January Newsletter

The staff hopes that all of our students and families had a warm and relaxing Christmas filled with family and friends.

As we go into the New Year we wish everyone a joyous 2026.

This edition of our newsletter highlights the great activities of our students and staff during December with a few notes on upcoming events in January.

Pictures and Videos from our matinee and concert. A packed house for both events. A big thank you to Mrs. Foote and Ms. Legge for their time and efforts in making it a memorable and heart warming experience for all.

An annual tradition is our Christmas breakfast for all students and a big thank you to our breakfast program volunteers for their time on not just that morning but all through out the fall.

On December 18 we had a movie night for our families, complete with popcorn and hot chocolate.

No better way to start the Christmas Holidays than with a parade and sing along with our students and families.

The Grade 7 Art students created the floats and Grade 6 students were the joyous mummers.

Our Flexible Learning Center received an early Christmas gift from the Heritage Riders in the form of a $2500 donation towards the purchase of sensory equipment.

The generosity and kindness of our school community was once again evident during our food drive. Thank you to all those who were able to make a donation.

Our Kindergartens held a shopping day to raise money for The Happy Tree. Families sent in new or gently used items that children could purchase for their families. Together, we raised $134.00 for local children. Lots of meaningful discussion was had on being grateful for what we have and always being willing to help others and fill someone else's bucket whenever we can.

As a giving project, our Grade 4 students collected donations for the SPCA, thank to you all who were able to support the efforts of our local SPCA.

Ms. Cribb’s Grade 5 students have been taking part in the SucSeed program in our homeroom since October. It has been a wonderful way to introduce hydroponics into the classroom, and our first successful crop was romaine lettuce. On the last day before Christmas break, students used their creativity to design a festive snack using lettuce, celery, crackers, cheese, Smarties as ornaments, and topped with a star made of ranch dressing. We are excited to plant more seeds in the new year.

The school has been awarded a Dig In! Seed Grant from Farm to Cafeteria Canada at a value of $3000. Our goals with this grant is to increase our school community's awareness of practices to increase food sustainability and provide our youth with access to fresh produce.

We are excited to purchase a Tower Garden and place vegetable bins in front of the school. Stay tuned for updates.

Our KinderStart sessions for students who will be entering Kindergarten for September 2026, will be on the following dates.

• January 23
• February 20
• March 13
• May 8

Specific details will be sent directly to parents/guardians who have registered for the program. If you have not registered, please contact the school at your earliest convince.

Kindergarten students will not have classes on these days.

The Grade 7 students will write their math midterm on Wednesday, January 28 from 8:30 - 10:30 am.

This is the only exam that students will write.