By Mr. M. Leduc,

Principal’s Message :

October Dates to Know

November 2—Parent Involvement

Committee Conference: 4:00 at

Eden High School in St. Catharines

November 3—Grade 7s to Walker

Living Campus

November 3—Welcome to the

University of Windsor Chamber

Choir

November 5—Register for Cash On-

Line

November 7-Cash On-Line Live!

November 9—Spirit Committee

meeting

November 10—Progress Reports

go home

November 11—Remembrance Day

Assembly

November 16—Grade 9 Preview

Day at EL Crossley

November 17—Interview evening at

WHPS

November 21-25—Spirit Week

November 28—6:30 pm E.L.

Croslley Open House

November 30—6:30 pm SAC

The Husky Howler Issue 3

NEWSLETTER QUIZ Pg .3

Future Engineers in the

works….

Pg .2

Sports Update Pg. 4

& 5

HAPPY HALLOWE’EN Pg. 6

Husky Spirit Week Pg.7

Inside this issue:

October at Wellington Heights

has flown by once again! We

have had so many exciting events

and activities going on in the

classrooms, on the fields and

courts. Our students have contin-

ued to demonstrate that they are

engaged, eager to participate, and

that they care about their peers

and their community. We have

great students leaders...not only

because of their abilities; but

equally as important, because of

the example they set for others in

areas such as sportsmanship and

teamwork. Thank you to our

teachers for volunteering so much

of your time to coach and organ-

ize events, and to parents who

help out with officiating, trans-

porting, and just plain cheering

for our Huskies!

Looking into November, we have

a few events coming up. On

November 11th we will be com-

ing together as a school communi-

ty at our Remembrance Day As-

sembly to recognize the selfless

acts of many on behalf of all Ca-

nadians. The assembly will begin

at 10:30 am. Visitors are wel-

come. November 21-25 is Bully-

ing Prevention/Awareness Week.

We will be planning some class-

room/school activities to hi-lite

this topic with our staff and stu-

dents to continue to work on

building a positive community

here at WHPS! Wellington

Heights is a great place to

be….and we all need to work hard

at making it even better!

Our newly formed Spirit Commit-

tee has been meeting and is work-

ing hard to come up with activi-

ties that build school a sense of

belonging and spirit within the

school, and different ways that we

might connect with the communi-

ty. They have some great ideas

that we will be putting into action.

Our Chair, Emmerson. S, and our

Co-chair, Jenna C, will be provid-

ing monthly updates in our news-

letter about upcoming events.

Stay tuned for more from our

student leaders!

Last week I had a chance to visit

our new Wellington Heights site

where much progress is being

made! The footings are all in and

much of the work to update the

current building is well underway.

Will be monitoring progress and

sharing the excitement with our

students throughout the year!

was created by Esme and Eloise.

Once built, Miss Church asked the

question “so how do you get to the

top of your tower”. With the help of

Nora, the team of builders created

a very elaborate stairway. Mr.

Leduc visited the classroom and

was particularly impressed with

how the group carefully thought

out the stair way, and through

some trial and error, came up with

an impressive means of supporting

the stair way. I love your thinking

Go ‘Eng’ Girls!

On October 22nd, Rheagan and Jillian from Mr. Teal’s grade 7 class, went to

McMaster University in Hamilton to attend the Go Eng Girls’ Engineering pro-

gram. We listened to students from the engineering programs talk about the

different types of engineering. There was also a graduate from the Optic En-

gineering program who spoke about her time as an international student at

McMaster University. She was very interesting and told us that people

thought she was ‘weird’ because usually men go into the engineering profes-

sion. This is why the Go Eng Girls program was created—to show that women

and girls can become engineers as well. After the question round, we were

divided into groups and we went into a classroom where we made a vibrating

object using a motor and a circuit. There were a lot of small pieces and it was

really cool to make this object. First year engineering students helped us

If there are 2 ducks in front of a

duck and 2 ducks behind a duck,

what is the least number of

1. What is the answer to the Math riddle on page 2?

2. When can parents register for Cash On-Line?

3. What should you wear to school on November 23 and why?

4. Congratulations to the elected chair of our Spirit Committee. Who is she????

***Bring in your answers to the office on a piece of paper with your name and class on it for a chance

to win a “valuable” prize :)

POINSETTIA

SALE COMING

SOON!

