Family Photo Session

Family Photo Shoot Session Please register at the South Side Community Centre 1578 Wolfe Ave., or our North Side location at 10-16 Regalbuto Ave., no later than Friday, March 21st. For more information please contact Holly at 613-687-2104 ext. 222 or psip4@pmfrc.org A professional photographer will be taking 2 family photos of you and your spouse/family. A CD with your pictures will be given to you with the rights to print them. Register quickly, limited space available! *Cost is $10/family

Five Love Languages for Parents of Teenagers

Five Love Languages for Parents of Teenagers Teens and parents often speak different languages - but the challenge goes beyond jargon and teen slang. Teens also develop strong love languages too, often without the ability to control or express their feelings. Dr. Chapman’s trusted Love Languages approach will assist you in guiding today’s teen to effective emotional communication. Join us because communicating with your teenager is easier when they feel loved. Tuesdays 6:30pm – 8pm from March 18th to April 22nd at the Employment Services, 3025 Petawawa Blvd Unit D, Petawawa *Cost is $5 and you will get a copy of the book at the end of the program.* Please register at the South Side Community Centre 1578 Wolfe Ave., or our North Side location at 10-16 Regalbuto Ave., no later than Friday, March 14th. For more information please contact Holly at 613-687-2104 ext. 222 or psip4@pmfrc.org

PMFRC Information Meetings for Parents of Students with Exceptional Needs

Information Meetings for Parents of Exceptional Needs Children This is a monthly information meeting for parents of children with LD, ADHD, Asperger’s, Anxiety, OCD, Depression, Sensory, Integration issues, etc. with guest speakers talking on various topics. This is also a place to share information, connect with other parents and provide encouragement and support to each other. January 23rd from 6:30pm – 8:30pm Guest Speakers: Erin Nicholson; a Speech Pathologist from Sprouting Speech and Soha Mir; a school-based Speech Pathologist. Erin and Soha will discuss what services and supports are available for your child. They will share language strategies for parents, what to look for if you have concerns with your child’s speech, the referral process and more. February 27th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm Guest Speaker: Jeff Ilse; an Abilities Counsellor for Algonquin College. Jeff will be speaking about the IEP process and how it can impact a child’s education, how parents’ can support that process, and how the IEP process will change over the next few years. March 27th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm Guest Speaker: TBD To register or for more information, please contact Lindy at 613-687-2104 ext. 223 or psip3@pmfrc.org Pour de plus amples information ou pour s’inscrire, contacter Lindy au 613-687-2104 223 ou psip3@pmfrc.org psip3@pmfrc.org

Extended Day Survey DUe February 10 to General Lake Public School

Here is the link to copy and paste in the server for the survey http://www.rcdsb.on.ca/en/programs/resources/Extended_Day_Program_Family_Survey_-_Valour.pdf The Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB) and Valour school may be offering an Extended Day Program for students (from JK up to age 12) starting September 2014. This Extended Day Program will operate within the school by an Early Childhood Educator before and after school and is meant to compliment the regular day program. The Extended Day Program is contingent on sufficient enrolment and is funded by revenue from parent fees. There may be subsidies available for some families from the County of Renfrew based on financial need. Information:  Hours - 7 a.m. until school starts and end of school until 6 p.m. on school days  Nutritional snacks are provided  Parents are required to provide transportation (drop off & pick up)  Activities compliment the regular school day program  Fees range between $25 - $32 depending on the various locations  Parents can select before or after or both day programs  Minimum numbers are required to offer the program Please complete the attached Extended Day Program Family Survey form and return it to your school no later than February 10, 2014. If you have indicated your intention to enrol your child in the Extended Day Program, you will be notified in April as to whether there is sufficient interest to provide a program. The Extended Day Program Survey form is also available at www.rcdsb.on.ca/extendeddayprogramfamilysurvey. If you would like to provide feedback on any of the information provided please email levasseurk@rcdsb.on.ca. Cathy McCann-Kyte Assistant Superintendent of Early Learning and Operations  Reminder to return bottom portion to the school office by February 10, 2014 Extended Day Program Family Survey I am interested in enrolling my child(ren) in an Extended Day Program based on the information provided. School: Student Name AM / PM Both Grade Next Year Age Date of Birth Contact Number The Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB) and Valour school may be offering an Extended Day Program for students (from JK up to age 12) starting September 2014. This Extended Day Program will operate within the school by an Early Childhood Educator before and after school and is meant to compliment the regular day program. The Extended Day Program is contingent on sufficient enrolment and is funded by revenue from parent fees. There may be subsidies available for some families from the County of Renfrew based on financial need. Information:  Hours - 7 a.m. until school starts and end of school until 6 p.m. on school days  Nutritional snacks are provided  Parents are required to provide transportation (drop off & pick up)  Activities compliment the regular school day program  Fees range between $25 - $32 depending on the various locations  Parents can select before or after or both day programs  Minimum numbers are required to offer the program Please complete the attached Extended Day Program Family Survey form and return it to your school no later than February 10, 2014. If you have indicated your intention to enrol your child in the Extended Day Program, you will be notified in April as to whether there is sufficient interest to provide a program. The Extended Day Program Survey form is also available at www.rcdsb.on.ca/extendeddayprogramfamilysurvey. If you would like to provide feedback on any of the information provided please email levasseurk@rcdsb.on.ca. Cathy McCann-Kyte Assistant Superintendent of Early Learning and Operations  Reminder to return bottom portion to the school office by February 10, 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extended Day Program Family Survey I am interested in enrolling my child(ren) in an Extended Day Program based on the information provided. School: Valour Student Name _______________________________________ AM / PM Both Grade Next Year _________ Age __________ Date of Birth ___________________________ Student Name _______________________________________ AM / PM Both Grade Next Year _________ Age __________ Date of Birth ___________________________ Student Name _______________________________________ AM / PM Both Grade Next Year _________ Age __________ Date of Birth ___________________________ Student Name _______________________________________ AM / PM Both Grade Next Year _________ Age __________ Date of Birth ___________________________ Contact Number _________________________________ Parent/Guardian Name (print) Date Please return to your school no later than February 10, 2014

