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TWO WEEKS AHEAD
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Important December Dates:
02: IWK Casual Day
07: Christmas Tree Lighting 6:00pm-7:00pm
08: Stuff a Bus in support of Feed NS
08-10: Osprey Winter Basketball Classic
12: Session 3 Co-Curriculars Begin
15: Colour Day (Middle & Upper School) Lower School to come dressed for Celebration Showcase
15: Winter Celebration Showcase
16: Holiday Kick Off Party (wear holiday colours or holiday sweaters)
20: Annual Alumni Event 6:00pm
Giving Tuesday!
Yesterday was Giving Tuesday, and we are proud to announce that we reached our goal of 29 gifts! Thanks to everyone for participating and if you are still interested, you can support this year’s Annual Fund on our online support portal.
Thank you!
Thank you to the Witter Family who donated two Christmas trees–one for each campus! It is starting to feel like the holiday season!
Goodbye Fall, Hello Winter!
The weather is getting colder! All students should be prepared to go outside daily with warm winter clothes including pants, hats and mitts. Please label all outdoor clothing!
Amazing Shake
The Amazing Shake was a huge success. Thank you to Mrs. Buchanan, Mrs. Morrison, Ms. Jackson, Mme. Rana and Ms. Barry for all your work organizing an “amazing” experience for our students. Also, thank you to the many volunteers who moderated, tabulated, judged and acted during the many events. We couldn’t have done it without you. Congratulations to all our students who participated and had a number of successful rounds in a fun, yet challenging competition. And finally, a special shout out to our Amazing Shake 2022 winners:
First place - Jack Harrington (Grade 8)
Second place - Morgan Clarke (Grade 7)
Third place - James Burke (Grade 6)
Deck the Halls with Harvest Wines: Nov 17-Dec 31st
CODE: armbrae
We are excited to be partnering with Harvest Wines this holiday season and offering our community the opportunity to support the school through the purchase of beer/wine/spirits! They deliver straight to your door. Use code: armbrae to get stocked up! Minimum spend is $150 with a portion of the funds going directly back to the school. Happy Shopping!
Holiday Tree Lighting: December 7th 6:00pm-7:00pm
Bring your family & join us for hot chocolate, carolling and lighting our outdoor Christmas tree!
Armbrae’s Home for Dinner & Ronald McDonald House
As a part of the Armbrae Ambassatour co-curricular, students will learn about meal planning, balanced nutrition and explore a variety of recipes. They will eventually choose two meals that they will prepare for Ronald McDonald House's Home for Dinner program. On December 1 & 8 the full group will spend the afternoon at Ronald McDonald house preparing a 3-course meal for 30 guests. Students will acquire 1 CAS credit & 6 hrs total of Service Learning. Armbrae's Home for Dinner Co-curricular Team is requesting the following items for their menus:
- To be donated at any time
- cans of chickpeas, cans of red kidney beans, bags of potatoes, unsalted butter, onions, Tostito nacho chips, par-boiled rice, chocolate chips.
- To be donated the week of December 1
- avocados, tomatoes & lemons
- To be donated the week of December 8
- chicken breasts, carrots, cucumbers & broccoli
Raffle Box- 50/50!
Did you know we have an ongoing 50/50 through Raffle Box?! The pot is currently at $2,240! Get your tickets here! All funds raised will be going towards our Annual Fund.
Winter Celebration Showcase–December 15th
Mark your calendars for our Winter Celebration Showcase which will feature all students from Grades Primary through Seven. Shows will be at 1:00pm and 6:30pm. Lower School students will perform at both the matinee and evening performances. Grade Seven students will perform at the matinee only. All students should wear dress clothes in black, white or metallic colours such as gold or silver. We are keeping the clothing colours neutral so that the colours and decorations of each celebration can stand out and help to tell the story.
Division Updates
Foundation Years - Rebecca Cornick
The Preschool, PrePrimary and Primary students will be learning about helping others and supporting our community.
This year we will be participating in Stuff-an-Armbrae-Bus to support FEED NOVA SCOTIA.
We will be collecting non-perishable food donations starting tomorrow until December 8th. The Foundation Year students will decorate and help load the bus on the morning of December 8th in preparation for the items to be delivered to FEED NOVA SCOTIA.
Please bring in non-perishable food items to help us Stuff-the-Armbrae-Bus!
