Huron Happenings – Dec. 3, 2018

PIZZA LUNCH

Our next Pizza Day is Wednesday, December 5^th, 2018.  Pizza has already been ordered for this date, based on orders placed through School Cash Online, so unfortunately last minute orders cannot be accepted.  If there are any, extra slices will be available for sale on Wednesday for $3.00/each.  Please make sure that students also have a lunch on Wednesday as extra slices cannot be guaranteed.

PA DAY

A reminder to everyone that next Friday – Friday, December 7^th, 2018 – is a PA Day and there is no school for students this day.

LOST AND FOUND

Our collection of Lost and Found items is reaching epic quantities…please remember to check our Lost and Found structure in the front foyer frequently and take home items that belong to you.
A reminder to everyone that ALL ITEMS in Lost and Found will be donated to a local charity organization over the winter holidays so please make sure that all items are claimed as soon as possible.  Our Lost and Found structure will be empty when we return to school in January.

KID’S KITCHEN

With the start of the holidays Kid’s Kitchen is pleased to bring back their annual Winter Holiday Special! Kid’s Kitchen December 2018 Update.pdf 
Our Holiday Special includes:

Roasted chicken leg, Mashed potatoes with gravy,
Steamed vegetable medley and a Homemade shortbread cookie

*Gluten-friendly option also available online

Our other December Special is:
Meatball sub on a whole wheat bun

*Veggie or Halal options available online

STUDENT LEAD FUNDRAISER

Periodically throughout the school year, some of our Grade 5 and 6 students take it upon themselves to organize a fundraiser for a charity which they select.  The students work with a staff advisor on their project but the projects are entirely student-led; the idea, the organization and the execution.

Part of the responsibility that the students have when planning their fundraiser is to write an email to our parent/caregiver community which will be included in an email blast.  Please find below information about one such fundraiser that will be happening in December.  Your participation in the fundraiser is completely voluntary.

Dear parents/guardians,

One of our grade six students is having a fundraiser for Operation Smile. It’s an organization with volunteers that give 100 out of 1000 children free surgeries for their cleft lips and pallets. It’s a condition that children are born with and a lot of kids get bullied and teased because of that and the children that can’t get the free surgeries have to wait for years. So Razan, a grade six student in Huron, is having a fundraiser for that. The money that she raises will go to the organization so rather than 100 out of 1000 maybe 600 out of 1000 children can get the free surgery. One surgery costs about 240 dollars, so Razan is hoping for at least 30 people to get the free surgery; remember every cent counts. Razan is selling slime (please note that the slime may contain borax). The sale is going to be happening on Monday and Wednesday for the first three weeks of December. If you would like to donate separately just google up www.operationsmile.ca 

For the slime that I am selling at the school the prices are:
- the big slime with glitter $5.50
- the big slime with nothing in it $5.00
- the big slime with foam beads $6.00
- the big slime with everything $6.50
- the small slime with nothing $2.00
- the small slime with glitter $2.50
- the small slime with foam beads $3.00
- the small slime with everything $3.50

Thanks for your support of my fundraiser.

LOOKING FOR DONATIONS TO OUR INDOOR LUNCH PROGRAM

We are looking for any gently used games, puzzles, activities etc. that could be used during our indoor lunches.  If you should have anything like this at home that isn’t being used any longer the school would welcome any donations.  Thankfully we don’t usually have too many days when the students need to stay indoors, but having a nice variety of activities for when they do is very helpful.

Additionally, if you have any DVDs that are suitable for children we would also appreciate any DVD donations.  The students are usually split into two groups (by grade) during indoor lunches, with Grades 1, 2 and 3 being one group and Grades 4, 5 and 6 being a second group.  Any DVDs that might appeal to either age group would be useful to us.