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It is so hard to believe that we are already into December; it seems yesterday that we were arriving for a new school year. At school, classes are working hard, preparing for the Term 1 end, volleyball is wrapping up after a very suc-cessful season, and our after-school Christmas Craft Club is as busy as ever. Thank you to our PAC who has hosted two very successful events in the Fall Fair and the Christ-mas Craft Sale, as well as all of the special Wednesday treat days and Friday hot lunch days. We are very grateful to have such a won-derful PAC at Helen Gorman Elementary, and we are al-ways looking for new volun-teers. If you think that you have some time or hidden tal-ents that you could share please let us know in the of-fice and we will pass along your information to the PAC. Every little bit helps! As we ease into the holiday

season, I want to take this

opportunity to wish all of our

school families a very happy

and safe Winter Break. I

hope to see all of you out at the

wonderful Christmas Concert that

the students and teachers are pre-

paring for you on Thursday, Decem-

ber 19th.

Sincerely,

Scott Parker

Report Cards

Will go home on Thursday, Decem-

ber 19th, at the end of the day.

Kindergarten Registration

The initial registration period will be

Monday, February 3 to Friday,

March 7, 2014.

Principal’s Message:

Helen

Gorman

Elementary

School

Inside This Issue

Events-Remembrance/Stomp out the Cold-Me to We

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Champ Draw/Christmas Concert/Lunch with the Law/DEAR/Fire Pre-

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Glacier Skywalk/Fall Fair/Halloween/Pumpkin Patch

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Basketball/Craft Day/Lunch with the Law

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Winter Wear/50th Day 6

Craft Sale/Bottle Drive/Spirit-Hat Day/Lifetouch Photos

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MBSS Gr 6 Basketball Camp 8

JBMAC Santa Sleigh Bus and Open House

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250.870.5116……………..Absentee Call In Line

250.768.7250……………..Telephone

School Messages email… [email protected]

250.870.5031…………….. Fax

Web Site…………………….http://www.hge.sd23.bc.ca

School Calendar……………refer to our Web Site

Address……………………3230 Salmon Road, West Kelowna, BC V4T 1A7

PAC email…………………[email protected]

Hot Lunch Program..……..Bobbi Wilkins @[email protected]

Special Points of Interest

Choir, Every Thurs./Fri. Mornings

at 7:45 am in Music/Choir Room with Mrs. Donahue

Tues 3/10 2:45-3:30 MPRoom

Christmas Craft Club

Tues Dec 3 11:00-2:00 Girls

Volleyball Jamboree at Mt. Boo

Wed Dec 4 11:00-2:00 Boys

Volleyball Jamboree at Mt. Boo

Wed Dec 4 12:00-1:45 Casorso

to Jim Lind Arena

Wed Dec 11 Spirit—Hat Day

Wed Dec 11 9:40-11:30am Kerr/

Henry skating at JLind Arena

Fri Dec 13 Donahue’s Choir

Group Assembly at 9:00, Lodge at 10:00, Retirement Residence

at 11:00. Lunch at DQueen

Thurs Dec 19 2:30 Report Cards

go home

Thurs Dec 19 Christmas Concert

12:30 and 6:30pm in the Gym

Thurs Dec 19 PAC Bake Sale

after the 12:30 and 6:30 Concerts in the Library

Fri, Dec 20th Last Day of School

Enjoy the Holiday Break!

Mon, Jan 6 Classes Resume

Tues, Jan 7 9:00-2:00 Weber/

David at Telemark

Thurs, Jan 9 11:45-1:45 Morri-

son/Wiegers at JLind Arena

Wed, Jan 15 9:30-11:30 Morri-

son/Wiegersat JLind Arena

Tues, Jan 21 7:00-8:00 PAC

Meeting in Multi-Purpose Room Babysitters provided

Tues, Jan 28 8:45-10:45 Morri-

son/Wiegers at RLP

Last Day of School:

Friday, December 20th

Classes Resume:

Monday, January 6th

2013

Helen Gorman Elementary School Newsletter

Remembrance Day

Assembly

A Big ‘Thank You’ to Group Leaders

Mrs. Mandau and Mrs. Larson.

We have such a

delightful group of: Sparks, Brownies,

Guides and Scouts!

Taliya S and Katrina B Speakers at the Assembly

We Scare Hunger fundraiser brought in over 500 food items for the

Westbank Food Bank. Nice Job Students!

