News From the Nest

Wednesday October 2 - Early Out

Thursday October 3 - Pretzel Day

Friday October 4 - No School - PD Day

Monday October 14 - Thanksgiving (no school)

Friday October 18 - Hot Lunch

Tuesday October 22- School Council Meeting 6pm

Thursday October 24 - Photo Retakes in the morning

Friday October 25 - Hot Lunch

It's already October. Hard to believe we are one month into the school year already. So many great things have happened in such a short time I can't wait to see what then next nine months will hold for us. Last week we marked Orange Shirt Day on Friday prior to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Orange shirt day is an important day for school aged children, it is a time where they can learn at their own level the history that so many of us did not know about through our school years. It is the hope of this school to produce a generation of students that understand our history, as bad as it was, so we do not repeat it. I hope everyone took some time this weekend to reflect on their role in truth and reconciliation.

This week we will also celebrate all of our hard work and dedication to the Terry Fox Foundation. The official number we raised will be unveiled at our annual "Pie in the Face" assembly, but I am hearing we exceeded our goal of $9000. Stay tuned to our next news from the nest for some awesome pie in the face slow-mo videos.

I hope that everyone has a great week!

OIL KINGS NIGHT

Join Mills Haven Elementary and the Edmonton Oil Kings for a fun-filled family night out at Rogers Place!

Who: Edmonton Oil Kings VS Medicine Hat Tigers.

When: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 7pm

Purchase a discounted ticket in the group section for only $25.00 per ticket, and $5.00 from each ticket will support Mills Haven Fundraising. Tickets will be available for pickup at the school prior to the game.

The deadline to order tickets is Sunday, November 3. Hope to see you and your family there!!

Order on Healthy Hunger

Thanks to the hard work of the Mills Haven School council and fundraising society our annual read-a-thon is off to a flying start. In less than a week students have read almost 7000 minutes. If you have yet to sign up to record your minutes please check your childs agenda or backpack for information. The read-a-thon runs through until November 8th.

Exciting news from the library. We have been chosen by Indigo to for the Adopt a School fundraiser. Thank you to Ms. Bienert for applying for this great opportunity.

I would like to personally invite you to join me in making a difference in the lives of the students at Mills Haven Elementary School by supporting us in this year’s Adopt a School fundraiser, hosted by the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation.

Every year, schools across Canada have the opportunity to apply for the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation’s Adopt a School Fundraiser, in which each Indigo, Chapters, and Coles store fundraises on behalf of a single elementary school. We are thrilled to announce that our school was selected to participate in this year’s fundraiser and will be supported by Indigo Sherwood Park! From September 13th – October 6th, this store will be fundraising on our behalf. If you wish to donate online you can do so by following the link - Mills Haven Donation Page

Mrs. White

Librarian

shelley.white@eips.ca

Volunteer Opportunity:

We are looking for volunteers to help on Sunday during the campaign at Indigo. Volunteers would help to run a Scavenger Hunt, a book themed Craft Activity and a Storytime. Total time in store for volunteers would be approximately an hour. Volunteers would arrive up about 20-25 mins before start time to get a name tag and a run through of the craft activity. A teacher, parent or child would read a pre-selected book for Storytime to the small group of kids/families. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Mrs. White in the library.. Mills Haven Donation Page

Important Information for Families

• School fees are assessed at the start of the school year and will be posted on the PowerSchool Parent Portal in September. Mills Haven Fees are now posted.
• As soon as school fees are posted, they can be paid online using the PowerSchool Parent Portal. School fees are due within 30 days of the invoice date.
• If circumstances exist where you're unable to pay your fees, you can apply to have certain fees waived. Please note the cut off dates for waiver applications. No applications will be accepted after these dates.

Learn more about the fee waiver process

Attention Parents and Caregivers!

We want your help! We are already planning for an amazing 2024/2025 school year and need your input to plan activities and initiatives that are important to you.

Take our survey to give your voice to council: https://tinyurl.com/4xc49eje