Sunday Night Message January 19, 2014

Good evening Deb Legault here with your Sunday Night update from General Lake Public School. One more week until our big literacy day event on January 27th. Students are asked to send in any new or gently used books for our Book Swap. Students swapping books will be able to trade their books for their choice of books. Other students can purchase books with a small donation. All donated funds will be go back to the school to help fund our daily 'Breakfast for Learning' program which provides healthy snacks for our students throughout the day. The Petawawa library will be on hand to talk with classes about their Silver Birch reading event and we will be having a school wide pyjama day. This week we start the week on Monday Day 1. Boys intermediate basketball will meet in the gym at 8:15 on Monday and Wednesday. Girls basketball will meet at 8:00 am on Tuesday and Thursday. Wednesday is our school Council meeting starting at 6:00pm. On Friday we have our hot lunch pita. Don't forget to return the extended school day survey due February 10 and mark your calendar for our new junior kindergarten registrations starting January 27th. Thanks and have a great week.

Family Literacy Day coming January 27th -Bring books for our BOOK SWAP

15 Minutes of Fun! ABC Life Literacy Canada is encouraging Canadian families to have "15 Minutes of Fun" learning together. Learning can happen at any time. Practicing literacy together every day has tremendous benefits for both children and parents. Here are some great ways to get started: Write a joke book with your family. Read a bedtime story to the grown-up putting you to bed. Make up a new recipe together and post it online. Tell knock-knock jokes together while doing the dishes. Organize a book swap at your school. Make up riddles and tell them to your friends. Create a family book club. Build a drum with your family. Surf the Internet and learn about your favourite animal. Make up a song about your day to sing to your family at dinnertime. Write messages to your family on sticky notes and post them around the house. Create a story about what you’ll be doing for Family Literacy Day. Play a board game together. Build an acrostic poem using your hero’s name. Make an origami boat and see if it will float.

Link to extended day program survey not working

Sorry for the inconvenience, but it has come to my attention the link is not working for the survey for Extended Day program. I have notified the Board and hopefully we will get it up and running shortly.

