Hello Wildcat Families,

What a wonderful time we had at the PAC Pancake Breakfast on Friday morning! A number of our dedicated PAC members organized the Delta Lions Club to come and cook the delicious pancakes, created a Christmas wonderland in the gym (which will also double as the Christmas Concert backdrop), and pulled some strings to have Santa make an early visit to Hellings! We thank them from the bottom of our Wildcat hearts!

Our students and Staff are busy with final preparations and rehearsals for the upcoming Christmas concert “Christmas Eras Tour!”! It covers the ‘Eras’ of Hellings through the years, in honour of the upcoming 55th Anniversary of Hellings and the celebration planned in the spring! Tickets for the Evening Concert will be sent home with ‘youngest or only’ students on TUESDAY, December 16th.

Christmas Concert Reminders
Afternoon Concert: Wednesday, Dec. 17th at 1:15 pm (Outside gym doors will open at 12:45 pm)
*No tickets are needed for the afternoon concert
Evening Concert: Wednesday, Dec. 17th at 6:15 pm (Outside gym doors will open at 5:45 pm)
*You must have a ticket to attend the evening concert
• For the evening concert, students will enter through their pod doors at 5:45 pm (parents/family enter through outside gym doors only)
• Out of consideration for the entire Hellings community, families in the audience are expected to stay and enjoy the full concert.

•Unless you have a parking pass, the parking lot will remain closed, as parking spots are needed for all school staff, daycare staff and families picking up at the daycare. We encourage families to walk or park in nearby side streets. * A parking attendant will be screening entry to the parking lot.

PAC Updates 50/50 tickets anyone? The PAC will be selling 50/50 tickets at the afternoon and evening concert on December 17th! There will be 2 winners, who will take home half the money from either the afternoon or evening concert and the other half of the money will go towards future cultural events at Hellings.
If you would like your 50/50 ticket, please remember the following important information. All tickets will be sold before the start of either concert. We are CASH only. We are selling 3 tickets for $5.00 and 20 tickets for $10.00. There will be a draw after each concert. And most importantly you will need to be present at the time of draw to collect the prize. Good luck!

PAC Updates Your child brought home Hockey Ticket order forms last week.  Please return the forms to school no later than December 18th. Thank you for supporting the PAC!

Spirit Days:
Our School Spirit Squad, under the sponsorship of Ms Trinidad and Ms Harrison, have created Christmas Spirit themes for each day of this last week before Christmas… you can see them on the calendar schedule below!

Pawsitive Paw Winners:
The following Wildcats were caught being positive this week and were winners in our weekly draw: Ali, Amrit, Melanie, Inayat, Ishmeet, and Kreisania. Thank you for your kindness!

** Winter Break: Saturday, December 20 – Sunday, January 4. Return to School Monday, January 5, 2026!

DRESSING FOR THE WEATHER:
As we head into the winter season and the temperature continues to dip, it is important that students come dressed in outerwear appropriate for the cold, wet and wind. Here, on the West Coast, rain is just a fact of life. On most days, students will be going outside at recess and lunchtime. It is only in the case of extremely poor weather, that we designate the recess and/or lunch hour as an “in day”, which means that students are to stay inside and play quietly in their classrooms rather than venture outdoors.

Please ensure your children come to school dressed for being outside at recess and lunchtime (e.g. boots, hat, gloves, and a coat). A reminder that ALL students should have a change of clothes at school, in a ziploc bag labelled with their name.   That way, if students get wet or slip on the muddy field they’ll have clean, dry clothes to change into. This will limit the requests to call home from our busy office and limit disruptions to your day. Thanks!