We will be collecting Food Items at our ‘Twas the Night before Christmas’

Concert on December 19th. Stomp out the Cold fundraiser col-lected 1947 gently used clothing items

for the Westbank Food Bank. Thank you to all the generous families who donated many items of clothing.

GMS and GME were also participating in the fundraiser. HGE Families Rock! Did you know: That one in every six children in Canada live in poverty?

We can help to make a change!

What do you call a toothless bear?

A Gummy

Bear!


Ayden Kotnik enjoyed his “Lunch with the Law” in October, thank you to Constable Sherri Lund.

Drop Everything and Read Day Myrthe~Bella~Briana

Drop Everything and Read Day Myrthe~Bella~Briana

Fire Prevention Week Sophie G

Champ Draw A big “Thank you” to all the following students, who have been helping out in numerous ways at our school for the month of October: Adan Q, Isabel H, Cody B, Emily F, Sullivan D, Olivia D, Tyler P, Aiden K, Carson J, Katrina B. You Rock! Excellent Job keep it up!

This year’s Christmas Concert is

called ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’. The poem will be recited as a narration with classes performing at appropriate stops

along the way. The date is set for Thurs-day, December 19th! There will be performances at 12:30 pm and 6:30 pm., with the PAC having a Bake Sale afterwards in the Library. We would, at this time, encourage as many families as possible to attend the 12:30 perfor-mance if you are able thus leaving seat-ing available at the evening perfor-mance to parents who cannot leave

work during the day. We are always aware that Fire de-partment regulations are a concern if we exceed our capacity in the gym.


Many HGE students enjoyed a day at the Pumpkin Patch! Shi-Ann~Carson~Gracey~Paloma

Halloween ‘School Spirit’ Dylan G~Wesston L

Mrs. Soukeroff ~Nixie

PAC Fall Fair Kesla~Eva

http://glacierskywalk.ca/glacier-skywalk-experience/ The Glacier Skywalk experience be-gins with a five minute scenic trans-fer by coach from the Glacier Dis-covery Centre located 1 hr from Jas-per or 2.5 hrs from Banff, Alberta. Take your time to journey along the Discovery Trail; a fully-accessible, cliff-edge walkway that extends along the Sunwapta Valley. Look down and you'll see hints from life thousands of years ago. Look up and you'll see the most stunning mountain and glacial vistas. Look around and you'll discover one of the most unique ecosystems in the world - a place that's so hard to sur-vive that adaptation never ends. The grand finale to this experience is a glass-floored observation plat-form 280 metres (918 ft) over the Sunwapta Valley. A bird's eye view provides the most unique perspec-tive of nature at its finest. This entire journey is presented in an interpretive story-telling format that will be sure to leave you with a special bond for our natural world that few people in the world have the opportunity to ex-perience. In other words, it's… Flat—out—awesome!

The Glacier Skywalk


Basketball starts in January! See Mr. Weber for details. The research and evidence is clear that your decision to in-volve your youth in organized sports like will help them later in life to be more successful members of our community.

1. Fun. Part of being a kid is having fun and we believe this is the number one reason to involve your child in basketball. As winter crawls in having an outlet for physical fun can be difficult. Physical sports like bas-ketball is a great way to relieve stress and avoid de-pression. 2. Teamwork. Studies have shown that kids who play in organized sports are more likely to be a better team player throughout their life including later in the work-force. 3. Cooperation. The skills and values children learn by working with teammates is great preparation for a soci-ety that places an emphasis on getting along with oth-ers — especially in the work world. It can’t always be your way in the “real world” and team sports helps to teach that lesson. 4. Sportsmanship. Being a good sport is required in life because there will always be situations where a person must learn how to win humbly or lose with grace. 5. Perseverance. Sports require specific skills, mean-ing that kids must often practice at home with a parent. Putting those learned skills to use in a real game or competition shows them how much they can accom-plish when they keep trying. This perseverance will pay dividends later in life when they must be ready to work on their own to better their career skills. 6. Motor Skills. As children age the importance of de-veloping good motor skills that can be used throughout their life is vital. Basketball helps children develop an understanding of what their bodies can do and helps them improve those skills. 7. Strategic Thinking. Strategy is an important skill in basketball. Learning how to move the ball down the court by out-thinking your opponent is a skill that is more needed in adults, and is learned on the court. 8. Follow The Rules. Understanding the rules in bas-ketball and respecting them is great training for later in life. Players learn that the rules are there to keep eve-ryone safe and to be fair. This is an understanding that can be translated to adulthood. 9. Communication Skills. Kids involved become more confident and able to communicate better. They learn how to take complex ideas and put them in simple terms that can be understood by teammates. 10. Self-Esteem. Research has proven that children who are involved in sports (especially girls) are more likely to have a positive body image and higher self-esteem. Bonus Reason. Better Grades. Studies have shown that kids who are involved in organized sports do better throughout their school years.

