January 2017 Newsletter
January Principal’s Message
Important Dates
Jan 9
Back to School
Jan 12
Dental Sealants
Kindergartens
Jan 19
Jr. High
Social Studies Midterm
Jan 20
Jr. High
LA Midterm
Jan 23
Jr. High
Welcome back to Elnora School and welcome to 2017. I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful
holiday. Thank you again to everyone who came out and supported our Christmas concert and silent
auction. Our students did a terrific job in the production; it is great to see the whole school involved
in the event and I think everyone enjoyed it thoroughly. The silent auction raised just over $1700
which will pay for bussing for some of our extracurricular events such as basketball, volleyball, badminton, track and field, etc.
Our Education Planning Presentation (EPP) for 2016-2017 is now complete and uploaded to our
school website. It is accessible by going to www.elnoraschool.ca There you will see the link, right on
the homepage where you can see some great photos and read survey data, goals, successes, and
challenges our school faces. By all the metrics that schools are measured, ours is tops in performance. Check it out and call me or email if you have any questions.
Science Midterm
Jan 24
Jr. High
Math Midterm
I have sent all the extra winter coats, snow pants, and gloves back to the Elnora FCSS located, at the
Elnora Village office. If you or your child is in need of winter clothing, please contact Sheila at 403773-3920.
Hot Lunch
Turkey Casserole
Jan 25
Scuba Diving @ 3Hills
Grade 7/8
Our breakfast program continues to operate on a daily basis. I would like to thank the parents and
staff and students who run this program. If you ever want to pitch in with a donation of food or
money, that would be great. Every student is offered this opportunity every day and it is heavily
used.
11:30 –3:15 pm
Jan 26
Staff Meeting
Jan 31
NO SCHOOL for students
Organizational Day
Finally, swimming dates are approaching. Students will start at the beginning of March this
year. More information to follow. Remember to send you child (ren) to school and to the bus with
all the winter gear they will need to enjoy the season.
EA PD Day
Have a great January.
Mr. L. Neville
2016/2017 Staff
Junior High Midterm Schedule
Mr. Larry Neville — Principal
Jocelyn Pennock — Grades 7 & 8
Melissa Abbott — Grades 4 -6
January 19
Social Studies
Jaime Anderson — Kindergarten Teacher
January 20
Language Arts
Debbie Wilson — Kindergarten Educational Assistant
January 23
Science
January 24
Math
Shauna Peterson — Grades 1 --3
Tammy Venn — Educational Assistant
Aimee Krunek — Educational Assistant
Deanie Lynch — Administration Support
Cassandra Hancher — Custodian
Elnora School
Phone: 403-773-3624
Fax:
403-773-3744
E-mail: [email protected]
Swimming Lesson Schedule
March 2017
Grades 1-6
March 1—6—8—13—15—20 –22
Grades K and 7/8
March 2 – 7—14—16—21—23—28
Swim Time:
10:30 am
Leave School:
9:50 a.m.
Return to School: 12:15 p.m.
Forms will go out next week.
How Do I pay for something online…...what is this ACORN I keep hearing about??
https://www.studentquickpay.com/chinook/Student_QuickPay_Guide.pdf
Parents & staff can access this guide by clicking the Help icon when they go to the login page.
Elnora Parent Council Minutes
January 12, 2017
Attendance: Aimee, Melissa, Larry, Angela, Lynn, Tamara, Patricia, Tricia, Sheila.
Meeting called to order @3:32
Approval of Agenda: Approved by Patricia and second by Angela
Approval of minutes: Lynn approves, Angela seconds
Treasurers report: Opening December balance of $3217.01
Closing December Balance of $2739.21
Tamara Adopts report, Patricia Seconds
Old Business:
Casino Application has come to a stand still for the moment. Sheila is looking into the application process to find out what
the next step is.
Christmas Celebration Meal went well with lots of positive feedback and we had excellent parent volunteer numbers this
year! Way to go everyone, Job well done!
Lost Treasure Sale was a hit with lots of happy shopping, wrapping and a chance for the student union to do some fundraising for their year-round activities.
New Business:
Hot Lunch for January 24th will be turkey casserole, bun, juice and small dessert free of charge to all students.
February Hot Lunches
Feb 2nd
February 16
Pizza, juice small dessert $2.50 extra slice $1.00
th
Taco in a bag, juice, small dessert for $5.00
Parent Council will be offering 2 hot lunches per month beginning February.
School field trip: A Field trip to Edmonton is being planned for April 25th for Grades
4-8. The teachers have received funding for coach busses from Canadian Tire. The bus will take them to the Sports Hall of
Fame, Bowling with dinner, and then a Broadway production “Cinderella” at the Jubilee! Total cost for this amazing trip is
$4400 and the school is requesting $1700.00. Lynn made a motion for PAC to cover the $1700.00 Angela 2nds all in favour.
Larry gave Pac the 2016 Education Plan presentation. This is available for everyone on our school website.
www.elnoraschool.ca
FCSS- Sheila from FCSS joined us tonight to touch base and update PAC and the school on what services they can offer.
For any questions call Sheila at 403-773-3920
Theme Week- no set theme yet. Tentative date in April. Pac has decided to plan a hot lunch that week and provide a
free supper.
