Once again another full month of class and activities has managed to make another 30 days disappear in our school year. I continue to be impressed with all the teamwork, great interaction, humour, hard work, laughter, and creativity I see from your students and the staff that get to teach them. I hope each of you continues your ef- forts as it’s making Hanley School a great place to be.
Since our last newsletter, we were treated to a number of very creative creatures and scary spooks in our halls as Halloween festivities took place. Thanks again to Mr. Vedress and the Grade 6 students for the haunted house they created in their classroom for the school to take part in. Thanks as well to the SRC for holding the “best costume” competition and also for their monthly activities that support many worthwhile causes.
Continuing on with the talk of competitions, I wanted to highlight how proud Hanley School is of it’s fall athletics as well. Congratulations to our first Senior 7vs7 Soccer team for their first season, and their respectable performance at Regionals on October 21st. Congratulations as well to the Junior Girls’ Volleyball team for their great season and admirable job hosting Districts on October 29th. More congratulations to the Senior Football team’s season, including the close quarter semi-final game at Spiritwood. Lastly, con- gratulations to the Senior Girls’ Volleyball team on their season as well. It was a lot of fun to coach you this fall. December begins the basketball season and many students are looking forward to it.
The start of November brought with it our annual fall opportunity to invite parents to Tri-Conferences with the teaching staff. I want to encourage you to make time in Spring to attend the next opportunity to meet with your students and their teachers, to bring up the good things that are going on and to discuss any areas we can improve on together.
I would lastly like to highlight an impressive Remembrance Day Service led by Mr. Kirk and the Grade 11 students. Your school is proud of your efforts to design a respectful service that honours our Veterans and those who continue to fight for our country. Thank you.
Looking ahead, I see a Winter Band Concert on December 12th, as well as a school dance December 16th. I’m also looking forward to our Christmas Concert on December 14th and my stomach is reminding me about the Christmas Dinner on Dec 21st.
As always, drop in to see Mr. Anderson and me sometime. We’d love to say Hi. Take care and I’ll talk to you soon.
Mr. Chris Tucker Principal