February 23-27, 2026
February 23-27, 2026
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Week at a Glance
Week at a Glance
Monday, February 23
Flag Day presentation - Hanson/Soukeroff 9:10-9:50am
Grade 5 basketball practice in the gym at lunch
Grade 3 and 4 Battle of the Books meeting at lunch
Tuesday, February 24
Grade 4 Mindful Movement Club in gym at lunch
Grade 5 Battle of the Books meeting at lunch
Grade 5 basketball game @ GRE afterschool
Wednesday, February 25
Grade 5 basketball practice in the gym at lunch
District wide PINK SHIRT DAY
Assembly for PINK SHIRT DAY @ 10:40am
Thursday, February 26
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Friday, February 27
PAC Movie Night @ 5pm see below
**Please check out the monthly calendar on our website for upcoming important dates**
Lunch with the Law
Lunch with the Law
Constable Rode took a select group of grade 5 students out for lunch today as part of a community initiative we call Lunch with the Law.
Grade 5 basketball game at Peachland Elementary and at home versus Glenrosa Elementary.
Snow Fun in February
Snow Fun in February
Olympics and ADST
Olympics and ADST
In ADST, classes built mini luge, bobsled and/or skeleton sleds and tested them out on a mock sled track in the library learning commons. After a few test runs , teams made adjustments to their sleds to increase speed, balance, and decrease friction by adjusting the straws, popsicle sticks and size of the sled. We finished with a friendly, fun Olympic competition with our mini sleds.
As a school, we cheered, we celebrated and we counted our medals!! A big thanks to Grayson Young's family brought us in a medal every morning Canada made it to the podium! The Olympics brought us great joy at HGE!
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
2026 is the Year of the Horse! Mrs. McLaren's grade two class celebrated the start of the Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) on February 17th. They took a virtual flight to Beijing, sampled some chow mein (with chopsticks), exchanged red envelopes 🧧, and had a dragon parade.
COPAC Conference
COPAC Conference
Parents and caregivers of SD23 students are invited to register for the 2026 Parent Conference presented by COPAC: Parents as Partners in Learning
Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026
Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: Central Okanagan Public Schools Educational Services Building,
1040 Hollywood Road S, Kelowna
Coffee, snacks, and lunch are included in this free event.
Click here to register today. Space is limited and registration will close once capacity is reached.
Morning parent education sessions will offer choice from topics including digital literacy and AI in the classroom, vaping in youth, building safer school communities, anti-racism and cultural safety, and local Syilx Okanagan history and indigenization of the curriculum. In the afternoon, participants will choose from PAC 101, Healthy Hot Lunch programs, or PAC Treasurer 101 sessions.
See flyer for more details (no download required). Â
HGE PAC NEWS
We are pleased to introduce you to the 25-26 PAC Executive. They are:Â
President: Dani WallsÂ
Vice President: Kacy Martin
Treasurer: Jacqueline Pizzey
Secretary: Britney Morrison
COPAC Rep: Selena Hermann Â
Hot Lunch Coordinator: Kacy MartinÂ
Special Events Coordinator: Laura Gustafson/Selena Hermann
Volunteer Coordinator: Melanie Boomhower
HGE PAC Dates for 2026
March 3
April 7
May 12
June 2
HGE Hot Lunch Program
Visit the Munch a Lunch website at: https://munchalunch.com/schools/helengorman/ and use this helpful guide HERE for more information to access and order.
Childminding @ PAC Meetings
A friendly reminder that childminding during PAC meetings is available only for students in Kindergarten to Grade 5. Childminding is offered through HGE PAC in the school gym and students are supervised by interested Grade 5 students. If you have a responsible intermediate interested in babysitting please email the PAC at hgeparents@gmail.com. Please know that the grade 4 or 5s who do take on this important role of "babysitters" during these meetings, do so knowing they are caring for younger children and having older middle students attend can make it challenging for them to lead with confidence. While we value connections with middle school students, we ask for your support in keeping childminding limited to children in grades K–5. If you have any questions, please contact the HGE PAC President, Dani Walls by emailing hgeparents@gmail.com. Thank you!
HGE Parents Facebook Page
Please join us at the "HGE Parents" Facebook group for ongoing updates and communications from the PAC and parent community.
Quick Link Reference: https://munchalunch.com/schools/helengorman/Â
EVENTS IN COMMUNITY
EVENTS IN COMMUNITY
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