HBS October 2024 Newsletter

October 2024 Calendar

The New Harry Balfour School is Officially Open

Munch & Lunch is OPEN for Orders!

Our 1st lunch date is September 26th - State & Main provides popular choices the kids and teachers love. Place your order by Friday September 20th at 11:59pm (midnight) Food will be delivered to your child’s class room Thursday Sept 26th at lunch time. You can place all your fall orders (up until Dec 19th) or order individual dates at a time. Returning parents can log in to their existing account here: https://munchalunch.com/login. (If you used Munch a Lunch at another school you can transfer your child’s Munch a Lunch to Harry Balfour School) New parents need to register an account: https://munchalunch.com/register https://munchalunch.com/login

Go Play Cafe Every Tuesday & Wednesday

We are excited to announce that you can now place your hot lunch orders online through MunchaLunch.com! Our program aims to provide convenient access to nutritious meals for students while maintaining efficient and high-quality service. Go Play Cafe is available every Tuesday and Wednesday and all orders have to be in before 9:00 am the day of.

Bengals in the Community!

Are one of our Bengals doing amazing things in our community? Sports? Volunteering? The Arts? We would like to know and acknowledge their achievements. The goal is to do a monthly round up of Bengals in our Community and highlight them in our newsletter, assemblies and online. Please complete the form and expect a follow up call or email.

School Bus Poster Contest - Safety Week Oct 21 -25

First home games of the year!! Scoreboard coded and created by Mr. Wright!

Boys Team thanks to Ms. Sutherland for coaching and Mr. Boettcher for reffing, and Aree and Naarrah for score keeping. Girls Black team, thanks to Ms. Haight for coaching and Ms. Small for reffing, and Olivia and Kendra for score keeping. Shout out to Mrs. Buck and Maris for tossing and Mr. Wright for teaching our JH athletes how to use our new scoreboard!

HBS recognized Orange Shirt Day. We recognize this day as a day of Remembrance & Reconciliation. We are so lucky to have Miss Price continues to share her knowledge & culture with us.

Terry Fox Run

New school, new routes! Grade 1-3 did laps around the school & bus route, 4-6 went to Five Mile & Grade 7-8 went through the traffic circle and down RR 53 with the help of the RCMP! Thanks to Mrs. Laube for organizing every year & Mrs. Buck for finalizing all the new routes and support!

ERA Art Contest

The Electronic Recycling Association is hosting its 7th annual Kids Poster Contest. Students are invited to showcase what reducing, reusing, and recycling electronics looks like for their chance to win a laptop. Contest closes December 15, 2024.

Cotton Candy Quilts Sewing Classes

Cotton Candy Quilts offers kids sewing classes on Mondays from 4 pm - 6 pm and Wednesdays from 6 pm - 8 pm for kids ages 8-16. These classes are a great place for kids to learn how to sew or to practice the skills that they might already have.

Nighthawk Presents The Trick or Trot 5 or 10K

Join us for the 5th Annual “TRICK or TROT” 5K or 10K Run/Walk, Saturday, October 26th, 2024. Join us for a fun, family-friendly fun 5k or 10k run/walk to celebrate Halloween. It’s the perfect way to experience the beautiful Dunes trails in the fall and Costumes are strongly encouraged! The organizers are providing us with a DISCOUNT CODE for HBS Students! When registering, please type in T&TYouthRunClub and this will apply a 15% discount to your child's race fees! Detailed event information and the registration link for the Trick-or-Trot Race can be found at: https://gonitehawk.com/fitness-trail-training/trickortrot2024/

Camp Tamarack Fall Carnival Fundraiser

Five Main Protocols used for Emergency Response