January Newsletter

Learn, succeed … etudier, grandir General Lake Public School January 2014 www.generallakenews.blogspot.com Principal : Ms. D Legault Vice Principal : Mme M Robillard legaultd@rcdsb.on.ca robillardm@rcdsb.on.ca HAPPY NEW YEAR **** IMPORTANT DATES **** Jan 6 Day 1 School is back Jan 14 Grade 8 Info Night at Panet 6:00pm Jan 22 School Council Meeting 6:00pm Jan 27 Family Literacy Day Book Swap Kindergarten Registration begins Jan 30 Character Assembly Chinese New Year Jan 31 PA DAY Feb 11 Primary Public Speaking Feb 13 Junior/Intermediate Public Speaking Feb 14 Jump rope for Heart (Tentative) Feb 16 Petawawa Legion Public Speaking 12:30 Feb 17 Family Day Feb 19 School Council Feb 27 General Gerard Lake's Birthday Feb 28 Character Assembly March 7 PA Day March 10-March 14 March Break Wishing all parents and guardians of General Lake Public School students the happiest and healthiest 2014. Excellence in Teaching and Learning FAMILY LITERACY DAY Every year in January, families and communities across Canada celebrate Family Literacy Day. Family literacy refers to the many ways families develop and use literacy skills, from enjoying a story book together at bedtime and during the day, to playing with word games, singing, writing to a relative or friend, sharing day-to-day tasks such as making a shopping list or using a recipe, and surfing the Internet. For more information visit: http://abclifeliteracy.ca/ To celebrate Family Literacy Day General Lake Public School will be having a book swap during the day of January 27, 2013. Students are encouraged to bring in a gently used book which will entitle them to a voucher for a free book at our Book Swap. Classes will visit the ‘Book Store’ throughout the day and give students an opportunity to swap their books. Books will also be available for purchase for a nominal fee. Public Speaking at General Lake Public School Primary, Junior and Intermediate students from General Lake Public School are invited to take part in our annual Public Speaking competition. Primary students selected by teachers will speak in the gym at 12:10 on Feb 11, 2014. Junior/ intermediate students (grade 4-8) selected by teachers will speak in the gym on Feb 13, 2014 at 12:10. The speakers may choose their own topics. Participants in the Primary category may select their own topic or story. Speeches are to be the original work of the speaker. If the primary speaker is retelling a published story or work, this speaker must provide a copy of the original work at the time of the Competition. Complete rules and regulations are available at the school or on the blog. Contestants that win at the school level are invited to attend the Royal Canadian Legion contest at Branch 517 on February 16 at 12:30. Extended Day The Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB) and your school may be offering an Extended Day Program for students (from JK up to age 12) starting September 2014. This Extended Day Program will operate within the school by an Early Childhood Educator before and after school and is meant to compliment the regular day program. The Extended Day Program is contingent on sufficient enrolment and is funded by revenue from parent fees. There may be some subsidies available for families based on financial need provided by the County of Renfrew. The Extended Day Program Family Survey form is available from your elementary school and also at www.rcdsb.on.ca/extendeddayprogramfamilysurvey. JK/SK Registration The Renfrew County District School Board is pleased to welcome new JK and SK students to its schools for 2014-2015. For Junior Kindergarten, children who will be 4 years of age by December 31 of their current school year. For Senior Kindergarten, children who will be 5 years of age by December 31 of their current school year. Please note that students presently in Junior Kindergarten are not required to re-register for Senior Kindergarten. Registration will take place Monday, January 27-Friday, January 31 and Monday, February 3 to Friday, February 7th from 9:30 to 3 p.m. at each school. Please bring the following documents to register your child:  Proof of age (birth certificate/birth registration/baptism)  Immunization records  Ontario Health Card  Lot and Concession Number/Civic Street Address  Proof of Ontario residency (Ontario Driver’s License, utility bill) Safe, caring and Respectful Environment Habit of mind for January is Respect Respect is behaving in a way that shows one cares about one self and others. Some of the ways one demonstrates respect include dressing and behaving in a way that show self respect; using manners, being polite and treating others how one expects to be treated; and putting trash and garbage where it belongs. These are a few of the ways we can all demonstrate respect. At school everyone is expected to be respectful and to behave in a way that demonstrates respect for each other. It seems simple but it is not always easy to do—especially when one feels angry or frustrated. It is through modeling, learning to identify words for our feelings and developing respectful and acceptable ways to express our feelings. Kamrie For Kenya Congratulations to Kalee Granter, for winning the Gingerbread House in the Kamrie for Kenya Free The Children Event in December. Congratulations to Nick Spence and Faith MacKay for both winning gingerbread cookies also donated for the fundraiser. Kamrie is fundraising toward her humanitarian trip to Kenya to help build schools this summer. Kamrie was inspired through our Free the Children Me to We program to take action. We look forward to hearing more about her plans and assisting to make her dream a possibility. Holiday Spirit Alive and Well at GLPS It was standing room only as staff, students, and parents gathered for our holiday concert at General Lake Public School on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 12:15. Classes delighted the audience with a variety of holiday songs in both French and English. Special Thanks to Mrs Calver and to Mme Butler for organizing this exciting event for our school. Thanks to our parents for the tremendous show of support for our school. Wise Use Of Resources Welcome Back Winter Staff on recess supervision always monitor the cold temperatures and the comfort and safety of students. Please dress your children for the weather-hats, mittens, scarves, snow pants and BOOTS! We would encourage you to mark items with your child’s name so we can identify lost items of clothing. General Lake Public School Council www.generallakeschoolcouncil.blogspot.ca . Welcome back! Now that the holidays are over, General Lake School Council has lots of activities on the go. We are planning a family dinner and activity night in February as well as our spring fundraiser. We are also looking for a few new ideas, so suggestions are always welcome. The Council is in need of volunteers to assist with our Friday Hot Lunch program. In order for our activities to be successful we need your help. Please contact a member of School Council by phoning the school at (613) 687-2404 or emailing generallakeschoolcouncil@gmail.com if interested in helping with any of the above activities. The next meeting is scheduled for January 22nd at 6:00pm in the school library. As always, everyone is invited to attend and children are welcome as well. Volley Ball at General Lake Congratulations to our boys and girls volleyball teams for their tremendous efforts and positive attitude. Both teams gave it their all at the 2 tournaments November 20 with the girls and on Friday November 29 the boys made us proud. On the Boys team congrats to Alvaro Real-Escoto, Dante Hoffman, Sam Mahinpoor, Aiden Baird, Colby Gilby, Jaden Prigione, Ridge Chartrand, Charles Osborne and Zac Reid. On the girls team congrats to Remi Lavoie, Sarah Stacey, Abigail Jupp, Emma Campbell, Skylar Reed, Caitlyn Leblanc, Fiona MacPherson, Shannon Turner and Gabrielle McKenna. Special thanks to Coach Malette and Coach Green for giving their time to train the students. PALS program at General Lake P.A.L.S is a playground leadership program offered through the Champlain Healthy School Initiative that encourages all children to participate in activities regardless of gender, size or ability. On December 9 Champlain Healthy School Facilitator Natalie Martin, Lake School Support Counsellor Ms. Green, and Teacher Mme MacPhee helped train approximately 70 Grade four,five and six students to plan and lead fun and safe activities on the playground. Valour Principal Mr Baird was also on hand to help facilitate the program. The objectives of the program are to increase physical activity; decrease conflict and reduce the incidence of playground bullying; and provide leadership opportunity for students. General Lake students will begin implementing this program learning in the New Year on the playground.

