Weekly Update Nov 6 - 10
Oki, Danit'ada, Âba wathtec, Tânisi, Taanishi, Bonjour, Hello, Hidden Valley Families,
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Calendar
November
· Monday, November 6 - Students who are in Grade 2 and 3 who are eligible to receive a vaccine they missed previously
· Tuesday, November 7 – School Council Meeting – 6:30 pm
· Wednesday, November 8 – Remembrance Day Ceremony, 10:30am – families welcome
· Thursday, November 9 - No School for Students – Maatoomsii'Pookaiks | Children First - System Indigenous Education Professional Learning Day
· November 10 - 14 – Fall Break – No School for students or staff
· Wednesday, November 15 – Classes resume
· Friday, November 17 – SPIRIT DAY - Happy Birthday HVS, you are turning 20!
· Friday, November 17 – PM Kindergarten attends
· Friday, November 24 – Non-instruction day - no school for students
REMINDER: Fall Break is right around the corner. There is no school for students or staff, starting November 9. School will resume on Wednesday, November 15.
Lost and Found – A reminder to please check out the lost and found items. They are inside the vestibule at the front entrance.
Remembrance Day Ceremony: Our ceremony will be on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. To acknowledge Hidden Valley School family members who have or are presently serving in the military or are service members, we will share a slide show with the pictures of our HVS student/staff and their family members. Please send pictures to Mrs. Chastko at mjchastko@cbe.ab.ca along with the name of the family member, when and how they served.
Families are invited to participate in our ceremony. Please arrive at school around 10:15 am, the ceremony will start at 10:30 am.
Veterans Food Bank:
Hidden Valley School will collect food donations for the Veterans Food Bank. Donations of non-perishable food items can be donated, starting November 1, 2023 and go until the end of the month. Please consider donating.
The Veterans Food Bank of Calgary is a service provided by CALGARY VETERANS SERVICES SOCIETY, founded in August 2018, to serve food security and other resource needs of veterans from Calgary and the surrounding area. VFBC supports veterans who’ve served in all branches of the Canadian Armed Forces and Reserves, as well as first responders. 100% of donations are invested in providing veterans assistance and services. “Serving those who Served Us”
The CVSS Calgary Food Bank supports all military and frontline emergency personnel regardless of whether they are retired or currently serving.
Calgary Location - Video https://veteransfoodbankalberta.ca/calgary-location
Donation Items – Urgently Needed Items
https://veteransfoodbankalberta.ca/needed-items-list
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MESSAGES from SCHOOL COUNCIL
Casino Volunteers Needed
We are so close to having our volunteer list full for our upcoming casino. We still REALLY need 4 more volunteers for our event to happen. If you have already signed up you will be receiving an email on Monday Nov 6 giving you more information about the event. If you have not signed up yet, please consider helping us out by clicking on the link: HVS Casino Sign up
Nervous about signing up? Don't be! Many people volunteering will be doing so for the first time and we all get trained on site during our shift by our casino advisors. Did I mention you get free coffee/tea, soft drinks, and a paid meal during your shift?
The following shifts are still vacant:
Wed Nov 29: Night Shift (11:15pm - 3:30am) 3 Volunteers Needed (count room)
Thurs Nov 30: Evening Shift (6:45pm - 3:30am) 1 Volunteer Needed (chip runner)
Backup Volunteers for ALL positions are also needed.
If the above link doesn't work, the sign up can be found at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44ACAC28A3F5C16-hvscasino
Curious about what the jobs entail? Volunteer Role Descriptions.pdf
Thank you so much for helping us out with this hugely important fundraiser!
Brandy Legacy
Casino Chairperson
Fall Dance
Thank you to everyone who joined us last Thursday for the Fall Dance! It was great to see so many students and families and the incredible costumes worn by both young and old!
Through ticket sales, donations and concession purchases we were able to raise just over $4000, making a significant impact on our school playground project! A huge thank you to the parent volunteers and Valley Creek leadership students who generously gave their time to help make the night a success. The evening was full of excitement and prizes thanks to 7-11 in Hidden Valley, Monster Mini-Golf, McDonald's in Sage Hill, Big Fun Inflatable Park, Starbucks in Beacon Hill, Calgary Co-op in Creekside, Scottsman's Well, Ward 3 Cllr Jasmine Mian, Superstore on 4th St and local realtor Robyn Moser.
If you have any questions or would like to be involved in events like this in the future, please feel free to reach out to us or join us at our next School Council meeting on November 7! Leah LeBouthillier Fall Dance Coordinator/Secretary