Jan. 21st - 25th

Working Together during Character Education ~

During character education students worked together to complete their "One Word" activity.  Students were asked to describe a New Year's resolution in one word and the steps they would take to achieve that goal.

Beach Day ~

Dance Party ~

During assembly, students spun the wheel for a whole school reward. It landed on the Gr.1/2 space so the Gr. 1/2

class decided the whole school should have a dance party.  The dance party was held on Beach Day. 

Limbo ~

Student of the Month ~

Congratulations to the following students for receiving Student of the Month for January:

Makayla teRietstap - Gr.5

Grayson Hawkins - Gr. 3

Grady Ferguson - Gr. 2

Gregory Jakabuv - K

 

Library Prize Winners~

Congratulations to Nash F. in Gr. 4 and Katarina K. in kindergarten for bringing their library books back on time.  Their names were then entered into the draw and they won the library prize.

Skating Rink ~

Thank you to Durrand Hebner and Nick Martinoff for flooding the rink.  It will be ready to skate on as soon as we remove the snow we received over the weekend.

Hopefully we will be able to skate in gym class later in the week.  Stayed tuned for more information about this as we will need parent help to tie skates.  You may want to check that your child's skates still fit, if you have not used them yet this year.  Students must have a CSA approved helmet, jacket and mittens to skate.  Snow pants would be a bonus especially for the younger students.  

Accountability Pillar Surveys ~

Alberta Education sends out surveys to all parents of students in Gr. 4 - 6.  Please take some time to fill out either the paper copy or the online survey.  This information is very valuable in helping the school make decisions moving forward.  The more people to fill out the survey the more valid the information.  We thank you in advance for filling out the survey.

Girls' Basketball ~

The girls' basketball team will be playing in their tournament this weekend, Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26 at Calmar Elementary School.  Their first game is on Friday at 3:40.  

Thank you to all of the parents of the girls for supporting them this basketball season and for driving them to the games and cheering them on.  Your support is greatly appreciated!

January 14th - 18th

We started the New Year off in typical January tradition - indoor recess.  I guess we need to be grateful for the beautiful weather we had during the Christmas break.  

We need to celebrate the fact that we all made it through the first week of January.  By Thursday, the effects of Christmas break were setting in.  Most everyone was looking, feeling, or acting a bit tired.  Hopefully everyone recharged over the weekend.

Accountability Pillar Surveys ~

The Government of Alberta recently released the 2019 Accountability Pillar Surveys.  Parents of students in grades 4 - 6 will be sent one survey per child.  This year parents are given the choice to complete the survey either in paper or online.  Included in your survey package will be a Random Access Code.  This code will be needed to complete the online survey.  Also included in the package is a return envelope with prepaid postage.

We encourage all parents to complete the survey(s) as the information that we receive from the survey is used to guide our Three Year Education Plan.  Surveys need to be completed by February 22, 2019. 

If you have any questions about the survey, please feel free to contact the school.

Beach Day ~  

                          

The WE Club has planned Beach Day for Thursday, January 17th.  Please help your child(ren) go through their summer clothes so that they can dress for the beach on Thursday!

January - Happy New Year!

I hope that everyone enjoyed the Christmas Break and had many opportunities to spend time with family, take time to relax, and just have time to do some of your favourite things.  

Personally, I made the most of the break and even had time to read a few books.  That being said, I am looking forward to getting back into routine and seeing all of the students and hearing about their breaks. Hopefully the students are all rejuvenated and are ready to get back into the rigor of learning.  January is a great month to really work on improving work habits and putting extra effort into their school work.  

Kindergarten Days

8, 10, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 29, & 31

***Please note that there has been a Friday schedule change.

Friday, 25th has been changed to Friday, 18th.***

January Birthdays

Shaylynn Kuzyk - 3rd

Banner Bayles - 5th

Kinsley Te Rietstap - 6th
Grayson Johnson - 10th
Celeste Day - 22nd
Jacob Breedon - 23rd

Mark Your Calendars

Early Dismissal ~ 

Early dismissal will be on Wednesday, January 9th.  Students will be dismissed at 2:30.

