Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Weekly email Nov 4





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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