Week of Nov. 19th - 23rd

Thank you to the parents that were able to make it out to the school for the Social Media Presentation.  The session was very informative and there was some very good take away information.  

Did you know that some social media sites that your child(ren) may have an account on will never let them delete their account?  Did you know that some sites will let users post anonymously?  

Here are a few parent sites that have some excellent research about technology and children:  

1.  Centre on Media and Child Health - https://cmch.tv/
2.  Common Sense  - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
3.  Screenagers: Growing Up In The Digital Age -  https://www.screenagersmovie.com/latest-usage-research/
4.  Jo(e) Social Media Inc - http://www.joesocialmedia.com/

Girls' Basketball ~

Last Tuesday the girls' basketball team played against Calmar Elementary School.  The girls played an excellent  game but ended up losing by a score of 12 - 6.  Thank you to all of the fans that came out to watch the girls play!

Their second game of the season takes place on Tuesday, November 20 @ East Elementary School in Leduc.  We wish the girls the best of luck.

Mustache Day ~

The WE Club has selected Thursday, November 22nd as Mustache Day.  

Why Mustache Day?  This fun theme day is to coincide with Movember.  The goal of Movember is to increase early detection of men’s health issues and ultimately reduce the number of deaths from cancer and other treatable diseases. 

Tooth Talk ~

Dental Hygienists will be at the school on Thursday, November 22 to speak with the Gr. 3-6 students about dental hygiene.  

We would like to thank the Calmar Dental Clinic for sponsoring the Dental Health Education Presentations.

Kindergarten Fundraiser ~

The Kindergarten fundraiser, Fundscrip, will be wrapping up on Thursday, November 22.  There are many good gift cards that can be purchased through Fundscrip, such as Sobeys, Boston Pizza and Tim Hortons.  This is a great opportunity to purchase some gift cards and support the Kindergarten class at the same time. 

Viewing Your Child's Grades ~

If you are having trouble viewing your child's grades, I have posted an information sheet on our website.  To find the information sheet click Parent Support Document here or go to the website under Parents, PowerSchool. 

Week of November 12th - 16th

Thank you so much to everyone that was able to attend our Remembrance Day Ceremony.  Also, a special thank you to Mr. Pete Popowich, from the Calmar Legion, for attending and speaking at the service.

Greeters

Gr. Six Readers

Gr. 1/2 Class

Gr. 3/4 Class

Gr. 5/6 Class

Basketball ~

The girls' basketball team will be playing their first game of the season on Tuesday. November 13th after school.  The game will take place at Calmar Elementary.  Best of luck to the girls.  All spectators are welcome to come cheer on the team.

Picture Retakes ~

Picture retakes will be happening on Thursday, November 15th.  If your child is having their pictures retaken, please be sure to return the form to school.  Any students that were absent on the original picture day will also be having their picture taken at this time.

Kindergarten Fundscrip Fundraiser ~

The kindergarten class is currently participating in a FundScrip Fundraiser.  FundScrip sells gift cards and with each card purchased a percentage of the gift card is given back to the group.  The types of gift cards range from grocery stores to Starbucks, to Sephora to Canadian Tire.  

A list of retailers can be seen using the link below.

https://www.fundscrip.com/retailers

FundScrip can be accessed online where families can purchase and have gift cards shipped to their residence at any time.  The online order code is SMCHKA.

The kindergarten class will be utilizing paper orders as well in November.  If you would prefer a paper copy please email idell.mertins@blackgold.ca.

Paper orders are due back November 22, 2018.

All purchases will be ready for Christmas.

Thank you for supporting the kindergarten class.

November

I hope everyone had a fun and candy filled Halloween.  Here are some pictures of the Halloween fun that happened at school.

Thank you to all the parents and grandparents that came out to the costume parade!




Basketball season has begun with practices at lunch.  There have been some games scheduled for both the girls' and boys' team for November.  Mrs. Mertins will be coaching the boys' team and Mrs. Hawkins will be coaching the girls'.  If your child has expressed interest in playing, they will be bringing home an information letter in the next few days.

