Hello Wildcat Families,

Our students and Staff are busy preparing 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! Ticket order forms were sent home with ‘youngest or only’ students on FRIDAY!

We are excited to offer pre-order tickets for our evening Christmas Concert! There will be an afternoon show (1:15 pm) and an evening show (6:15 pm). Due to limited space in the gym, we encourage as many families as possible to come to the afternoon show. No tickets are needed for the afternoon show.
Evening show orders are on a first come first serve basis so please get your orders in as soon as possible. Each family will be allowed a maximum of 2 tickets for the evening show. We also are kindly discouraging bringing younger siblings due to space.
Deadline to order tickets for the evening show is Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
We also would like to remind you that if you attend the afternoon show, your child is still expected to participate in the evening show.

PAC Updates Your child brought home Christmas Raffle and Hockey Ticket order forms last week.  Please return the forms to school no later than Thursday Dec.11th for the Raffle Tickets and December 18th for the Hockey Tickets. 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 the 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: Inayat, Afraz, Onara, Zulika, Maram, Jiana, Amelia, Yuvraj, Gavin, Hargun, Sophia, and Mya. Thank you for your kindness!

Kennedy Seniors:
We are enjoying having some of the seniors from Kennedy Seniors Recreation Center here to spend time reading with our students – what a lovely way to connect generations and provide enjoyment for all involved. A number of them will also be coming to the Christmas Concert Matinee – they are sure to enjoy it!

Needed: Noon Hour Supervisors
We are in need of Noon Hour Supervisors on a casual basis. This would involve applying to the Delta School District and an interview with the administration. If you are interested in becoming a Noon Hour Supervisor at Hellings, please email Mrs. Messer at mmesser@deltaschools.ca.  (include your resume if possible)

DRESSING FOR THE WEATHER:
As we head into the winter season and the temperature continues to dip, it is important that the 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. We refrain from doing this unless absolutely necessary, as the children need the opportunity to get out in the fresh air and be physically active before heading back into the classroom.

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!