Week at a Glance (Jan. 6-10)

What an amazing week at HHE! The school was bustling with a variety of holiday activities (gingerbread houses, holiday competitions, buddy activities, etc.) and full of festive wear. Each class also had a visit from our stuffy Hugo the Hamster sometime this month. Thank you to Dr. Boyer for all of her hard work and dedication to showcase our students. It was amazing to see Grade 6 student leaders running our carol singing today in the gym. We were also blown away by the generosity of our school community. The bottom of our Christmas tree was filled with much needed donations for our local Food Bank that will help so many families in our community who are struggling to make ends meet. What an amazing school to be a part of! 

French Program Information Night
Winter Carnaval Open House: A French-Canadian Cultural Celebration
On January 14 from 6:00-7:30 p.m., HHE is hosting an evening of French activities, for our families and future families to come check out. Save the date, because it will be an amazing evening!

We would like to invite our current, new, and potential French Immersion families to special evening filled with various cultural activities, crafts, and performers. Throughout our school year we offer various cultural and language experiences to our students.  We would now like to extend this opportunity out to our greater school community. 

Special guests and activities include:

• A proud French-Canadian, Roger Dallaire, is a musician and storyteller.  He works extensively in schools and uses marionettes and spoons to share his love of the French-Canadian culture with audiences.  
• Daniel Gervais is a French-Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion. With 10 years of experience presenting to schools and leading workshops, Daniel will share his love of French-Canadian folk music with our school community.
• In the style of Cirque du Soleil, Cirquetastique will bring us various circus activities such as plate spinning and various juggling activities to try as a family. 
• Les Délices d'Érable will be on site to provide a taste of French Canadiana with maple syrup taffy. Maple syrup will be poured on snow for participants to roll on sticks to make their own delicious lollipops. Maple taffy is a part of traditional culture in Quebec and a popular activity during winter carnival. 
• Canadian Parents for French will be on-site to provide current and future French Immersion parents with valuable insights on how to support their children along their journey to becoming bilingual. 
• A table with information about DELF.

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: