hcs.nbed.nb.ca December 2018

MOTTO: Heart. Character. Strength.

VISION: A Better World Through Education

November Huskies of the Month Huskies of the month are selected based on nominations from staff members. The award is meant to recognize students who exemplify our school H.O.W.L beliefs. This month the recipients are:

Kindergarten Owen Guthrie Grade 1 Liem Barrett Grade 2 Jayson Grass Grade 3 Carter Giberson Grade 4 Shyloh Brown Grade 5 Bryceton Ross Grade 6 Kamryn Doherty Grade 7 Katelyn Mabey Grade 8 Laura Green Grade 9 Elisha Neron Grade 10 Sara Geibel Grade 11 Kristen Culberson Grade 12 Ben Foster

Christmas Break The last full day of School before this year’s Christmas vacation will be Friday, December 21st. Unlike some previous years, the last day before the break will be a FULL DAY for students. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 8th 2019. See you in the New Year! Grad Events Last week our graduating class enjoyed an evening together at the movies. Roughly half of our graduates saw Ralph Breaks The Internet. It was the latest in a long string of monthly grad activities. This month grads are attending a glow swim night at the Ayr Motor Centre in Woodstock. The event takes place Tuesday, Dec. 4th.

Christmas Dinner in the Cafeteria! Chartwells Christmas dinner for students and parents will be held next week. On Tuesday, December 18 students in K-2 will eat at 11am, followed by 3-5 at 11:15. On Wednesday December 19th middle and high school students will have Christmas dinner during their regular lunch hour. The meal includes roast turkey, dressing, gravy, potatoes, vegetables and a dessert. The cost is $5.75 for elementary students and $7.00 for middle and high school students. Tickets must be pre-paid by Friday, December 14th. Payments can be made at the cafeteria by cash or cheque payable to Chartwells. Band and Choir Performances The high school and middle school choir and the HCS band have two separate performances scheduled in the month of December. On Thursday, December 6th at 6pm the choir will be singing at the tree lighting ceremony for the town of Hartland. Following the tree lighting the HCS band will perform at the town hall. The band and choir will also be performing on Tuesday, December 18th at the Central Carleton Nursing Home at 3:30pm for all the residents!

Winter is Coming The snowy weather is here! Please remember that HCS

is in zone three. Updates about snow days can be found on our school twitter page @HCSHuskies, on the ASD-W website transportation section or by calling 506-453-5454 or 1-888-388-4455.

HCS Home and School The home and school committee will be hosting a brunch on for the students on December 20th and we are looking for volunteers. If you are free please message us through our Facebook page Hartland Community Home and School.

We are also continuing our Mabel’s Labels fundraiser this month until December 15th. If you know someone who keeps losing their mitts, hats, boots, water bottles, containers etc., these labels are amazing. Info is available on the Facebook page and on the attached flayers for K-5.

We have teamed up with the local bottle exchange in Hartland for a Holiday bottle drive. We have some great plans for items and resources we would like to purchase for the school. If you have bottles and would like to donate to our fundraiser just let them know at the Bottle Exchange in Hartland that they are for Hartland Community School. If you wait until January, we will have a trailer set up the first week back to school to drop them off. Thanks for all your support.

K-5 Christmas Concert! The HCS K-5 Christmas Concert will be held on Thursday, December 13th, beginning at 9am. The event will be held in our cafeteria. If the weather doesn’t cooperate the storm date will be Friday, December 14th. We hope to see you there!

Hartland Community School News

Breakfast Program A huge “thank you!” to every student who has volunteered and helped with our breakfast program. We would also like to thank Mr. Phillips and his Culinary Technology class for their contributions. We are currently looking for community members to help out as well. Please contact the school if you’re interested! Emma’s PJs Drive For the third year in a row HCS will be a drop off spot for the Emma’s PJs Pajama Drive. Students and parents are encouraged to donate new, clean PJs for donation to local women’s charities. Donations will be accepted throughout the month of November! Student Morning Drop Off

Due to safety concerns, we are asking that all students be dropped off in the back of the school in the mornings between 7:50 and 8:15. As you circle the building, please use the left lane in the back to drop off and use the right lane to continue on around the building. We are asking that all parents respect this and not drop off in front of the building as it is a safety concern. If you need to enter the building with your student, please park in the parking lot and come in.

Please contact the school if you have questions or concerns. YEARBOOK SALE! Yearbooks are still on sale! Families can purchase an HCS yearbook through Jostens Canada by following the link on our school website. The early bird sale has ended, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still reserve a book full of memories for your favourite Husky!

Huskies Athletics News! Athletes of the Month Each month HCS celebrates four students as Athletes of the Month. This award is selected by coaches and is designed to recognize students who have shown commitment, effort, skill and sportsmanship in the previous month. This month they are: Middle School Girls – Ellie Orser Middle School Boys – Coy Tompkins High School Girls – Julianna Culberson High School Boys – Skyler Davenport A Hometown Championship! Congratulations to our hockey team, who took home (or kept home) a banner at the Covered Bridge Classic in late November. The tournament, hosted in Hartland, featured every single A school from across New Brunswick. Hartland beat NSER in the final to claim the championship. The month of December will be busy for the Huskies as they host three home games. Those games will be: December 15th vs EGR December 22nd vs PAJS December 29th vs NSER Puck drops at 6:45pm for all home games! John Glass Invitational The senior girls basketball team hosts the annual John Glass Invitational this month, on December 15th and 16th. Teams from around New Brunswick will be in our gym to compete for the banner. Keep an eye on the HCS athletics Twitter page for schedules and updates!

Perfect Attendance! On Thursday, November 29th, we recognized the HCS students who achieved perfect attendance for the first quarter of the school year. Students in every grade were invited to share a perfect attendance breakfast and were thanked for their efforts. It’s never too late to start a good habit, so we urge all our students to reach for that same goal. There might even be some pancakes in it for you someday! Holiday Hoopla! Our annual holiday tradition will take place again this year. Details are top secret, but you can expect a morning of activities, treats and holiday cheer. Stay tuned for more info!

This month’s HCS Newsletter was prepared by the students in our

Journalism 120 class. These students have also been featured recently in

the pages of The Bugle-Observer. Keep an eye out

for more of their work