Announcements Thursday, April 29, 2021
Week TWO
Website: elj.hrc.ca

We acknowledge that we are in Mi’kma’ki, which is the unceded traditional ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people.

Parents:

Welcome to on-line learning!! Please do not hesitate to contact you child’s teachers or to call the school at 435 8420 if you have any concerns or questions. The schedule for on line learning can be found on our website: elj.hrce.ca. Your child can access their personal schedule in PowerSchool.

Please be patient and understanding. Many of our teachers are working from home and internet connections may be unreliable. We are bound to have frustrations and bumps on the first days of on-line learning, but, together, we can push through keep learning and caring for each other.

If you received a chrome book, you will have also received an agreement for it’s use by you at home. Please return that agreement once it has been signed. You can scan to email (jcottingham@hrce.ca) or fax to 435 8469 or ring the doorbell at the school front door and drop it off. Thanks!

If you are coming to the school to pick up chrome books, instruments or student’s personal items, please come to the school between 9am and 3pm. Please call 435-8420 from your car once you are at the school and you will be met at the door with the items you have pre-arranged to pick up.

Don’t forget to buy your tickets for our Rafflebox 50/50 Fundraiser!! Okay – over $2200 raised and here are the standings: Mme. Leslie at $350, Ms. McCarron in second place at $210, and Mr. Paul (Vautour) in third at $200. Keep up the great sales folks. Thank you so much to everyone who has participated so far. Pizza party is up for grabs for the 1st place homeroom! And, we will have prizes for the 2nd and 3rd place classes also.

It is easy to buy tickets! Go to https://www2.rafflebox.ca/raffle/ellenvalejhs
This fundraiser is to support our outdoor classrooms, our Grade 9 promotion plans, and, hopefully, to purchase more Chrome Books toward our goal of one for every student. Tickets are for sale until May 17, 2021, midnight. The draw will take place on May 18, 2021, at the school. The winner will be contacted by email and/or phone.

Don’t Miss Out – Order your Yearbook NOW!!
Please contact jcottingham@hrce.ca if you would like to purchase a yearbook while we are learning on-line. The Deadline to order your yearbook is Monday, May 10.

Speaking of the yearbook, Grade 9 students can submit baby photos for a fun guessing page. The deadline for this is Monday, May 3! Anyone interested can email them to chapmagx@hotmail.com.

From 905 Civics Group:
Today’s tip to avoid being a bucket dipper is to not say “Your name is too hard to pronounce. Can I call you something else?” It is respectful to learn someone’s name rather than give them a new one, since names are very important to people and can have cultural significance. Thanks for listening and learning how to be more kind.