Keeping kindness in Kinkora
DATES TO REMEMBER
Dec. 12 - Annual Christmas Concert at 6:30 p.m. featuring the KRHS Concert Band. Dec. 20 - Christmas Turkey Dinner at noon for the entire student body. No charge.
Dec. 22 - Last day of classes for 2017
Jan. 3 - First day of classes for 2018
Jan. 24 to 30 - Final exams
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to our most recent Student of the Week – Maura Duffy.
CHRISTMAS KINDNESS AT KRHS
The beginning of December marks the beginning of our Month of Caring at KRHS. This month will be filled with activities that will challenge students and staff to show kindness and gratitude towards others and towards ourselves. We kicked the month off with a week of Random Acts of Kindness.
The staff and the Culinary/ Foods classes will be working together to prepare a turkey dinner with all of the trimmings for the students, bus drivers, and seniors in the community. The turkey dinner will be held on Dec. 20 and prepared with local produce. A big thank-you to Paul Croken for providing the carrots and turnips.
Mrs. McCarthy is extending an invitation to former graduates from a variety of programs to come in to talk to students in Grade 10, 11, and 12 about post-secondary options and life after high school. This will take place the afternoon of Dec. 22. Contact Mrs. McCarthy at jlmccarthy@edu.pe.ca.
FOODS 421 SENIORS’ TEA
The Foods 421 class is excited to participate in a Month of Caring. They plan to host their first ever Seniors’ Tea for the Borden-Carleton Seniors Club on Monday, Dec. 11, from 2 to 2:50 p.m. Each Foods student has been paired with a senior and will act as their host in the school library for a time of celebration.
Students will prepare finger sandwiches, sweets, tea and coffee and will enjoy some time getting to know a senior in our community.
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
Peer Tutoring: This is a free hour of tutoring by an older student one hour a week after school and is a great support to students. Contact Lesley Cousins at ldcousins@edu.pe.ca if you are interested in working with a peer tutor.
YULETIDE YIPPEETIME
The ever-popular Yuletide Yippeetime will be back with all kinds of fun contests and activities. These events will take place at KRHS prior to Christmas Break.
ACADEMY DIPLOMA PROGRAM IN AGRICULTURE & BIOSCIENCE
On Nov. 23, the Ag. Pros made the trek to South Freetown to tour Drummond’s Christmas Tree Farm. Bryce Drummond (who was in the first graduating class of the Agriculture Certificate Program in 2003) welcomed us to their thriving 18-acre family run Christmas tree operation.
ANNUAL KRHS HOCKEY POOLS
Log on to officepools.com for results. ID is Kinkora and password is guest. Current leaders are: 1) Faro Halupa 2) Brian Dawson 3) Jarrett Mulligan.
MUSIC NEWS
Special thanks to Peter Wynne for the excellent work he does with our music program. Concert Band rehearsals run every Tuesday from 3:10 to 4:40 p.m. The Annual KRHS Christmas Concert will be held on Dec. 12 at 6:30 p.m.