Nellie in the Know – September 20, 2024
Happy Friday Citizens of Nellie,
What a fantastic week at Nellie. The highlight was certainly all the wonderful connections our students made with their buddy classes. We look forward to our Terry Fox run on Monday as the rain forced us to change our plans. We will kick off the run at 9am for a short assembly in the gym, and you are welcome to attend.
Thank you so much for all that you do to support this great school. This week we had our Parent Council AGM meeting and it was a great success. All the positions are filled with a very enthusiastic group of parents. If you ever have any questions, want to know how you can get involved, or if you have concerns please do not hesitate to call Darren or Kelly.
We look forward to to seeing you at ‘Meet the Teacher’ next week!
Sincerely,
The Nellie Team
Calendar
Terry Fox donations can still be made by clicking on the link below.
https://schools.terryfox.ca/NellieMcClung
Running club is starting soon with our first 3 interschool races on October 2, 9 and 16. All students interested in running are encouraged to sign-up for running club this week.
September is a busy month. Stay on top of everything going on by visiting our school calendar and link it to your phone.
Teacher Potluck Appreciation
For all that they do for our kids every day, we would like to provide a warm homemade meal for our teachers for their long day (Conferences/Meet the Teacher) on Thursday September 26, 2024.
Please consider sending in a salad, entrée or dessert for the event or helping with set up or clean up for amazing staff. Please drop off dishes and items at the staff room.
Anytime between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on Thursday September 26, 2024.
*Important* - Please provide ingredients with all dishes as some staff members have allergies
Unable to make or bring something, you can make a donation to help purchase a couple of extra items for the staff meals for the two days of conferences. Full details in link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0844AEA72FA3F85-51507834-2024
Fun Lunches and Snacks Are Back!
You have the option to take a day off of making a snack or lunch (yippee) and participate by ordering through Healthy Hunger. Deadline for ordering is the Saturday at midnight before each date.
Student in Need Lunch - Our school maybe small but our hearts are BIG! Please consider purchasing an extra lunch for a student in need at Nellie. Just simply add an extra item that is marked DONATED for our student in need program. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
To order, please go to https://healthyhunger.ca to register your student and order. Healthy Hunger is a website that enables us to offer online payment and individual selection of your children's meals. Please follow the link to sign up for an account, connect your child to their class list, and then order and pay for your lunch.
Volunteers: We always need the help to distribute out these hot and tasty fun lunches to our kiddos. The time commitment isn't long, it is about half an hour starting at 11:30 am. Future Nellier's are welcome to come and help!!!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0844AEA72FA3F85-51507730-202425
Upcoming Fun Lunches:
Sept 26 - Little Caesar's
October 17 - Boston Pizza
November 17 - Subway
November 21 - Little Caesar's
December 5 - OPA
January 9 - The Saucy Company
January 23 - Boston Pizza
February 6 - EDO
February 20 - Subway
March 6 - Boston Pizza
March 20 - OPA
April 3 - The Saucey Company
April 17 - Little Caesars
May 1 - Boston Pizza
May 8 - Subway
May 29 - EDO
June 19 - Little Caesars
Please Help Us Fill Our Cupboards
Snacks are always needed at school for students who forgot their lunch or who are not able to bring a lunch. We also have many students who need a top up on their snacks. Healthy snacks are needed to refill the pantry at Nellie. Donations of veggies, fruit, cheese strings, granola bars, yogurt tubes, crackers and the like are very much appreciated. Please bring your donations to the office at your convenience. Thank you so much.
Welcome PAC School Council Members 2024-2025
Chair - Kondilenia Kaketsis
Vice Chair - Keltie Beattie
Treasurer - Sara Timmerye
Secretary - Angela Anderson-Blunt & Julie Bartman
Fundraising Coordinator - Keltie Beattie & Jenn Delconte
Casino Coordinator - Breanne Creelman & Laura Moir
Communication Liaison (PAC Website & Facebook) - Angela Anderson-Blunt
& Amy St. Jean
Volunteer Coordinator - Carly Ahmoye
CBE Key Communicator - Catherine Loades & Claire Johnson
Our next PAC meeting will be Thursday, October 17. We have a fabulous council and we want to thank them for giving their time and their talents to our school. Please join us! All families are encouraged to attend. Childcare and a pizza dinner will be provided!
News Stories
Please see the website for all of the latest stories. Our stories are filled with pictures from the week, adventures and experiences the students are participating in and all of the important happenings in and around the school. Check out the updates on our grade blogs on the website for insights and pictures from your child’s classroom. https://nelliemcclung.cbe.ab.ca/teacher-pages-blogs
Stay Informed by linking to our Calendar
Follow Nellie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nelliemcclungschool/
Be friends with our PAC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/2057242994549323