November 4, 2014
Dear Parents,
We apologize for the lateness of this message.
On behalf of the students and staff of Elboya School, I
would like to express our appreciation to parents and staff who contributed to
the success of Oktoberfest. Special thanks are due to Rhonda Fulton and her
committee. Rhonda stepped in at the last minute and did an excellent job of
bringing off a highly successful and enjoyable event. The Oktoberfest Committee
included Rhonda Fulton, Kahleia Murdoch, Maxine Edwards, Ginny Brown, Virginia
Harvie, Lyne Schneider, Karen Kirk, Samara Felesky-Hunt, Elaine & Duncan
Dube, Kim Snethun, Heather & Don Marples, Lorri Delong, Lori McArthur, Pam
Winters, Beth Riley, Doug Dunlop, Rhonda Dupuis. Special thanks also go to Jim
Button, Peter Edwards, Norm Dupuis and Angela Roehm.
Our sincere thanks to everyone who contributed.
Linda Davis, Principal
Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest was
a huge success! Thank you to our 224
guests who attended the festivities and to the hundreds of families, teachers
and businesses who donated cash, time and auction items. Clearly the support to ensure our school’s
success is present and appreciated.
Okotoberfest
requires so much of our school community, starting with the bottles of wine
brought by families and then student contributions to the class baskets,
followed by silent and live auction items provided by generous donors from the
school or community. Then we put it all together with ticket sales from the
same group for an amazing evening with a wonderful meal and great company. It
should also be noted that the school staff are an integral part of the process
and the silent auction items donated by teachers are always very popular picks.
Special thanks to: Cheryl Carbol, Rana Jones, Linda Davis and the Elboya Staff.
If you missed
it this year, you will not want to miss out in 2016.
On the heels of
this collaborative success, we invite parents to join the Elboya Parent Council
meetings which are hosted on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. There are a host of topics being discussed
each month and you can be part of it.
The Oktoberfest
committee gave it our all and the results were fun and financially amazing. Oktoberfest
raised over $30,000 for supporting school initiatives. Great job!
Thank you for
supporting Elboya!
For committee
information or event follow-up, please contact Rhonda Fulton at
www.mauibeachwalk.com
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
1. Elementary
Pizza Lunch Grade 1- 5
If you have not ordered pizza for your child
please be sure to send a bagged lunch on Wednesday, November 5th.
Questions or
concerns? Please contact Carrie
csfryer@mac.com or Christie christie9@shaw.ca
2. 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/
3. Absences
We respectfully
request that parents inform the school on
the telephone absence line, 403-777-7760 ext. 1 which is available
24/7. Each morning, Mrs. Jones' priority
task is to check on the attendance of each child by 9:30 a.m. The safety of each child is very important
especially as winter approaches.
We are finding
emails about attendance in teacher and administrator email accounts as well as
in secretarial and general Elboya inboxes.
While email is convenient, we cannot guarantee that staff are able to
check their email by 9:30 each morning.
For example, every Tuesday morning before school we have a staff meeting
and it is unlikely that any staff member would be able to check their email by
9:30. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ATTENDANCE INFORMATION BY EMAIL. Thank you.
4. Being on time
A significant
number of students are arriving late to school every morning. We understand the
occasional problem that leads to a student being late-sometimes the weather is
bad or there is an accident or other circumstances beyond our control. However,
being late every day is not respectful of other students or teachers who are on
time and disrupts the learning environment in classes. We ask your cooperation
in students arriving no later than 8:45 so they can prepare for school which
begins at 8:50 a.m. Being on time is an important life skill that all need to
acquire.
Halloween Activities
On Thursday,
October 30th, Elboya School had a number of fun Hallowe'en activities.
Kindergarten through Grade 4 carved or decorated pumpkins which were judged by
Mr. Coward's Grade 7-9 Homeroom students. The Concert Band performed the
Haunted Clock and Mountain Troll for Kindergarten through Grade 4 before they
paraded their costumes to Grade 5-9 classes. Grades 5-9 participated in a
Costume Contest at lunchtime. All classes contributed socks filled with candy
to Ronald McDonald House. The parents at Ronald McDonald House were overwhelmed
with the generosity and want to thank staff and students at Elboya.
Haunted House – S. Park
The Halloween Haunted House put on by the
Drama students was a spooktacular success!!! The small gym was transformed into
an exscreamely scarey house. Thank-you to the Drama students for all their hard
work, writing scenes and creating their own characters. YOU WERE ALL VERY
SCAREY!!
Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners
Congratulations
to the K-Grade 4 Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners:
Room 7 - Mr. Grant's Grade 2 Class -
"Frankenstein and Igor"
Room 8 - Ms.
Grandan's Grade 2 Class - "Vampire Minion"
Room 10 - Ms.
Haines' Grade 4 Class - "Mike from Monster's Inc."
Also,
congratulations to the Grade 5-9 Costume Competition Winners:
5 - Jera W (Zombie Ballerina) and Mitchell P
(Green Ghost)
6 - Kiera H
(Jellyfish) and Charlie F (George Washington)
7 - Georgia S
(Statue of Liberty) and Chris K (Flying Monkey)
8 - Maddie P
(Baby) and Robin M (Robin)
9 - Shelby D
(Zombie Bride) and Edward P (Pirate)
Grocery
Fundraiser – Elboya School Fundraising Committee
We invite
parents to send in order forms in for the ‘No – Cost, No-Brainer’ Grocery Card
Fundraiser in by Wednesday, November 5rd.
Just changing how you pay for your Groceries, Gas and Pharmacy can raise
huge money for the Elboya School Fundraising Society. The cards are just like cash and up to 10.5%
of the gift card value is rebated back to the school! The Elboya Fundraising Society will be using
the money for a variety of projects including technology updates (I pads,
school Wi-Fi), artist in residence programs and field trips.
Thanks for your support
The Elboya
School Fundraising Society
Remembrance Day Assembly – November 7th
There will two assemblies beginning at 9:00.
Regretfully, due to an increase in enrollment, we are unable to invite guests
including parents this year. Assemblies are for students and staff only.
Western Canada High School Open House – D. Siakaluk
There is a parent orientation evening at
Western Canada High School on November 19, 2014. Self-directed tours begin at
5:45 pm and the information session begins at 7:00 pm in the main gym. Grade 9
students will be having a tour of Western on December 18th.
Sewing
Club - Students in grade 5 – 9 R. Facchina
If you are interested in sewing and would like
to create a “stuffie” from a kit, please see Mme. Facchina in Rm 23 at the
lunch bell to pick up a form
Upcoming Events:
November 4th
Fort Calgary Field trip Gr 4-5
Western
Canada High School Principal to speak with Elboya Grade 9 students
SG Volleyball Girls Finals
November 5th
Elementary Pizza Lunch for
those who have ordered online.
Please bring
a lunch if a pizza was not ordered.
November 6th
SG Volleyball Girls Finals
November 7th Remembrance
Day Assembly
JH
Pizza lunch Grade 7-9
November 10th
Non-Instructional Day—NO SCHOOL
November 11th
Remembrance Day – No School
November 13
Immunization Gr 5 & 9
November 20th 4-8
p.m. Parent Teacher Conferences for Kindergarten through Grade 6.
November 21st Non
instructional day – NO SCHOOL
Cheryl Carbol
Administrative Secretary
Elboya School
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