May 29, 2015
Dear Parents,
This past week a
student who was riding his bike to school was hit by a van on the corner of 42nd
Avenue and Macleod Trail. Fortunately the student is fine though the front
wheel of his bike is beyond repair. As
parents can imagine, this was a big shock for the student.
The great majority of
children have no experience with such situations and while the driver brought
the student to school, she did not report the accident or follow through to
make sure he was ok.
I will be talking to
students about what to do in case of unusual situations. Parents may wish to do
so as well. It is helpful if students come to school with at least one other where
possible.
Incidents such as this
remind all of us of the importance of traffic safety and the need to exercise
extra care for children.
On a lighter note,
students enjoyed sports day and the opportunity to play games and be active for
a morning or afternoon.
Thank you to the many
parent volunteers who helped out this past week and especially with the sports
days.
L. Davis
Principal
Elboya Music – W. Irwin
Elboya Music is proud
to present our year end concert. It will take place at 7:00 pm Tuesday June
2nd at Bethany Chapel. Please note that this is a new location
from our spring concert. Address: 3333 Richardson Way SW, Calgary, AB. The concert will last for approximately 1
hour and 30 minutes with a brief intermission. This will be a great chance to
see your children perform with an evening full of music. Tickets will be
available from Mr. Irwin and at the door at a cost of $5/child, $10/adult or
$20/family. One ticket fits all. They
should be printed and ready for sale on Monday May 25th 2015. Please
make all cheques payable to Elboya School Band Parents Association.
There is still a need
for Grade 5 or 7 parent volunteers at the Band Concert—primarily to sit with
students. If you can help, would you please contact Lorie Tod of the Elboya
Band Council at lorietod@telus.net<mailto:lorietod@telus.net Thank you.
Patrol Picnic – J. Sawchuk
On Thursday June 4, 23
grade 5 and 6 students will be heading to Heritage Park for the annual
Patrollers Picnic. If you can volunteer
to hang out with us that day, please let Ms. Sawchuk know. jlsawchuk@cbe.ab.ca
Watershed Study – J. Sawchuk
On Monday June 8th
and Tuesday June 9th, all the grade 9 students will be involved in a
watershed study that will take place in Kananaskis country. They will be doing a variety of tests at
various points along the river to examine water quality. If you can volunteer for either day (Monday
9F and 9I, Tuesday 9E) please email M. Bard jkbard@cbe.ab.ca or Ms. Sawchuk jlsawchuk@cbe.ab.ca
Lloyd’s Roller Rink – Mme. Matheusik
On Thursday June 11th,
all grade 8 classes will be participating in a PE based field trip. They will be going to Lloyd’s Roller
Rink. Parent volunteers are needed
between the hours of 12-2:30pm. If you
are interested in helping out, and have valid volunteer clearance, please
contact Mme. Matheusik at slmatheusik@cbe.ab.ca. More
information about this field trip will be available to students on Monday.
Noon Supervision Fees
Thank you to the majority of parents who have paid these fees.
They are used only to pay noon supervisors’ wages.
If you have not submitted your payment please do so
immediately. We have been advised that all outstanding accounts will be sent to
collection by CBE finance mid-June. Questions or concerns, please contact Mrs.
Kryczka in the Main Office.
French Immersion Camp
There is a new daily or weekly French immersion Day Camp in
Calgary available from June 29 to August 28, 2015. The week before school
starts (August 24-28) there is an Intensive Program designed to help students’
brush-up on their French language skills before school begins. We are not
familiar with this program and parents will need to check it out. More information at: www.francozonecamp.com
Important Dates:
June 1st Heritage
Park Grade 7
June 2nd Year End Band
Concert - Bethany Chapel 7:00pm
June 4 & 5th EOE
8 YMCA camp Camp Chief Hector
June 11th Gr 8 Lloyd’s Roller
Rink
June 12th Junior
High Pizza Day
