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The Community Learning Centre (CLC) approach is the creation and promotion of partnerships which provide a range of services and activities, during and after the school day, to help meet the needs of our learners, their families and the wider

community. The aim is to support the holistic development of our students, families and communities.

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Hemmingford Elementary visited Mt. Romeo in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle for a fun-filled day in the snow! Students and staff skated, snowshoed and slid the day away! The students particularly liked watching their teachers slide down the big hill! The day was capped off with snacks and hot chocolate in the chalet.

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Elf Junior the Musical Congratulations to the very hardworking and talented cast of Elf Jr! 50 students from Cycle 3 at CPS participated in the show. The students put on an incredible production after working so hard since the first day of school! Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and came to support the students.

CPS


Hope Fair Student leaders, student coalition and teachers organized another fantastic

Hope Fair in December at CPS. The gymnasium was filled with exciting energy and activities for the students throughout the morning. Thank you

to parent volunteers for helping to execute such a special event!

Students Give Back!Trystan, Sacha, Gabriella and Travis donated the $48.95 of tips they earned selling chocolates to the school’s breakfast program!

CPS


CVCEC’s annual Holiday event included great music, great

food, and a great time!


A new Carpentry group was

welcomed at CVCEC at the beginning of December. This is the second group

to start in the 2018-2019 school year.

CVCEC hosted their first ever student Governing Board Elections. The CVCEC Governing Board consists of two staff members, two teachers, two community representatives, two business representatives and two students. A letter was distributed to all CVCEC students requesting their presence on the 2018-2019 Governing Board. Colorful campaign posters were hung throughout the centre and the students’ campaign strategies were positive and a lot of fun. It was a very close race and all three candidates should stand tall and smile as they made us proud here at CVCEC.

Students from CVCEC were able to experience the effects of smoking through a presentation offered by the Canadian Cancer Society called Nico-Bar. The Nico-bar is designed to help educate individuals on the dangerous side effects of smoking. It is done by having the students participate in hands-on activities, such as seeing and safely tasting some of the harmful chemicals in cigarettes.


CVR

Lip Sync Battle CVR’s Student Leadership hosted a lip-sync battle as a fundraiser, with all profits going

to La Bouffe Additionnelle, a community organisation in Huntingdon dedicated to supplying food for those in need, especially during the holiday season. Students and staff were asked to donate a minimum of $2 to attend the show. The Lip-Sync battle was a huge success with performances from students, staff and sport teams. With a packed audience, CVR raised over $500 in one lunch hour and the NFSB donated an additional $150 towards the cause. Well done CVR students and staff for making this

possible and helping many deserving families in our community!


Nova Welding program was approached by a member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Chateauguay, to help replace their fireplaces they use during the wreath

burning ceremony on Remembrance Day. A group of students quickly got involved, prepared the parts, did the welding, painted and delivered the fireplaces. Nova

staff is very proud of the students for supporting the Canadian Legion!

FranklinElementary

Franklin students were hard at work making cookies for community members! The students wanted to do something to thank all the people who support Franklin Elementary. They baked up a storm and were able to distribute over 35 plates of cookies to all the amazing people that help our students succeed!


GaultInstitute

Gault Students working with a professional musician Gault was ecstatic to welcome Mr. Rob Lutes, professional Canadian folk and blues musician, and winner of the 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards for best Contemporary Singer, into the school for a 12-week program, working with our students at lunch. Students will write and compose their own songs, with the end result being the creation of a Gault album. This is made possible by Rob and our CLC technician, applying for a grant from The Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communication. Welcome to Gault Rob, we are excited to have you! Find out more at: https://roblutes.com/home

Do you know the game Simon Says!? At Gault, Grade 6 student and student council

representative, Simon, is helping our students understand some of the rules around the school. Simon Says posters have been hung up around the school.

Great job student council!

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https://roblutes.com/home


HarmonyElementary

T’was the last day of school, no freezing rain in sightTo cancel a special day, the elves planned all night.They headed to Harmony by the rising of the sunTo enjoy themselves fully with a day full of fun.

The head elf of the day, Serge Dubuc is his name,Shared a holiday greeting and started the day.

Hundreds of elves dressed in green, red and whiteDanced and made merry to all hearts delight.

The elves played and they sang and ate a great holiday feast. Then they packed up at three when festivities ceased!

The elves headed home, bellies full of sweets and treats, For a winter vacation, what a welcome retreat!

From all the elves at Harmony, what a pleasure its been and we wish you all the best in 2019!


Le congrès De mots et de craie m’a permis de découvrir « Les ateliers d’écriture » (Teachers College Reading and Writing project) une approche de l’enseignement explicite du processus d’écriture. Les ateliers d’écriture me permettent de mieux comprendre, d’organiser et de planifier plusieurs aspects de l’enseignement de l’écriture. Nous travaillons des types de texte à partir de la littérature, mini-leçons, entretiens en petits groupes ou individuels. À la fin de toutes ces pratiques, mes auteurs se sont mis à la création de leurs livres qui ont été publiés et présentés à leurs camarades de classe, aux parents ainsi qu’à deux autres groupes classe. Mes auteurs travaillent énormément en collaboration avec leurs partenaires. Ils sont stimulés, encouragés à écrire , à réfléchir et à créer. Voilà des résultats stimulants!! Merci à Sylvie Dumouchel, conseillère pédagogique qui nous soutient, nous le groupe 05A de l’école Harmony.- Lise Primeau, Enseignante de ce magnifique groupe d’auteurs qui se préparent pour la prochaine publication.


