Upcoming Dates at EHS:

Thurs, Nov 2:

School pictures retake day

Fri, Nov 3:

PM Kindergarten attends

Wed, Nov 8:

Cox/Paterson Gr 3/4 Peace Assembly - Remembrance Day ceremony @ 10:15 am

Nov 9 - 14:

CBE-wide Fall Break - no classes 

Nov 23 - 24:

School Conferences - Thursday evening and Friday morning

Peace Ambassadors - Jacket Racket Drive!

The Eric Harvie Peace Ambassadors will soon be starting our annual drive for Jacket Racket.  This is a wonderful opportunity for students to help other children here in our city, by donating warm outerwear that they no longer need.  It is a valuable experience for our students and reinforces our school’s commitment to peace and citizenship education. Our Peace Ambassadors will collect items from classrooms each morning.

 

This year’s Jacket Racket collection will run beginning on Monday, November 2 and ending on Friday, November 17th. 

 

Jacket Racket is a volunteer organization that collects and provides warm coats, snow pants, hats, scarves, and mittens to students who need them.  Every year from mid-October to late November, Jacket Racket volunteers collect approximately 4,000 gently used coats, which are sorted and distributed to children in need through the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District. Many Jacket Racket volunteers are former CBE teachers who have seen shivering students come and go from school wearing little to no protection from the cold. There has been an increasing demand for warm clothing in past years.  Despite this growing demand, Jacket Racket has been successful in filling it with the help of the generosity of people like our EHS families.

HOW CAN I HELP?

Please take some time with your children to go through their winter items.  It is that time of year when we all realize that hats, mittens, boots, snow pants, and coats have been outgrown!  Please give them a wash and put them in a bag. Please list the items and sizes on the outside of the bag.  We also accept adult sizes as many older students need help to stay warm in the winter as well!  Toddler items will also be accepted for younger siblings.

Thank you for your support of our project!                                

The Staff and Students of Eric Harvie School

EHS School Enhancement Growing Smiles Fundraiser

Eric Harvie School Enhancement Society is excited to offer winter flowers, poinsettias, and wreaths through our Growing Smiles Fundraiser!

This fundraiser will benefit the school by purchasing educational resources and experiences, including things such as the E-Motion Dance Residency and subsidizing swimming lesson costs for all learners! 

Orders can be placed online through this link: https://ericharvie.growingsmilesfundraising.com/home  

Orders are due by Monday, November 6th at 12pm 

Pick up will be at the school on November 29th (from 3:30 - 6:30pm) and November 30th (8:30 - 9:30am). 

And bring your bottles by the school at pick up, as we'll have a bottle drive trailer on site on November 29th from 2-7pm!

If you have further questions, please contact ehsfundraisingdirector@gmail.com 

Honouring Remembrance Day

The Cox/Paterson grade 3/4 classes will be presenting this year's Remembrance Day peace assembly on Wednesday, November 8th at 10:15 AM. All members of the EHS school community are invited to attend if they wish.

These classes are also looking for any community members that have stories of hope connecting to war and conflict that they would like to share with our learners. If you have stories that you would like to share, or know family members that may even want to share a story at our assembly, it would be greatly appreciated. If you have other connections that may help us to have a great event for learning and reflecting, such as bagpipe players, please reach out to Mrs. Natalie Cox at njcox@cbe.ab.ca 

Thank you for your support!

Recognizing Halloween

Halloween is often an exciting time for young children that take part in dressing up and trick or treating in the evening. It can be a fun opportunity for children to share a bit of their personality to wear their costumes at school, however, at the risk of sounding like the “fun police”, our primary purpose is learning. 

On Tuesday, October 31, if your child is invited to wear their costume at school for the morning. (PM Kindergarten children are obviously welcome to wear their costume during their regular classes) We please ask that all costumes are appropriate for an elementary school setting, including no masks in order for learners to learn and for us to see faces, and no violent themed costumes, accessories or weapons. Children will need to be able to take off their costumes at lunchtime and store them with their school bag.

Thank you in advance for your support and we hope all families that head out trick or treating have a safe, fun time!

Support with using the washrooms at EHS

We have approached the CBE Facilities team about an ongoing concern at Eric Harvie School - students being afraid of the sound of our toilets flushing. This has been an issue since EHS opened, however, the problem has become especially acute the past few weeks as the number of toilets left unflushed poses a health concern, and we have had a high number of younger learners that are unwilling to go to the washroom resulting in multiple accidents in the classroom.

A CBE plumber came and assessed the situation this week and some minor adjustments were made to the whole system to try and make the flushing sound a bit quieter. In addition to making plumbing adjustments, we also will need to support the anxiety element of this situation. We kindly ask families to have a conversation about using the washroom at school with your child. We will also make a suggestion again closer to our school conferences, as it may be helpful to take your child to the washroom at our school to help guide and encourage them to use the toilet correctly. While the school does take on support with learning many life skills, the sensitive nature of using toilets strongly relies on parents helping their children to be able to handle using the washroom in a wide range of situations.

Thank you in advance for your support!

School Council - Fun Lunch/Snack Dates:

Oct 26, 2023 Papa John’s (Lunch)

Nov 16, 2023 Saucy Bread Company

Nov 23, 2023 Subway (Lunch)

Dec 7, Out of Chaos Cookies

Dec 14, Papa John’s (Lunch)

Past Updates

Important Update: EHS Traffic, Pedestrians & Parking

The traffic and pedestrian safety during drop off and pick up times can be very challenging at Eric Harvie School, much like many other school neighborhoods. As a school community, we are relying on drivers to make good decisions and follow the established traffic rules and controls (Can you identify where the picture in this article was taken?).

We have had a significant change in the parking regulations around Eric Harvie School this past week. This change was targeted to happen when we get an increase in the amount of buses to our school - which could be a considerable number next school year. These changes are:

The area in front of the school (Tuscany Drive) is almost exclusively a no stopping zone - basically a large bus zone - during the day.

The area close to the playground on the more major road (Tuscany Way) is now designated as a drop off area, where there is no stopping during busy times.

We will explore temporarily changing the signs along Tuscany Drive (in front of the school) during the time when we only have one bus coming to our school - this is too big of a bus zone for one bus. However, we please ask that all drivers respect the signs that are in place as these would be enforceable by police (as we learned this week!)

Last year, our teachers took time to teach proper crosswalk techniques to all our learners. In the weeks ahead, we will be looking to share further guidance from police, CBE or city of Calgary representatives that can help us to ensure everyone has safe travels to and from school each day. Our School Council is also actively looking to find helpful solutions that ensure that our entire community understands how they can support safe walking to school.

EHS School Enhancement Society Casino Fundraiser

A message from our delightful EHS School Enhancement Society:

We are seeking 36 volunteers for our upcoming casino fundraiser event on December 9 and 10, 2023 at Pure Casino (near the airport). Our last casino event raised $67,000 for Eric Harvie School and supported the purchase of new technology, sports, art, science, and literacy materials as well as numerous special events and learning opportunities for students.

Please come join other parents for a fun night of volunteering. Volunteers get free food and drinks (non-alcoholic) during their shift and it is a great way to meet other parents at the school. No experience is required and you will be provided training when you show up for your shift. To sign up, use the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D44AFAB28ABF94-44870414-ehscasino