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F E B R U A R Y
Ski Trips
W.A. Day grades 1-6 students and staff
will be heading to Castle Mountain Resort
on February 25th and March 4th. The
students will ride the bus to and from the
ski hill, and will need to arrive by 6:45
a.m, bus leaves at 7:00 a.m. Mandatory ski lessons are part of Castle Mountain’s School Program Policy. Please make sure your child
is dressed properly and brings a big lunch.
Grades 1 and 2 buses will return by regular dismissal time,
however Grades 3, 4 & 5 will return to the school between
4:45 and 5:00 p.m., so please make arrangements to
meet your child.
521 26th Street
Box 1179
Fort Macleod, AB T0L
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Www.wadayschool.ca
Ph: (403) 553-3362
Fax: (403)553-2458
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE
Winter Walk 2
Day and
Safe searches
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Healthy
Schools
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Calendar
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Order from Subway
And Support the New W.A. Day Gym
If you order any sub from the Select or Select plus
Menu on the 2nd Thursday of the Month (April will be
the 3rd Thursday), Subway will donate a portion of
the proceeds to the W.A. Day Gym fundraiser!
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Winter
Walk
Day
Feb 4th
Tips for Winter Walking:
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Wear warm, appropriate
footwear and clothing
Dress in layers—Overdressing is better than
under-dressing as clothing can always be removed if you get too
hot.
Wear bright colors so
driver can see you, such
as safety vests bright
scarves/neck warmers,
gloves or toques.
Walk with a friend or
adult.
Ensure vehicles have
come to a complete stop
and make eye contact
with the driver before
crossing the street;
many intersections are
slippery.
Talk with kids about pedestrian safety skills.
How to Set up a
Safe Search
Google is a powerful search engine that lets us
access information on any topic we want.
However, a child can type in a few words and
bring up thousands of pages of inappropriate
content in a matter of seconds. Here are five tips
from Kidproof Canada, on setting Google’s Safe
Search feature, which allows you to block explicit
text, images and videos from ever being presented
in the search results.
 Open your browser (i.e., Internet Explorer,
Firefox) and type in www.google.com in the
address bar.
 Find the “Settings” link in the top right corner of
the Google webpage and click on it.
 You will be taken to the Preferences page. Scroll
down to the “Safe Search Filtering” category.
This is where you’ll choose the type of filtering
you want, but “strict filtering” is the most
popular choice for families.
 Make sure you choose to “Lock Safe Search.”
Otherwise, Internet-savvy kids can change the
setting. You will be taken to a page to enable the
lock, but you need a Google email account.
Follow the steps to create one if you don’t
already have one (it’s very easy and only takes a
few minutes).
 If you want to disable Safe Search again, simply
repeat steps 1 – 4 to change your filtering
options and settings.
 Once you’ve clicked on the “Lock SafeSearch”
button, Safe Search will be enabled on your
computer.
Used with permission from Kidproof Canada
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2
4
Wed
5
Thu
24
23
Grade 2 Swim
Day off in Lieu
Day off in Lieu
Family Day
7:00—5:00
SKI TRIP
25
No School
18
17
16
Grade 2
Fiield Trip
11
10
9
Winter Walk Day
26
27
Day off in Lieu
20
13
6
Fri
Grade 2 Swim
Day off in Lieu
19
Flag Day
Assembly
12:45 Community
Hall
12
Grade 3 Swim all week—Bus leaves at 8:30 Feb 2nd—6th
Tue
Mon
February 2015
28
21
14 Vale
7
Sat