Conferences 

Conferences are coming up at the end of November.  You will need to sign into your MyCBE/PowerSchool account to book your conference. L 

Conferences times are as follows: 

Kindergarten Thursday, November 28th – 8:00 – 2:30, 3:30 – 7:30 

Friday, November 29 – 8:00 –12:00 

Grades 1- 6 Thursday, November 28th – 3:30 –7:30 

Friday, November 29 – 8:00 – 12:00 

Conference booking will open on Wednesday, November 20th. 

 

Book Fair 

Prince of Wales will be hosting a book fair from November 25 to 28.  This venture is a fund-raiser to ensure that our library collection remains engaging, vibrant and relevant for all students at Prince of Wales. 

These events don’t happen without a lot of support. It takes a crew of volunteers to set-up the Fair, run the event and then eventually take down the Fair.  Volunteering gives you an opportunity to meet some of the other parents in the school community.  Further information regarding volunteering will be sent in the weeks ahead. 

 

News from School Council and Friends of Parkland Way 

Council Meeting 

The next council meeting will be on Thursday, November 21st at 6:30 in the learning commons. Our Kindergarten team will be sharing at this meeting.  


Growing Smiles Fundraiser 

Don't miss out on a variety of beautiful holiday indoor and outdoor flowers, wreaths, and arrangements at great prices! These make great gifts for the holiday season as well as stunning decor at home. Orders are open now until Thursday, November 27th. Purchases will be available for pickup on Friday, December 13th.  


Volunteer Opportunities 

  1. Healthy Hunger Sorting - November  20th, December 4th & 18th - We need 5 parents for each Fun Lunch day to sort and deliver lunches to the students. Meet in the Staff Room at 11:00am. Please sign up here: https://bit.ly/HealthyHunger24-25 
  2. Grade 3/4 Open Minds Science School - now through November 28 - Our Grade 3/4 classes are attending the Science School program. We need some more volunteers, especially in the week of Nov 18 - 22, if you can help please sign up here: https://bit.ly/POWScienceSchool2024  
  3. Scholastic Book Fair - November 28 & 29 - our Book Fair is almost here and the kids will be excited to share their book selections with their families. We have a variety of shifts available for helping out at the fair during parent-teacher conferences. Please sign up here: https://bit.ly/POWBookFair24  
  4. Staff Appreciation Meal - November 28 - to show our lovely school staff how much we appreciate all they do for our students, our staff appreciation committee has planned a meal during parent-teacher conferences. If you are able to help out with this potluck dinner please sign up here: https://bit.ly/POWStaffMeal24 
  5. Growing Smiles - December 12 & 13 - looking for some volunteers to help sort and distribute the upcoming plant fundraiser. If you can please sign up here: https://bit.ly/GrowingSmilesDec24  
  6. Volunteer Readers - we would be grateful to have some volunteers to support the literacy programs in the school, focusing on reading with our Grade 1 & 2 students regularly in the mornings. If you can help out with this, please contact volunteerpow@gmail.com. 

 

Upcoming Dates 

Fri. Nov. 8 Non-Instructional Day – No School 

Nov. 11 - 13 Fall Break – No School 

Thurs. Nov. 21 School Council – 6:30 pm – Kindergarten Presenting 

Thurs. Nov. 28 Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences 

Fri. Nov. 29 Non-Instructional Day – Parent-Teacher Conferences