UPPER SCHOOL
Holiday Angels Winter Clothing & Gift Card Drive – Final Week!
This will be the last week that we are collecting winter clothing for our Community Partner, New Circles. Please check your closets for anything you might not be using this year. Times are especially tough right now and those who use the services of New Circles really need and appreciate our help. Gift cards will be collected until Tuesday, December 5. These gift cards will be delivered to New Circles and distributed to our families at the end of that week. Please reach out to Jessica Randall if you have any questions. Here is the tax receipt for you to fill out as well. Thank you for your ongoing support of our community partnerships!
New! Athletics Livestreaming in Gym A/B
Exciting news! Gym A/B athletic games can now be livestreamed. We hope this is an opportunity for families who may not be able to attend events in person, to be able to support the Gators. You will be able to find the links in the parent portal or on @havergal_gators Instagram stories on game day. Livestream games are not recorded and therefore will not be stored in our portal. If you have any questions, please email Carla Di Filippo.
Neighbourhood Safety
Yesterday, Lindsay Norberg, Deputy Head, sent out an email regarding some incidents at Starbucks. If you missed the message, we encourage you to read it.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Rogue’s Gallery!
We look forward to having you join us for the 2023-2024 Middle School Production of Rogue’s Gallery:
- December 7 in the Legacy Theater at 4:00 pm
- December 8 in the Legacy Theater at 4:00 and 7:00 pm
For tickets, please email playtickets@havergal.on.ca with the number of tickets required, show date and time. Tickets are $20.
Middle School Music Night
Please join us for Middle School Music Night on Tuesday, December 12 at 4:00 pm in the Brenda Robson Hall.
SENIOR SCHOOL
Grad/Staff Dinner – Monday, December 18 – 5:00 – 7:00 pm
The Class of 2024 will be celebrating the Holidays with their teachers, coaches and other staff members on Monday, December 18. This is just the beginning of the events for the Class of 2024 that will take place over the next few months. June will be here before we know it!
In Advising Next Week: National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women
On Wednesday, December 6, The National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women, students will be discussing the components of healthy and unhealthy relationships in their TA groups.
Registration OPEN for HC-X Digital Microcredentials in PreMedical Studies, Artificial Intelligence and Contemporary Finance
HC-X is pleased to announce the launch of registration for Winter 2024’s Digital Microcredentials for students in Grades 9-12.
Three microcredential courses are available this winter:
- PreMedical Studies B is a new microcredential this winter with a focus on Anatomy and Physiology. It can complement last fall’s PreMed A (Genetics, Immunology, & Organic Chemistry), also delivered in partnership with The Academies by Harvard Student Agencies. No previous experience is required.
- Artificial Intelligence returns to HC-X in partnership with Inspirit AI (Graduates from MIT and Stanford) with a focus on Machine Learning algorithms and Python coding. This microcredential was a success in Fall 2022.
- Contemporary Finance is an asynchronous course developed by HC-X in partnership with current parents and alum who work in finance-related industries. It touches on topics such as Cryptocurrencies, ESG Investing and Capital Markets. A winter cohort will convene for a launch and the course will be completed through Canvas.
Visit microcredentials.havergal.on.ca for information and registration or contact Adam Caplan, Director of HC-X, with any questions at acaplan@havergal.on.ca.
HCPA
Thrive Week Breakfast
A huge thank you to the entire parent community for supporting the delicious breakfast we served to staff and faculty during Thrive Week. We received many notes and verbal messages of thanks—it was appreciated by all!
REMINDERS
HCPA Coffee Morning – For Parents, By Parents
Grades 7, 8 and 9 parents—join us next week (Wednesday, December 6) for coffee and conversation in the beautiful Old Girls BioWall/Student Commons space at the Upper School from 8:00 to 9:30 am. (RSVP to hcpa.parentevents@gmail.com).
Please Join Us for Senior School Music Night
We look forward to welcoming everyone to the 2023 edition of our annual Senior School Music Night, on Wednesday December 6 at 7:00 pm in the Brenda Robson Hall. Music Night is free to attend!
Duke of Edinburgh Adventurous Journey
Thank you to those who attended our information session this week. If you missed it, don’t worry; you can see the recording HERE.
Parents are asked to email Brittney Dos Santos by December 10 to show their interest. On December 11 the registration link will be sent to those who have emailed beforehand. Parents will have until December 15 to officially register their child for this journey.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email Brittney Dos Santos.
NEXT WEEK IN THE UPPER SCHOOL
Wed Dec 6
SS Music Night 7:00 pm
Thurs Dec 7
MS Play 4:00 pm
Fri Dec 8
MS Play 4:00 pm & 7:00 pm
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