Sunday Night Update JAnuary 12, 2014

Good evening, Deb Legault here with your Sunday Night update from General Lake. We begin the week January 13 on Day 1. On Tuesday at 6:00pm General Panet is hosting a parent and student information night for the grade 8 students. More info on the blog. All Grade 8 parents and students should plan to attend. On Monday and Wednesday morning at 8:15 Intermediate boys have basketball. On Tuesday and Thursday at 8:00am intermediate Girls have basketball On Friday we have hot lunch pizza. We will also be having another lockdown safety practice Mark your calendar for Jan 22 School Council Meeting January 27 Kindergarten registration begins We will be having our annual bookswap on Family Literacy Day on January 27th. Students are encouraged to bring in their gently used books to swap for another book. Students who bring in a book will receive a voucher to be used to claim another book at our Literacy Event on January 27. Finally a survey is being sent home or is available on the blog or in the office related to our extended day program which may be available next year. If you are interested in having your child participate please complete survey right away. We would like to be able to bring this opportunity to the new school if there is enough interest. Enjoy the rest of your evening.

January 14 Information Night at Panet

General Panet is hosting a parent and student information night on January 14th at 6:00pm.  Students and parents will be given their course selection cards, handbook and verification sheets at the evening meeting.  Over the next week students will work with their parent and teacher to select their courses for grade 9.  Staff from General Panet will visit each school on either January 24th or 27th and the grade eights, with the help of Panet staff will go on line and input their course selections for next year.  It is important for all parents and students to attend the evening session so that they can make informed decisions prior to online selections later in the month.  Thank you and see you on January 14th at General Panet.

Sunday Night Update from General Lake , January 5, 2014

Happy New Year to our General Lake Community.  Thanks to everyone for attending our wonderful Holiday concert. Pictures will be on display on our front bulletin board.

We are back to school on Monday, January 6 and it is Day 1. Our character trait for the month is RESPECT and we will be taking the opportunity to review rules and routines during these first weeks back.

