Hillhurst School Council

Hillhurst School’s annual Sports Day will take place the afternoon of Wednesday, June 28. The event will kick off with a special assembly followed by fun activities outdoors, such as
mini-golf, dodgeball, target shooting, a tattoo station, chalk art, potato sack race, skipping, speedminton and more.

Please make sure to send your child with a refillable water bottle, sun hat and sun screen.

Volunteers are always needed to help set up and run the activities. Please watch for opportunities to sign up.

Hillhurst School will host a Family Dance on Friday, May 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the gym. The theme is Hawaiian Luau and there will be a DJ and cash snack bar. Admission is free and all students, family and friends are welcome (children must be accompanied by an adult). We hope to see you on the dancefloor!

A huge thank you to all who have contributed to the Hillhurst School Nest Egg Cheque Writing Campaign. As a result of your generous donations to date more than $20,000 has been raised to support program enrichment initiatives at Hillhurst School.

If you have not yet had the opportunity to contribute, it’s never too late. Donations in any amount are welcome and can be made by cheque, cash and electronically via PayPal on the School Council website (http://hillhurstschoolcouncil.com/).

Donations are eligible for a tax credit. The first $200 of all your charitable giving entitles you to a tax credit of 25% (10% provincial tax credit and 15% federal tax credit). You are entitled to a tax credit of 50% for all charitable gifts exceeding the initial $200 (21% provincial tax credit and 29% federal tax credit). After the tax credit, a contribution of $500 costs you $250, a $1,000 contribution costs you $500, and a $2,500 contribution costs you $1,250.

The Hillhurst (Community) School Society recognizes our Hillhurst Hibou Leaders for their remarkable contributions to Hillhurst School. With a contribution to the Nest Egg of $500 or greater you will join this year’s Hillhurst Hibou Leaders (see below).

Thank you for your generous donations so far. We guarantee our kids are worth it!

Sincerely,

Hillhurst (Elementary) Community School Society

Honorary Hibous ($2,500+)

Stonebridge Crafted Homes

MacLeod Builders

Boulay Family

Hibou Heroes
($1000-$2,499)

Cemrock

Adrienne &
Darcy Tuer

Wiens Family

Hibou Helpers

($500-$999)

Dr. Stephanie Borgland

Fanstone Family

Grier-Vipond Family

Monica Kidd

Scott Family

Tang Family

Wuntke Family

Anonymous
(3 families)

Hillhurst School has done a lot of giving in the last couple of years. Giving Day started in 2014 with the giving of second-hand gifts. Last year we focused on giving the gift of literacy. This year we are giving the best thing of all — ourselves!

The  “Giving Good” Challenge started on November 1 and runs until November 30.

What we are learning through this experience is that giving in this way is a real challenge.  With so much going on in our daily lives, with work, school, sports, clubs and family time, when do we have time to give?

And HOW do we give?  It just feels so hard.

That’s why we’ve called it a challenge.  Because starting new habits and extending outside of our regular zone is not always easy to do.

The good news is, if we practice with small acts of giving each and every day, at home and at school,  it becomes part of our routine, and suddenly it is not so challenging any more.  This is when we find that reaching out to the community, volunteering, and taking on bigger actions of activism no longer seem so intimidating.

We have lots of wonderful things piling up in our Giving Box, but we’ve got a long way to go.  So far, only a fraction of our students have found a way to give.  We want to encourage ALL students, ALL staff and ALL parents to get into the habit of giving acts of kindness on a daily basis, so that we can, as a school community, fill up our box and make an important and positive difference in our world.

Between now and November 30th, we challenge all staff, students and their parents to find 10 ways to give their time, talent, energy and kindness to another person, to our environment or to an organization.  It doesn’t have to be big, it just has to come from the heart.

Thank you for your amazing support of Giving Day 2016.  And keep on giving!

Giving Day Committee

Hillhurst School Society’s annual Cheque Writing Campaign is underway. This campaign is a request to Hillhurst parents to make a single financial donation in lieu of multiple fundraising efforts throughout the year.

We encourage you to review the information package that comes home with your child and return your donation and form. We appreciate any amount you are able to give!

Donations are an important part of enhancing student learning at Hillhurst. This year the money will be used to help fund School Council initiatives such as: the Makerspace, the Artist in Residence program, a new project called STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) that involves bringing in outside resources to further education, field trips and many other great student opportunities.

Donations may be made by cheque, cash, electronically via PayPal on the School Council website at www.hillhurstschoolcouncil.com or through the United Way. We are a registered charity and your donations are eligible for a tax credit.

We hope you can help. Our kids are worth it!