May 7 | Weekly Update

 

May is an exciting month at Alex Munro, with two upcoming learning celebration assemblies and the much-anticipated Soccer Club Vs. Teacher/Parents game.  See below for the details of both events. 

School Council and Parent Association Meeting – May 11 @6:15pm 
The May AMPA meeting is Monday, May 11 at 6:15pm online.  All parents are encouraged and welcomed to attend the meeting. The link will be sent out on Monday. 

Growing Smiles Fundraiser 
From April 30th until May 18th, 2026, you can place orders online for beautiful hanging baskets and hanging ferns, marigolds, roses, veggies, succulents, herbs, strawberries, planters, AND wave petunias.  

Orders will be available at the school for pick up on Thursday June 4th from approximately 2pm until 4:30pm. 

Help us reach our fundraising goal of $500.00 to put towards playground updates for our school. To do this, we would need to sell a total of 275 plants. Please share this fundraiser with your friends and family. 

Follow the web address below to order your plants to enjoy in your Spring Garden. 

http://alexmunroschool.growingsmilesfundraising.com  

Grade 4/5 Celebration of Learning Assemblies 
The Grade 4/5s will be hosting two Celebration of Learning assemblies in the month of May.  The first one will be hosted by Ms. Tila and Ms. Hoblak’s class on May 8th (Tomorrow) at 12:15pm.  The second one will be hosted by Ms. Veltkamp and Ms. Saadi’s class on May 22nd also at 12:15pm. 

Soccer Club Vs. Teacher/Parents Event - May 14
We are so excited for next Thursdays Soccer Club Vs. Teacher/Parents event. The event will include a live DJ and a halftime show presentation by the Dance Club.  The event details are: 

Event Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026  
Time: 1:30 – 3:30 PM 

All students, families, and community members are more than welcome to come watch and cheer on our players!  Please bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on as we won’t have any outdoor seating available for spectators. 

Fun Lunch – May 19th – Subway 
The next fun lunch will be Subway on May 19th.  Orders can be made at healthyhunger.ca. The deadline to order is next Thursday, May 14th. 

Bottle Drive Fridays 
Just like last year, you can donate your refundable bottles to AMPA by dropping them off at the front of the school (by the free little library) every Friday. Our goal this year is to raise $2000 through our bottle drive Fridays.  

Upcoming Important Dates: 
May 8 – Grade 4/5 Ms. Tila and Ms. Hoblak Assembly –12:15pm 
May 8 – No School for Kindergarten Only 
May 8 – Early Dismissal – 1:17pm 
May 14 – Soccer Club Vs. Teachers and Parents Game 1:30pm 
May 19 – Fun Lunch - Subway 
May 22 – Grade 4/5 Ms. Veltkamp and Ms. Saadi Assembly – 12:15pm