We are getting back into focusing on one of our school goals of promoting physical fitness.  This week, Mme Robillard will be leading various intramurals for the different grade levels and our girls basketball will be starting on Tuesday at 8:00am for our intermediate students.   We will also be starting a fit challenge for all our classes.

Friday is our hot lunch pizza. 

Extended Day Information
The Renfrew County District School Board and our school may be offering an extended Day Program for students from JK up to age 12 starting September 2014 at Valour. This Extended Day Program will operate within the school by an Early Childhood Educator before and after school and is meant to compliment the regular day program.
The Extended Day Program is contingent on sufficient enrolment and is funded by revenue from parent fees. There may be some subsidies available for families based on financial need provided by the County of Renfrew. The Extended  Day Program Family Survey form is available from General Lake and also at www.rcdsb.on.ca/extendeddayprogramfamilysurvey.

JK/SK Registration
The Renfrew County District School Board is pleased to welcome new JK and SK students to its schools for 2014-2015. For Junior Kindergarten, children who are 4 years of age as of December 31 of their current year. For Senior Kindergarten, children who are 5 years of age as of December 31 of their current year. Please note that students presently in Junior Kindergarten are not required to re-register for Senior Kindergarten.
Registration will take place Monday January 27 -Friday, January 31 and Monday February 3 to  Friday February 7th from 9:30 to 3pm at General Lake.  Please bring the following documents to register your child:
*proof of age (birth certificate/birth registration/baptism
*immunization records
*Ontario Health Card
*Lot and Concession Number/Civic Street Address
*Proof of Ontario residency (Ontario Driver's Licence, utility bill)

We check the temperature daily. If it dips below -20 with the wind chill we remain indoors, as is Board policy to prevent any chance of frost bite

As a final thought let me leave you with words from the Dalia Lama "Let us determine to be more sincere, compassionate, warm-hearted human beings, trying to make our world a more equal place." Again welcome back!

Sunday Night Update December 15

Good evening Deb Legault here with your Sunday Night Update from General Lake Public School.  This is the last week before our holidays so you can mark your calendar with the following events. We begin the week on Monday, December 16 Day 2. We have our rehearsal at 12:15 for our holiday concert.
On Tuesday, December 17 parents are invited to attend our annual holiday concert at 12:15 in the gym.
On Wednesday Dec 18 our orders for our Milk program are due. Hot lunch orders are also due for the January February orders.  Last week there was some confusion over the hot lunch due to the incorrect form posted on the blog.  I believe most errors have been corrected, but if you still have concerns please contact the school. We thank you for your patience and understanding. Also on Wednesday we will be judging for our door decorating contest.
On Thursday we will have our character assembly for the month of December for cooperation beginning at 12:15. 
With this special week of festivities I do remind all parents to remember that any food sent into the school should be clearly labelled as nut-free in order to eliminate any undue stress for any of our students who are highly allergic. 
Friday December 20th is a Pa Day for myself and support staff so we will be in the building. Our teaching staff however has an unpaid leave day so they will not be available.
 If you have not had a chance to check out the Lost and Found please stop by before we pack in up on the holidays.  Also there will be a sign up sheet located in the front foyer for parents able to assist with our hot lunches.
Finally a last reminder that raffle tickets this week will still be available for the beautiful gingerbread house located in our front foyer. Please support our grade 8 student Kamrie as she fundraises to support her humanitarian trip to Kenya. You can check out her facebook site at Kamrie for Kenya. 
I will return on January 5 with your weekly update, as school will resume on January 6.
On behalf of the staff I wish all of our families a safe and happy holiday and we look forward to continuing the learning after the break in the New Year.  Hope to see everyone on Tuesday!

Sunday Night Message Dec 8

Good evening Deb Legault here with your Sunday Night Update from General Lake Public School.  

This week begins on Monday Dec 9 Day 2. Our Grade 3 students are reminded they have swimming at Dundonald Hall in the afternoon. On Tuesday Day 3 students from our junior classes will be participating in a Peer Mediation Training session in the gym as part of our Champlain Healthy Schools Commitment. On Wednesday Dec 11 Ms Marquardt's class will be holding their annual class potluck. On Thursday and Friday Mrs Ferguson's class are pleased to open their own little holiday gift shop for students with all proceeds going to World Vision to purchase a goat.

