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Peden Hill Elementary
3500 Westwood Dr. Prince George, BC, V2N 1S1 (250) 562-5822 fax (250) 562-3532
Dates to
Remember
Nov 10
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Remembrance Day
Assembly—10:30 am
Nov 11
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Remembrance Day No School for Students
Principal’s Message
Remembrance Day Assembly
Postcards for Peace
Peden Hill will hold a Remembrance
Day Assembly on Thursday, November
10th at 10:30 am.
Parents/guardians and families are
welcome to attend.
Postcards for Peace is a learning activity in which you send messages of appreciation to Veterans who have
served in the past and to Canadian
Armed Forces members who continue
to serve Canada in time of war, military
conflict and peace. Stephanie will be
working with teachers to have every
Peden hill student write a postcard.
Nov 15
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NEW DATE! Photo
Retakes and Class Photos
Nov 17

Movie Night
Nov 18

Jersey Day

Hot Lunch - Pizza
Nov 22, 23 & 24
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Early Dismissal Days All students dismissed
at 1:30 pm
Nov 24

Cultural Dinner
Nov 25
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Peden Hill Gr6/7
Games Night 5—8 pm
Dec 5

NID - No School for
Students
Dec 9

Primary Report Card
Writing Day - No School
for Students in Div 1
to 5
Mark this on your calendar - On November 22, 23 & 24 student will be dismissed at 1:30 pm. Teachers will contact families to set up times for
parent/teacher interviews.
Nut Aware
We have students in our school who are allergic to all nut products. To be nut aware we ask families:
*Send your child with peanut free products for lunch and
snacks.
*Encourage your child to wash their hands before and after
they eat.
*Remind your child not to share their food with others.
Based on individual allergies, other nut restrictions may apply to individual classrooms.
Payments to School
Please ensure payments to the school are made separately for each event, ie. PAC
hot lunch, field trips, school fees etc. All PAC hot lunch payments go to the Peden
Hill PAC and if you are sending a cheque, please make payable to Peden Hill PAC.
Any school activities, if writing a cheque, please make payable to Peden Hill.
Please do not combine payments for Hot Lunch, field trips, fundraising etc as the
payments often go to different sources. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
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Peden Hill Information
Peden Hill Coffeehouse
Movie Night
Every Tuesday, beginning October 11th, we are inviting
parents/guardians to join
Stephanie (Community
Schools Coordinator) and
Denise (Youth Care Worker)
in the front lobby from 2:00
pm to 2:20 pm for a cup of coffee. This is a great
opportunity to meet other parents and find out
what’s happening at Peden Hill.
Our November Movie night will be on Thursday,
November 17th from 6 to 8 pm. Students in
grade 3-7 are welcome to attend without a parents/guardian as long as they have a signed permission slip returned to the school. Permission
slips will go home prior to the movie night. Students in Grades K-2 must be accompanied by
an adult, not an older sibiling. The cost to attend is $2 per student and there will be a concession with treats for sale. Movie TBA!
Grade 6/7 Game Night
Peden Hill’s first Grade 6/7 Game Night will be held on Friday, November 25th from 5-8pm. Students
will get to play a variety of games in the school and enjoy some yummy pizza.
Students in grade 6 & 7 are welcome to attend. Stephanie will be sending home permission forms. This
program will cost $5.00.
Permission forms must be returned to the school with the payment in order for the student to attend.
Leadership and Hot Lunch
Jersey Day
Starting November 7th, Leadership meetings will
be on Tuesday’s after school from 2:30-3:30.
Stephanie will be sending permission forms home
the first week of November.
Friday, November 18th will be Jersey Day at
Peden Hill. We are inviting all staff and students
to wear a jersey on that day. You can wear your
favourite hockey jersey, baseball jersey, soccer
jersey etc.
Leadership will also be offering one hot lunch
per month in order to fundraise for our year end
field trips so they are at no cost to our families!
November’s Hot Lunch will be Friday, November
18th and it will be Pizza! Thanks to all our families who participated in our Hot Dog hot lunch!
