Week Ahead

December 4	Regular Day
December 5	Regular Day
December 6	Last day to purchase Front Row Seats Raffle tickets (see below)
December 7	Dress Rehearsal – 9:00 – 10:00 AM Winter Concert – 6:30 – 7:30 PM
December 8	Non-Instruction Day, No school for students

 

Upcoming Important Dates

December 11	School Council, 6:30 PM
December 12	AARCS Charity White Elephant Sale (see below)
December 15	Kindergarten attends
December 18	Spirit Days – Festive Hat Day
December 19	Spirit Days – Grinch Day
December 20	Heathy Hunger Fun Lunch – Subway    Spirit Days - Dress like an HMS Staff Member Day     Last day to donate cereal for the Grades 5/6 Domino Challenge
December 21	Winter Solstice    Door Monitors Lunch Party (board games)    Spirit Days - Dress like a Present/Gift Day
December 22	Spirit Days – Pajama Day    Last Day of Classes
December 26 -January 5	Winter Break - School Closed
January 8	Classes Resume

 

Winter Concert | December 7, 2023

The Winter Concert is almost here! See below for some important details:

• Doors open at 6:10
• Students need to be in their classroom no later than 6:20
• Concert begins at 6:30
• Students are invited to wear a nice holiday outfit
• Donations of non-perishable food for The Calgary Food Bank will be gladly accepted, collection boxes will be set up at the front entrance.
• If you are unable to attend the evening concert, you are welcome to attend the Dress Rehearsal at 9:00 AM. This will be the first time the whole school practices together so please be understanding that the rehearsal may be less polished and may run longer than anticipated. 

Parent Association | Winter Concert Fundraising

Our HMS Parent Association is organizing two fundraising events for the Winter Concert on December 7, 2023, including a 50/50 draw and a Front Row Seat Raffle for front row seats. A flyer was sent home with students for the Front Row Seat Raffle. 

Front Row Seat Raffle

• Raffle tickets will be $10 each for a chance to win two front row seats at the concert. Tickets can be purchased by returning the form (check your child's backpack for the flyer) to the school, with payment (cash only) and the information filled in.
• You can purchase multiple tickets, with 225 tickets available. You will receive a ticket stub for each ticket purchased as your receipt that will be sent home with the indicated student.
• There will be 10 winning tickets drawn (20 seats) on the afternoon of December 6th.
• Entries must be purchased by 3:30 Wednesday December 6th.
• Winners will be called on Wednesday afternoon/evening.
• If parents do not wish to send money in with students, they are welcome to bring money to the office, or contact haultain.parents@gmail.com to arrange a time to purchase tickets
• If parents do not wish to send money in with students, they are welcome to bring money to the office, or contact haultain.parents@gmail.com to arrange a time to purchase tickets 

The details for the 50/50 are as follows:

• $1.00 for 1, or $5.00 for 10, cash only
• Tickets will be available on the evening of the concert (December 7, 2023) only, and participants must be present to win 

Please check out the Fundraisers and Donations page of our website for information. 

Cereal Box Domino Challenge | Mayors Annual Christmas Food Drive

The grade 5/6 classes are encouraging HMS families to donate to the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Food Drive in a creative way this year. They will be setting up a giant domino run using all the cereal boxes donated by December 20. Throughout the month, students will ideate, test their design, make adjustments and re-test the domino run. The grand finale domino run will be set up for the school to watch. The 5/6 students will be promoting a friendly competition between classes to see who can collect the most cereal boxes. The prize for the winning classroom will be a classroom Minecraft party.   

AARCS Charity White Elephant Sale

The HMS Community Service Club is hosting the 1^st Annual Fundraising Event in support of Alberta Animals Rescue Crew Society (AARCS).

   - What - White Elephant Sale (Everything is a buck or two)
         - Come get some of your holiday shopping done at an affordable price and help out a good cause.
         - This event is for students only.
   - When - Tuesday, December 12, 2023, during the lunch hour
   - Where - Learning Commons

Donations:  The HMS Service Club will be accepting gently used/new toys, books, games, puzzles (all pieces included) and other small items until Friday, December 8.  If you have any shopping or gift bags to help students bring these special treasures home, please send them as well. Your support is greatly appreciated! 

Student Leadership Club Spirit Days | December 18-22

Our Student Leadership Club met recently to plan our upcoming Spirit Days. They discussed and debated then collaboratively decided on the following themes. Please remember that families should not feel compelled to purchase anything for Spirit Days, just find what you have around the house.

• Monday, December 18 – Festive Hat Day
• Tuesday, December 19 – Grinch Day (Let the famous story/movies inspire you, we look forward to seeing some creativity!)
• Wednesday, December 20 – Dress like an HMS Staff Member Day
• Thursday, December 21 – Dress like a Present/Gift Day
• Friday, December 22 – Pajama Day 

School Council/Parent Association Meetings | December 11, 2023

Our next HMS School Council Meeting is approaching. Please join us in the Learning Commons on Monday, December 11 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.