North Park Wilson School – Welcome & upcoming Grasslands Garden

North Park Wilson School is a great place to be.  Our school, servicing the North Park, Richmond Heights, City Park and Kelsey/Woodlawn neighbourhoods, is a meeting place for students and their families.  One of the great things about being a neighbourhood school is that our children and their parents get to know one another.  They meet and visit in the hallways, on the sidewalk as they walk to school or at one of the events sponsored by the school or our busy parent council. The connection between our staff, children and families makes our school feel like a friendly, small town.

As a Center of Excellence Through the Arts, our students have the opportunity to learn about, through and within the arts. But, we do way more than the arts.  We have a strong curricular focus.  On any given day you could see students creating science fair projects, engaged in lively conversation about social issues, working in small groups to solve challenging math problems and of course reading alone or talking about books with friends.  We offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities including: cross country, basketball, volleyball, in motion events, Circus Arts, jazz band, indoor track, dance club, book club, art club, jump rope for heart… We are a busy, vibrant school!

We welcome you to stop in for a visit, check out our public website http://www.spsd.sk.ca/school/northparkwilson/Pages/default.aspx or give us a call at 306 683 7380.   We look forward to seeing you soon!

Sharron Champ

Principal North Park Wilson School

 

Grasslands Garden

As many City Park residents have children who attend North Park Wilson School, this will be of interest. North Park Wilson School invites you to join them as they renew the grasslands garden at the front of the school. Their vision is to establish a community garden space that welcomes birds, butterflies, children and community members. Come join us and be a part of the planning team, clean-up crew or ongoing maintenance team.

Contact Lee Jacobson or Sybille Silbernagel at North Park Wilson School (683 7380) for planning committee information.

We are hosting a cleanup day on Saturday, May 24 from 9-12. Weeds have overtaken the garden. Bring a rake, wheel barrow or shovel and help us reclaim the space. Many hands make light work! Come on out and lend us a hand!

Once we have reclaimed this space, ongoing maintenance will be important if we want our garden to keep looking its best. We are looking for gardeners who wouldn’t mind volunteering a little time to keep our garden looking great for years to come. Contact Lee or Sybille at the school (683 7380) if you are interested in volunteering your time or serving as a volunteer coordinator.

 

 

Thinking ahead to summer block parties?

Block Party Applications

The City of Saskatoon accepts applications for block parties at least 5 business days before the date of the event.  The fee is $20 and is non-refundable (we accept cash or cheques for payment).

The barricades will be dropped off by the City Yards crews, either the night before or on the day of the block party at one of the ends of the street/crescent.  Once the block party is over, the barricades should be placed back where they were originally found, and the City crews will pick them up in a day or two.

If the party is rained out, the party can be re-booked until December 31st of the current year only.  If for some other reason the block party is cancelled, Infrastructure Services must be notified in advance at: 975-2454, so they do not deliver the barricades to the block in question.

All noise and alcohol bylaws are in effect. 

Requirements:

  • 51% of the people on the block involved have to sign the Release Form.
    • Names (only 1 person from each household to write their names down)
    • Addresses
    • Telephone number(s)
    • Signatures
  • Day they wish to start and end the party
  • Lowest house number and highest house number of the people who signed the release form.

If there is a bus route on the street/crescent involved, the Infrastructure Services Department would need to find out whether or not the block party can be allowed.

The above information will only be accepted on the designated City of Saskatoon Release Form and no other forms will be accepted for Block Party Applications.

Once the above information is gathered, please return with cash or cheque to:

Infrastructure Services Department
3rd Floor – 222 3rd Avenue North
Saskatoon, SK  S7K 0J5

Any questions? Please call Infrastructure Services Department @ 975-2454

 

Mural Launch Sunday September 29th @ noon

Noon, Sunday September 29: Launch of mural
After a welcome and introductions by a member of the City Park Community Association, artist Bevin Bradley will talk about the mural.
This will be followed by a scavenger hunt aimed at identifying the houses shown in the mural. Then the action moves to City Perk Cafe on 7th Ave., where coffee will be served. Enter your name for a prize draw for a City Perks gift certificate. Other art by Bevin will be on display.