With the increase in enrollment this fall we have been fortunate enough to hire a half time teacher.  We would like to welcome Miss Jena Freund.  Miss Freund will be teaching Gr. 1 Language Arts and Math in the morning.  Her classroom will be in the portable.

WE Club News ~

It is time for our annual Operation Christmas Child drive. Operation Christmas Child provides families the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of needy children in many parts of the world by filling a shoebox with items for a boy or girl. Operation Christmas Child is completely optional. If you would like to participate, you can either email Mrs. Martinoff (nicole.martinoff@gshare.blackgold.ca) or come to the office to pick up a box(es), take it home, pack it and return it to the office no later than, Wednesday, November 14. (***Please be sure to include $10 which covers the cost of shipping the boxes overseas.)

Kindergarten Dayrs

6, 8, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22, 27, 29, & 30

(Please note that there are two Fridays this month)

November Birthdays

Tolson Huber - 4th

Alyssa Turner - 5th

Grady Ferguson - 12th

Madison Martinoff - 12th

Kobe Clark - 25th

Kash Huber - 25th

Lucas Messer - 25th

John Mollison - 25th

Isabella Schipperhejin - 30th

Mark Your Calendar

                           

Parent-Teacher Interviews will be taking place on Tuesday, November 6 and Thursday, November 8 from 4:30 to 7:00.  Information has gone home regarding the scheduling of an interview.  This is a great opportunity to come in and see how your child(ren) is doing and to connect with the teacher.  If you are unable to make it in to see your child's teacher, please feel free to contact the teacher to set up an alternate time.  

Please note that Mrs. Mertins will only be holding interviews on the Thursday evening.  

Early Dismissal ~ 

Early dismissal is on Wednesday, Nov. 7th.  Students will be dismissed at 2:30.

Assembly ~ 

Our assembly will be held on Thursday, November 8th at 8:30 a.m.  If your child will be receiving special recognition at the assembly you will be contacted by your child's teacher to let you know.

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

Remembrance Day Ceremony ~

There will be a special Remembrance Day Ceremony on Friday, November 9th at 10:45.  Each class will be doing a special presentation at the ceremony.

Students are encouraged to dress up for the Remembrance Day Ceremony.

All visitors are welcome to attend the Remembrance Day  Ceremony at the school.

                                 

Mid-term Break ~ 

There will be no school on Monday, November 12th as it is Mid-term Break.  

Picture Retakes ~ 

Picture retakes will be taken on Thursday, November 15th.  If your child will be having their picture retaken please return the form indicating that you would like to have your child's picture taken again.  

Week of October 29 - Nov. 2

It is so wonderful to actually be experiencing some Fall like weather these past two weeks.  The students are really enjoying the warm afternoons when they go out for recess.  

Halloween ~ 

We will once again be doing our customary Halloween activities.  Students are encouraged to wear their costume for the entire day.  Remember that there are no weapons allowed.  

In the morning we will be having classes as usual.

In the afternoon students will rotate through a variety of Halloween centers.  

At 2:45 we will be having our Halloween Parade in the gym. 

All parents are welcome to join us.  Don't forget to wear your Halloween costume!

Pumpkin Display ~

Families are encouraged to bring in pumpkins to display on Halloween Day.  It is always amazing to see how creative everyone is.  Parents are welcome to go through the Pumpkin display before the parade!

No School ~

Thursday, November 1st there will be no school for students as this is a Staff Planning and Development Day.  Staff will be reviewing the results of our benchmark assessments and then creating a plan on how to implement strategies to support students working below grade level.

Week of October 8 - 12

There is no school on Monday, October 8 as it is Thanksgiving Day.  We hope that everyone has a wonderful long weekend and a terrific Thanksgiving.

Thanks to the parents that attended our October assembly.  Please remember you are all welcome to attend our assemblies!  It does not have to be just when your child is being recognized.  We would love to see you there!

Student of the Month ~

As many of you know, we have changed the way we are doing student of the month.  This year, teachers will only be selecting one student per class for each month.  It is our hope that it will make the award more meaningful to the students.  

Our well deserved recipients for September were Brianna L from the  Gr. 5/6 class, Grayson J from the Gr. 3/4 class, Cailey T from the Gr. 1/2 class, and Armony H from the Kinder class.  These students will be having Pizza With The Principal on Tuesday, October 23.

