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Parents’ Council will be hosting virtual grade-wide coffee mornings.  This is a great opportunity to engage with PC and ask any questions you may have about the coming year, events or volunteer opportunities

Upcoming Coffee Mornings:

Grades JK-3
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
9:30am - 10:30am
RSVP

Grades 4-7
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
10:00am – 11:00am
RSVP

Grades 8-12
Thursday, September 23, 2021
9:30am - 10:30am
RSVP

Parents’ Council continues to look for ways to engage our parent community and tap into the opportunities to support meaningful connections through business connections, parent business expertise and the like. We have an active Business Connections directory for Collingwood family businesses. If you would like to be included in the directory, please sign up here, or send us your name, and the type of business it is, along with your contact info including website to Mohamed Mansour at businessconnections@mycw.org.

As a school, one of the great assets we have is a parent community that represents most of the careers and industries that will interest our children and that they may end up pursuing. As a Parents' Council, we are keen to work with the School to create more opportunities for our parents to support our teachers and students by sharing their personal career experiences, and connecting this professional knowledge with the subjects being taught within the classroom.

We are still developing our thinking, but we are looking for parents who might be interested in developing “peer relationships” with key members of faculty who are looking to integrate industry examples and projects into their classroom, or parents who are keen to help students learn more about their career and the pathway they took to get there (e.g. in a career fair and then some career talks). Our goal is to create a framework through which parents can contribute small amounts of time but in a way that is focused and has great impact.

If you are interested in being involved and volunteering some of your time next year in support of our faculty and/or students, please fill out the following expression of interest and we will get back to you over the summer with more details: Expression of Interest Form.

If you are interested:

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The Unishop gives Collingwood families the opportunity to donate gently worn uniforms that their child/children have outgrown and to purchase those extra pieces you know your child/children might lose or misplace during the school year.

Our team of dedicated volunteers and “personal shoppers” is knowledgeable and will be on hand to help you find the right item and size for your child.

At the Unishop, we pride ourselves in selling high quality garments at a fair price that is often a fraction of the cost of new uniforms. In cases where donated items are not in a condition to be resold or are no longer part of the uniform policy, they will be donated to appropriate charitable organizations.

For more information please contact Natasha Suleman and Andrea Mcdonald at, unishop@mycw.org

UPCOMING COLLECTIONS:

October 18, 19 and 21
Wentworth and Morven Campuses
8:00am - 9:30am

Wednesday, October 20
Wentworth and Morven Campuses
9:00am-10:30am

UPCOMING SALES:

UNISHOP
(Gently Used Uniforms)
Thursday, October 21, 2021
3:45pm -5:30pm
Wentworth Campus (UPDATED LOCATION: Outside the FSC)

INVENTORY BLOWOUT
Thursday, October 21, 2021
3:45pm -5:30pm
Morven Campus

Visit HERE for more details.

We are looking for current Collingwood families who are interested in volunteering to be a Buddy Family!

What is this program?

New families to Collingwood are matched with an existing "Buddy Family" at Collingwood who has a child in the same grade.

Buddy Families are asked to connect with their New Family by email or phone, and perhaps meet for a coffee or a small get together over the summer (play at the beach, etc), so that new students may have an opportunity to meet a child in their grade prior to the first day of school.

This is a terrific opportunity to give back to our wonderful school, by helping to make the transition for new families a welcoming and memorable experience. It is also a chance for your children to make new connections, and to really make a positive difference for another child.

Time Commitment: 1-2+ hours in July-August, timing is completely flexible to suit your schedule.

Role Overview: Buddy Families will be sent the contact information and details of a new family, to connect by email or phone over the summer. It is asked that Buddy Families offer to meet in person at least once over the summer so that the new student has the opportunity to meet a child in their grade, and the parent(s) has a chance to connect with a current family.

We will be matching families over the summer. We are very excited to build a highly connected parent community and we thank you for your time to welcome and help our newest families with our New Family Summer Buddy Program!

If you are interested in volunteering as a Buddy Family, please register here.