Craft Days have started at HGE!

Hailey M

Bohden D was the lucky participant in the November “Lunch with the Law’’ Program

Why did the cookie go to the doctor?

Because he felt crummy!


Do children

feel the cold

weather?

Don't let your

kids fool you

— they feel

the cold just

like we do! In fact, young chil-

dren are more prone to heat loss

and hypothermia when they're

not properly bundled up.

So why do they insist on going

coatless? Many reasons: Young-

er kids tend to dislike bulky, re-

strictive clothing or anything that

is itchy or uncomfortable. Also, if

they're used to picking out their

own clothes (and asserting

some of that growing independ-

ence), they may balk when a

parent suggests an alternative.

And older kids might think that

wearing coats, hats, or gloves is

just "uncool."

But whatever the reason, it's up

to you to set guidelines. As a

general rule, dress your kids as

you would dress yourself. Wear-

ing layers is the way to go. But

rather than bulky, heavy materi-

als, choose fabrics that are light-

er and easier to move in. Soft,

light cold-weather fabrics such

as merino wool, polyester

fleece, and other synthetic mate-

rials trap heat and absorb mois-

ture. Allow kids to peel off layers

when they get sweaty or over-

heated or add layers when they

get cold.

To prevent hypothermia or frost-

bite when outside in the cold,

kids need to wear a jacket or

coat and cover exposed areas,

like hands, ears, and heads.

When indoors, socks and slip-

pers may be needed on cold

days and nights, depending on

where you set your thermostat.

No doubt about it, kids are vul-

nerable to cold temperatures. So

when it comes to cold-weather

wear, trust your instincts. Help-

ing kids brave the elements en-

sures that they'll stay toasty all

winter long.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/

question/general/

winter_clothes.html#cat20738

On a positive side…As I wake

each morning, I think of three

things I am happy for in my life.

Some days, it might be one, two or

three of the

same things

but most of

the time I can

think of three

new positive

things to be

grateful for. Can you?

Pay it forward and also say or do

something positive for another per-

son, animal or a cause...and

spread the POSITIVE in the world.

My glass is not half empty, but half

full. Appreciate life’s little treas-

ures!

Soukeroff /

Montgomery celebrated

50th Day with dress up and

games. Sophie D


The PAC Craft Sale raised $3,000.00! A Big “Thank you” to Mrs. Larson, Mrs. Munro and

all their helpers!

Grade 6 Bottle Drive Meara D~Morgan H~Ally W~Karrina W

The next one will be in the new year...save your bottles!

Spirit Day

Wednesday, December 11th

Hat Day

Pick a hat, wear a hat, any kind of hat, wear one and have some fun!

The Lost and Found Bin is overflowing. Please visit the school

this week to see if anything be-longs to your child. The unclaimed clothing will be packed up soon and sent to a local charity.


Big White After School Program

The Big White Ski and Board School After School Program is available exclusively to local Okanagan school students, from Grade 4 - Sec-ondary. It includes three fully-supervised after school sessions, running for three consecutive weeks as well as pick-up/drop-of in luxury West-ern Bus Line buses and lift tickets (if necessary). Kids can also pick up discounted rentals if they need them. In all it's a great opportunity for kids to get together with their buddies and have three awe-some evenings at Big White with some of the best instructors in the world without mum or dad having to worry about a thing! For details contact Sherrie Negrych: Email: [email protected]

http://www.bigwhite.com/ski-school/ski-camps-special-programs/after-school-program Phone: 250.768.6900 Fax: 250.768.2797

"A Visit from St. Nicho-las", also known as "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anony-mously in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who acknowledged author-ship. The poem, which has been called "arguably the best-known verses ever writ-ten” is largely responsi-ble for some of the con-ceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today. Prior to the poem, ideas about St. Nicholas and other Christmastide visitors varied considerably. It became a popular poem which was set to music and was recorded by many artists.

Christmas Concert Thurs. December 19th

12:30 and 6:30 in the gym

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Clarke_Moore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Clarke_Moore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nicholas

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