The season of giving continues as the 'We Create change' initiative continues to collect lose change to reach their goal of collecting $100.00 to help build schools in developing countries.   Also Kamrie will begin selling the raffle tickets for the beautiful Gingerbread House on display in our front foyer.  Students can buy 2 tickets for $1.00 or 5 tickets for $2.00.   A reminder this is the last week we will be collecting snowsuits for CPAN. Please drop off all gently used suits by Tuesday.  Our Lost and Found will be washed, packed up and donated to charity after December 20. If you have not had a chance, please check out the shelves located in our front foyer to retrieve lost items.  Finally our January February hot lunch order was sent out last week. Please return your order by December 17th.  Have a great evening!

Jan-Feb hot lunch form

General Lake Public School
1900 Borden Avenue
Petawawa, Ontario K7H 2T6
Phone: (613) 687-2404 / Fax: (613) 687-2405
General Lake January & February Hot Lunches
December 6, 2013
Dear Parents / Guardians,
This order period we are pleased to announce a change to our pizza provider. We will now be receiving our
whole wheat crust, cheese pizza from 2-4-1 Pizza in Petawawa. We hope everyone enjoys the new pizza, please let us know what you think! Remember to pack extra food to complete your child’s lunch. Please include payment in full by cash or cheque payable to General Lake Public School with the exact amount and return it with your child by Tuesday December 17, 2013.
Please do not mix hot lunch money with other school programs (milk, Scholastic, etc). Return this form to the
school with your child in a sealed envelope or Ziploc bag, to avoid losing money.
If payment is for more than one child, please fill out one form per child and send the forms together with one
child.
*No refund* will be given if your child is absent from school on a hot lunch day.
If the buses are cancelled due to inclement weather, Hot Lunch for that day will also be cancelled and orders for that day will be postponed until the next order period. If sending your child on the snow day, please pack a full lunch.
Thank you for your continued support!
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General Lake January & February Hot Lunches Form
**Due date: Tuesday December 17th, 2013**
Child’s Name:__________________________________________________________
Teacher’s name:_________________________________Room Number:_________
Friday January 10th # of cheese pizza slices: ________________@ $2.00 =______________
Friday January 17th # of cheese pizza slices: ________________@ $2.00 =______________
Friday January 24th # of Chicken Pitas: _______________ @*$3.00 =______________
No lettuce ⃝ and/or No Sauce O

Friday February 7th # of cheese pizza slices: _________________@ $2.00 =______________

Friday February 14th # of cheese pizza slices: _________________@ $2.00 =______________

Friday February 21st # of cheese pizza slices: _________________@ $2.00 =______________

Friday February 28th # of Chicken Pitas: _______________ @*$3.00 =______________

No lettuce ⃝ and/or No sauce ⃝

TOTAL $=__________

Payment may be made by cash or cheque payable to General Lake Public School. Please fill out one form per child, and

  

return the form with your child by Tuesday December 17th , 2013. If payment is for more than one child, please fill out one

form per child and send the completed forms together with your child in a sealed envelope or Ziploc bag. No change will

be given, so please send exact amount. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact a member of

General Lake School Council at (613) 687-2404.

Sunday Night Message Dec 1

Good evening Deb Legault here with your Sunday Night Update from General Lake.  We begin our week on Monday Dec 2 Day 2. On Friday we have our Pizza hot lunch. We have a couple up and coming events to announce. First our we create change initiative continues as we collect that spare change to help provide education for developing countries through our Free the Children global initiative.  Also our holiday concert is beginning to take shape. Please mark your calendar for December 17 at 12:15.  Finally we are please to announce our 'Show your True Colours' event. From now until the end of January students can nominate their peers for demonstrating a positive attitude, random acts of kindness, as well as tremendous effort in putting a stop to bullying in our school. Students are ask to submit the name, grade as well as a couple reasons for their nominations. Winners will receive a free meal at Kelseys; a stop-a bully.ca t-shirt and an opportunity to sign the Kelseys banner. Finally I am very pleased to tell you about Kamrie for Kenya. Kamrie is one of our grade 8 students who is hoping  to go to Kenya this up coming summer to help with humanitarian efforts.  As part of her fundraising efforts she has made a gingerbread house that she will be selling raffle ticket for over the next two weeks. Tickets will be 2 for $1 or 5 for $2.  She will also have large gingerbread boys and girls for $5 each and gingerbread trees for $15 that can be ordered.  There is a page on Facebook called Kamrie for Kenya where you can see pictures   That's all for this week. Enjoy the rest of your evening.