Week Ahead

January 22	Family Literacy Week | Message Making Monday | Communicating through written messages or drawing is a gift we can share with our children. Story Stones Link.
January 23	Family Literacy Week | Talking Tuesday | Conversation is essential to literacy & critical thinking development. Questions to Ask Kids about School Link.
January 24	Bell Let’s Talk Day (correction from previously communicated date of January 25) Family Literacy Week | Wonder Word Wednesday | Exploring and learning about words increases vocabulary knowledge and understanding of topics. Vocabulary Knowledge Ideas Link.
January 25	Snack Shack Family Literacy Week | Thinking Thursday | Fact filled videos can be a way to learn new things or activate background knowledge. Fact videos for kids Link.
January 26	Kindergarten Attends Family Literacy Week | Fun Film Friday | Spend time watching films together and learn new things! Kanopy Kids Cinema for free Link.

 

Upcoming Important Dates

January 27	Family Literacy Day - To celebrate share a book or podcast together with someone special at home. Free Stories Read Aloud Link, Podcast for kids Link
January 30	Online report cards available for viewing through MyCBE portal
February 12	School Council
February 12-14	Outdoor School, Grades 4, 5, 6
February 15-16	Teacher's Convention
February 19	Family Day - School Closed
February 21	Fun Lunch, Panago

 

Family Literacy Day

Family Literacy Day is coming up on January 27. This annual event aims to raise awareness about reading and literacy development. There are many ways in our community and beyond, to access activities to support literacy development. We would like to invite you to celebrate with us this week by trying out some family literacy activities curated by the CBE Literacy Team (linked above). The Family Literacy Day Visual is also attached here on the sidebar and was sent as an attachment in the Family Update email sent to families. You’ll find even more great ideas linked in this visual! 

School Council/Parent Association Meetings | January 22, 2024

Our next HMS School Council Meeting is approaching. Please join us in the Learning Commons on Monday, January 22 at 6:30. If you are a parent/guardian of a Haultain Memorial student, you are welcome and encouraged to join us. Immediately following the School Council Meeting, you can be a part of helping to plan how to raise and allocate funds for items such as a new playground, school enhancement and family events, at the Parent Association Meeting.  

You can find more information and a link to the meeting (if you choose to join online) on the School Council page of our website. You can keep up to date by following the Parents of Haultain | Facebook Page. 

Thank You | Mayor’s Annual Christmas Food Drive

The grade 5/6 classes would like to thank everyone who contributed cereal (and many other non-perishable items) to the Mayor’s Annual Food Drive. We are happy to report we raised 320 pounds of food! The students enjoyed using the cereal boxes for their STEM challenge and they felt good about contributing to our community in a positive way. Thank you for your support. 

Assessment and Reporting in Kindergarten | Report Cards

The kindergarten reporting process is slightly different than in grades 1-6. Kindergarten teachers will report progress to parents / legal guardians via January and June report cards, as with the other grades, however, please note the reduced stems for the January report card as outlined below.

• In January, progress in ELAL and Math will be communicated to parents / legal guardians via the report card. 
• In June, progress in all discipline areas will be communicated to parents / legal guardians via the report card.