Tuesday December 17^th the grade five students are having a Candy Cane Sale after school.  Candy Canes are $1.00 each and will be sold outside the gym doors.  All monies raised will go towards grade five year end activities.

The Winter Musical “Jingle Bell Jukebox” is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. 

The staff parking lot will not be available for guests.  Please park on street in legally marked areas.  The doors to the concert will open as follows:

• Wednesday, Group B Performance.  Doors Open at 10:00am.  Performance starts at 10:40am.
• Wednesday, Group A Performance, Doors Open at 12:30pm.  Performance starts at 1:15pm.
• Thursday, Group B Performance.  Doors Open at 10:00am.  Performance starts at 10:40am.
• Thursday, Group A Performance, Doors Open at 12:30pm.  Performance starts at 1:15pm.

You can find out which group your child is performing in by clicking here:

http://www.sd43.bc.ca/school/walton/Documents/2019%20Winter%20Musical%20(Jingle%20Bell%20Jukebox)%20Parent%20Notice.pdf

The Walton PAC will be hosting their annual bake sale after the morning performances.  We will also be raffling tickets to two pairs of front row seats.  We are also collecting non-perishable food donations for SHARE food bank.

Friday, December 20^th will be Pajama Day!  We are encouraging our students to come dressed in their comfy PJs for the day!

We are beginning to prepare for the 2020-2021 school year.

Applications for Mandarin Bilingual Kindergarten will take place on Thursday, January 16^th and it will be an online form.  The form will close on January 22.  You will find the link on the school district website beginning January 16^th. In order to be “grandfathered” into the program, your older child must still be in attendance at Walton in September 2020.   http://www.sd43.bc.ca

We do have limited space for Grade 1 Mandarin.  You will find the link on the Walton school website beginning January 16^th.

Children turning 5 years old by December 31^st, 2020 are eligible to register for our Neighbourhood Program on February 3, 4 and 5^th at Walton.  It is important to register during this timeframe to ensure you have a spot at Walton for September 2020.  You can find more information here:  http://www.sd43.bc.ca/Schools/Pages/KindergartenRegistration.aspx#/=

In addition, Grade 5 parents should have received a letter this week stating their middle school catchment.  This will be important if you wish to change middle schools through the cross catchment process which begins February 6^th.  The process will now be a random draw, not first come/first serve.  http://www.sd43.bc.ca/Schools/Pages/CrossCatchment.aspx#/=

Calendar Dates:

• Winter Concert, Wednesday, December 18th & Thursday, December 19^th
• Last Day before Winter Break, Friday, December 20^th
• School Re-opens Monday, January 6^th