A message from the chair

Dear Clairlea Families…

HALLOWEEN HOWL EVENT

We are less than one week away until the Halloween Howl Fundraiser on Friday October 28th from 5:30-8:30pm. Please see the Map for the night of the Howl as well as a legend describing the activities found in each room. 100% of the proceeds raised from the 2016 Howl will go towards the Clairlea Literacy Initiative benefiting grades JK to 8 (English and French).

We are still missing some key items please see below ways you can help our school make the Howl a great success! Please give generously and a big thank you to all that have donated and volunteered to date.

HOW CAN YOU HELP:

1. HALLOWEEN CANDY: We need LOTS of peanut free Halloween candy to be used as prizes in various rooms. Please pick up a bag of any candy and drop it off in the blue bin in front of the office.

2. HOME MADE CANDY JARS/BAGS: We need many mini candy jars/bags to be used as prizes for the Lollipop Pull room. You can help by filling any sized jar or little baggy with (nut free) candy and bring it to the school office anytime between now and the Halloween Howl. We currently have about 150 candy bags, The more we have the longer this room will be able to stay open and it is definitely one of the favourite rooms. In past years we have needed approximately 400 jars/bags to have this room open for the entire event. Feel free to decorate your jars as well.

3. VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are still needed for the face painting room and a few floaters for the general event. If you can help please contact us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

4. PERSONAL AND/OR CORPORATE DONTATIONS: We are always looking for gift donations that we can use as prizes or raffles during any Clairlea Event. If you or your company would like to donate a prize or gift to be used as one of our prizes during the event please contact us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

HALLOWEEN PIZZA DINNER Make things easier on yourself and leave the dinner to us and you just need to enjoy the event and pick up your dinner in the gym. Preorder dinner envelopes were sent home in the backpacks last week and are due back by Tuesday October 25th. Hand in your Howl dinner order to your classroom and pick up your dinner at the Howl on the 28th any time after 6:00pm in the gym. The order will be under you family name. Please print clearly on the envelope. If you did not receive an envelope extras are available in the office for pickup. NOTE: This is a completely separate envelope and not to be confused with our regular monthly pizza lunch event held in the school during the daytime.

WHAT IS THE HOWL? It is our very popular yearly School Council fundraising event that is loads of fun for all age/grade levels (JK to Grade 8). Please see the attached Map for the night of the Howl as well as a legend describing the activities found in each room. Bring your family, bring your neighbours and bring your friends, all are welcome. Save the date and come out for a fun time on Friday October 28th from 5:30-8:30pm. We encourage the children to dress up in their favourite costume so that they can participate in the contest held at 6:30pm in the gym! Bring your own loot bag/recycle bag to the Howl to enable the kids to collect all their goodies when they travel from room to room and partake in fun activities – featuring our very popular “HAUNTED LIBRARY”. Entry is only $5.00/per child and adults are free. All children must be accompanied by an adult. 100% of the proceeds raised from the 2016 Howl will go towards the Clairlea Literacy Initiative benefiting grades JK to 8 (English and French).

We hope to see you there!!

DIELEMAN FUNDRAISER… Thank you to all that placed orders. They are being processed and are due to arrive at Clairlea the end of November. Once the orders arrive they will be sent home in your child’s backpack. In the situation that the order is too large to fit in the backpack we will contact you directly to arrange a pickup time at the school. Direct questions to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

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Best Regards,
Irit
Chairperson, Clairlea School Council
2016/2017
clairleacouncil@gmail.com