Friday, 14 November 2014

Weekly email November 14th

November 14, 2014
 
Linda Davis, Principal
Calling all aspiring Techies!
Elboya has a tech club for interested students in grades 6 - 9.  Meetings are Thursday at lunch (12:35) in the Library Learning Commons.  Interested students should see Mrs. Hansen.  Please encourage your child to join if they are interested.  


Library Learning Commons Club
We are starting a new student club in our Library Learning Commons. If your son or daughter has an interest in learning more about how a Learning Commons functions and participating in brainstorming ideas, providing student voice and completing some easy tasks, we would love to have them!  Organizational meetings will be Tuesdays at lunch (12:35) in the learning commons.  See Mrs. Hansen for more information.


Lates and Late Club – Mr. Siakaluk

Students arriving late to school continues to be a concern at Elboya and now that the weather has turned, lates can become more common. Developing the habit of being on time is extremely important and critical for the workforce. On Monday, administration will implement a late club for students who are late. Students in grades 5-9 who arrive late need to stay after school for 30 minutes to make up for missed time.

If your child is late to school and is in Grades K-4, they report directly to Ms. Jones who will record their name. If your child is in Grades 5-9 then they need to sign in the late book. We ask all parents to say their goodbyes outside the school or in the office. Parents are asked not to accompany their students to their classroom as this can be very disruptive to classes.
   
Parents of 5C1 and 5C2 Students
As you know, your child has been working hard to complete a dual language cooking project for English and French Language arts.   They have now finished and are eagerly anticipating sharing their projects with each other and you.  We would like to invite you to view the completed assignments during the morning of Monday, November 17th.  The presentations will take place during periods 2, 3 and 4 (9:50 AM - 12:16 PM) in the Elboya school library. We are unable to give a specific performance order or time that your child’s group will be presenting and invite you to watch all of the children’s cooking shows.  

Parking is available on the North, East or South side of the school. As a courtesy to our neighbours and staff, we would ask you kindly not to park in front of the school, in the teacher’s parking lot, or in front of the houses in our neighbourhood. Please sign in at the office before coming to the library.

We, and the students, look forward to having you join us.

Sincerely, Mme. Brittain Ms. McBean

Dressing for Winter  
Please be sure your child is appropriately dressed for the weather conditions. Jackets, toques, mitts, scarves, boots, snow pants, etc. are highly recommended. 

IMPORTANT REMINDERS
1.Virtual Learning Commons
Parents can find information about student tests, assignments and teacher blogs at Elboya School on the following link https://sites.google.com/a/educbe.ca/vlc/ 
2. Outstanding Fees
A reminder letter along with a copy of the invoice has been sent home with students who have fees still outstanding . If you feel you have receivd this information in error please contact Mrs. Carbol @ 403-777-7760. Financial concerns? Please contact Mrs. Carbol regarding a waiver form.
3. Western Canada High School Open House – D. Siakaluk
Tuesday, November 18th the Grade 9 students will be doing a tour of Western High School. We will leave Elboya at 12:00 and will be back around 2:30 pm. Grade 9 students will eat their lunch during Period 4. Students must bring paperwork back by Monday in order to attend.
There is a parent orientation evening at Western Canada High School on November 19th  Self-directed tours begin at 5:45 pm and the information session begins at 7:00 pm in the main gym.
4.Band Concert – W. Irwin
A band concert will be held on November 18th at Western Canada High School
5.Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences  November 20th     
These conferences are for students in Grades K-6 only. Early dismissal at 1:30 pm
Grades K-4 – Conferences will take place on Thursday, November 20 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm only. There are no conferences on Friday, November 21.  Because of the amount of conferences that take place, the meetings are only 10 minutes in length and they will all take place in the child’s classroom. The conference booking system opens on Monday, November 17 at 6:30 am and closes on Thursday, November 20 at noon. If you are unable to schedule an appointment, please contact your child’s teacher.

Grades 5-6 – Conferences will take place on Thursday, November 20 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm only. There are no conferences on Friday, November 21.  Because of the amount of conferences that take place, the meetings are only 6 minutes in length and they will all take place in the Main Gym. The conference booking system opens on Monday, November 17 at 6:30 am and closes on Thursday, November 20 at noon. If you are unable to schedule an appointment, please contact your child’s teacher.

 No school Friday, November 21st

Upcoming Events:                                                                
                    
November 18th                 Grade 10 tour at Western Canada High School
                                         Band Concert at Western Canada High School

November 19th                  Parent Orientation evening at Western Canada High School
               
November 20th                 Early dismissal at 1:30 pm
4:00 -8:00 pm - Parent Teacher Conferences for Kindergarten through Grade 6 ONLY

November 21st                 Non instructional day – NO SCHOOL

November 26th                 Band Concert 7:00 pm


Enjoy the weekend!

Cheryl Carbol
Administrative Secretary

Elboya

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