Special Events
This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Man in Motion World Tour. Rick and his team are acknowledging youth across Canada that are also making a difference through the Rick Hansen Difference Makers Awards. (view photos)
WCS celebrated Family Literacy Day with a school-wide read event, and pj's and books! For our school-wide read, students enjoy hearing the story of Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig. After the story, students thought about the theme of "Just Believe" and the theme of the storybook. They then created a rock saying what they believed. Thank you to the NWT Literacy Council for their support of our school-wide read.
We also held a Family Literacy Evening on January 19. Our "Journey To Learning" event was well attended and families enjoyed different literacy activities in different countries of the world. (view photos)
We celebrated Sir John A's big day by going through the Sir John A Day website video lectures and resource materials. We also had a special whole school announcement to let everyone know what a special day it was. We culminated our learning with a tea party complete with iced tea and treats and period costumes. We then viewed part 8 of "Canada: a People's History". We learned a great deal about Sir John A and now have a better understanding of both the man and his contributions to Canadian society. (view photos)
Congratulations to Ms Maltby, her assistants and the students for another wonderful Christmas concert. The band, the jiggers, and the French student choir were wonderful additions to the evening. (view photos)
Mrs. Monks' class is working very hard on their service project! They have decided to make some quilts for the families so severely affected by the fires in Slave Lake, AB. Students learned how devastating the fire was and we talked about how a quilt is made with love and because of this give comfort. One student declared that the quilt pieces even smelled like love! Not only are the students learning about service, care and compassion; they are also learning to follow instructions, increasing their literacy and learning about math. (view photos)
In celebration of la fête de la Sainte-Catherine (November 25), Grade 3 French students made colourful hats. Once hats were made, we danced, sang and displayed our hats.
As part of the celebration, students learned about the tradition of the Saint Catherine’s day ball in Québec, Acadia and France, where single women under 25, “les Catherinettes”, would hope to meet a potential spouse while wearing their specially decorated hat.
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New photo album. (view photos)
Special guests, students and staff enjoyed a spectacular service of Remembrance today. (view photos)
We raised over $700 through the coin drive and 297 items were donated to the Food Bank through Halloween 4 Hunger. (view photos)
Weledeh's annual Halloween costume parade took place in the school. Once again, there were oodles of fun, beautiful and scary people in our school!
Thank you to families who donated cakes for our Cake Auction. It was a wonderful success! (view photos)
The Literacy through Quilting program is off to a great start! We welcome the families into our school and look forward to creating with you. Thank you to the NWT Literacy Council for their generous support of this program. (view photos)
Grade one and two students enjoyed a morning exploring centres to learn about the trades. A event sponsored by the KCTC. (view photos)
Students exercised their democratic right with a mock election for the Weledeh riding. The official student vote reflected the territorial vote, as they too elected Bob Bromley. (view photos)
Weledeh students, staff and family celebrated NWT Literacy Week with a number of different activities. A highlight of the week was the Read for 15 Flash Mob! (view photos)
Staff and students participated in a school-wide Terry Fox Walk around the Weledeh neighbourhood. The event started in the school gym with a presentation on Terry Fox and his legacy. (view photos)