Happy Friday Douglasdale Families, 

There are many ways you can find out about how your child is doing in school. Ongoing communication helps you understand how your child is progressing and learning and includes both informal and formal components. Parent/Teacher conferences and report cards are ways that teachers communicate how your child is doing. Ongoing communication between you, your child and their teacher builds an understanding of student achievement over the course of the year, so the information communicated in the report card is both expected and understood. New this year, Douglasdale Teachers are using PowerSchool to share assessment information throughout the school year. Parents can access this information by logging into their MyCBE Portal. Specific instructions on how to access this information can be found here. 

If you have not yet booked a Parent/Teacher conference, please email your child’s teacher to book an alternate conference time.  

DDS staff would also like to thank all of the parents who contributed to Thursday’s staff supper. It was delicious and we appreciated a home-cooked meal between our school day and parent meetings. Thank you! 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Heather, Monique and Sue, 

DDS Administrative Team 

Follow along our DDS Instagram pages to stay up to date with school events and learning!  @dds346cbe and @ddsschoolcouncil  

 

Upcoming Dates: 

Nov 27 G1 - (Ms. Bielefeld) Open Minds (all week - Nov 27 to Dec 1) 

Nov 28 G4 – Telus Spark 

Nov 29 School Council Meeting 6:30pm to 7:30pm 

Nov 30 G5 – Leighton Arts Centre 

Dec 6 G1 – In School Activity – Calgary Wildlife 

Dec 7 KG – Police Guest Speaker Presentation 

Dec 8  Non Instruction Day  No School for students

Dec 11-15 G1 – (Ms. Haggard) Open Minds (all week) 

Dec 20 G1 – Winter Concert 9:30am 

Dec 20 G2-4 – Winter Concert 7:00pm 

Dec 21 G2-4 – Winter Concert 9:30am 

Dec 22 Last day of class (11:45am dismissal - Winter break) 

Jan 8 Classes resume 

 

Volunteers NEEDED:

Field trips are an important part of learning. We must have a certain number of volunteers in order for classes to go on a field trip. Many teachers have shared that they are struggling with getting enough volunteers. If you have not yet signed up to be a school volunteer, and would be willing to help, here is the process for volunteer clearance: 

1.You can find the annual volunteer form to fill out from our School website.  

 2. Bring the completed annual volunteer form and two forms of government ID (including one with a photo) to the school. 

3. You will receive an email from the office to apply for your ePIC. The cost of this process is $21.25.   

4. Calgary Police will send you an email confirming your results are now ready. Sign into your CPS account and access your letter. 

5. Submit a copy of this letter to the office in person or email Sue Naylor at senaylor@cbe.ab.ca . The school will process your ePIC letter and clear you for volunteering. 

6. You are now ready to volunteer! 

 

2024-2025 Kindergarten Registration: 

2024-2025 Kindergarten registration will open in January 2024.  Kindergarten students must be 5 years old by December 31, 2024.  At least one legal guardian MUST reside in one of our catchment areas – Douglasdale, Douglas Glen or Quarry Park.  All registration must be completed online via your MyCBE account for parents with children in the CBE and via School Engage for new families to the CBE.   

The date in January is to be confirmed, watch this space. 

 

Reporting Absences / Lates:  

If your child is going to be late or absent, please either call the school office 403-777-6177 Ext. 1 or email Ms. Naylor senaylor@cbe.ab.ca before 9:05am.  

Please speak clearly and slowly when leaving a message and include:  

1. Your child’s name  

2. Teacher's name   

3. Reason for the absence or late  

Please email your child's teacher and Ms. Naylor senaylor@cbe.ab.ca  if you are picking your child up early from school. Please give plenty of notice. 

 

School Office Hours: 

If you need to contact the office, the hours are as follows: 

Monday to Thursday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm 

Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm