Upcoming Dates at EHS:

Wed, Sept 27:

Picture Day (K-4)

Thurs, Sept 28:

Glenbow Ranch Field Trip (All Gr 1-4 classes)

Orange Shirt Day

Fri, Sept 29:

National Truth & Reconciliation Day (Sep 30) - NO CLASSES

Fri, Oct 6:

AM Kindergarten attends

Mon, Oct 9:

Thanksgiving- No School

Wed, Oct 11:

School Council and Enhancement Society Meeting 6:30 pm at the school

Fri, Oct 13:

PM Kindergarten attends

Fri, Oct  20:

PD Day- No school

Fri, Oct 27:

AM Kindergarten attends

Glenbow Ranch Learning Experience - Volunteers Needed! 

We are looking for volunteers to help support our return to an Eric Harvie School tradition - exploration and learning outdoors at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park! This year we are fortunate to be able to go on the day we observe Orange Shirt Day, and some of our learning at the park will be focused on Indigenous ways of knowing.

Volunteers would need to be available for the full day on September 28, and would stick together with a group of around 8-10 learners to visit stations set-up around the park.

All Volunteers MUST have their current and valid Police Clearance AND the Annual Volunteer Registration Form (blue form that came home to you the first week) filled out and returned to the school. 

Here is the link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D44AFAB28ABF94-glenbow1

Thank you in advance for your support!

Supporting Eric Harvie School Learning

Our EHS School Council and Enhancement Society do an amazing job of fundraising to support great learning opportunities at our school. Their efforts help to provide reduced fees for swimming, field trips, learning residencies and to help in replacing aging technology at the school. It also provides many extra learning resources in the learning commons and in the classrooms that helps our teachers to offer improved learning opportunities.

If your family would like to support these efforts, but prefer the option of doing a one-time donation over taking part in campaigns such as holiday plant sales, monthly fun lunches or other fundraisers, you are able to donate through Education Matters. You are able to receive a tax receipt for any donation above $20, and the funds will be used directly towards new technology, learning commons resources and other learning resources.

 

Please visit https://www.educationmatters.ca/project-matters/eric-harvie-school/ to donate. Thank you in advance for your consideration in supporting learning at Eric Harvie School.

Parent Reading Program

Eric Harvie School would like to start a parent reading program for some of our grade ½ learners. We are looking for any parents who would like to come on a read with students. Ideally, we are looking for volunteers who could come in for at least 30 minutes for between 2-4 days a week. 

Roots of Empathy - Call for Babies

Eric Harvie has been a Roots of Empathy school since we began and community support made that possible. Families have volunteered their time and their babies to be part of this incredible program and parent council has provided critical funding. Our Roots of Empathy team needs the friends of EHS to spread the word to parents of new babies!

The program is best suited to babies who are four months old by September 1 but we're happy to talk with any interested families. Please email bcstrand@cbe.ab.ca  if you would like more information or have any questions. Thank you! 

Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Day is held yearly in September to encourage and support communities around reconciliation events and activities. The goal is to create awareness of the individual, family and community intergenerational impacts of Indian Residential Schools through Orange Shirt Day activities, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”.

This year, Orange Shirt Day falls on our Glenbow Ranch field trip on September 28. We encourage students to wear orange on that day and we will be recognizing the day with an assembly before leaving for the trip and during our learning on the land at Glenbow Ranch.

If you would like to purchase an Orange Shirt Day T-Shirt, (optional) we recommend purchasing directly from the Orange Shirt Day organization. They hold a yearly design contest and every year’s shirt features that year’s design winner. All proceeds from these sales go back into supporting Indigenous communities. 

https://orangeshirtday.org/merchandise/

CBE students, staff and their families and friends are invited to join an event being hosted by the City of Calgary in partnership with the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District. The third annual ceremonial opening is taking place on Sept. 30 from 9-10:30 a.m. at Fort Calgary (750 9th Ave SE). This year's gathering will include a smudge tent, in-person Indigenous speakers and performers, an aerial salute ceremony, and other events. The events will also include an intertribal dance demonstration featuring Indigenous students from the CBE and CCSD. Participants are encouraged to wear orange.

Following the YYC, CBE & CCSD event, all are invited to join the Pokaiks – The Children Commemorative Annual Walk and Gathering 2023. The walk will begin at 11 a.m. at City Hall (15-minute walk from Fort Calgary or 2-minute drive) and continue to Shaw Millenium Park (30-minute walk). The walk will be followed by drumming/dancing, Indigenous community speakers, artisan booths, and food sales.

Past Updates

Picking up children early during the day 

We are running the office area with a little less administrative staff this year, and as a result we are hoping to be very efficient! If you need to pick up a child for an appointment or to leave early during the day, please call the office 5-10 minutes in advance of arriving to let the office staff know. It is challenging to coordinate all the different appointments each day, and this small change will allow us to help keep you on time for your appointments too.

Dogs on School and City Property

We greatly appreciate that many families take advantage of the opportunity to walk their children to and from school each day and that this often includes family dogs. Please note that the city of Calgary Bylaw asks that dogs remain on the sidewalk area as they are not allowed on playground or school grounds areas. Here is the link to the City of Calgary website for more information: https://www.calgary.ca/bylaws/... 

Start of Year Forms 

 

Most of the yearly start of the year forms moved to an online format through your MyCBE account. These include the Demographic Verification form that helps ensure we are able to contact you in an emergency, and the annual authorization forms that pertain to photos around the school. Please take a moment to complete these forms in the coming days to ensure we have this information. 

 

We will be sending a couple of paper copy forms home at the start of the year that are not a part of these system wide forms. These will include forms for walking distance learning activities near the school. 

  If you require any assistance with making your MyCBE account, please visit this website: https://www.cbe.ab.ca/support/... 

 

School Council - Fun Lunch/Snack Dates:

Oct 5, 2023 Tim Horton’s (Snack)

Oct 19, 2023 Papa John’s (Lunch)