Week Ahead 

October 23	Drumming Residency – All Grades
October 24	Drumming Residency – All Grades
October 25	Drumming Residency – All Grades Fall Re-takes – Lifetouch Firefighter visit - kindergarten
October 26	Drumming Residency – All Grades Snack Shack Evening Drumming Performance, door opens at 5:40, performance time at 6:00 PM
October 27	Drumming Residency – All Grades Kindergarten attends Grade 6 Vaccinations

 

Upcoming Important Dates 

October 31	Halloween Pumpkinella
November 2	Camp Chief Hector YMCA Outdoor School Parent Information Meeting – 6:30 – 7:30 – Gym (an invitation was sent home with students in grades 4, 5, and 6)
November 8	Remembrance Day Assembly – 10:00 AM, community members welcome
November 9	Non-Instruction Day – No School for Students
November 10 -14	Fall Break – School Closed
November 16	Child & Youth Well-Being Family & Caregiver Series– Session 1 – Understanding Vaping – 6:30 – 8:00 (see below for more info)

 

Drumming Evening Performance

During this last week of October students will be participating in a drumming residency with One World Drum Co. As a celebration of our learning there will be an evening performance on Thursday, October 26 at 6 pm. The performance will be about an hour long and all students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 will be performing. Families are invited and asked to arrive at 5:40 PM to ensure students can get to their classrooms before the performance. 

Reminder | Second Annual Pumpkinella Showcase

All HMS students & families are invited to bring in a carved or decorated pumpkin on Tuesday October 31st for our Pumpkinella Showcase. This is your chance to share your creativity with our school community and have fun as a family in the process! 

Design, carve or dress up a pumpkin to bring to school for display in one of the following categories: Book Characters, animals, cartoons, famous people, original creation, or sports.

This is meant to be a fun event, not a scary experience. Please refrain from exhibiting excessive blood and gore or violence in your pumpkin creations. Please do not send real candles or lights! 

Bring your pumpkin to the learning commons on the morning of Monday October 31st between 7:45 - 8:30am. Be sure to identify the student or family who is the artist of each pumpkin creation! The pumpkins may have a safer journey if they are brought to us by mom or dad!

Please follow the direction of the parents and staff who will help you to set up your pumpkin in the 'pumpkin patch'.

Classes will have the opportunity to experience the Pumpkinella Pumpkin Patch during the day on October 31st. All pumpkins will be sent home at the end of the day to be showcased on your front step in the evening. Thank you to Ms. Eshom for organizing this fun event and for the Student Leadership Club for promoting it with our students.

Media Literacy Week

October 23-27 is Media Literacy Week which is an annual event promoting digital media literacy across Canada. MediaSmartshas a section that includes resources for parents including blogs, tip sheets and videos to help you navigate parenting in the digital age. For more information about the CBE’s commitment to helping students learn to use technology responsibly, please visit the Technology for Learningpage.