Dear Parents,
Please note that Thursday, January 30th is an early dismissal day with students out at 1:30 P.M..
Also, Friday, January 31st is a Professional Development with no school for students.
Child Care
Over the past year, many parents have expressed the need for additional before and after school care. A new program, Klub Care is opening. They have rented space at Living Spirit Church, adjacent to the school. This offers parents options. Klub Care will accept children for full-time, part-time and drop-in. Please find attached child care providers for 2014/2015 which has details of names and contact information of all providers. The school has no responsibility for child care but does recognize the necessity for many children and parents.
Open House
Elboya’s Annual Open House was last evening. Many students and parents attended to see the school and learn about Grade 7 Late Immersion, Grade 5 Continuing French, Grade 5 Intensive French, Kindergarten and other classes. Grade 5 Intensive French and Grade 7 Late Immersion classes are open to Elboya students in Grades 4 and 6. We want to accommodate our students before looking at students from other schools. If interested, applications need to be returned by the deadlines indicated below.
Grade 5 Intensive French
Students in Grade 4 are bringing home a survey today to ascertain family plans for 2014-15. We would appreciate the return of the survey by February 3, 2014. We are just finishing our first trial of Intensive French now and it has been very successful. 25 students participated and have learned to speak French in a fluent and authentic manner. Students study French for most of the day and have Mathematics in English as well as Physical Education from September through January. The class then finishes the Grade 5 curriculum in English with one class in Post Intensive French. This is a great learning opportunity for students and we hope this year’s grade 4 students and parents will talk to their friends who have been in Grade 5 Intensive French this year to learn more about the experience. Parents may also wish to consult their child’s teacher or Mme. G. Auclair who is teaching the Intensive French class. Some information is also found on the Elboya School website athttp://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b627/default.htm
Intensive French offers families an excellent opportunity to see if the student might enjoy Grade 7 Late Immersion. We look forward to a very successful class in 2014-15.
Grade 7 Late Immersion
Late Immersion is a long established class at Elboya. Applications for Grade 7 Late Immersion are available from the Main Office at Elboya School or on our website.http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b627/default.htm . Parents wishing further information about the program are invited to talk to Mr. DeNault. The deadline is February 3, 2014.
Community Engagement with regard to Grade 4 William Reid
As has been previously announced, the possible move of Grade 4 students for continuing immersion from William Reid to Elboya is still being studied. Until this decision has been made, Elboya School will only be accepting students within our boundaries.
Artist in Residence Hip Hop dance
There will be an evening showcase for the Kindergarten-Grade 5 classes on Tuesday, January 28th. The Kindergarten-Grade 3 students will perform from 6:30-7:00 and the Grade 4's and all Grade 5 students will perform from 7:15-7:45. We look forward to showing off what we've learned!
Attendance
Please call the attendance line (403 777 7760 ext.1) if your child will be late or absent from school. If your child will be away for an extended period of time please have an Extended Absence Form filled out and return to office. A reminder that homework is not provided in advance of vacations. It is our experience that student do not do homework on vacations. When the student returns it is his or her responsibility to speak with teachers and make up whatever they have missed within a reasonable timeframe.
Lunchroom
I am very pleased to announce that we are finally fully staffed with lunchroom supervisors as of Monday, January the 20th. Due to the very large number of elementary students eating at the same time, we are unable to accommodate heating lunches in the microwave or providing hot water. Elementary students in Grades 1 to 5 must order food from the cafeteria in the morning before 8:50 A.M. in the main office. Then, Lunchroom Supervisors have their food ready for them when they come to eat. Only students in Grades 6 to 9 may line up and purchase their own food.
Allergies
We have several students in our school who have potentially life-threatening allergies. Please do not send nuts or peanut butter with student lunches. A gentle reminder that Elboya School is a “nut-free” zone.
System-wide technology outage scheduled for Feb. 15-17
The Calgary Board of Education will have a system-wide technology outage over the Family Day long weekend (Feb. 15-17) while our Information Technology (IT) Services works with internet and telecommunication service providers on enhancements.
During this time there will be no access to any CBE computer system or application, including: internal and external websites, network drives/folders, CBE email, student Gmail, and CBE applications such as SIRS and D2L.
Staff, students and parents are encouraged to make alternative arrangements to complete work or activities that would require CBE computer systems.
Lost and Found
Found items are regularly delivered to the office. These more valuable items such as jewellery and electronic devices are kept in the office for safekeeping. If your child has lost an item like this, please visit the office to identify. There seem to be a lot of lost and found right now. Please check the Lost and Found.
inform | trips within walking distance
The CBE values the educational benefit of off-site activities and we want to ensure students have opportunities to go out into the community around their school with their teachers to complement their classroom learning. To allow this to happen more easily, we have simplified our process for trips that are within walking distance of the school. This change does not include restricted activities such as swimming.
As parents, you will no longer need to fill out a consent form for your child to go on a class trip that is walking distance from the school, e.g. to a local park. Instead, your school will send a letter outlining local sites and what potential risks may be at the start of each school year.
Teachers will be expected to let you know when they plan to include a trip to a local site. We believe that this change will allow teachers to more easily take advantage of places close to the school such as parks or libraries.
If you have any concerns please speak with your principal.
Upcoming dates:
January 24 Junior boys and girls basketball tournament at David Thompson School
January 25 Junior boy and girls basketball tournament at David Thompson School
January 27 Junior girls basketball @ Bishop Pinkham
January 28 Artist in Residency Hip Hop evening showcase:
6:30-7:00 Kindergarten to Grade 3
7:15-7:45 Grade 4 and Grade 5
January 28 Junior boys basketball @ Bishop Pinkham
January 29 Senior girls basketball @ Bishop Pinkham
January 30 Senor boys basketball-no game Bye-week
January 30 Early Dismissal 1:30 p.m.
January 31 Professional Development Day- No school for students
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