Happy New Year… well, almost.  It won’t be long until we are into 2012!  But in order to give parents lots of notice about the next month, we have decided to publish our newsletters a week prior to each new month.  It is odd to wish you a great new year when we haven’t had had the Christmas holiday break yet!

This is always an interesting time of year because believe it or not planning gets underway for next school year.  Board staff begins to look at enrolment projections and we even have a kindergarten registration week in January to see how many new students will be coming to be with us next September.  But that doesn’t mean that this year is over by any stretch of the imagination.  In fact more than half of the school year remains!  We have to hit the floor running in January.  Meetings, testing, and teacher training all get back up to full speed while we get the students working hard after the run up to Christmas. 

The second term always seems short after the progress reports come out in late November.  The first “official” report cards will be in your hands on February 17.  As always, we invite you to be part of your children’s education.  Call your children’s teachers or drop in and make an appointment to see how they are doing and how you can make their school years an even better experience.  Your interest, your support, and your involvement can make a world of difference to your children and their success.  

Don’t just send your children off to school; invite school to be part of your life too.  

And, Happy New Year!

Ross Jewiss

Principal, HPS