November 2015
Hillcrest is a community of learners; we learn best when we
work together.
Hillcrest Elementary School
NOVEMber News!
Character
Our character focus
for November is caring. When you care
about people, you
help them. When
you do a careful job,
you give it your very
best effort. You
treat people and
things gently and
respectfully.
L.K. Popov
The power of YET
Studies show that students
who have a growth mindset those that see that with hard
work and practice they can
improve - have more confidence and put forth a consistent effort. When your child
tells you that they can't do
something, finish the sentence for them by saying
"You can't do it yet". Help
them to see that with practice
and effort, they can work towards achieving their goals.
Breakfast Club
On Oct 22nd Hillcrest participated
in the Big Crunch! The Big Crunch
is an event where all students
across Grey-Bruce enjoy an apple
together at school. Thank you to
all Breakfast Club volunteers—your efforts are appreciated every
day by our students. We are so
fortunate to have this program at
our school. Many thanks!
Food Drive
Thank you to Hillcrest families
“People don’t care how much who donated to our FCC food
you know until they know how drive. We gathered an amazing
400 pounds of food for the Salvamuch you care.”~ Unknown
tion Army Food Bank. Wow!
Hillcrest Highlights
Congratulations to our X-Country runners this year! We had a great day at
the Meaford regional event! All of the
runners represented Hillcrest well—from our young Husky pups to our seniors! Thank you to all of the coaches for
your wonderful leadership!
Important Notice: Owen Sound
Area Group of Schools Accommodation Review
On October 20, 2015, the Board of Trustees
for Bluewater District School Board approved a recommendation to begin an accommodation review for the Owen Sound
Area Group of Schools. This includes Hillcrest.
For more information and ongoing updates,
please visit the link below. Here you will
find the board’s policy outlining the accommodation review process, the Initial Staff
Report for the Owen Sound Area Group of
Schools and recommended option, along
with other important information. There is
also a button that links to a separate web
page that is specific to the Owen Sound
Area Group of Schools accommodation review, which includes details regarding public consultation.
http://www.bwdsb.on.ca/business/
schl_accom/Home_Page_1516
The first public meeting to receive community feedback for the Owen Sound Area
Group of Schools will be held on Thursday,
December 3, 2015 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
in the Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute auditorium.
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HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Hat for Homes
Once again, two of our grade
8 FI students (Evan & Nick)
will be running “Hats for
Homes.” This event will happen on the last Wednesday
of every month. For a toonie,
students can wear their hat
for the day. All proceeds go
to “Raising the Roof”—an
organization that works to
provide long term solutions
for Canada’s Homeless.
Attack Choir PerformancePerformance
Game date is Sunday December 13th, 2:00 p.m. vs.
Peterborough Petes. Hillcrest students (grades 1-8)
are invited to join the Attack
choir to sing O Canada at the
game. Choir members will
earn a free ticket. Everyone
is welcome to purchase tickets at this special price for
the game- including grandparents, aunts, uncles,
friends, and neighbors.
There is an opportunity to
skate with the Attack Players
after the game and get autographs. Let’s fill the arena
with red and white!
Go Attack Go!
Ticket orders will be accepted on November 17th-19th
(Adults $14.00, regularly
$20; children $10.00). The
attached ticket order form is
for families who want tickets,
but do not have a child in the
Attack choir.
Choir members have been
given a blue order form and
must use the blue form in
order to be eligible for their
free ticket.
Upcoming Events
November 10th
November 11th
November 11th
November 13th
November 19th
November 20th
November 25th
December 1st
December 8th
Guest Speaker for gr 6-8
Remembrance Day
SCC Meeting @ 6:30
Red & White Day!
#TBT (Throwback Thursday)
PD Day
Hats for Homes ($2)
WHSS Gr 8 Orientation Day
WHSS Community Open
House
Spirit Club will be hosting #TBT (Throwback
Thursday) on November 19th! Come
dressed as any previous era…..be creative!!!
SDSD-1 is collecting 2L juice/milk cartons.
Please send in open & rinsed—
rinsed—-and thank
you so much!
SCC News!
Thank you to our families for contributing
to our Big Box Fundraiser——we were able
to raise close to $7000!!! These funds
will go towards topping up pea gravel and
play equipment upkeep, and items to
support students learning in the classroom (eg. Technology). A special thank
you to Jennie Kirejew for spearheading
this fundraising and working tirelessly to
organize this. Please return any unsold
boxes to the school immediately. Well
done everyone!
Our SCC will also be hosting a Raffle in
November. There are fabulous prizes
and tickets are 1 for $3; 3 for $5; or 20
for $20. Stay tuned for dates & details!
Join the fun! The prizes are outstanding!
Thanks for your support!
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Remembrance Day
Carol Mitchell will be our guest
speaker on November 10th @
10am for grades 6-8. Carol’s
son Jim (a former Hillcrest student) was killed while on duty
in Afghanistan. We appreciate
her sharing his story with us in
our Remembrance Day Assembly.
On November 11th, grade 7
and 8 students will attend the
local ceremony at the cenotaph. Permission forms must
be returned for students to
attend.
Also on November 11th, the
Primary/Junior students will
be invited to an assembly at
10:35am. Parents are welcome to join this assembly.
Attendance
If your child is to going to be absent, please leave a message on
our safe arrival answering machine at 519-376-1771, extension
100. The voice mailbox is accessible 24/7, and we check the messages every morning.
As the winter weather approaches,
please listen to the local radio stations in the morning for updates
about buses. If your child is a
walker and does not attend on a
snow day, a message must be left
on our safe arrival system. Bus
students do not need to leave a
message. Thank you!
Please check out our website: www.hil.bwdsb.on.ca