Caught Being Good ~

This is something new that we have added this year.  If a student is seen going out of their way to do a random act of kindness without being asked, he or she is recognized on the next day's announcements.  Their name is then entered into a draw which is held at our monthly assembly.  Students can have their names entered multiple times each month.  They just have to be "Caught Being Good"!

September's lucky winner was Eva M from Gr. 6. Eva received a coupon for the Scholastic Book Orders.

Socktober ~ 

Each month the WE Club will be doing some type of collection drive in order to help others.  Please keep in mind that these collection drives are voluntary.  You are welcome to help as little or as much as you are able.  The WE motto is WE makes doing good, doable and part of their belief is when we come together we can create an even better world. At our school we want to help others that are less fortunate than us.  We will do acts of service that serve people and communities both locally and globally. 

For the month of October, the WE Club has chosen their focus to be Socktober. We are asking families to send in a new pair of socks that can be taken to help support people in our greater community.  We would also accept toques and mittens.  We do ask that items be new items.  Thank you for your support!

                                

Go Green ~ 

Another change that is taking place at New Humble is the way we do Rainbow Lunch and the LRC passes.  Not that we discourage rainbow lunches or lunches that have items from all four food groups, we are just changing the focus to cover all aspects of health.

This month the focus is on bringing naturally green foods such as cucumbers, green apples, green peppers, etc for snack or lunch.  Each day that a child brings something green they get to add a tally to their class chart.  At the end of the month, the class with the most tallies will do a draw for the LRC pass.  

We will let you know at the beginning of each month what the monthly focus is.  

                            

                               

Verification Forms ~

If you have not yet completed the Verification Form online, we are asking that you please do this.  Please note that your child's grade will not be correct on the form.  Please fill out the form anyway.

School Photos ~

School Photos will be taken on Tuesday, October 9th.  

Fire Safety Presentation ~

The Calmar Fire Department will be at the school on Thursday, October 11 to do a Fire Safety Presentation to each class.  This year's theme is 'Look, Listen, Learn, be aware - fire can happen anywhere'.

October

October Kindergarten Days 

2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 26 & 30 

October Birthdays 

Joseph Cutshaw - 2nd

Eryn Rutherford - 8th

Lexi Rutherford - 9th

Gregory Jakubuv - 16th

Justin Kabanuk - 22nd

Spencer Day - 25th

Nikolas Dudiak - 30th 

Assembly  

Our assembly will be held on Thursday, October 4th at 8:30 a.m.  If your child will be receiving special recognition at the assembly you will be contacted by your child's teacher to let you know.

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

Fire Safety  

Fire Prevention Week is October 7 - 13th.  The theme for this year is Look, Listen, Learn, be aware - fire can happen anywhere.  

In conjunction with Fire Prevention Week, the Calmar Fire Department will be at the school on Thursday, Oct. 11th to talk to each class about Fire Safety. 

Mark Your Calendar 

Early Dismissal ~ 

Early dismissal is on Wednesday, Oct. 3rd.  Students will be dismissed at 2:30.

Thanksgiving~ 

There will be no school on Monday, Oct 8th as that is Thanksgiving.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

School Photos ~ 

School Photos will be taken on Tuesday, October 9th.  Please check the note that was sent home for deals and savings that are available through Lifetouch when you order online.

WE Day Conference ~ 

All students in Gr. 5 and 6 have an opportunity to attend WE Day this year on October 12th in Edmonton at Rogers Place.  For more information on WE Day you can go to https://www.we.org

Professional Development Day ~

There will be no school on Friday, October 19th as that day is a Professional Development Day for staff.

Halloween ~

Once again we are encouraging families to carve pumpkins and then bring them to the school on Wednesday, October 31st to be displayed. Checking out all the fabulous carvings in always a highlight.

In the afternoon, the students will be divided into cross grade groups where they will rotate through a variety of Halloween activities.  The afternoon festivities will end in the gym where we will hold our annual costume parade. This will begin at 2:45.  Everyone is welcome to attend and join in the parade.  Please remember that weapons are not allowed at school.  Thank you!