Dumplings and Cream Puffs
Friday, November 26
10:00am-12:00pm

Learn to make delicious dumplings and bake fluffy cream puffs with Collingwood parent, Sharon Huang!
From the comfort of your kitchen, Sharon will show participants how to bake light and airy puffs with a variety of fillings, in this live online session. While the puffs are baking, she will demonstrate how to make Chinese dumplings using her special tips and family secrets! 

Spots are limited!  
Register Here

Wednesday, November 3
8:30pm - 9:30pm

Join us for a virtual Wine & Cheese Pairing Class led by highly acclaimed wine expert, Tifa Wang.  In this online session, she will guide us through how to taste and appreciate different types of wine and how best to combine them with various cheeses.

Spots are limited!

register HERe

Join our first Connections Event of the School Year - a Hike for the "Double Ninth" Climbing Festival! This event, hosted by the Hiking Club and the Chinese Connection Club (CCC), is held on an auspicious date where it is tradition to climb a high mountain with family and friends in hopes of gaining good health and longevity. On this hike, participants of all levels will be able to:
 
- Learn more details on this Festival;
- Taste special traditional snacks; and,
- Make new friends!

Date: Thursday, Oct. 14
Time: Meet at 10:00 am 
Meeting Point: Cypress Creek Day Lodge
Hiking Path: Cypress Bowen Lookout & Yew Lake Loop (4.3 Km length, 150m elevation gain)
Length of Hike: Around 2 hours in total

Spots are limited so please click here to register now!

Friday, December 10, 2021 Festive Craft Day allows students in Kindergarten through Grade 3 the opportunity to make a special craft to take home and present to their parents, family or someone special in their life. For further information please email:
festiveday@mycw.org.

Organized by the school with support from Parents' Council, this event is packed with current information on a variety of topics for parenting all age groups, you will not want to miss this opportunity. The day begins with a Keynote Speaker, then continues with a variety of small sessions so you can choose those which are most relevant to your family. This day is offered free of charge to all parents from JK-12.

Stay tuned! Date TBD

Bingo night is a  FREE, fun, family evening of BINGO!

In March 2020 we held our first bingo night and it was a huge success.  We are looking at how we can safely offer this same fun experience while socially distancing and keeping everyone safe.

Stay tuned!

On behalf of all of the Parents, Parents’ Council organizes a festive lunch for both Wentworth Campus and Morven Campus to thank the teachers for all of their commitment and care of our children.

Wentworth Teacher Appreciation Lunch: Date TBD

Morven Teacher Appreciation Lunch: Date TBD

Celebrating Persian New Year: Norooz and the Haftseen at Wentworth Campus

Every year, millions of people worldwide celebrate Persian New Year, or Norooz. Norooz marks the end of the old year and the beginning of a new one, and it occurs on the day of the vernal equinox. More accurately, the new year begins the second the equinox does — so, not just at the stroke of midnight. Usually, the equinox happens from March 19 to 21. People start getting ready for Norooz about three weeks before the actual date. The centrepiece of the festivities turn on the “Haftseen,” or a collection of items that symbolize a different hope for the new year. The following provides a great synopsis of the Haftseen, including its meaning and influences: Visit here.

Regrettably we are unable to host a welcome back BBQ in September 2021. Through our alternate virtual and small group gatherings we will continue building our strong connections!

If you are particularly proud of our school and want to share your experiences with prospective families, please consider attending this short training course to become a Parent Ambassador. Parent Ambassadors will assist with greeting and answering questions for prospective families at Open Houses. Parent Ambassadors will support one (or more) of our three Fall Open House events and may also attend Reception(s) for Parents of our NEW Students (in the fall) and possibly other Admission events as required (such as Grade 3 Pizza Lunch; Morven Dinner & Show; JK or K Orientation, etc.). Due to Covid these events will look different – stay tuned for more information.

You can choose to be part of the Wentworth Team or the Morven Team, or if you are especially keen, you can train to do both!   

Stay tuned for more details around Ambassador training in 2021!

Getting to know our fellow parents from each of our children’s home rooms is a great way to connect. Our class and grade representatives coordinate a social at the start of the school year. Due to the focus on returning to school with Covid protocols in place in September 2020 our parent socials will be deferred to the new year. We will continue to have our virtual connections through our social media groups(whatsapp) – stay tuned for information from your class and grade representatives!