​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Hatzic Update: December 8-12

This Week at Hatzic

Monday:        Dec 8
Tuesday:        Dec 9 Div 10 & 11 Bear Mountain
Wednesday:  Dec 10​​ Full Dress Rehearsal (student audience only)
Thursday:      Dec 11 Winter Concert (for families) at 1pm (doors open at 12:45pm) and 5:30 (doors open at 5pm-students to classes at 5:20), PAC​ Chopped Leaf

Friday:            Dec 12

Winter Concert-Date Change

​We are hosting our Winter Concert on December 11th this year.  The daytime performance will be at 1pm with doors opening at 12:45pm. The evening performance will be at 5:30pm with gym doors opening at 5pm. **We ask that parents remain with students until 5:20 when the hallway doors will be opened and an adult can escort their student to classrooms (K-2) or send their student if in grades 3-6.**

PAC Basket Raffle Sales at the Concert

​Raffle tickets will be available for purchase before each concert, and we'll be accepting both cash and credit. Tickets are $2 per ticket, $5 for three tickets, $20 for 15 tickets.

Thursdays are Back as official Hatzic Swag Days!

​Wear your Hatzic t-shirts, hoodies, or house colours on Thursdays (except on our concert date!)  Check with your teacher if you don't know which house team you are on.​

Cold Weather is HERE

​Please send your child(ren) with a full set of extra clothes (top, bottoms, underwear, and socks) as we head into the rainy/ice/snow season. Children in grades K-3 are expected to wear their winter jackets and outdoor footwear outside. Students in grades 4-6 are strongly encouraged to wear their winter jackets and boots while outside.

​Possible School Closure Procedures-due to Weather​

Our district website has a detailed list of where school closures are posted and why. Please access this info here District School Closure Weather Info Page However, you can usually find a quick update via Twitter or the school district website by 6am each day. Once I receive the decision, I too will send out a Hatzic Community email to our families IF the school will be closed. No email from the principal, usually means we are open!

From the website: ​Decisions about school closures and bus route changes due to severe weather are made early in the morning, based on the most up-to-date conditions. The Superintendent of Schools has authority, on behalf of the Board, to temporarily close a school or schools. This decision is made in consultation with management and supervisory staff who have checked first-hand on the driving conditions, walking/sidewalk conditions, and general condition of buildings and accessibility to sites. Several factors go into a school closure decision, including student and staff safety, the conditions of roads near schools, school grounds, school bus routes, and whether facilities are fully operational.​ ​

Snow Removal

Snow removal is completed ​on a priority basis. The first section to have snow removal at Hatzic Elementary is the sidewalk in front of our school and the main entrance walkway, the primary entrance, and the library entrance in the back. If time and staffing permit, the next section to be cleared will be the walkway from the road to the side area (heading to the playground). The final section, if time and staffing allow, will be the paved areas along the back of the school and the paved area from the front sidewalk into the primary paved areas.​

Homestay Opportunity

Upcoming Dates to Remember:
December

11th PAC Chopped Leaf (if ordered), Christmas Concerts (school day and evening performances)

15th Learning Update #1 (report card) home

16th-17th Christmas Store in Gym

20th-Jan 4th  Winter Vacation