Wellington

Heights will once

again be selling

Poinsettia's just in time for our holi-

day season.

Poinsettia's are scheduled to arrive

on December 8th for pick-up from 2

pm—6 pm. .

Courage

In November, we will be focusing on COURAGE ! Right off the

bat, we often think of Remembrance Day when we think of cour-

age because of the bravery shown by all of the soldiers who have

fought to try to make the world a better and safer place. Howev-

er....courage is shown by ordinary people every single day !

Think of the many different ways that the people around you

show Courage!

Bus Delays and Expectations

As our year has started off; our new bus procedures at WHPS have worked very well. Our senior students have been

incredibly helpful with getting our younger students ready for the bus. On a few occasions there have been some ex-

tended bus delays due to a driver being unfamiliar with the route, or due to mechanical problems en-route. When a

bus will be delayed by more than 10 minutes, NSTS will post the delay on their website. You can access this infor-

mation at www.NSTS.ca. Better yet, if you enter the NSTS portal, you can sign in using your child’s Ontario Educa-

tion Number (OEN) which can be found on their report card and then subscribe to the “delay and cancellation” mod-

ule to receive direct and timely emails regarding student transportation that impacts your child.

The school bus is an extension of the school and for safety reasons the following rules are in place and need to be

followed. Riding the bus is a privilege. If a student abuses this privilege, alternate transportation arrangements will

have to be made by the parent. These rules also pertain to grade 7 & 8 students travelling to DS&T. Students should

stay seated at all times and abide by the seating plan provided. Do not yell or shout; it is distracting to the driver.

Keep your hands to yourself and keep all body parts inside the bus. For hygiene and safety, students can not eat on

the bus. Follow school rules and solve problems with words. Students are not allowed to change buses or take guests

A big thank-you to all of you for calling in

when your child is going to be absent or

late. We appreciate your assistance each

day as it allows the office to ensure that all

students are accounted for in a very efficient manner.

Practice Makes…….For Some Very Good Volleyball

Our girls’ and boys’ intermediate volleyball teams have spent much of their before school and dur-

ing recess time practice their volleyball skills and team strategy. Here the boys and girls are

scrimmaging against one another as their season winds down and they are heading into the

playoffs and preparing for the DSBN tournament on November 15. Both teams are playing some

very entertaining volleyball and are great representatives of Wellington Heights. Keep at it teams;

your commitment and hard work are paying off! Thanks to coaches Mr. Teal, Mr. Blacquiere and

Mrs. Barnes.

X-Country Summary Congratulations to all of our Wellington Heights Huskies who ALL smashed their personal best

times at last Thursday’s Race. Here are the results:

Atom Boys Atom Girls PeeWee Boys Peewee Girls

Jackson S-2nd Karlyn V-1st Andy N-7th Sydney P-1st

Malcolm -3rd Claire P-2nd Alex 10th Kaitlyn B-4th

Michael E-12th Alora Z-4th Marshall F-23rd Makenna S-15th

Cameron -14th Abby S-5th Sam B-29th

Clayton S-15th Elle Z-6th Bantam Boys Bantam Girls

Devon B-19th Emma R-9th Morgan Eller-12th Jenna M-3rd

Brock P-20th Chelsea W-11th Andrew G29th

Ryan Z-21st Leah V-18th Midget Boys Midget Girls

Graeme M-24th Sam N-3rd Gwynevere K-5th

Colton S-4th

Evan V-5th

Billy B-9th

Twenty of our runners moved on to

the DSBN finals held October 19th.

DSBN CROSS-COUNTRY FINALS—-OCTOBER 19TH AT FIREMAN’S PARK,

NIAGARA FALLS.

Congratulations to all of our DSBN cross country runners! You were outstanding representa-

tives of Wellington Heights! Mr. Ford and Mme Corbeil would like to thank you all for an-

other great season. Thank you to them both as well for committing their time to working with our athletes.

Great work runners:

Huskies

Earn

Silver!

On Saturday, Oct.

29th, the Girls Inter-

mediate Volleyball

Team played in the

John Haeni Classic

Tourney at Eden

Secondary School.