NEW DATE ~ Photo Day
Please note, the photo retakes and class photo
dates have been rescheduled.
The new date is now November 15th.
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Peden Hill Information
Parent Advisory Council News
A heartfelt thank you to the parents who helped make the Halloween Dance sooo much fun!
We are planning to host Peden Hill’s first Cultural Family Dinner, on November 24 from 6 – 8 PM. For a small charge,
families are invited to pre-register (form coming out soon) and enjoy authentic, home-made delicacies from the variety of cultures represented at our school. Please contact the PAC if you are able to showcase your cultural cuisine.
(We need more people!)
Kami sa paaralan ng Peden Hill Elementary ay nagbabalak para sa unang pagkakataon na mag hohostya ng tinatawag
na “Cultural Family Dinner” sa darating na Nobyembre 24,.Mag uumpisa ang palabas mula alas 6 ng gabi hanggang
alas 8 ng gabi sa aming paaralan.Sa maliit na halaga lamang ay iniimbitahan namin ang pamilya para mag pa rehistro
(lalabas po ang
aplikasyon sa lalong madaling panahon)at makisaya sa lulong gawa sa bahay galing sa ibat ibang mga kultura na
iprepresenta sa aming paaralana. Maaring kontakin lamang po ang mga myembro ng PAC sakaling mayroon kayong
gustong ibahagi na mga kulturang pagkain . Salamat po..
En Noviembre 24 de 6 a 8 pm tendremos una Cena Familiar Cultural y estamos buscando voluntarios para
preparar y servir culturalmente auténtica cocina casera. Favor de contactar al PAC ([email protected])
o a Irina (250-563-5300) si puedes ayudar.
‫ و نرجو من جميع الحضور‬. ‫ نوفمبر‬42 ‫ يوم الخميس الموافق‬، ‫تتقدم لجنة أولياء أمور المدرسة بدعوتكم لحضور حفل عشاء تبادل الثقافات‬
‫ نتشوق‬. ‫المشاركة بتقديم احد االطباق الشهيرة و المميزة لديهم‬
. ‫لحضوركم و تذوق أطباق جديدة و التعرف على ثقافات مختلفة‬
Peden Hill PAC sucht freiwillige Leute die interessiert sind, fertige deutsche Gerichte ein zu bringen November
24, von 18:00 bis 20:00, zum Cultural Family Dinner. Bitte kontakt [email protected] oder Irina 250-563
-5300. Vielen Dank!
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Peden Hill Information
Parent Advisory Council News
The next PAC hot lunch order form will be sent out following the upcoming PAC meeting.
Please visit the Peden Hill website to complete the PAC’s Caregiver Survey. It can found under ‘Programs and Services’
and will help us respond to how we can best serve our student and parent population!
A thank you shout out to Game Quest and Panago (Westwood) for their gift certificate donations! They were given out
as prizes at the Halloween Dance.
Upcoming fundraisers are Purdy’s and DFS Canada….watch for them soon.
Questions, comments, concerns, and ideas are always welcome!
Feel free to contact the office or your PAC members directly:
Irina (President) at 250.563.5300 and Erynn (Treasurer) at 250.614.4946 or via email at [email protected]
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Have your email added to our newsletter email list.
Simply email [email protected] and let us know you would like to
be added! Our monthly newsletter can also be found on the website:
http://www.sd57.bc.ca/school/pedh/Pages/Newsletters.aspx
PGSS Polars Youth Wrestling
Wrestling is an excellent active sport that includes boys and girls of all shapes, sizes and athletic
ability. During our practices we will introduce athletes to proper techniques in a safe manner. Wrestlers will play several warm-up and combative games that mimic different wrestling situations. A parent or an adult must be present for the hour long practice due to the nature of the sport.
Contact Ken Barwise for more details ([email protected])
250-962-6894 home 250-997-7460 cell
When: Monday's, November 7- January 23 excluding Christmas Break.
Athletes need to sign up before November 7, we only have room for 30 wrestlers!
Time: 5:00-6:00 pm
Cost: $60
Where: PGSS upper gym (wrestling room)
T-shirt, shorts and clean indoor shoes are the only supplies needed
Find Your Fit
The WorkBC Find Your Fit tour is coming to John McInnis Centre. Youth in Grade 6 and up can try
the skills they’ll need for different careers in demand in our region and across the province.
This hands-on program will help youth apply real life experiences to their
career planning.
Parents and family members are welcome. There is no cost to attend.
When: November 17 from 3:30pm to 7:00pm
Where: John McInnis Centre, 3400 Westwood Dr.