HET February 2023 School Newsletter

February @ HET...

Happening THIS week...

For STAFF ONLY

We are excited to be doing our annual Nitehawk 2 day trip this year!

If your child is taking their own equipment, please be sure it is at the school before 8:30 am on Tuesday, February 28 and please pick it up Thursday or Friday (March 2 or 3).

Students can take their bagged lunch or they can purchase food/snacks/drinks from the concession.

Check this out...

Wendy Kelm

Please note our days off for the 2022/23 school year.

Reminder...our school MIGHT have different days off than other schools in or outside of our district.

The first Monday of each month is eraly dismissal @ 3:05 pm...

Feb 6

Mar 6

Apr 3

May 1

Jun 5

We mark your child late after 8:30 am. Our first bell rings then so if kids arrive after that, they are considered late. Our doors open at 8:15 am so there is ample time to be here on time, ready to go. Please try to ensure your child is arriving to school on time.

We had a great turnout for our Girls' & Boys' Basketball teams this year!

Thank you to our coaches Ms. Balisky, Miss Tetreau & Coach Troy.

GO KNIGHTS!!!

Our school council has been doing "shout outs" for our staff this year. They are now extending their generosity to our students, too! If you would like to recognize a staff member or student and are unable to make it in, call (780) 766-9103 or email barbaramurphy@pwpsd.ca and we can enter on your behalf.

Our students go outside twice a day for 20 minutes each time. Please be sure they have appropriate clothing for the changing temps. PWPSD asks that students who ride on their buses be dressed appropriately.

This is the guideline PWPSD uses when determining when to cancel buses.

Get the app to keep up to date with your bus' status.

If/when all Wembley buses are cancelled, this includes the BRHS transfer buses for Grades 10-12.

We use Munch a Lunch, an online order & payment site. You will need to set up an account (if you don't already have one) and order & pay (at the time of ordering) with a credit card.

Lunch days are Tuesday & Thursdays.

https://munchalunch.com/schools/het/

***There will NOT be any hot lunches on Tuesday, February 28 or Thursday, March 2 as we are at Nitehawk those 2 days. If you already ordered, you will have a credit on your account to use.***

HET has a closed campus policy. This means that your child can NOT leave the school without you signing him/her out, in person. You can appoint another adult to do so, please call the office and let us know who that may be.

Thank you in advance for your support with this school rule.

If you are sending your child to school with a cell phone, our expectations are:

Elementary students--no phones (unless teacher approved).

Junior high students--phones ONLY at breaks 11:25-12:05 &

1:25-2:05 (unless teacher approved).

If your child does not have a lock on his/her locker, the phone can be locked in the offfice.

If you need to get in touch with your child, please call the office (780) 766-9103.

Thank you in advance for your support with this school rule.

We are looking for a new piano teacher to offer lessons at HET. If you know of someone, send them our way.

Please feel free to contact us anytime. You can call the office (780) 766-9103 or email any of our staff memebers. Click here for a list of staff members https://het.pwpsd.ca/apps/staff/

You can also follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HelenETaylorSchool/ and please check out our school website https://het.pwpsd.ca/

If your child will be absent from school, please phone the office (780) 766-9103 or email barbaramurphy@pwpsd.ca or your child's teacher. Our automated call home goes out at

9:05 AM so if you have not notified us prior to that, you will receive a call.

We would love to see parents join our HET School Council. Please read the attachment--you may be surprised to know what the role of a School Council is. Looking forward to seeing you at our next meeting!

February, Eagle Moon

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Check these activities out!!

Girls' Group

Go check out some of these programs!!

Check out all they offer, some right here in our town!!

Check out what they have to offer. Registration opens February 13.

https://cityofgp.com/parks-recreation/online-booking-portal