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GISH GLIMPSE

November 2024

GISH GLIMPSENovember 2024

Principal's Message

Dear Warrior Families,


I hope this message finds you well and in good health. We continue to roll along through the seasonal markers of the school year. With September and October in the rearview mirror we look forward to November and the slow crawl into winter.


I would like to highlight and mention the hard work of our amazing teachers. Their dedication to our students amazes me daily. Specifically, I appreciate their consistent presence in the classroom. Our world is ever changing, dynamic, and at times, difficult to comprehend. Their endurance brings comfort, and through comfort, students can approach the days with a higher level of functioning.


I recognize that school is not a ‘perfect’ place for everyone, and I would like to take this opportunity, as we progress through the year, to remind you that we are here to work together with you if you or your child are facing challenges. Please feel free to reach out to us at any time.


We look forward to our upcoming Remembrance Day ceremonies and the excitement that November brings to our building! Stay warm everyone!


Respectfully,


Derek Harrison

Upcoming Dates to Remember.....

Friday, Nov. 1 - PD Day - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, Nov. 6 - Take your kid to work day (Gr. 9s)

  • Gr. 6 Immunizations
  • Parent Teacher Interviews

Thursday, Nov. 7 - Parent Teacher Interviews

Friday, Nov. 8 - Remembrance Day Ceremony

Monday, Nov.11 - Remembrance Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, Nov. 12 - In Lieu of Parent Teacher Interviews - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, Nov. 13 - Theme Day -Jersey Day

Tuesday, Nov. 19 - School Council Meeting 6:30 pm

Friday, Nov. 29 - Gish Wear/Hat Day ($2 for Autism Edmonton)

Reminders

It is Parent Teacher Interview time again!

Interviews will be done in person only again this year and are on Wednesday, November 6 and Thursday, November 7 from 5:00-8:00pm.


Bookings opened @ 8:00AM on Wednesday, October 30 and will CLOSE one week later at 8:00am on Wednesday, November 6. Please refer to the attachment included for detailed steps on how this process works.


Please note that ALL KINDERGARTEN CLASSES, both Global and Cogito, WILL book their interviews through this system for our FALL Interviews.


Click Here for the link to take you directly in to begin your booking.


You can also go in by going into www.schoolinterviews.ca and entering the code: 8swht

Come Check out the Book Fair

November 4-8 during the student's scheduled homeroom library block.

Also open during Parent Teacher Interviews 5-8pm

Lost & Found

Each month, we will empty and sort our Lost and Found bins to keep our hallways clean and clutter-free. Labeled items will be returned to their owners, all non-labeled items will be displayed in the hallway adjacent to the music room and gym. Please come and take a look during Parent Teacher Interviews. All remaining items will be donated at the end of the school day Nov 8th.

Life at Gish

Dallas Arcand Performance

Our Truth and Reconciliation performance brought in $202.35 in donations that will be sent to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society https://www.irsss.ca/about. Thank you again to the GPA for facilitating this performance.

Rake and Run

We understand that living near the school can be difficult at times with heavier traffic and activity. We try to give back to our community a few times a year - Rake and Run is one random act of kindness we do annually. Houses that border our school and those on Akins Drive are selected. Teachers then sign up for a group of 3 to 4 houses to take their students to go and rake up the leaves. This is a small and fun way that we can show our appreciation to the community. Many hands make for light work!

9 Hagg & FD Kinder Cook get creative

Cross-age buddies in Mrs. Hagg's Grade 9 class and Ms. Cook's kinder worked on a Thanksgiving art project together.

Our Jr. High Students Shine

Congratulations to all of the Jr. high Students who were Habitudes Draw Winners for October. These students where caught showing great character. Keep up the good work!

5J spent some time building paper air planes as part of their flight lesson in science.

Theme Day

Our first theme day of the year was Matching Day! It was great to see how everyone, big and small, got in on the fun.

Grade 2's get back to nature

Our grade 2's spent a day out at the Wilderness Center. All the kids had so much fun exploring and creating in nature!

1st Annual Pumpkin Roll

Our school held its first ever PUMPKIN ROLL this past Monday and it was a ton of fun! Each division came out to the large soccer field and worked as a class to roll their pumpkin from one end of the field to the other. There was lots of movement, smiling and cheering! We look forward to making this a new Warriors tradition!!