The Tournament

included 16 of the

best teams from

across the DSBN.

As a result of great

teamwork and de-

termination, the Huskies played some of their best volleyball of the year earning

a first place spot in their Pool.

With a top finish, they moved on to the Gold Division Quarter Finals where they

defeated one of the biggest schools in the DSBN, Prince Phillip Niagara Falls in 2

straight sets. From that point on, the competition only got more intense as they made their way to the Gold

Semi-Final Match against a great rival, Power Glen. Power Glen took the first set, but the Girls dug deep and

turned the tide to win the next 2 in a row giving them a birth into the Championship Game!

All eyes were on the Final Match as the Huskies faced a very-talented team from Jean Sauve coached

by none other than John Haeni himself. The battle was fierce and Jean Sauve came up with a victory in the

first set. Again, the Huskies responded with incredible tenacity against their toughest opponent and won the

second set forcing the Championship Game to go to a 3rd

and final game. In the end, it came down to the wire

with Jean Sauve taking the third by a narrow margin of 15-12.

After all was said and done, the Wellington Heights Huskies came away with the Silver Medal which is

an incredible accomplishment against the best teams in our entire Board of 80 schools.

The Girls should be incredibly proud of their perseverance, determination, and teamwork as they out-

hustled, out-worked, and out-played their way to an incredible finish. Well done Huskies!

Team members are listed below:

Jayda G Melanie L Ari J Grace B

Mya N Gwynne K Maddie N Jenna M

Jenna C Emmerson S Camryn F Olivia V

At wellington

School Advisory Council:

The School Advisory Council will be meeting again on Wednesday, November 30 at 6:30 pm. At our

last meeting, Miss MacKenzie and Mrs. Keus presented some great information to the council looking

at the value and rationale for the “Maker-Space” program. Thank you to council for considering their

request for support, and thank you Miss MacKenzie and Mrs. Keus for taking the time to put the presen-

tation together...the hands on activity was very engaging :) Child care will be provided for those who

require the support.

**Mrs. N. Furlong will once again be coordinating the development of the school year book. She asks

that if anyone has pictures from different events could you please email them to her at:

to High School

Grade 8 Students and Parents: Mark Your

Calendars!

Starting high school is a huge step in a student's

life. Students will be spending the next few

weeks during November making course selec-

tions for next year in Grade 9. E.L. Crossley

staff will be visiting us here at WHPS on Novem-

ber 23 to work on options sheets with our

Grade 8 students. On November 16, students

will be travelling to Crossley for a Grade 8-9

preview opportunity. Don’t forget to also make

plans to attend the E.L. Crossley High School

Open House on Monday, November 28 begin-

ning at 6:30 pm

ING TO WHPS

We know you have many different priorities competing for

your attention each day. To respect those demands, we’d

like to help you save both time and effort. Beginning Novem-

ber 7th, you’ll be able to approve permission forms and pay

for school items, such as fieldtrips and school spirit wear,

online.

It takes just five minutes to register for this service. You will

be able to access the service by visiting our school website

(temporarily under construction but opening soon) and click-

ing on “School Cash Online.” There, you’ll find more infor-

mation about the system, links to registration and support.

You can use School Cash Online with confidence; it is a safe

and secure portal. Using School Cash Online, you may nev-

er have to search for spare change again! That is, unless

you’re looking for coffee money. Register by accessing our

website starting November 5th !

Thanks for your support.

HUSKIE’S SPIRIT WEEK: Nov 21-25! COME

ON LET’S HEAR IT...WE ‘VE GOT THE SPIR-

IT!!!!

Our Spirit Committee is planning for our first

Husky Spirit –Week of the year:

Mon. Nov. 21: P.J. Day

Tues. Nov 22: Crazy Hair/Hat Day

Wed. Nov 23: Pink Shirt Day (Bully-free zone)

Thurs. Nov 24: Jersey Day

Friday: Nov 25: Heat down...Ugly/Warm Sweater

Scholastic Book Fair

The book fair is sched-

uled to arrive at WHPS

during the last week of

November 28th. Stu-

dents will visit the fair

beginning on Tuesday.

Watch for more details!