Happy Friday DDS Families,
January has been a fun start to the new calendar year for DDS students! Many classes have extended their learning into the community through field trips. We value this type of learning because it connects what students learn at school with real life learning in the community. Thank you to our many parents who have and/or plan to volunteer to make these trips possible.
In January, grade 4 and kindergarten students explored Telus Spark, grade 5 students tried out snowboarding and skiing at COP, and grade one students began their Open Minds learning with Youth Singers. We invite you to watch Mrs. Bielefeld’s grade one students bring music and choreography together into one amazing performance!
Wishing you a fabulous weekend ahead!
Heather, Monique, Sue, and Debbie
DDS Administrative Team
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New Clubs:
Students in grades 3 or 4 who are interested in joining February’s indoor floor hockey tournament can sign up via this link. (February 4, 6, 11, 18,20, 25 & 27)
Drop-in Board Games Club:
Students will eat lunch and then play board and/or card games together. They can bring their own favourite game to share or choose one from our DDS games. Parent volunteers are welcome to join. This is a drop-in club and no registration is required.
When: Mondays at lunch 12:40-1:20pm (February 3 – March 17)
Where: Bring lunch and meet in the Piazza
Friendly By-Law Reminder | Dogs on school property:
Just a friendly reminder that dogs are not permitted on school grounds in accordance with the City of Calgary Bylaw, with the exception of accredited Service Dogs accompanying an individual on school property. We kindly ask that anyone walking their dog to school to please say goodbye to their student(s) at the edge of our school property, or if picking up, establish a meeting space that avoids coming into the school yard. No matter the size or friendly nature of your dog, as part of the city by-law we are obliged to enforce this regulation. Thank you for your understanding.
Upcoming Dates:
Feb 1-28 | Black History Month |
Feb 3-7 | G1 Open Minds (Ms. Haggard’s class) |
Feb 6
| Healthy Hunger – Boardwalk Burgers G3-5 Leadership – Spirit Days 12;40pm to 1:20pm |
Feb 7 | G1 Ms. Bielefeld’s class watching Ms. Haggard’s class at Open Minds (9:30am to 11:30am) |
Feb 10 | G5 Skiing / Snowboarding (day 2 of 2) |
Feb 12
| G2, G3 & G4 I Robot Movie Celebrate Valentine’s Day |
Feb 13 – 14 | Teacher’s Convention – School Closed |
Feb 17 | Family Day – School Closed |
Feb 19 | School Council Meeting 6:00pm |
Feb 20 | Healthy Hunger – Panago |
Feb 24- 27 | G1 Open Minds – (Ms. Post class) |
Feb 25 | Calgary Opera “The Witty Squirrel” Performance 9:30am to 10:15am (Families are welcome) New session of Mindful Moments starts for registered grade 3 students. Session now full. |
Feb 26 | Pink Shirt Day |
Feb 28 | Non-Instructional Day – No School for students |