Upcoming PAC General Meetings

We want to hear from you! Please mark your calendars now for the following 2025/26 meeting dates:

Tuesday, January 20th

Tuesday, February 24th

Tuesday, April 21st

Wednesday, June 17th

Meetings are at 630 pm in the library, and online via Zoom.

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❄️Winter Warm-Up 2025❄️

A dusty blue poster, featuring snow flakes falling in the fore- and background, a holly sprig with white and red berries in the upper righthand corner. A snowman (standard carrot nose, pebble eyes and smiling mouth, stick arms) wearing a black toque with small pom pom and dark grey scarf appears in the bottom righthand corner, with a small red-winged brown bird, also wearing a black toque (though with white trim and pom pom) in the middle of the poster, a light brown mug containing hot chocolate and two small white marshmallows between them.

At the very top of the poster, in white coloured font, we read:

YOU'RE INVITED TO

And then below this...

In varying shades of blue font, we read:

Top of poster:

The Winter Warm-Up

Join us for a fun-filled winter celebration!

Middle of poster:

Left hand side, within a dark blue 'bubble': Cash Only!

Right hand side, within a royal blue 'bubble': Thursday, December 11
5-7pm
📍Hastings Gym

Bottom of poster:

Left hand side, within a royal blue 'bubble':
Pizza dinner
Hot chocolate
Student-made crafts
Bake Sale
Choir Performance
Games
& More!

Hello Hastings Community,

We are excited to invite you to our annual winter celebration, the Winter Warm-Up, happening on Thursday, December 11th, from 5–7 PM!

Join us for an evening of fun, food, and festivities with family and friends. Enjoy a delicious pizza meal and hot chocolate while exploring all the exciting activities we have planned. You can look forward to student-made crafts, a choir performance and sing-along, a bake sale, fun games, a photo station, and face painting!

In addition to being a joyful community gathering, the Winter Warm-Up is also an important fundraising event for our school. The money raised helps us organize workshops, presentations, and enrichment experiences for all classes at Hastings throughout the year.

Please note: This event is cash-only.

Bake Sale Contributions

To help make the Winter Warm-Up a success, we are seeking contributions for the bake sale! Cupcakes, cookies, squares—any and all nut-free baked goods and desserts are welcome. A sign-up form will be sent home with students this week.

Student Musicians Wanted!

We are also seeking student musicians who would be interested in performing a short set of live music in the foyer during the event. A microphone will be set up and students can play one song or a few—whatever they’re comfortable with! If your child is interested, please reach out to Mme. Ciara to sign them up.

Also if you have ordered Poinsettias, they will be distributed by the undercover area during the event.

As this is an after-school event, students attending must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or another responsible adult. This ensures everyone can enjoy the evening safely and respectfully.

We look forward to celebrating with you on Thursday, December 11!

Warmly,
The Hastings Staff

Don’t Forget to Stock Up Your Holiday Chocolate Stash!

A photo of a cream coloured table top, featuring an up close image of seven Cordial Cherries, spread out at random. In the centre of the image, the featured Cordial Cherry chocolate is cut open, so we see the red Maraschino cherry contained within, with red cordial spreading out from around the cherry, onto the tabletop.

Today (December 1, 2025) is the last day to order Purdy’s holiday chocolates, while also supporting the PAC.

We are just about half way to our fundraising goal.

Head on over to https://fundraising.purdys.com/join.aspx/1922466-130881 (group code 75090), and stock up on some yummy treats!

Pick up will be on December 11, 2025, during the Winter Warm Up.

Enjoy!

A still from the movie Frozen.

Features both sisters from the movie.

They are in a dark (reddish brown) panelled room, possibly with a throne and/or tapestries behind them.

Anna, on the left of the image, red hair in an up do with a braid crowing the front of her head, and wearing a sleeveless dress with a black choker, looks over her left shoulder toward...

Elsa, on the right of the image, white hair in an up do, the ends in a twist around the top of her head, a tiara positioned on top of it, wearing a dark purple cloak with a broach holding it closed (we can't see her dress), looks over her right shoulder back toward Anna.

Both sisters are grinning widely at each other.

Below their faces, superimposed on the image, in white coloured font, we read:

CHOCOLATE!

Last Calls for the Annual Poinsettia Sale!

A photo of many red (with green leaves) poinsettias in the foreground, slowly fading out the further they get from the camera's lense.

The background consists of many white fairy lights, completely out of focus.

Orders for this year’s Poinsettia Sale end tomorrow, Thursday, November 27, 2025.

Don’t miss your chance to add some beautiful holiday colours to your house, by purchasing a red or white (or why not both!) 13″ potted plant, for $13.00 each!

You can order through your SchoolCash Online account, or in person at the school office.

Pick up will take place Thursday, December 11th, in the school foyer from 3:00-5:00 pm, or during the Winter Warm Up from 5:00-7:00 pm.

The Annual Hastings Community Potluck is Here!

Join us tomorrow, November 20th, from 6:00-8:00pm in the gym for the Hastings Community Potluck!

We can’t wait to see everyone, share some yummy food, and celebrate each other.

A poster with a light pink background, bordered by a darker pink outline.

In black, in the upper third, black text outlined in white, reads:

the Hastings Community Potluckf

Below the title, there are two grey blue boxes "stacked" jaggedly to each other.

On the first blue box, below and to the left of the title, we see a pie-looking character with a speech bubble saying: 6-8pm;

centred, in black font, we read: it's in the gym;

and to the right of these, we see an apple, its stem resembling a top hat, with a speech bubble that reads: Thursday Nov. 20th

Below all of this, are four white lines over the bottom and top halves (respectively) of the upper and lower blue boxes. Each white line contains black text, and they read as follows:

BRING A DISH. HOMEMADE OR STOREBOUGHT

LABEL IT WITH YOUR NAME & INGREDIENTS

BRING A SERVING SPOON

DELIVER TO THE GYM FOR 5:45-6PM

The lower half of the bottom box contains a dark pink heart (matches the border), and within it, in white font, we read:

Volunteers needed
*Help with activities
*Set up
*Clean up (below this line, there's a white arrow pointing down)

To the left of the heart, we see a slice of pie (cherry? strawberry? it's red!), with a speech bubble that reads: Students, staff & families welcome!

To the right of the heart, we see a dancing onion, with a speech bubble that reads: Share your favourite dish

At the very bottom, on a white line above the dark pink border, in blue font, we read the Hastings PAC email address: info@hastingspac.ca

See you soon!

Upcoming PAC Activities

We are looking forward to seeing all of you at this year’s Hastings PAC activities; some beloved traditions and an exciting addition:

Thursday, November 20th, 6:00-8:00PM: Hastings Community Potluck 🍲

Thursday, December 11th, TIME TBD: Hastings Winter Warm Up ❄️

And in the new year:

Wednesday, February 18th, TIME TBD: School Dance w/ DJ RockNBeau 🪩

Saturday, February 28th, TIME TBD: Burger n Bevvie Night – Grown ups only! 🍔

Friday, May 8th, TIME TBD: Spring Fair 🌸

Subscribe to our newsletter, and keep your eyes peeled for more information on each!