School Assembly ~ 

The first assembly of the new year will be held on Thursday, January 10th at 8:30.  If your child is being recognized at the assembly their teacher will let you know.

Everyone is welcome to attend the assemblies. 

Girls' Basketball ~ 

Girls basketball will continue in January.  We have an extra game scheduled for Tuesday, January 15th against Willow Park Elementary.

The final tournament will be held on Friday January 25th and Saturday, January 26th at Calmar Elementary.  The tournament schedule will be shared with parents once it is available.  

Bell Let's Talk ~ 

Wednesday, January 30th is Bell Let's Talk Day.  Break the silence. Mental illness touches us all in some way directly or through a friend, family member or colleague. Stories of people who have experienced mental health issues and who are doing well can really challenge stereotypes. Most people with mental health issues can and do recover, just by talking about it.

More information about the Let's Talk initiative can be found at https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/our-initiatives/.

Gr. 3-6 Skiing ~ 

The Gr. 3-6 students will once again be hitting the slopes of Rabbit Hill on Thursday, January 31.  Everyone had a wonderful time in December so I hope the conditions are favorable again this time so everyone can have a great experience again.

Report Cards ~

Report cards will be going out on Thursday, January 31st.  Marks are live throughout the year but in order to prepare for printing the report cards we will have to disable PowerSchool marks the week prior to printing starting on Monday, January 14th.  

If you have any questions or concerns about your child's marks, please feel free to contact your child's teacher.

December Pictures ~

Here are a few pictures of events that took place the last week of December.

Week of December 17 - 21

It is Christmas concert time again!  Each year while we practice we wonderful if it will ever come together.  Each year the students and staff work diligently to make their magic happen.  My fingers are crossed that will hold true for this year. I guess we will find out Thursday.  

Here are some pictures of events that took place at school this week:

Mission Impossible ~

Winter/Christmas Sweater Day~

Five Days of Giving ~

Once again, thank you to everyone that donated to the Five Days of Giving.  New Humble Centre families out did themselves again this year.  Your generosity is greatly appreciated.  

Christmas Concert Decorating ~

Thank you to Cheryl teRietstap, Megan Olynyk, Joyce Bakker, Esther Korteweg, and Pam Hebner for helping with Christmas Concert decorations on Friday, December 14.  Your help is greatly appreciated!

Book Fair ~

The Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place from Monday, December 17 to the morning of Friday, December 21.  The Book Fair will also be open before and after the Christmas concert.

Christmas Concert ~ 

NHCS presents "T'was A Night Before Christmas" on Thursday, December 20th.  We will have an afternoon performance at 1:00 pm. and an evening performance at 7:00 pm.  This year we will be using some of our seating space for risers for the students so we are encouraging any extended family such as grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc to try to attend the afternoon performance if possible.  

***Please note that there is a change in schedule for our special visitor. Their visit will now be taking place at the school in the afternoon.  The special visitor will not be at the school for the evening performance.*** 

Doors for the evening performance will open at 6:30 pm . All students are asked to be in their classrooms by 6:45 at the latest.  

Donations to the Food Bank will be accepted at the door.

Refreshments will be served after each performance.  

Parking is available in the north field. Please leave the bus lane for elderly guests or people with accessibility needs.  Thank you.

Everyone is welcome to attend!  We hope to see you there.

Christmas Bake Sale ~ 

The Grade 5/6 class will be holding a Christmas bake sale on the Christmas Concert day.  They are asking for donations of items in sets of a baker's dozen.  If you are able to donate baking, please call the school and let Mrs. Austin know.  All donations are greatly appreciated.

Depending on the amount of baking donated, sales will take place after each of the performances.  All items will be sold as a baker's dozen for $5.  

PJs & Potluck Day ~

Friday, December 21 is our annual Pajama and Potluck Day.  Everyone is encouraged to wear their pajamas,housecoats and slippers to school that day. 

For lunch, we will be doing the whole school potluck.  You should have received a letter from the school with a request for what to bring for the potluck.  Thank you for contributing to the potluck!