Dear Parents & Guardians:

In this post you will find information for the following:

·         Important Dates

·         Art Club - Volunteers Please

·         Kindergarten Parent Information Night

·         Vacation Absences – Email Office

·         Action - Alberta Education Parent Survey – Due March 6

·         Download/Print Your Online Report Cards – Feb. 24

·         Calgary Opera Residency – Volunteers Needed

·         Fun Lunches (details on our Lunchtime webpage)

Important Dates –

·         Feb 12-13 – Teacher's Convention (No School)

·         Feb 16 – Family Day (No School)

·         Feb 17-26 – PE Gymnastics Unit

·         Feb 22 – Parent/Teacher Conference MyCBE Online Bookings Open (6:00 p.m.)

·         Feb 24 – Reports Available Online for Download

·         Feb 25 – Fun Lunch: Papa John’s

·         Feb 26 – Student Led Conferences (4:00-8:00)

·         Feb 27 – Student Led Conferences (8:00-12:00) No School

·         Subscribe to our updated Web Calendar (link on bottom left)

Art Club – Parent Volunteers Needed

Elbow Park School has an art club!  It is open to all students and meets during lunchtime on Wednesdays. Students bring their lunch to the kindergarten classroom, where they can create masterpieces and eat. We are very grateful that the grade 6 teacher, Ms. Odland, has sponsored this club. But the art club is parent-run and would appreciate more volunteers! No art experience is needed. Volunteers will help students with art support, handing out supplies and clean up. 

If you would like to volunteer and have your police clearance complete, please use the link to sign up or email Chelsea Saxena at chelseasaxena@gmail.com. 

Kindergarten Parent Information Night

Our parent information session last night was well attended. Thank you to Meghan, our Council Chair, for speaking about our parent involvement and fundraising opportunities at our school. We currently have 18 students registered for Kindergarten next school year. We have posted the presentation slides on our Kindergarten webpage for anyone who missed the meeting.

Vacation Absences

If you have planned extended absences next week beyond Teacher’s Convention and Family Day, please email elbowpark@cbe.ab.ca with the dates that your child/ren will be absent.

Action - Alberta Education Parent Survey – Due March 6

Every school year, Alberta Education and Childcare surveys students, parents, and teachers to gather feedback on school experiences. This input helps identify what is working well and highlights areas where improvement is needed.

To date, we have had seven (7) parents access this survey. As a small school, the Alberta Education and Childcare Assurance Survey (AECAS) invites students at Elbow Park in grades 4-6, along with their parents, to share their perspectives, experiences, and feelings about school. This is an important opportunity to have your voice heard! Last year we only had 16 parents complete the survey.

Usually, Alberta Education uses Canada Post to send out random access codes to access the survey. We are excited to announce that this year, CBE School Improvement will email parents and guardians a unique, single-use access code to enter the survey.

• Families with more than one eligible student will receive a separate single-use access code for each child
• Paper copies and translated versions are available upon request through your child’s school principal
• Participation is voluntary and questions may be skipped/survey can be exited at any time. As noted in the instructions for the survey, if a question is not applicable or if the respondent does not feel comfortable answering, they should leave the response blank, or answer “N/A”. A blank response does not count towards the total number of responses

Once you receive your access code, visit the AECAS webpage to complete the confidential online survey.

Students are surveyed during the same period as their parents or guardians, Jan. 26 – Mar. 6, however students typically complete the survey at school. Further details are available in the Parent Notification Letter.

If you have any questions or would like a paper copy of the survey, please contact the principal of your child’s school after Jan. 26.

By participating in the AECAS, you are helping to shape the future of education in Alberta

Download/Print Report Cards on February 24

On Tuesday, February 24, your child’s report card will be available to view/print in your MyCBE account. You must use a computer to login to view the PDF version of this report card – you are not able to view it in the App. Report Cards are only available to parents for download during the current school year.

The report card is one of the ways teachers communicate how your child is progressing in their learning. Teachers may also share learning progress through parent/teacher conferences, your child’s daily work and assignments, and other ongoing communication with you.  

Calgary Opera Residency

We have begun our residency with Calgary Opera which will create our centennial themed performances on June 4 and 5.

Each homeroom worked with Dustin, our librettist, to come up with the content and lyrics for the play. Each grade level has a different time era of study.

We will require some parent volunteers to assist with elements of the production including set design and costuming. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Fech: jwfech@cbe.ab.ca

Fun Lunches

Did you know that our Our Fun Lunch program is a school fundraiser?

Did you know that you can sign up for all future Fun Lunches in one sitting and not miss any?

Please sign up now and end the invasion of Uber Eats in our office 😊

Sign up on our Lunchtime webpage.

Our fun lunch dates are:

·         Feb. 25 -Papa Johns Pizza

·         Mar. 18 - Edo 

·         Apr. 15 - Opa

·         May 20 - McDonald’s