Lower School - Tara Burt
Students are working hard preparing for the Winter Celebration Showcase. We can’t wait for you to see it on December 15th!
Report cards will be released on Friday, December 2nd. This report will include attendance, Approaches to Learning (ATLs) and subject comments. Please note that ATLs are not grades. Grades will be included in the next report card in the new year. ATLs indicate your child’s approaches to their learning, their learning skills and their work habits.
Middle School - Stephanie Sajatovich
Middle School classes continue until the end of the day on Friday, December 16th with the Winter Showcase for Grade 7 on Thursday, December 15th. Thursday, December 15th is a Colour Day so Grade 7 may wear their house colours to school, but they must bring their Winter Showcase attire (dress clothes in black, white or metallic colours such as gold or silver) for their matinee performance at 1:00pm. If you are planning to be away in the next few weeks, please email Mrs. Langille and Mrs. Sajatovich. Students are responsible for any work they miss while they are away and should follow along on Brightspace.
Middle School Council is organizing a holiday gift exchange for the last week of December. Students will sign up in class to participate and receive their secret person on Friday, December 2nd; please note there is a $20 limit. Students are asked to bring their anonymously wrapped gift to school on Monday, December 13th for a big exchange Friday, December 16th.
Upper School - Ally Read
Report cards will be sent to parents and guardians electronically on Friday, December 2nd. This report will include attendance, Approaches to Learning (ATLs) and an interim grade and comment for each course. Please note that ATLs are not grades, but indicate your child’s approaches to their learning, their learning skills and their work habits.
Athletics - Susan Beazley
Please check the School Calendar for all practices and games. Also, note that Junior High sports are for students in grades 6-9 and High School sports are for students in grades 9-12. For more information, please contact Susan Beazley at 902-423-7920 ext 229 or email sbeazley@armbrae.ns.ca.
- Division 2 Boys Volleyball team is off to Provincials on Friday and Saturday at South Colchester.
- Junior Girls Volleyball team went undefeated in their season games and tournaments.
- Division 1 Girls Basketball team won the CAIS National Tournament and brought home Armbrae’s First female banner for CAIS.
- Osprey Winter Basketball Classic Tournament is December 8-10 in the AARC.
- Division 1 Boys Basketball Team defeated Halifax West last week and had a great game against Citadel last night but fell short of a win.
Congrats to all teams!
Auxiliary Programmes - Ashley Matthews-Duffett
amd@armbrae.ns.ca or 902-471-1993.
You will find all the information you need for Co-curricular programmes, CAS opportunities, camps and more:
- Check out our Newsletter HERE
- Round 3 Registration Opens on Monday, December 5th at 7pm
- Holiday Camp Offerings HERE
- Registration Site HERE
APA Highlights
HOLIDAY KICK-OFF
On December 16th, the Armbrae Parents’ Association will hold our annual Holiday Kick-Off Celebration! This special event is an afternoon of games, crafts and activities. We are looking for volunteers to help out in the afternoon. If you’d like to volunteer please sign up here.
We are also collecting gift cards for Adsum house!
Adsum means, “I am here”. Adsum House provides a safe place and support to women and families who are homeless and without resources. Your donation can help to provide a happy Christmas for hundreds of women, youth and families in Halifax. Click here for more information. Their biggest wishes are for gift cards for coffee, grocery, drug and department stores, and youth cards for clothing stores, electronic shops, malls and fast food (please make sure the value of the gift card is clearly marked). Gift cards can be given to homeroom teachers. There will be collection boxes in Mrs Burt’s office, with Mrs. Langille and at the Coburg Campus. We ask that parents send in gift cards no later than Friday, December 10th, so we can deliver to Adsum House in time for distribution. Thank you in advance for your support!
TUCK SHOP
The next Tuck Shop will be held on Friday, December 2nd during lunch. Parent volunteers will be selling school-safe treats and healthy options as an ongoing fundraiser for the work of the APA. Treats range from .50 to $2.50. The shop will continue to be cash only for the next little bit but we hope to be able to accept debit payments in the near future. Parent volunteers are needed between 11:15am-12:20pm on Fridays. If you are available please check the Sign-up Genius link above to find available dates!
DECEMBER APA MEETING
There will be no APA meeting in December due to the holidays. We look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting Tuesday, January 10th at 7pm via Google Meet!
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