NEWS FROM THE DEN

School Fees for the 2024-25 school year have been added to student accounts. Please log in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal account, go to “Student Fees” to view and pay these fees. Fees are due within 30 days of being assessed. Fee payments can be made online via the PowerSchool Parent Portal using Visa, MasterCard. Fee payments can be made in person at Lakeland Ridge School office using Debit, Cash, Cheque, Visa, MasterCard. If you require assistance accessing your ParentPortal account, contact the school at 780-416-9018.

If circumstances exist where you are unable to pay your school fees, you can apply to have certain fees waived by submitting an Application for a Waiver of Fees.

Applications for Waiver for Fees form is due to Elk Island Public Schools Treasurer by December 16, 2024. Past due amounts will be sent to Collections.

For more information about school fees, waivers, and payment deadlines visit eips.ca.

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• Try solving these fun math riddles!

Supporting your kids as they develop BASIC FACT FLUENCY!

When your child figures out a fact, you can ask them, “How did you figure that out?” because verbalizing their strategies can help children make connections and develop reasoning. You can also support your child by talking about numbers as they come up in your daily lives. If you’re cooking, shopping, building, crafting, setting the table, doing chores, and so on, you can ask questions about the mathematics you are already doing. For example:

· I wonder how many socks we just took out of the dryer? How many pairs could that

be when we fold them?

· If a grown-up eats 2 eggs and a kid eats 1 egg how many eggs do we need to make

scrambled eggs for all of us?

· We’ve already read 16 picture books this week! How many more do we need to read

to get to 20?

Addition, subtraction, and place value are three of the most important topics in elementary mathematics. It’s so important that your child has sufficient time to explore and make sense of these concepts on their way to fluency.

Excerpt from Building Fact Fluency – Graham Fletcher and Tracy Johnston Zager

• Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week - Daily Discussions & Activities.pptx

videos and read-alouds

• Videos

• Bullying Awareness Week - Videos.pptx

• Virtual Library (for Div 1)

• Bullying Awareness Week - Virtual Library.pptx

Each day, a message was sent in the daily announcements and discussed as a class.

Ms. Carruthers is working on a leadership project focused on promoting the five core values of Heritage Hills Elementary School. As part of this effort, we are diving deeper into the meaning and understanding of our school values, focusing on one value each month for the remainder of the school year.

In The Den Newsletter, parents can look forward to a wrap-up of the previous month's value, including highlights and reflections, as well as an introduction to the next value with key points and ways to reinforce it at home.

If you didn’t get a chance to complete the HHE Parent Core Values Survey last week, you still have until Friday, December 6th. This survey is a valuable opportunity to share your thoughts on the importance of these values, your child's understanding of them, and any suggestions you may have for strengthening them within our school community. HHE Parent Core Values Survey

♥ In December, we are shining a light on Kindness.

Take on the Family Kindness Challenge! Spread positivity by performing daily acts of kindness and reflecting on their impact. Encourage your child to share stories of kindness they’ve witnessed at school or in the community with their teacher and classmates. Sharing inspires others and helps build a culture of kindness everywhere!

• Perform a Kind Act Each Day: Each family member does one random act of kindness daily for a week. It could be helping with chores, saying something kind, or lending a hand to a neighbor.

• Share Your Experiences:

• At dinner, during car rides, or at bedtime, talk about what kind acts you did.

• Reflect together:

• How did the act make you feel?

• What response did you notice from the person you helped?

• Spot and Celebrate Kindness:

• Look for acts of kindness in your community or school.

• Ask your child about kind things they’ve seen at school and how those acts made them feel.

Let’s live the value of KINDNESS together!

• Intramurals - Staff members in charge Mr. Mazur and M Ayuen
• Lego Club (Grades 1-3 Lunch) - Staff members in charge Division I teachers
• Ski trip (Grades 4-6) - Staff members in charge Mrs. Jordan, Ms. Carruthers
• Track & Field Day/Sports Day) - Staff members in charge Mrs. O'Neill, Mr. Mazur, Mme Macdonald
• Basketball Club - Staff member in charge and coaching the boys club Mr. Ayuen, girls team Ms. Low
• Art Show - Staff members in charge Mme. Macdonald, Mrs. Haraga
• Chess Club - Staff member in charge Ms. Wert
• Running Club - Staff supervisor Mr. Russell - Coach Erran Milligan
• Girls/Boys Volleyball - Staff supervisor Mrs. Trach - Coach's several parents. Practice every Wednesday and Friday at lunch
• French Club - Staff supervisor Mrs. Harding, all year

Contact School Council if you would like to start a club at HHE

Contact the staff member who is running the club for details 👩🏻‍🏫

Upcoming events and important dates include:

• December 4: Early dismissal
• December 5: Christmas Concert (6:00 -Grades 1-3; 7:00 - Grades 4-6)
• December 8: Christmas Concert for ECS
• December 9 - 13: Christmas Sweater Days
• December 12: Hot Lunch ECS ONLY - Bar Burrito
• December 13: Hot Lunch - entire school - Bar Burrito
• December 16/17: Cookies and Milk for students (courtesy of FAHHE & SC)
• December 18: Hot Lunch - ECS ONLY - Papa John's
• December 20: PJ / Stuffy Day
• December 20: Hot Lunch - entire lunch - Papa John's
• December 23 to January 3: Christmas break (schools closed to staff and students)
• December 25 to January 1: Central Services Christmas closure days
• January 8: Early dismissal