February 4, 2025

Thank you for your cooperation and attention this morning with the delay of school opening.  Days like these are always tricky as we work to ensure that the ride to and from school is as safe as possible.  Please note that with a delayed opening food services are not available as there is not enough time to prepare and cook meals in time for the lunch break.

In our message of Sunday, February 2nd, we mentioned that Pink Shirt Day is Wednesday, February 26th, 2025.  In preparation, a special Pink T-Shirt with AHE Logo is available should you wish to order one for your child.  An image of the shirt is posted to to this suite and a link to order is posted HERE.  You can also order the shirt by clicking on the image on this page.  The cost of the shirt is $10.00.

As you move through the t-shirt ordering process, please select the color and size and skip the customization page.  On the order page, you will be asked to complete customer and delivery details.  Please fill all of the fields as the ordering process will not be complete without his step.  The delivery details are important for credit/debit card processing only.  The shirts will be delivered to the school and not to the address that you enter online.  A few simple steps will help to save you money and keep the cost of the shirt at $10.00.

If you plan to order a t-shirt please do so before the end of the business day - 6:00 PM - on Friday, February 7th, 2025.

As you are aware, we have Valentine's Dances planned for Thursday, February 13th.  Please see the memo attached in your email and watch for details in book bags tomorrow.

You will note that we require consent for children in Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3 to attend the Valentine’s Dance because it takes place at the end of the instructional day and we need to know if children will be staying or going home on their buses.  Consent is not required for students in Grades 4, 5 and 6 because their activity takes place in the evening and parents are responsible for getting them to and from the event.  Please read the memo carefully, complete the consent form as required and contact us with your questions and concerns.

In our message this past weekend, we mentioned that February is the month for love.  It is also Heart Month and February 7th - 14th is Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Awareness Week!  February 7th is our annual wear red for Karlee day.  However we have no school that day so we invite our school family - students and staff - to wear red on Monday, February 10th, 2025.  Attached to your email is a poster with information on this important event.  It is also posted to this page.

Parents with children in Kindergarten are reminded that Thursday. February 6th is KinderStart Day here at All Hallows Elementary.  There are no regular KIndergarten classes.  Everyone is reminded that Friday, February 7th, 2025, is set aside for Staff Development.  There are no classes for students on that day.

February 2, 2025

We welcome the first week of February, with Monday, February 3rd, 2025 as Day 2 on the Instructional Schedule.

A great bouquet of thanks extendends to your school’s Literacy Team for supporting the latest Literacy Week activities.  A very special thanks is extended to parents who came to read with classes and to others who supported in so many ways throughout the week.  Our annual Family Google Meet on Monday was a great success and the other events throughout the week created a great deal of excitement throughout your school and community.

February is traditionally known as the month of Love.  It is the month in which Valentine’s Day falls and also a month in which we show appreciation to teachers and staff and we celebrate diversity by wearing pink shirts and participating in related learning activities..

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is February 9th - 15th, 2025.  Your School Council will engage parents and others in showing appreciation for those at the school level who work daily to make a difference in the life of a child.

Pink Shirt Day is Wednesday, February 26th and throughout that week we will engage all learners, teachers, staff and parents in safe and caring activities.

Skating sessions in the month of February are set for Grades 5 and 6 on February 11th,  Grades 3 and 4 on February 18th, and Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 on February 25th, 2025.

Please note as well that KinderStart takes place on Thursday February 6th and this is a day when regular Kindergarten students stay at home.

Friday, February 7th, 2025, is a Staff Development Day and there are no classes for students. 

Kindergarten Celebration Pictures will be taken on Wednesday, February 12th.  We have an afternoon and evening of musical fun planned for Thursday, February 13th.  Please see the poster on this page and also attached in your email and watch for details in book bags this week.

Friday, February 14th is Valentine's Day and most classes will have some sort of paper valentine exchange - nothing fancy.

NLSchools has set Winter Holidays for Friday, February 21st and Monday, February 24th, 2025.  There are no classes for students.  The days were established last year as a time when families could come together to celebrate winter.