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Selkirk Concert Society Workshop

January, 2023

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Selkirk Concert Society

January, 2023

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Halloween for Hunger 2022

Halloween 4 Hunger

This year Hume Elementary School staff and students participate in the annual Halloween for Hunger.  This initiative has the students and staff collecting food donations for the Nelson Food Cupboard in the weeks of Oct. 24th to November 4th.  

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Remembrance Day Ceremony 2022

Hume Remembrance Day Ceremony

Date: November 10th, 2022
10:50 - 11:45 am
Doors Open to Guests: 10:35 am

Hello parents, guardians and care givers of Hume Elementary. Reminder that our 2022 Remembrance Day Ceremony is tomorrow (Thursday) November 10th at 10:50 (start). Doors open for guest entry at 10:35 am.

Please arrive before 10:50 am so as to not interrupt the ceremony.

Orange Shirt Day 2022-2023

Orange Shirt Day - Hume

A thank you to Ms. Legg for her wise words highlighting the importance of orange shirt day. As well, her guidance through a whole school smudging ceremony.

A thank you to Hume staff and students for their commitment in engaging conversation and learning about Truth and Reconciliation. Education will be a key factor in moving things forward through the generations.

Ktunaxa Artist Mentors Hume School Youth in Mural Project

Ktunaxa Artist Mentors Hume School Youth in Mural Project

Since 2018, the Nelson & District Arts Council has partnered with the Nelson Youth Action Network to facilitate an annual youth mural project. Youth artists receive mentorship from a professional artist and work collaboratively to create a large-scale piece. This year, NDAC was delighted to be working with the Youth Arts Action Committee (YAAC) and students from Hume Elementary School in School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) to create a youth mural at Hume School led by self-taught Ɂakisq̓nuk artist, PJ Gilhuly.

Hume PAC Fundraiser - Mabel's Labels

Protect your investment!

Label your children's clothing and snack containers with the durable quality of Mabel's Label's.
https://mabelslabels.ca/

Click on "Support a Fundraiser" in the upper menu and enter "Hume Elementary School (Nelson)" so that a part of your proceeds goes to fund our local school projects.

Each year a large quantity of clothing and/or snack containers ends up in the lost and found. The items that are labeled with the child's name easily find their way home. Those without a label move on to other adventures!

Hume Spirit Wear Ordering

HUME SPIRIT WEAR ORDERING

Spirit Wear ordering is now open via MunchaLunch!
https://munchalunch.com/login

Show your school pride with a large selection of colours (more than fit in this picture!)

Terry Fox Fundraiser 2022-2023


CELEBRATION: For the 2022-2023 school year the staff and students of Hume Elementary raised a total of $706.65 as a contribution to the Terry Fox Foundation and their long-standing work in funding cancer research.

Thanks everyone for your support.

 

Hume Elementary Family Literacy Week - Photo Challenge

Hello everyone.

Check-out all of the student and family contributions to this years Photo Challenge!

This years challenge involved students looking for createive ways to take photos of their stuffed animals or toys reading their favourite books.

The challenge was in recognition of Family Literacy Day, which takes place every January 27th to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. 

Several students across the grades were recipents of some great prizes.

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