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GISH GLIMPSE

December 2024

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Principal's Message

Dear Warrior Families,


I hope this message finds you well and in good health. Bring on December! We are looking forward to an incredible three weeks! Winter, although not officially here, is pretty much here, let’s be honest!

With this colder weather and larger amounts of snow, students are getting into the winter spirit! I thought I would take this time to lay out a few reminders!


  1. Indoor recesses will occur when the temperature plunges lower than -20 degrees.

    1. Students should be coming to the school dressed for the weather as we will continue to go outside in colder weather.

    2. On the very cold days students will be permitted to enter the building through their regular entry point when they get dropped off.

  2. PARKING is continuing to be a concern of mine as I am fielding more complaints from our neighbours.

    1. As mentioned in previous messaging to everyone, we must not be blocking anyone’s driveways, or worse, parking in their driveways! This has been happening since the beginning of the year and I am requesting that we find other solutions. Unfortunately, as principal, I do not have the resources to have teachers supervising these areas during before and after school times. I would appreciate your help with this.

      1. The superintendents have been informed, as have bylaw and the R.C.M.P. - I am hoping that no one has to receive a ticket. :)

      2. If this message pertains to you, please ensure that you are complying with the above request.

  3. Winter Activity Day - will be taking place on the 19th of December! It is a fun day where students get to complete winter themed crafts, have hot chocolate, sit by the fire and enjoy some cookies!

  4. Gish’s Got Talent - talent show follows our winter activity day and will take place on the 20th of December. Students in Gr.5 - 9 can audition to display their talents in front of the school! This is an amazing opportunity for our students and we are looking forward to it!


Thank you to everyone for your continued support of your children, our teachers and support staff! We are so lucky to have such an amazing school community!


Sincerely,


Mr. Harrison

Reminders

Upcoming Dates to Remember.....

Monday, Dec. 2 - PD Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, Dec. 3 - Ugly or Festive Sweater Day

Thursday, Dec. 12 - Jr High Ski Day

Friday, Dec. 13 - Gish Wear / Hat Day ($2 for Autism Edmonton)

Tuesday, Dec. 17 - Elementary Ski Day

Thursday, Dec. 19 - Winter Activity Day

Friday, Dec. 20 - Early Dismissal / Gish's Got Talent

No Utensils or Microwaves Available for Student Use

Please send your child with the lunch tools they need to be successful. We are NOT able to heat up lunches or provide forks and spoons.

We still have a few yearbooks from previous years 22/23 and 23/24

available for $35 each. Please contact the office if you would like to purchase.

Life at Gish

This month our grade 9's took part in a debate. The topic was organic vs. conventionally grown food.

2J teamed up with the Jr. High students to make some bannock during Metis week

5J participated in a heart rate activity with Jason Strudwick, Landon Christofell and Hunter from the Edmonton Oiler

ESG iLead Leaders

Warriors Athletics

Our Sr. Warrior teams wrapped up the season by playing a few sets against members of the RCMP and Gish staff. Thank you to the all the adults who came out to give the kids a run for their money!

Our Grade 6 Warriors went head to head with Hillgrove Grade 6 Griffins in a round robin Volleyball exhibition this week. This is a fantastic opportunity for the kids to experience the sport and gain exposure before going to Grade 7 where they can tryout for the team.

Thank you to Mrs. Drake for organizing this event. Everyone had a blast!!

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. Cut off day to order is Friday before the next Wednesday hot lunch day.

Wednesday, Dec. 4 - Taste of Ukraine & Confetti Sweets Cookies

Wednesday, Dec11. - Opa! & Tim Hortons

Wednesday, Dec. 18 - Love Pizza & Booster Juice

GPA Update

November was a busy month with the Raffle and Code Ninja fundraisers. We thank you for participating and supporting our school. A special thank you to the lucky raffle winner, Sujata Bains, who kindly donated a portion of her $750 winnings back to the school.

Other News

Registration is still ongoing for the largest Arab Reading Competition (ARC) Arab Reading Challenge for Arab and non-Arab students who speak Arabic. To register, contact the challenge supervisor at our school via email

arabreadingdubai.canada@gmail.com .

For more information about the competition, visit the official competition website

www.arabreadingchallenge.com

Whitney Visscher
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