Look Alike Day ~ 

The students had a wonderful time dressing alike.  There was wonderful participation by everyone.  Great school spirit students and staff!

Cross Country Run ~ 

Ten of our students participated in the Leduc District Athletic Association Cross Country Run in Wetaskiwin.  All of our students did a wonderful job of representing New Humble Centre.

Orange Shirt Day ~ 

The classrooms were a sea of orange on Friday, Sept. 28 as staff and students wore orange.  We started off the day by gathering in the gym to listen to a story called "When I Was Eight".  Ask your child to tell you about the story and the reason why we wear orange.

Terry Fox Run ~

Thank you to all the parents and grandparents that came out and joined us in the Terry Fox Run.  Despite the cold weather everyone had fun.

Week of Sept. 24 - 28th

Happy first day of winter!  Sorry, I mean first day of Autumn.  I do hope this weather takes a turn for the better so that the farmers can get out and take off the rest of their crops.

Congratulations to all of our runners who attended the Coloniale Classic Cross Country Run.  They all had fantastic runs.  Thanks also to the parents for taking your child to the run and cheering on the NHCS students.  

WE Club ~

Our WE club has been very busy organizing events for the school.  If you have not heard of WE before, WE is a movement that brings people together and gives them the tools to change the world. Making doing good, doable.  So at the school level the students focus on doing good for the school community, our larger community and more globally. Some of the events that our WE club currently is involved in are:

     Collecting food for the Leduc Food Bank .  Non-  perishable food items will be accepted at the school between now and Sept. 28th.

     Collecting money donations for the family of the Principal of Thorsby Elementary.  Mrs. Jubinville and her family lost their home to a fire over a week ago.  

     To get everyone back into the school spirit, they have organized a 'Look Alike Day' as our first spirit day.  Students can choose people to dress alike with on Tuesday, Sept. 25.

Student Enrollment Verification Forms ~

Verification forms have been sent out to all families through the PowerSchool parent account.  If you have not already returned the form, please do so as soon as possible.  Without these forms signed, we are not able to have your child participate in any extra-curricular activities such as field trips.

Raise Some Dough for YOur School ~

NHCS has recently partnered with Cobs Bread Leduc Common.  If you are purchasing items from Cobs Bread in Leduc Common mention New Humble Centre School prior to placing your order.  Cobs will then donate 5% of your purchase to the school.    

Kids Plus Accident Insurance ~

Kids Plus" Accident Insurance

Our school board is offering you the opportunity to voluntarily purchase student accident insurance through the Kids Plus Accident Insurance program, underwritten by Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.

Kids Plus Accident Insurance provides protection against unexpected costs arising from accidental injuries. The program is especially valuable for families who:

do not have medical or dental plans,

have limited plans, as it may help supplement health and dental benefits, or . have active children who enjoy sports and outdoor activities.

Kids Plus Accident Insurance has a selection of plans to suit most budgets. Benefits include coverage for:

The full school year (September to September), 24 hours a day, while at home and in school; Expenses that are often limited or not covered by private or group Insurance plans, or Provincial Health Insurance Plans, such as ambulance, physiotherapy, private tutoring, counselling, and much more;

Injury-related dental treatment (including future dental treatment up to age 26);

• Out-of-province or country emergency medical expenses.

If your address changes during the school year, your Kids Plus Accident Insurance plan is transferable from school to school, anywhere in Canada.

Insurance premiums for children are $14.50 or $33.50 per year, depending on the plan selected. A discount is available for families with 3 or more children. Adults age 20 to 64 can also be insured for $32.00 per year.

For more information or to apply online, please visit www.kidsplus.ca, or speak with a kids Plus Administrator at 1-800-556-7411.

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School Council/ Parent Association Meeting ~

Please join us for our School Council and Parent Association Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15 @ 6:00 pm.  All parents are welcome to attend.

Terry Fox Run ~

On Thursday, Sept. 27 we will once again be having our annual Terry Fox Run/Walk.  We will start the walk @ 2:25 with a short presentation in the gym.  Please come out and join us!

Orange Shirt Day ~

Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations to come.  Students and staff are encouraged to wear an Orange Shirt on Friday, Sept. 28 to honour Orange Shirt Day.