Week at a Glance (Dec. 16-20)

Yesterday, we had our kindergarten students wow us with their Christmas performances. It was an amazing show and time to celebrate. Thank you to Mrs. Bentley and Mme Foster for all their hard work organizing this and a shout out to Mrs. Collier and Mrs. Segura for all their help. Our Grade 5 and 6 MCs also did an incredible job speaking at the concert. Thank you to all families who took time out of their busy schedules to cheer them on as they sang their hearts out and rang those jingle bells.

Carol Singing
We will be singing Christmas carols led by our students this Friday, December 20 @ 9:00 a.m. Parents are welcome to come join us in the gym for a festive time.

Strathcona Food Bank Drive
We are hosting a food drive at the school all of December! Please send donations to the
school by Friday. We still have room under our tree for all the donations. They will be picked up on Friday December 20. We also have a QR code if you prefer to donate a monetary donation, which is posted by the tree.

Track Team
Calling all future track athletes! Do you love to sprint? Would you like to compete in the largest sporting event for elementary schools in Alberta as part of a 8 x 200m boys or girls relay team?! If so, tryouts for the HHE track team start MONDAY, JANUARY 6TH AT NOON! Please bring indoor runners, a water bottle, and a positive attitude to each session!

***If any parent is interested in helping to assistant coach, please reach out to the school! ***

WHO: Grades 4 - 6; two 8-member relay teams (1 boys; 1 girls) plus alternates will be selected during tryouts.
WHAT: Become a member of the HHE track team and have an opportunity to compete at the Running Room Indoor Games at the University of Alberta Butterdome! 
WHEN: Tryouts start MONDAY, JANUARY 6TH at NOON, and WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8TH at NOON; thereafter, tryouts/practices will be EVERY MONDAY AT NOON, AND WEDNESDAYS AT 7:30 A.M. until March 7th
WHERE: Monday lunch hour practices are in the gym; Wednesday morning practices we sprint through the school’s empty hallways!
WHY: improve your sprinting technique to run your fastest, increase your speed and explosive power for other sports, learn co-operation and teamwork as part of a relay team, compete in a large indoor track meet against other schools, and HAVE FUN while being active!

IMPORTANT DATES (team members must commit to being available on these dates):
- Monday, February 10th: practice night at U of A Butterdome from 5 - 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, February 21st OR Monday, February 24th (likely 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.): competition day! (preliminaries)
- Saturday, March 8th (if teams qualify): Running Room Indoor Games Finals!

Hope to see you at tryouts on Monday, January 6th at noon!
Coaches Lisa & Shawn

Here is a quick glance at what is happening next week: