Reminders for Nov 21-25, 2016

Monday 21st
GUITAR 12:25PM
ART CLASS 12:25PM
SPANISH 3:20-4:10
GUITAR 3PM
BASKETBALL 3PM+4PM

Tuesday 22nd
LEGO LUNCHTIME
MULTIBALL 3PM+4PM (drop-ins welcome! $8/session)
GUITAR  3PM
Hot Lunch: PIZZA
POPCORN SALE 3PM!! Bring you loonies!!!! (School Divisions are fundraising to help PAC cover costs for Field Trips to Grouse Mountain)
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL GAME 3:30PM
Wednesday 23rd
JUNIOR CHOIR 12:25PM
SENIOR CHOIR 3PM
LEGO ROBOTICS 3:15PM-4:30PM
BOYS VOLLEYBALL GAME 3:30PM
Thursday 24th
Hot Lunch: Butter Chicken
MAD SCIENCE 12:25PM
MAD SCIENCE 3PM
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL GAME 3:30PM
FRIDAY NOV 25TH
CARVING WITH ROBIN ROBERTS
HUDSON DANCE 12:25PM
HUDSON DANCE 3PM
YOUNG REMBRANDTS 3PM
CHESS CLUB 3PM

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS!! NOT TO BE MISSED!!!

Friday December 2nd
AM SENIOR CHOIR PERFORMS FOR PETER MANSBRIDGE @ SUTTON PLACE HOTEL
PM SENIOR CHOIR PERFORMS @ FLY OVER CANADA

Friday December 2nd
3:30pm-7pm
HENRY HUDSON CELEBRATES WINTER FAIR AT VAN DUSEN FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS!
What could be better than Hudson families spending an evening together at  Van Dusen Festival of Lights for an unbelievable Winter Fair experience students will never forget??!!! Lets all get on board!! Singing Carols on our very own Hudson Hawk the Herald Angels Sing buses!! Arriving and getting VIP treatment as we all enter the Festival of Lights! We have some fun surprises for all of you taking place at the Festival of Lights!! We will let you know more next week!! There are a number of exciting new activities and installations this year… including Gingerbread Forest and the Carousel!! See what is in store for all of you: http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/festival-of-lights-map.aspx
PURCHASE YOUR FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS PASSES!
It is about $10 per person for entry to The Festival of Lights. You can pull together families and mix up so you can all purchase family passes which are the best deal.
https://ticketstonight.ticketforce.com/orderticketsarea.asp?p=25868&a=36&src=eventperformances

RESERVE YOUR ROUND TRIP BUS TICKETS! BUY YOUR SEATS ON MUNCHALUNCH> FUNDRAISING OPEN!
Want to get on the Hawk the Herald bus? Round trip costs $6.50 per person. You need to be ready to get on the bus at 3:30pm at the school. We will arrive back at the school at about 7pm. Purchase your bus tickets on MunchALunch or via email to marina@freshstrategy.com and drop off with names and cash in envelope to office. Cash and interact. No cheques please. **All  bus reservations for seats must be made and paid in advance. Bus reservations will close 5PM NOVEMBER 25TH.**    GO  TO  FUNDRAISING OPEN   AT THE TOP OF MUNCHALUNCH’S DASHBOARD, AND  FOLLOW THE SIMPLE PURCHASING DIRECTIONS!

SPECIAL NOTICES

  • Van Dusen requires that for every three children 12 and under, there must be a parent/guardian/adult attending and designated responsible for those three children. Same policy on our private buses.
  • For HOOSC kids: Thomas and Kelly have made provisions with us and their staff to be able to bring any HOOSC students on this trip if parents would like their children to come.

***NOTE: MONDAY DECEMBER 5TH IS A PRO-D-DAY. NO SCHOOL***
Tuesday December 6th
HUDSON CHRISTMAS CONCERT!
Details to follow shortly from Principal Cannon regarding morning and afternoon concert times, and seat reservations for parents and family. Not sure if you attended last year, but we enjoyed amazing song, dance, drama, break dancing, multimedia, Peanuts, some icy stairs and keeping kids in stitches, and a duck who we love! Breathtaking Choir! And much more!! Our students really put on a fantastic show!! Not to be missed!

Friday December 9th

6:30pm-8pm
HUDSON FAMILIES AND FRIENDS SKATING PARTY AT KITS ICE RINK!
Join us for a fun evening at Kits Ice Rink for our inaugural Hudson Family Skate night! Friday December 9, 2016, 6:30 – 8 p.m. All ages. All welcome! Mark your calendars! They offer very inexpensive skate rentals rentals and free helmets. There is a roped off area for beginners, complete with lots of carts. And we will be skating to great music, shooting the duck, skating circles around each other, maybe a  few ‘skate offs’! Fun fun fun!!
Entry costs: lots of ways to pair up families and friends and basically have everyone skate for like $2.50 or less per person!
http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/rink-fees-and-passes.aspx. Pay when you come!
Getting there: Two blocks walk from the 99 Bus line and #2 Line at MacDonald/Broadway. Free parking, lots of bike lock spaces. DirectionsAddress: 2690 Larch St, Vancouver, BC V6K 4K9
Make a night of it! Many of us will be grabbing dinner before or after at nearby restaurants on West Broadway. Join Us!!

TERM II LUNCHTIME AND AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

LEGO begins again lunchtime and afterschool in term 2. Please see attachments!
JOIN HUDSON’S VANCOUVER CHESS CLUB: THERE IS A MAJOR TOURNAMENT TAKING PLACE APRIL 9TH!! 
Come jump into the intricate world of chess.  Each session will be full of chess puzzles, supervised games and game analysis. This comprehensive and progressive program allows students to learn how to play chess in the optimal manner by gradually increasing complexity. Classes will follow the six-level academic chess program of the Vancouver Chess School. See Henry Hudson Chess for registration for next term.
I’m confident that Henry Hudson ES students, studying at the same pace as they do now, will be very well prepared for this tournament. ~ Executive Director, Vancouver Chess Club
FULL SCHEDULE COMING
I will have a full roster of Lunchtime and After School Activities for you by next week…  all the regular activities are returning and we are adding a few new ones as well!…Feel free to email me if you have any questions, concerns or ideas for new programs! See Brixology and Eureka
marina@freshstrategy.com