2nd Fundraiser- Kernels Popcorn! Only $2 per bag! With close to 50% profit!! We will be getting this kick started in February. Stay tuned for the details.
Teachers Report: Basketball is going strong for boys and girls. Midterms are coming up very quickly. A grant has been
given to the school for Grade 7 & 8’s to go Scuba Diving in Three Hills on Jan 25th. Student Union is doing PaJanuary.
CTF is starting Friday the 13th for grades 4-8. The teachers have some great activities planned!
Parent Teacher interviews are on Feb.16th.
Next meeting Date February 9th @ 3:30 in school Library
Adjournment: 5:21
Supporting health and wellness priorities for students and staff
A message from the Superintendent
The new year provides a perfect opportunity to re-energize the many efforts underway in our school division to support the health and well-being of our students, staff and families. We know that ensuring a healthy physical, social and
emotional environment in our schools can positively impact student performance
and academic achievement, which allows students to reach their potential.
Alberta Education is determined to incorporate First Nations, Métis and Inuit
(FNMI) perspectives in Alberta schools, which is a priority we share in Chinook’s
Edge. We are committed to honoring and celebrating Indigenous students and
teachings. This enhances the cultural and academic experiences not only for our
Indigenous students, but for all students who enter our facilities. Under the guidance of our FNMI Steering Committee and our Learning Services team, part of
this important work may involve introducing students to the culture and practices
of the local Indigenous community through such activities as a Smudging Ceremony. For information on this learning activity, please refer to the Smudging Ceremony document under the Parent section of our website at www.cesd73.ca.
We are grateful to everyone whose efforts are supporting our quality learning priorities for all students, and we wish each of our Chinook’s Edge families a happy
and healthy new year.
Kurt Sacher
Superintendent of Schools
If you have a question for Superintendent Kurt Sacher or any Chinook’s Edge Trustee, please visit the ‘Parents Matter Question Box’ link under the ‘Board’ tab on
our website at www.cesd73.ca.
Welcome to Kindergarten!
Beginning in January, Chinook’s Edge will be accepting Kindergarten registrations
for the 2017-2018 school year. Children must turn five years old by December 31,
2017 to begin attending Kindergarten in the fall of 2017. If you are interested in
Pre-Kindergarten programming, please contact us! There are no school fees for
Kindergarten students in Chinook’s Edge.
A Very Heartfelt Thank-You to all the families and Businesses
that donated to our Silent Auction.
Knievel Agencies
Haskell Family
Mindful Massage
Elnora Fire Department
Servus Credit Union
Becky Dahl
Calgary Flames
The Neville Family
Speedwell Farms
Conscious Choice
Jump 360
Red Deer Rebels
Hairlines Salon
Innisfail Subway
Carnival Cinemas
Don MacIntirye MLA
Three Hills Books
Olymel
Sky Wing Aviation
One Eleven Restaurant
Rona Inc.
Elnora Hotel
Headquarters Salon
Masterrim Taekwondo
Smith Repair
DNIC Creations
Central Alberta Co-op
Greg & Trish Pennock
Rodan & Fields (Jaime Andersen)
Tupperware (DJ Lattery)
Rodan & Fields (Tricia Simpson)
Cheryl Beeton
Corry Carpentry
Country Stitch Design
The Mixing Spoon
Three Hills Aquatic Centre
Thirty-One
Curtis and Lynne Mose
Chinook’s Edge
Chris and Debbie Wilson
JDR Buslines
Elnora School
Krunek Family
Village of Elnora
Fatburger
Gib Andruski
Big Bore Directional
Elnora Staff
Jewell’s Grocery
Deanie Lynch
Beauti-Control (Kathy Andersen)
Trochu Motors
Colleen Butler
Caesars Pizza
Earl Dreeshan
Elnora Motors
BASKETBALL NEWS 2016/2017 SEASON
Our Jr. High Boys Basketball season is underway. We have a game scheduled for this
Thursday, at Elnora School at 1:30 p.m. if you
want to come out and cheer on your
son. We have nine boys this season in grades
6-8 who are working hard at building skills
and having fun.
Keep on Dribbling.
Mr. Neville 2016/2017 Boys Basketball Coach
I am excited to be coaching the Junior High
girls’ basketball team again this year! We
have started practicing and we look forward
to many games and tournaments during the
upcoming season. We have a group of girls
with positive attitudes, a willingness to work
hard and a strong sense of determination- it
is going to be great season!
Mrs. Pennock 2016/2017
Girls Basketball Coach
January 2017
Sun
15
Mon
Tue
9
16
Thu
Fri
Sat
10
11
Kindergarten
12
Kindergarten
1:30—3:00
Boys BB Here
13
14
17
18
Kindergarten
19
Kindergarten
20
21
Jr. High
Midterms
Social Studies
Jr. High
Midterms
Language Art
22
23
24
Kindergarten Kindergarten
Jr. High Midterms
Jr. High
Math
Midterms
Hot Lunch
Turkey Casserole
Science
29
30
31
NO SCHOOL
Organizational
Day for
Teachers
Wed
25
26
Scuba Diving Kindergarten
3-Hills
Grades 7/8 Staff meeting
11:30—3:15
27
28