1. Howe Happenings
Mr. J. Roberts Principal
Mrs. L. Howard Vice-Principal
Phone: 604-859-8700
December 16, 2011
Check out our new website: www.howemiddle.ca
Thank you in advance for phoning in your child’s absence. You may also phone
Important Dates to Remember: during off hours and leave a voice message. It is also appreciated when you
inform us if your child will be late. If your child is late in the morning or after lunch
Dec 12-16: 5 days of Christmas
they must check in at the office, with their agenda, for a late stamp before going
Dec 19-Jan 2: Christmas Break
Jan 3: First day of school to class.
604-859-8700
Merry Christmas and a very
Happy New Year from
Howe Middle Staff
PAC News
PAC would like to thank the students and their parents for supporting the
Scholastic Book fair in September this year. We were able to donate $300
worth of books to the library.
Also a big thanks to those of you who supported our Poinsettia fundraiser.
DeVry Greenhouse always delivers quality plants. Money raised will be put
towards playground equipment.
BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program
A notice was sent home this week. For your information, if you do not want your child
participating for any reason, please indicate on the form and return it to the school. We are always
looking for healthy alternatives for our students.
A few facts that you may not know:
- children who eat healthy foods are more attentive and are able to focus more on their school work.
- fruits and vegetables contain many vitamins and minerals that are important to their growth and
development.
- only 20 to 25% of children eat the recommended daily minimum of five servings of fruits and
vegetables.
Hope * Opportunity * Wonder * Excellence

2. Division 5 and 6 wrapped up their Informal Debate Competition on Wednesday, December 14th. It was
a great success with students debating a number of controversial issues in today's society such as
(1) Should Video Games be Allowed to Have Violence?
(2) Should the School District Allow Students to Have Cell Phones in the Classroom?
(3) Should Marijuana be Legalized and Regulated by the Government?
There were days of research, learning the debate structures, and practicing. All students presented their
debates in class, and the best debaters went on to compete on Wednesday in the art room with an
audience of 60. Mrs. Cheema, Miss Fales and Mr. Drouillard were very impressed with the results
Our Fundraiser for the food bank was a huge success. Our whole school got 2,010 items and Mr. Murphy's class won
1st place for gathering the most cans in that week. Our Christmas events at Howe have been off to a good start.
Here is the list of events happening this week:
Dec 12th‐ snowball eating contest ( tossing marshmallows for partners to catch)
Dec 13th‐ Wrap the gift ( 5 min to wrap your team)
Dec 14th‐ Snowbank ( eat a block of ice cream as fast as you can )
Dec 15th‐ Pin a star on the tree ( tape one student to the wall )
Dec 16th ‐Dance Contest (group of 6, dance to “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey/Justin Bieber
Thanks to our awesome WEB leaders! Couldn’t have done all of this without you!
Friday Nite Basketball Winter Registration
The winter registration for Friday Nite Basketball
takes place on January 2, 3 and 7, 2012.
January 13 to March 9, 2012 (Friday nights)
Age 4 through to Grade 12.
Boys and Girls in separate gyms (grade 3 and up)
Cost is $90.00
Register at 3804 Thornton Place (near Robert Bateman Secondary)
on Jan 2 & 3 from 6-9pm
Or register at MEI Elementary 31655 Downes Road
Saturday, Jan 7 from 10am-4pm.
For more information: Call Frank Thoutenhoofd @604-859-1147 or
email to frankt@athletesinaction.com
Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per
minute on this planet.
Hope * Opportunity * Wonder * Excellence