{"id":13187,"date":"2018-12-05T07:23:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T12:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/?p=13187"},"modified":"2020-10-14T00:54:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T07:54:09","slug":"let-the-season-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/let-the-season-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Let the season begin! A special guest at \u00c9cole Herbert Spencer"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"vp1AaIPd\" title=\"Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/embed.animoto.com\/play.html?w=swf\/production\/vp1&amp;e=1544024836&amp;f=AaIPduRU7AxJ84Uw3LjjAg&amp;d=0&amp;m=p&amp;r=360x360+480x480+720x720&amp;volume=100&amp;start_res=720x720&amp;i=m&amp;asset_domain=s3-p.animoto.com&amp;animoto_domain=animoto.com&amp;options=autostart\/loop\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Lighting up New Westminster for Winter\u2026.<\/h3>\n<p>Dec. 4, 2018 ~ A special grouchy guest showed up at \u00c9cole\u00a0Herbert Spencer elementary school last week as students, families and the community shared the launch of the winter season with a movie, popcorn\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 and the celebratory lighting of New Westminster&#8217;s giant Western Red Cedar tree.<\/p>\n<p>The community packed the gym for a showing of Dr. Seuss&#8217; &#8220;How the Grinch Stole Christmas&#8221; &#8211; before being surprised by the Grinch himself, who appeared in the halls of the school before leading the crowd outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out the famous grouch showed up to not to steal Christmas, but to help turn on the lights of the city&#8217;s iconic tree, at the corner of Second Street and Sixth Avenue, for the 18th year in a row.<\/p>\n<p>For kids involved, it was a magic moment. For Amber Orchard, president of the school&#8217;s Parent Advisory Council, it was a great event helping raise more than $1300 in support of school programs and Christmas hampers for school families.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First Light is a feel-good event all around &#8211; and a great way to kick the season off,&#8221; said Principal Suzanne Cameron.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AAAcropped-640-IMG_1174.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13222 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AAAcropped-640-IMG_1174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AAAcropped-640-IMG_1174.jpg 640w, https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AAAcropped-640-IMG_1174-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Students district-wide celebrate the season with performances, concerts, talent shows and productions<\/h3>\n<p>The season is being celebrated across the district with music, song and dance. During the first week of December alone, there were band concerts with grade 7 and 8 students at Fraser River Middle School, a Talent Show at \u00c9cole Glenbrook Middle School, and an evening performance of the NWSS Winter Band Concert at Massey Theatre, the school&#8217;s major event of the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NWSS-Winter-Band-640.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13227 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NWSS-Winter-Band-640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NWSS-Winter-Band-640.jpg 604w, https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NWSS-Winter-Band-640-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a>Daytime winter celebrations are taking place throughout the month at most schools. Evening performances include a Christmas Concert Evening at \u00c9cole\u00a0Qayqayt elementary school on Dec. 6th at 6:30 p.m., as well as four performances o<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">n December 13th &#8212;\u00a0 at both \u00c9cole\u00a0 Lord Tweedsmuir and Connaught Heights elementary schools at 6:30 p.m.; a performance at 7 p.m. at Queensborough Middle School; and an event with Richard McBride elementary school at Massey Theatre at 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Coming up December 14, the New Westminster Secondary School Winter Choral Concert will start at 7 p.m. at Queen&#8217;s Park United Church. Tickets are $8 and available at the door.<\/p>\n<p>On December 18th, three events in the evening are taking place, with Lord Kelvin Elementary School Primary Choirs at 6:30 p.m., the \u00c9cole Glenbrook Middle School Band Concert at the school at 6:30 p.m. and the New Westminster Secondary School Dance Show at 7 p.m. at the Massey Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, on December 19th, F.W. Howay elementary students will share a winter concert at 6:30 p.m. and Lord Kelvin elementary students will host a choir and play at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lighting up New Westminster for Winter\u2026. 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