Highland Park Elementary - Husky Highlights

This information was emailed home to families this afternoon.

We would like to remind you of a few important details and updates.  Please remember to check the HPE WEBSITE for the most up to date information.  Soon our website might look a little different as we are moving towards a new platform.

Sidewalk construction: We are very excited about receiving a $10,000.00 Grant from Drax to excavate the slopes on the west side of the school and create a 6ft wide concrete pathway.  The district will be supplementing this grant to complete the project.  We are looking forward to having a clean space to access the classrooms going forward. The construction preparation is set to start tomorrow, November 7.  During this time the classes at this side of the school will not have access to their exterior classroom doors, (unless needed for emergency exit).  The students will temporarily line up and will be accessing the building through the Strong Start entrance or the back doors.  We will be setting up cones for the students to line up at the front of the school for Mrs.Kalf, Ms.Myhre and Ms.Johnson’s classes and at the back of the school for Mr. Byrnes’ and Mr. Benge’s classes.  Please have your child line up behind the cones and the teacher will make their way to get their students at the bell.  Thank you for your patience during this transition, the finished product will help keep our school (and students) clean and free from debris.

HPE Staff and Students Remembers: as mentioned in our latest Newsletter #3 On Friday, November 7^th we will welcome Mr. Shawn Coady from the Legion to our school to lead our School Remembrance Day Assembly.  He plans to engage students and staff in a very informative assembly about why we remember, the symbols of remembrance and Canada’s contributions and efforts in both past and present peace keeping initiatives.  A reminder that National Indigenous Veterans Day is Saturday, November 8, we will be acknowledging this important day of remembrance at the assembly tomorrow as well.

Remembrance Day and Pro-D Day:Please remember that Monday November 10^th is a Professional Development Day for teachers, students will NOT be in attendance, and Tuesday November 11^th is Remembrance Day, students are NOT in attendance.

Remembrance Day Legion Contest:  Please CLICK HERE to read more about the legion contest for students who wish to submit entries to our office.  The deadline for submission is Friday, November 21^st.

Skating: Skating for some of our classes starts next week, please be sure to check your child’s planner and classroom notices for information regarding your child’s skating times.  Please check the latest NEWSLETTER #3 for more information on skating.  If you need help finding skates, please contact your child’s classroom teacher well in advance of their scheduled time. 

Grade 4/5 Silver Star Winter Recreation: On January 20, January 23^rd and February 3rd the Grade 4 and 5 students will be skiing at Silver Star. Please check your email tomorrow, Friday, November 7^th for important details, permission slips, and online waivers that will need completion prior to those dates.  All permissions and the online registration must be completed by Friday, December 12. Thank you for your attention to this.

Parking: Please be reminded that the parking at the back of the school is for staff and daycare ONLY.  Parents are reminded to pick up and drop off in the designated kiss and ride lane.  Thank you for your efforts to pull up to the very front of the lane and ensuring your child is ready to exit the vehicle at drop off and enter the vehicle at pick up quickly in order to keep our line moving.  

PAC Purdy’s Fundraiser:  As mentioned in our NEWSLETTER #3, the deadline to order your chocolates for the holidays is November 19^th.  CLICK HERE to access the link to order.  Please use campaign code 59491 to support the HPE PAC.  Delivery will be sometime the week of December 5^th.

HPE Book Fair: We will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair in our library November 24 – November 28^th.  This is a great opportunity to purchase books, and encourage student literacy.  A big thank you to our PAC, particularly Emily Huxter.  Approved volunteers are needed, please find the post on the PAC Facebook Page and indicate your interest. Students will have an opportunity to view and purchase items in their assigned library times.  More information on the hours of operation will be coming home soon.

Parent Meeting: Parents are invited to a meeting on Thursday, November 20^th from 7-8pm with Mrs. Cull and Mrs. MacDonald to review our School Learning Plan for 2025-2026.  

Whole School Assembly: At our upcoming whole school assembly on Wednesday, November 12 we will be focusing on respectful student to student interactions, particularly problem solving in peaceful ways, in support of building students’ sense of belonging.  If you haven’t yet reviewed our goals, please CLICK HERE for more detailed information on our School Learning Plan for this year.

Special Guest: On November 26th, 28^thand December 1^st and 2^nd, we will be welcoming Laureen Felix, SD83 Knowledge Keeper for some drumming and to learn the Secwepemc Welcome Song.  

New Staff: We wish to extend a warm welcome to our new staff Ms. Julie Wormald, our Thursday Music Teacher, Ms. Annelise Leclerc – CEA and Ms. Stefanie Pollen - CEA to our Highland Park Husky Team. WHOO – AH!

Wishing you all a happy long weekend.