November 4, 2017
Hopefully everyone enjoyed the extra hour of sleep as we turned our clocks back an hour. We have a couple 4 day weeks coming up but they are definitely busy.
Information To Share:
No School For Students: A reminder that this Friday November 10th and the upcoming Monday November 13th HD Stafford Middle is closed (calendar variation and Remembrance Day). There is no school for students.
Remembrance Day Assembly: We will be having our HDSMS Remembrance Day Assembly on Thursday November 9th from 10:45 – 11:15. Parents and family members are welcome to join us for this important event.
Exploration Rotation: Just a reminder that this is the last week of the first exploration rotation. Students will start their next rotation on Tuesday November 14th.
LSS Craft Fair Opportunity: LSS is hosting a Craft Fair on Nov.18th. One table has been purchased for HDS and LSS students to contribute crafts and donate the proceeds to Christmas hampers. See Mr Hendy if interested.
Intramurals: The bleachers are finished so we are back in action. Information and schedule is up on the big board in the foyer.
Athletics Schedule: We have a lot going on with regards to athletics so please click here each week to see the latest schedule.
PAC Update: Our October PAC Newsletter is now up at the HDSMS website. You can access it by clicking here.
Minutes from our last PAC meeting are now available on the website. Our next meeting is November 15th 6:30 – 8:00.
Our Panago Pizza Fundraiser is currently underway. You can purchase a $12 gift card to Panago which allows you to purchase ANY medium pizza (specialty or unlimited toppings). We are limited to only 50 per month but the fundraiser will be going on all year. Please click here to purchase yours.
What’s Up At LSS: Langley Secondary regularly puts out a blog celebrating the awesome things going on there. Click here to access the Saints Scoop.
Community Announcements: Often HD Stafford gets valuable information from community organizations in our surrounding area. These will be shared on the following link. This week we have the following:
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Professional Learning: Here are a few of the professional learning articles, websites and videos I have “scooped” to Leadership With Purpose: Random Curation of a Passionate Educator Be sure to check out the following:
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Coming Up This Week
Monday
Tuesday
Grade 6 Girls Volleyball at HDSMS vs LFA at 3:15
Wednesday
Grade 7 Boys Volleyball at HDSMS vs LFA 3:15
Grade 7 Girls Volleyball at HDSMS vs LCS (1) 3:15
After 3 (City of Langley) 3-5pm
Thursday
Remembrance Day Assembly 10:30 – 11:20
SOGI Collective at 11:20
Friday
No School – Calendar Variation Day