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December 15th - December 19th 2025

Week at a glance

December 15th to December 19th 2025

 

Congratulations to our Weekly PACK draw Winner Tigerlily!

We've also earned our whole school PACK reward: Stay tuned for more information

 

THE LEARNING GARDEN

🌿 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new Garibaldi Highlands Learning Garden web page! 🌿 School staff, PAC, and Squamish CAN have been working tirelessly for years to get this project off the ground and finally all of that hard work is beginning to materialize into a concrete building timeline and budget.

 

This garden space will celebrate our school’s commitment to hands-on, outdoor learning and environmental stewardship. Visit the page to learn more about our garden’s purpose, see what’s growing, and find out how you can get involved. There’s also a spreadsheet outlining current tasks and needs — if there’s something you can help with, please email me at [email protected], and I’ll add your name to the list. 

 

Thank you to everyone who has already donated and volunteered time, products, or services. Together we can make this happen. 

 

SILENT AUCTION

Our PAC Silent Auction is officially live, and we’re inviting our entire Garibaldi Highlands community to take part! This is a wonderful opportunity to bid on some amazing items while directly supporting an exciting school initiative — our new Learning Garden.

Every dollar raised will go toward bringing this vibrant outdoor learning space to life. The Learning Garden will provide hands-on opportunities for students to explore native plants, pollinators, food sustainability, and environmental stewardship right here on school grounds.

Your participation—whether through bidding, sharing, or donating—helps us create a space that will benefit students for years to come. Thank you for supporting our school, our learners, and this incredible community project. Click here to bid!

 

🎉 PACK Ticket Celebration! 🎉

We’re excited to share that we’ve reached our PACK Ticket goal! To celebrate, we’ll be having a movie afternoon in the gym next Wednesday.

Primary students (including Grade 3/4s) will watch a movie between recess and lunch, and intermediate students will have their movie after lunch. There will be popcorn, and you’re welcome to bring blankets, pillows, and stuffies.

Remember to use movie theatre etiquette—stay in one spot, whisper voices only, and no gym equipment. Students will get one reminder, and if expectations aren’t followed, they’ll return to class.

Great work, everyone! 🎬🍿

Sunday December 14th-December 22nd

  • Chanukah / Hanukkah Chanukah: the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday in celebrating the success of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire, and the liberating and rededication of Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Judaism) 

Monday December 15th

  • Fire Drill: 11am

Tuesday December 16th

  • School Meal Program: Click here to learn more
  • Primary Winter Concert: Dress Rehearsal @ 1pm
  • Primary Winter Concert: Evening Performance @ 6pm
  • Day of Reconciliation: This holiday came into effect in 1994 after the end of Apartheid. It is intended to celebrate the end of apartheid and foster reconciliation between different racial groups. (South Africa) 

Wednesday December 17th

  • School Meal Program: Click here to learn more
  • PACK whole school reward: Movie Afternoon in the gym

Thursday December 18th

  • PAC Hot lunch: Panago
  • International Migrants Day: Declared by the UN, this is a day to honour the international convention on the protection of the rights of migrants. (International)  

Friday December 19th

  • Report cards published and sent home

Sunday December 21st

Winter Solstice: In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice occurs when the sun travels along its southernmost path in the sky. The Winter Solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the whole year, making it the “shortest day” of the year. This marks the astronomical start of winter in the northern half of the globe. (International)
School Meal Program (SMP)

Please see the letter below regarding important changes to the School Meal Program for the upcoming school year (replacing the Feeding Futures Lunch Pilot).  Read the letter in full for all the details.

In order to register your child for the lunch program, please complete the form HERE. Paper forms are available at the school office, if you prefer. You can view the monthly menu HERE. Just a quick note: once students are signed up for the meal program, they’ll receive every meal on the schedule. We aren’t able to offer opt-outs for single meals.

If you are interested in making a donation to this program, please click HERE.

Please reach out to us if you have any questions about the School Meal Program. Contact our VP Nina Jakobsen ([email protected]) or [email protected]

 

SMP Parent Letter Page 1

SMP Parent Letter Page 2

Events

Parking and Dogs on School Property Protocols:

  • Please remember to adhere to our parking protocols to ensure a safe and organized drop-off and pick-up process for everyone.
  • We welcome dogs on school property but kindly request that they be kept on a leash at all times. This helps maintain a safe and respectful environment for all members of our school community.

Hello EGHE Families,

 

As a friendly reminder, the School District 48 (Sea to Sky) has policies in place to maintain a safe and healthy environment on school grounds, including specific guidelines about dogs on school property.

Under Policy 804, please keep the following in mind when bringing dogs to school sites:

  1. Leashing Requirements: All dogs on school property must be leashed, tethered, and under the control of a responsible person at all times. This helps ensure the safety of students, staff, and other community members.

  2. Clean-Up: If a dog defecates on school grounds, the person in control of the dog is required to clean up and dispose of the waste properly.

  3. Annual Review: Each school’s principal will meet with the Parent Advisory Council and staff yearly to review this policy and discuss any local guidelines that may be in place. Our current local guidelines are to maintain a safe distance from classroom lineups by keeping dogs off the asphalt in the courtyard past the yellow gate (as many children are fearful of dogs and many dogs on leash in a small area can become aggressive with one another). 

We appreciate your help in keeping our schools a safe and welcoming place for everyone (including our furry friends).

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