HPS Oct 30 Weekly Update
High Park School Memo
Week of Oct. 30 - Nov. 3
Welcome to November!!! As the temperature drops, please ensure your child has appropriate outdoor clothing and an inside and outside pair of footwear to help keep our building clean and sparkly.
Halloween Hoopla
A HUGE thank you to all of our student and parent volunteers for this great community event. We had a fantastic turnout and all proceeds raised by our Parent Advisory League support school programs and initiatives.
PAL Casino Fundraiser
PAL says… We still need a few volunteers for our upcoming casino fundraiser! The single biggest monetary impact you can make on our school is volunteering for this event. We make $18-$20,000 for the school during this 2-day event! Volunteer with your significant other and make it a date night! Dates are December 17th and 18th and shifts are 11am-7pm, 6:30pm-2:30am, or 11pm-2:30am - both days. We only need to fill 7 more spots. If you have any questions or you can help, please send an email to highparkschoolpal@gmail.com.
Breakfast Program
We continue to offer a daily breakfast program to all students from 8:15 to 8:30am. The menu varies weekly and includes toast with jam or Cheez-Wiz, Cheese, Fruit, Cereal with Milk, Applesauce, Granola Bars, Yogurt and Granola.
High Park Music Monthly
Check out this amazing newsletter from Ms. Boison’s Music department with monthly updates about our music program at High Park! It really is worth a look!
Halloween
Halloween is this Tuesday, Oct. 31. Students are invited to dress up after lunch recess beginning at 1:05. Our K-6 students will participate in a costume parade through the school starting at 1:25pm. Parents are welcome to join us for this - please sign in at the office. Junior high students will participate in Halloween-themed activities during the afternoon. Please see our guidelines on school appropriate and safe costumes. Students registered in Mrs. Podhaniuk’s Crafts class on Tuesday afternoon need to bring a small pumpkin to paint.
Visitors at School
For safety reasons, High Park School is a closed campus. All visitors and guests must report to the office, and all communications and deliveries to students should also go through our office. If you are bringing something to your child, please ensure you come to the office and we will get the item where it needs to go. Unscheduled classroom visits can be disruptive to learning activities and school routines, so we ask for your cooperation in this matter.
School Fees
All field trip feeds for pre-planned field trips have now been posted to Parent Portal. Statements will go out to parents by email this week. Please login to your Parent Portal to pay fees online.
Hot Lunch
Hot Lunch is offered to students by the Parent Advisory League from October to May. More information can be found on our High Park school website under the Lunch Program. You must register each school year in order to place an order. The code is always HPHL. The deadline to order hot lunches for December is November 25.
Utensils for Lunches and Snack/Breakfast Program
We will no longer be supplying cutlery to students as it comes at a significant cost and we are also trying to reduce waste. Please ensure your child has a set of utensils in their lunch each day.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to give me a call at the school office at (780) 963-2222 or email me at adrienne.owen@psd.ca to connect. I look forward to a great school year together!
Key Information:
Important Upcoming Dates:
- Oct 27 - PAL Presents… Halloween Hoopla! See poster for details.
- Oct. 31 - Halloween
- K-6 Parade at 1:25
- Nov 5 - Daylight Savings Time
- Nov 9 - Remembrance Day Ceremony
- Nov 13-17 - Fall Break - No School
- Nov 22 - Parkland School Division Stakeholder Engagement evening
- Dec 13 - K-3 Christmas Concert
- Dec 14 - 4-6 Christmas Concert