Events Reminders Dec 6-9, 2016

PLEASE SEE FULL DECEMBER CALENDAR HERE: December 2016 PDF Calendar
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TUESDAY Dec. 6th: CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
9:30am and 1:15pm  PDF of 2016 Winter Concert Program
After each performance, be sure to stop by for $1 Refreshments and Kids Christmas Card Market! ALL Proceeds go to helping with class field trips to Grouse Mountain!

*** Please bring non-perishable Food Bank donations as a donation entry to the Christmas Concerts. Please arrive early to get seats. ***
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WEDNESDAY Dec 7th: PAC Meeting 6pm Library
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THURSDAY Dec 8th: Annual Staff vs. Students Volleyball Game!!
Lunchtime in the Gym.
*** Students are encouraged to bring a non-perishable Food Bank donation for entry. ***
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FRIDAY Dec 9th: HAWK FRIDAY!!! Hawk Friday PDF
Drop. Swap. Shop. Free Fly!!!! Here’s how:
1. HAWK IT OFF > Tuesday December 6th and Wednesday December 7th
Everyone please bring your no longer needed KIDS clothes, books and toys (that are in very good condition) and drop them into the boys change room. 8am-5pm

2. HAWK IT TOGETHER > Thursday December 8th
Help us sort the items into sizes and ages etc and lay out on tables in the change rooms. Please let marina@freshstrategy.com know if you can assist!

3. HAWK FRIDAY!!! > Shop for free! 9am-5pm!
We are offering VIP service to priority families from 8am-9am. (Or we can shop for you!! just give us your wish lists!). Please register with Principal Cannon icannon@vsb.bc.ca or MP marina@freshstrategy.com
All items remaining will be taken to women/children shelters.
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FRIDAY Dec 9th: HUDSON SKATING PARTY AT KITS ICE RINK!
6:30pm-8pm
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. Directions/Address: 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!!
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DIRECT DONATIONS UPDATE
Thank you to all the parents who have contributed to the Direct Donation campaign. We have raised over $7,500.00 this year thanks to all of you! Our best Direct Donation campaign EVER!! And a MASSIVE thanks to all our dedicated volunteers who contribute so much time and effort on so many initiatives throughout the year. Also to every parent who participates in Hot Lunch, and all Hot Lunch volunteers. Hot Lunch is our biggest source of funding for PAC initiatives. Thank you to all!!! Everyone feel very proud. We have an amazing school community!!! Best, MP