**Special shout out to Save On Foods for donating the pumpkins for our first annual Pumpkin roll!**

Fall Ball

Another successful Fall Ball is in the books. Thank you to all of our GPA volunteers who helped to run it, and thank you to everyone who came out to attend!

ESG iLead Leaders

Warriors Athletics

The Jr. Boys and Girls Volleyball teams have had an excellent regular season, improving game to game. They will be wrapping up their season on November 1st and 2nd competing in their yearn end tournament. The girls will be playing in Morinville and the Boys at ESSMY. Go Warriors!

Jr Warriors Girls Volleyball Team

Jr Warriors Boys Volleyball Team

The Sr. Boys and Girls Volleyball teams worked hard and made great progress. Working with the students and seeing them grow as student-athletes was a pleasure. The girls' season is unfortunately over, however, the boys have their first playoff game on Oct. 30th @ Lorne Akins. Good luck to everyone in their volleyball futures.

Sr Warriors Girls Volleyball Team

Sr Warriors Boys Volleyball Team

Hot Lunch

The Gish Parents Association Fundraising Society continues our partnership with Healthy Hunger to bring a Hot Lunch program for our Gish Warriors. All proceeds made from our lunch program go to directly support many wonderful opportunities that benefit our students. Please click the link below to order. Cut off day to order is the Friday before the next Wednesday hot lunch day.

Wednesday, Nov. 6 - Hot Dog Day

Wednesday, Nov. 13 - Canadian Brewhouse

Wednesday, Nov. 20 - Little Caesars

Wednesday, Nov. 27 - Press'd

GPA Update

Farm-to-Table Fundraiser

Wow Gish Family! We're proud to announce that the school community donated 255 pounds of vegetables for our school families through the Farm-to-Table fundraiser. This amazing contribution is a true reflection of the compassion that exists within our school community. Furthermore, the fundraiser raised the school $877.50! Thank you for your continued support.


Fall Ball and Silent Auction

Our annual Fall Ball & Silent Auction sure was a fun-filled night. Congratulations to the winners of the amazing auction items. Thank you very much to all the families that attended, the volunteers who made it come together, and the generous sponsors. We can't wait to do it again next year!


Compassion Committee

The Gish Compassion Committee provides support to families at Gish who are facing difficult or unexpected life circumstances. The need for this fund is always growing. Any family can contact the school admin to ask for support. This is a completely confidential process. The Compassion Committee does not know the name of the family; they only receive the age/grade of the children and what the family might need. Please email Sue Werner if your family could use some extra support any time through the year.


Volunteers

There are a lot of ways to get involved at Gish! The GPA works tirelessly through the year to fundraise and foster community. We have made signing up for GPA volunteer opportunities a super easy process! If you are interested in volunteering for the Gish Parent's Association please email esgpavolunteers@gmail.com or join us for our monthly meetings. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Thank you GPA Volunteers

Each week a team of lovely parents comes in to organize our Hot Lunch program. Without them we would not be able to have such a smooth and successful program. Thank you for all that you do, we really appreciate it!

Other News

Global Arab Reading Challenge 2024/2025

“We are pleased to announce the start of registration for the ninth session of the Global Arab Reading Challenge Competition in Canada 2024/2025, sponsored by the Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum/Dubai.

Participating students from non-Arab countries will read 25 Arabic books during the current academic year at their level and will compete with the rest of the participants. The winning students will enjoy a unique visit to Dubai to attend the closing ceremony.

Registration for the competition can be done through the following steps:
Students must be registered through their schools and supervisors .

If you are a student:
• Contact the Arabic Reading Challenge supervisor at the school to register for the challenge.
• Complete the registration application online and learn about the rules and regulations of the Arab Reading Challenge initiative.
• Receive your password for your online account by your email .
• Read the books and summarize them in your account.
• It is permissible to move to the next in the sequence after finishing reading 10 books.
• Read 15 other books, and they are summarized in additional challenge passes.

For more information about the competition and registration methods, please return to the official competition website:

www.arabreadingchallenge.com
Or via email:
arabreadingdubai.canada@gmail.com

Bellerose Bulldogs Football

Curious about joining Bulldogs Football at Bellerose? Fill out the form in the link below for updates and an invite to our Grade 9 Open House. GRADE 9 Football Interest Form

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