HemmingfordElementary

Hemmingford Elementary visited Mt. Romeo in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle for a fun-filled day in the snow! Students and staff skated, snowshoed and slid the day away! The students

particularly liked watching their teachers slide down the big hill! The day was capped off with snacks and hot chocolate in the chalet.


HowickElementaryHowick Elementary started its Winter Workshop Wednesdays, where five different workshops were organized for Grades 1-6. These workshops are offered by local experts and community members. The time out of the classroom allows the students to explore and learn new skills and gives teachers the opportunity to collaborate and prepare with their teaching partners. The workshops offered were Dance, Art, Science, Hockey and Drama. These workshops will run every second Wednesday between January and May for a total of 8 Workshops. A big thanks to our community partners and support staff for making all this possible!


HSBHSB SWAT & Learning Centre students put on a fantastic holiday show during lunch hour for staff and students!

Ms. McDonagh brought her science class to the food lab for some experiential learning & cooking. They made pizza, cupcakes, smoothies, french toast, scones, crepes, and macaroni & cheese!


Community Liaison Officers Denis and Labrie spoke to students about youth responsibilities surrounding the law.

You can find more information at Éducaloi’s Facebook page or on their website: https://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/youth

This amazing lady has been with HSB since 1980. After a very brief attempt at retirement in 2011, Mrs. Pownall realized how much she missed life at HSB and returned. Two lovely and busy grand-daughters later, Mrs Pownall has decided to put down her pen and hang up the phone. The entire staff lined the stairs in the student lounge to say goodbye and see Mrs. Pownall on her retirement exit walk.

HSB said goodbye to Mrs. Pownall just before the

Christmas break.

https://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/youth


MGSStudents visit the Alaska Zoo by VideoconferencingMGS’s Grades 1-2 split and Grade 2 students had the opportunity to visit a zoo in Alaska by videoconference. Students also got the opportunity to use the system and virtually visit Santa and his reindeers up north.


Mary Gardner School had some unexpected visitors before the holidays as the Chateauguay Fire Fighters honoured the school with a generous donation of $500 to support our students with their healthy snack initiative. The team of firefighters took the opportunity to visit with our students in their classrooms, to sing a few Christmas carols and wish our MGS community Happy Holidays! A great big thank you to them for their generosity!

A Little Christmas Magic at MGS!


NOVANova Career Centre has a new display at the entrance of the centre -- the welding and fitting programs VRTEX 360 welding simulator. This machine helps our students learn to weld without the loud noises and the hot flying sparks. With lots of students and community members coming in and out of our centre every day, Nova will be changing the front display every few weeks to showcase the fantastic trade programs we offer.

Holiday magic filled the hallways at Nova the last week of December. The student advisory committee organized several fun and exciting activities for the students and staff, including an ugly Christmas sweater contest, a bake sale, Christmas carols in the

student lounge as well as yummy treats with hot chocolate, cake and cookies.


OES students will once again have the opportunity to participate in “Option Classes” this term. Many

interesting and hands-on learning opportunities are being offered to our students including: scrapbooking, making paper maché masks, learn to play the ukulele,

calligraphy, sewing (hand & machine), world dance, drama workshop, board games and composting &

gardening. We thank our many community members and staff who are supporting these learning

opportunities for our students.

OES


Prior to the Christmas holidays, our Grade 6 students were challenged to a special art project. Each student was asked to pick a famous painting by a known artist. The

students then participated in a series of art workshops to help them understand perspectives in art and then they were then asked to reproduce the painting. The

results were extraordinary and the experience was one that our students will long remember. Here are a few samples from the outstanding productions!

OES


St. Willibrord

Good Samaritan Boxes St. Will’s WE team collected items to fill Good Samaritan

boxes at Christmas. The committee would like to thank the community for all their generous donations. Boxes were

donated to the local women’s shelter and families in need.

St. Willibrord’s Community partner, Gilles Cloutier, held a fundraiser for the school in December. Teachers, children and the “gangstercats” workout group

raised $730 for the school!

The We team at St. Will is piloting a new system in the cafeteria where each student is responsible to clean their own dishes and cutlery and place the recyclables in the recycling bin. We are working together to reduce waste in landfills and learning to thrive as a community. Way to go team! - The Planeteers


Grade 4 Students Caroled at Vice Versa Seniors

Residence Students worked hard in

choreographing and memorizing songs to perform for the

residents at Vice Versa. The seniors enjoyed the caroling and

appreciated the cards that the students made for them.


Community Wednesday… The Heart of the Community

Howard S. Billings and Nova collaborated and hosted the Christmas Community Wednesday event in December at Howard S. Billings High

School. The school was buzzing with community members & organizations! Over 20 community organizations were onsite including vocational programs, face painting and even Santa Clause. It was a beautiful

collaborative partnership with all those involved. Thank you to Nova & HSB for making this event a great success!

Visits from Santa! A great big thank you goes to Santa Clause for making special arrangements and visiting our 4-year-old and five-year-old kindergarten students by video conference at Christmas. Thanks to our partnership with First Book Canada, the classes that spoke with Santa received a special Christmas book for their class. (Santa VC)

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