Meet the Teacher 2023

Our meet the teacher event will happen Tuesday, September 5th! Please drop by the school between 4:30 and 6:00pm to meet your teacher.  You will also have the opportunity during that time to pay any outstanding school fees that you may have. If paying in person, please pay by cash or cheque.  Student fees may also be paid online through Parent Portal using a credit card if preferred. Before coming to meet the teacher, you can check out (or even… Read More

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Southwood Family Picnic June 29th at 11:45 a.m. until 12:50 p.m

We are very excited to welcome you all to the Family Picnic Event for lunch on Wednesday, June 29th at 11:45 a.m. until 12:50 p.m. Please continue reading for all the important details. > Bring a picnic lunch, lawn chairs or a blanket to eat on. Weather permitting, everyone will eat outside on the playground. > Please note that if you are buying restaurant food locally, we are not the only school having a picnic and lines will likely be… Read More

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Kindergarten Orientation

For 2023-2024 Kindergarten Students Tuesday, May 16th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. parents and students will be invited to join us in the gymnasium for our Kindergarten Welcome Evening. Future Kindergarten students will get the opportunity to see Kindergarten classrooms, school tour, play structure, and a school bus ride. Following our Welcome Evening, families have been invited to join us by appointment on Wednesday, May 17th or Thursday, May 18th. During this time they will have the opportunity to… Read More

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Sunshine Greenhouse and Chinos Restaurant Fundraiser

Southwood School is excited to partner with the Southwood PAC to run one more fundraiser this year. We will be selling Sunshine Greenhouse Gift Cards just in time for your Mother’s Day gift plans. The gift cards can be ordered through the link below. They come in $25 and $100 cards. Get ready for Spring and Mother’s Day today! Payment can be made by cash brought to the office or by cheque made out to Southwood School. Please have all… Read More

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Pre-School Program

Did you know that we have a Parent Child Resource pre-school program that is run out of our school? It is available Tuesday mornings from 9:15 – 11:45 as well as Thursday’s from 1:00 to 3:30, and is located in one of our classroom huts, number C-2, on the east side of the school. It is a drop-in program. Please feel free to stop by and check it out. You do not need to come to the school office to… Read More

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Learning Expo – March 23rd

Learning Expo – Thursday, March 23rd All of our students will be showcasing this term’s work, selecting work that fits into one of our Southwood characteristics of CARE.LEARN.GROW. Please keep reading for important information about times for this event! Kindergarten students will be performing a short concert in the gym for all their parents. Grades 1 – 4 will be showing their work in their classrooms. Parents will be invited to attend with their child to visit their classroom during… Read More

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February Is Literacy Month!

At Southwood School we focus on literacy every month. However, the month of February is known as “Literacy Month”, so we want to take time during February to do some extra literacy activities to help show the joys of reading, writing and playing games that promote literacy. Starting at the beginning of February, the students will have the opportunity to do a take-home Literacy Challenge. Students are asked to try to complete all of the 25 literacy activities on the… Read More

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