Upcoming Dates at EHS:

Wed, Jun 26:

Dress in Red and White

Last day of school for all Kindergarten Students

Wed, Jun 26:

Sports Day - AM

Last day of school for Kindergarten classes 

Thurs, Jun 27:

Half Day - 12:00 Noon Dismissal and Last Day of School for ALL Students Gr. 1 - 4

Recognizing National Indigenous Peoples Day

At Eric Harvie School, we strive to build learning about Canadian Indigenous culture and ways of knowing throughout the school year in a range of different ways. We are also happy to renew our school wide commitment to actions from the Truth and Reconciliation Committee on this important day. The changing of the seasons and the summer solstice represents many different values and transitions for each of us, and we see this day as an opportunity for reflection and thoughtful action moving forward in our journey towards reconciliation. 

Please see the attached EHS Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation for the year ahead in the side bar.

Thank you for the EHS School Council Carnival!

The EHS School Council, and specifically Jen Smith in her role as the Special Events Coordinator, put on an awesome Year-End Carnival event last night! It was really lovely to see so many family out on the lawn, enjoying the food, games and playground in a fun, low-key and relaxed atmosphere! It truly was the kind of event that helps to bring a community together.

Thank you so much for the support of our amazing school council throughout this past year! Your work may go unseen or unnoticed at times, but your efforts to help improve our school community are essential and I hope and believe that every parent is thankful when fees for field trips or new learning resources are subsidized by your efforts!

On behalf of the Chair of the School Council, Amanda Hang, and myself, we also wanted to say a big thank you to Kristin Raugust, Jana Swacynza and Jen Smith for all your efforts over the past few years on the Council executive. The insightful thoughts and questions that you brought to our meetings was so helpful, and your reliability in taking on key roles that help to make a council run is greatly appreciated!

Update to Organization Plan for September 2024

We previously shared our intended plan for how we would organize our classes to help meet the needs of our learners in an equitable way. As the number and the complexity of the learning needs of the learners that we will have in different grade levels next year becomes more clear, we are making some adjustments to how we will be organizing for September 2024. 

These changes align with our goal to provide an equitable learning experience for all learners. In making these changes, we keep in mind what we know about each grade group of learners, what is developmentally appropriate for each grade level and finding creative ways to prioritize ensuring each learner develops their core skills in ELAL and Math. 

To be clear, this may not be the final organizational change required. The Alberta Education funding model finalizes our funding for the year with the actual number of students that are in the building on Sept. 30. Once this date passes, we will then review our plan one final time to ensure we have the funding available (or spend out any additional funds if we continue to grow!).

• The changes that we needed to make are in grade 2 and grade 4. Due to the number of learners, the age and developmental levels, and the complexity of the learners in grade 2, we needed to make a cautious change. 
• We have added a 4th grade 2 class bringing the average class size down from 27 to 21.5.
• Our numbers in grade 4 continue to be the lowest of any grade group; however, we did not want to take away the opportunity to build strong ELAL and Math skills with this group.
• As a result, with grade 4, we will make 3 instructional groups of 21 learners in the morning for ELAL and Math instruction. In the afternoons, one of the instructional groups will be split into the two other classes, resulting in 2 instructional groups of 32 learners in each group.
• Again, this plan will need to be reviewed in early October to ensure our available funding matches this plan. 

Thank you for your understanding as we venture to provide the best possible scenario for all learners in our building.

June Report Cards

The June report card reflects the summative achievement of each student through the final months – February through to the end of June 2024, for this school year.  These will be available online in your parent PowerSchool account June 26 until July 26, 2024.

We are very proud of the high levels of achievement our learners have demonstrated this school year, and are happy to be celebrating their progress and perseverance throughout this year. 

• If you have questions or concerns about your child’s report card, please contact your child’s teacher by email or by phone, by noon on June 28, 2024. 
• The office will officially close for the summer at 1:00 pm on Friday, June 28, 2024.  
• The EHS office will re-open on Monday, August 26, 2024 at 9:00 am 
• The first day of school for 2024-25 will be Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 8:15 am. The bell schedule is unchanged for next year.  
  
  
• We will continue to refine class lists, adding new registrants, through to the morning of August 28/24. Parents will receive an email from your child’s next year teacher after 12:00 pm on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 welcoming your family to their class. That email will include information regarding entry doors for each class.  

Lost & Found

The final lost and found clearout begins! We will have it outside the school at the end of the day for the remainder of the year. Anything left in the Lost & Found after the last day of school will be donated to charity. Thank you! It may be hard to believe…but your child has lost something this year!

Staffing Updates:

As Eric Harvie is a growing school next year, we are thrilled to welcome a few new faces next year! The spring staffing process is still underway, but we wanted to share a few upcoming additions to our teaching staff. We will be providing a full list of all changes later in June.

Arriving to Eric Harvie School in teaching positions for next fall: 

Karah Chilton: Karah comes to us with many years of experience. She has worked in many buildings with her last school being Sunnyside School. She brings a wonderful enthusiasm and an expertise in literacy that we are excited to see come to life in our building! Welcome Karah!

Laura Hall: Laura also comes to Eric Harvie with a diverse set of teaching experiences. We are thrilled to add her knowledge and skills to our staff. Laura has taught many different grade levels and is currently at T.B. Riley School. Welcome Laura!

Andrew Lawson: Andrew is a new, yet familiar face at Eric Harvie. Andrew was previously at EHS during the 2019-20 school year and is excited to return. Andrew has a great calming presence in the classroom and has a strong desire to support learners to grow and develop new skills. Welcome Andrew!

Lauren McEachern: We are thrilled to welcome Lauren to the EHS team! Lauren comes to us from University Elementary and has many years of experience and knowledge to bring. We are excited to have her voice added to our incredible staff. Welcome Lauren!

Erin Ulveland: Erin is a welcome addition to the EHS family. Erin comes to us from William D. Pratt school and brings her vast expertise and love of teaching. Welcome Erin!

While there are still a few additions and possible opportunities for movement ahead, we are at a point where we can announce some of our staff that is moving on to new adventures next year:

Natalie Cox will be pursuing her Masters’ of Education degree over the next school year. Natalie has been a huge part of Eric Harvie School since the opening 8 years ago. While she is planning to return to the CBE the following year, she will be going on to a new adventure at a new school.

Sandy Campbell will be pursuing a career outside of the CBE next year. He has been a big part of Eric Harvie School’s staff over the past few years and we will miss his wide range of skills and his caring support for kids.

Letitia Turner joined EHS for the past 4 years and has supported many grade 3/4 learners with great care and enthusiasm. She also had the unique opportunity to teach through the HUB online school model during one school year - she adapted to many challenges! Letitia has successfully applied for a Learning Leader position at Brentwood School.

We will be wishing “Farewell for now, Friend!” to all of our staff that are moving on to new adventures during our year-end assembly on June 27th.

Requesting Sport’s Day Volunteers:

Date: Wed, June 26

Time: 8:15am-11:25am (all morning)

Event description: EHS Sports Day - Go Team Canada!

It's an Olympic year and what better way to show our support for Team Canada, than sports day!

We are looking for parent volunteers to help set up, organize and direct a station for this morning's event. Teachers will be leading multi-age groups of students around to each event. Event activities, descriptions & equipment will be supplied by our teaching team. We hope you can join us and don't forget to wear red and white!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D44AFAB28ABF94-49969216-ehssports#/

Yearbook 2023-2024 Orders!

Last chance to order yearbooks! You can order online at Lifetouch Yearbook Orders until June 27th.  Yearbook Order ID Code: 13134824.  

Upcoming community events: