on CashOnline - we appreciate you. And you've been part of the reason Wedgewood is such a fantastic school and community, even through these pandemic times.

Thank you!
- WFSA team
(E&O [email protected])

Spring Toy Drive runs this week!

Send new and gently used outdoor toys in with your child, for use at the school this spring.