Elementa ry - School District 47

Haunted House
A huge thank you to
Darren Nivens who stepped up to
take over the PAC’s main fundraiser
The Henderson Haunted House. It
looked like this money maker would
go the way of cheap gasoline, but
Mr. Nivens stepped up and
successfully kept it going,
energizing it with some new ideas.
Mr. Nivens and his ghoulish band of volunteers did
a great job of scaring people and bringing in money
that is used to fund programs and activities for
students here at Henderson.
Terry Fox Run
A big thanks to all who volunteered and helped out
with our Terry Fox run, also a huge thank you to
Mitchell Brothers and Quality Foods for their
generous support of our post run lunch.
Terry had a goal to raise a dollar for each person in
Canada. At Henderson we raised over 10 dollars for
each student at the school. Terry would be very
proud of Henderson. Thank you for your generous
support.
School painting-Henderson’s inside will be getting
a bit of a facelift over the next few months as
the school district paints our gym and hallways.
Please excuse the inconvenience this may cause,
but the painting will not occur during instructional
time and will sure brighten up our school.
COUNSELLOR’S CORNER
SLEEP……..How Important is it?
Adequate sleep is a major factor in your child’s
success. A child who gets adequate sleep is
more alert, better able to learn, less accident
prone, and more cheerful.
Children with parents who regulate bedtimes
and enforce routine sleeping patterns (EVEN
ON THE WEEKENDS) do better
academically. Unlike adults who become
sleepy with inadequate rest, children that do not
get enough sleep or have erratic sleeping
patterns often appear hyperactive or “wired”.
Chronically tired kids can be impulsive, with
emotions swinging from one extreme to
another. This may manifest as attention deficits
or hyperactivity. In addition, there may be
emotional outbursts such as aggression, crying
and inappropriate behaviours.
Six year olds need about 11 hours of sleep.
This decreases to about 9 or 10 hours by the
time they turn 12.
Glynis Romanica, SD 47 School Counsellor
We Want Wool
& Yearn for Yarn!
Do you have any spare balls of wool
we could use for arts and crafts?
Please put them in the box under the table
outside the office.
Thank you!
Recycling
Our recycling team is up and
running and doing a great job of
cutting down waste here at
Henderson. Each week they
collect paper, plastic, cardboard
and metal for recycling. We also
collect all juice boxes and plastic
refundable bottles to be returned
with funds going to the Div. 1 field trip fund.
We are always looking volunteers to help us deliver
these containers to the recycling depot. If you can,
please contact Ms. Leigh or Mr. Fisher.
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