Upcoming Dates
Jan. 6 - Classes Resume
Jan.6 - Volleyball starts
Jan. 8 - Elem. Fun Lunch - Gr. 1-6
Jan.13 - 2025-2026 Registration Begins
Jan. 15 - Jr. High Pizza Lunch- Gr.7-9
Jan. 17-18 - Wrestling Meets
Jan. 22 - Elem. Fun Lunch - Gr. 1-6
Jan. 23 - Band Concert, 5 pm - Gr. 6-9
Jan.23 - Belcanfran exchange program meeting - Gr.7-9 French Immersion only. - 6.00 - 6.30pm
Jan. 23 - School Council, 6:30 in Learning Commons
Jan. 27 - Western Canada High School Gr.9 Tour for designated students - TBD
Jan. 27 - Western Canada Open House – 4:00-6:00pm
Jan.27 - Henry Wise Wood Gr.9 Tour - 9:30 - 12:30pm
Jan 27 - Report cards available online
Jan.28 - Semester 2 starts.
Jan.29 - Jr. High healthy hunger Fun Lunch - Gr. 7-9
Jan.29 - Central Memorial Open House - 6:00 - 8:00pm
Jan. 30 - Texas Donut Fundraiser
Jan.31 - Non-Instructional Day
Feb. 4 - Elev8-In School Residency
Feb. 5 - Elem. Fun Lunch - Gr. 1-6
Feb. 5 - Calgary Opera – K-Gr. 3
Feb. 6 - Elboya’s Open House - 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Bienvenue et bonne annee! Welcome back and happy 2025! We’re happy to receive students today after a well-deserved break. We hope your family had a lovely holiday filled with memorable memories. This will be a rigorous month as teachers work on assessing their students’ progress and provide parents with timely information on report cards, which will be available online starting January 27. I’m grateful to be part of a community where education is valued and look forward to our continued partnership!
Athletics
Elboya’s athletic programs continue. The wrestling season is well underway with competitions coming up in January and the volleyball season about to begin. Check our website for try-out and practice schedules.
Band Concert – Jan. 23 - Gr.6-9
Save the date to come see our students’ talents and hear some good music!
Yearbook 2024-25
Purchase your yearbook today for $37.50: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01086343. The cutoff to purchase yearbooks is coming up. Order yours now.
Grade 9 Farewell – Texas Donuts
For our grade 9 students, their final year of junior high school at Elboya is flying by! As we look forward to the end of their school year, we would like to mark this important event with a celebration for the grade 9 students. To keep costs as low as possible, there are various fundraising events in the coming months. The first one is the Texas Donut Sale which takes place on January 30, 2025. Texas donuts are delicious and famous for their astounding size (‘as big as Texas’)! They come in 3 flavors: chocolate, glazed and sprinkles.
Donuts can be ordered via Healthy Hunger ( https://healthyhunger.ca/ ) by January 21, 2025 at a cost of $5. Please support our grade 9 students and enjoy these awesome donuts!
ELBOYA CASINO - Call for volunteers!
*Sunday - January 19th, 2025*
*Monday -January 20th, 2025*
This is the largest fundraiser for our school, and it happens once every two years. The revenue from this fundraising event is expected to be between $70 to $80 thousand dollars!
To make this a successful event we will need 35-45 volunteers. Please sign up using the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BA4AF2FA4FCCF8-53825905-casino. If you have any questions, you can email Claire at Lalonde.family8@gmail.com.
Support your School - Volunteers Needed
There are some important roles on the School Council that are currently sitting vacant: Fundraising Society President & School Council Vice-Chair. If you would like more information on any of these roles, please contact Lisa at elboyaschool.chair@gmail.com.
Wishing families a happy, healthy & successful 2025!
Aliki Avdicos
Principal, Elboya
Calgary Board of Education l Elboya School
T l 403-777-7760