May 3, 2025
What’s Happening at Eardley?
Lost and Found
Earlier this week, I sent an email with photos of the 6 lost and found tables. Please have a look at the photos in order to reunite items with their owners. I cannot stress enough the importance of labelling, especially sweatshirts at this time of year. We have chilly mornings, but children shed layers as the day warms up.
Ottawa Children’s Choir
Please see the attached documents for an invitation and information regarding an opportunity to take part in the children’s choir in Ottawa.
Natural Art Installation
Marc Walter was at Eardley this week working with classes on a community art project. Have a look at the front of the school for our wolf land art.
Home and School
Mother’s Day Cake Fundraiser orders are due by May 6 with pick-up May 10 during the Garage Sale. Please see attached flyer for more details.
Eardley Garage Sale will take place May 10 from 9:00am-3:00pm. Please see attached flyer for details.
Aydelu Bingo Fundraiser will take place May 28. Please see attached flyer for more details.
There will be hotdog, corn dog, pancake and Subway lunches available for purchase. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Grade 6 Fundraiser
The grade 6’s would like to have a cake raffle May 9. This fundraiser will support a special dinner for our graduates and their families. Tickets are $1 each. With this we are also asking for your support. If you would like to donate a cake for the raffle, we would greatly appreciate it.
Michal Unger
Our resource team attended a great professional development workshop this week on resilience. Michael Unger also does parent workshops. Attached you will find a handout provide to us entitled, “9 Things all Children Need”. If you visit his website, you will find more information that might interest you.
Vacant Parent Commissioner Position (Message from our Secretary General, Eldon Keon)
Dear Parents and Guardians:
Following the recent school board elections and subsequent by-elections, Ward 7 remains vacant (see link below for Ward 7 map)..
In accordance with the law regarding school board elections, the Minister of Education will proceed with the appointment of an eligible candidate for the vacant commissioner position and requests that the school board submit the candidacy of an interested person no later than May 9, 2025.
It should be noted that, to be elected as a school board commissioner, a candidate must meet certain criteria:
Be eligible to be registered on the school board’s electoral list *
Have been domiciled in the territory of the school board for at least six months
Cannot be an employee of the school board
As of November 2025, cannot be a municipal councilor
*To be eligible for registration on the school board’s electoral list, a person must:
Be 18 years of age or older
Be a Canadian citizen
Be residing in the school board’s territory
Have been living in Québec for at least 6 months
Have not lost their election rights
Link to Additional Details: https://westernquebec.ca/about/governance/commissioner-vacancy/
Interested candidates are asked to submit their résumé to the Returning Officer of the School Board and the School Board Elections Clerk no later than Thursday, May 8, 2025, at noon at the following email addresses:
Returning Officer; Rachel Vincent: rvincent@wqsb.qc.ca
Elections Clerk; Eldon Keon: ekeon@wqsb.qc.ca
The selected candidate will be contacted and must be prepared to sign an in-person affidavit confirming that they meet all eligibility requirements at the school board office on May 9 before 3 p.m.
Thank you,
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.
Julia Horner
Principal
Eardley Elementary School
