Happy Sunday DDS Families,  

Once again, we will be offering the opportunity to purchase school spirit wear. Many students and staff wear their DDS t-shirt or hoodie regularly to school. We will be running a sale until the end of October. You can purchase DDS school spirit clothing here. Items will be delivered to students in mid-November.  

Have a great week ahead! 

Heather, Monique, Sue, and Debbie  

DDS Administrative Team  

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

Save the Date – School Dance | November 28, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm:

This year School Council will be hosting our first dance in November. While we know how popular the Halloween Dance has become, scheduling conflicts have led to a date change. Our Grade 3-5 Spirit Day club has many fun spirit days planned for Halloween week; stay tuned for  details. Our November dance will still be a lot of fun with a live DJ, coloured lights and a theme that will be shared closer to the date.  

Book Fair with Owl’s Nest | October 21 – 25, 2024: 

DDS is hosting a book fair during the week of our October Parent/Teacher conferences. This is a fundraiser for the school, where all funds earned go directly into purchasing books for our school library and classrooms. We will be supporting a local company called Owl’s Nest Books. Families are welcome to shop online for both children’s and adult books starting now and until Nov. 1, 2024. There will also be an opportunity for students to shop and purchase in person during the week of October 21 - 25, including during Parent/Teacher conferences. 

To shop online, you can purchase books through their website https://owlsnestbooks.com/ using our school code DOUGLAS at checkout. 

Volunteers Needed - If you are willing to volunteer to support our book fair fundraiser, please sign up here. 

Healthy Hunger Notifications: 

To receive reminders and notifications please sign into your Healthy Hunger account – Settings – My Account – Emal Notification Settings – place a check mark against email reminders and your school has posted a new order. 

Student Club Information:  

G1/2 Just Dance Club (every Tuesday 12:10pm to 12:30pm) Oct 15-Nov19  

G3-5 Kindness Clubs (12:40pm to 1:20pm) Oct 15, Oct 23, Oct 29, Nov 20 & Nov 27  

G3-5 Kindness Club (12:40pm to 1:20pm) Oct 15, Oct 23, Oct 29, Nov 20 & Nov 27 

G3-5 Tab Team (12:40pm to 1:20pm) Oct 16, Oct 23, Oct 30 and then monthly 

G3-5 Spirit Day Leadership Club – (1st Thursday every month 12:40pm to 1:20pm) 

G1/2 Engineering Club (every Thursday 11:50am to 12:30pm) Nov 7- Dec 12 

G3/4 STEM Club (every Thursday 1:00pm to 1:20pm) Nov 7 – Dec 12  

School Council Fundraiser | Mabel’s Labels helps our Lost and Found: 

We're fundraising! With Mabels Labels you can get organized AND help Douglasdale School!    

Mabels Labels offers custom name labels for everything, from water bottles and lunch kits, to mittens and coats. They are durable, laundry safe, dishwasher safe, and unique labels for you and your family. Your order's proceeds will go towards supporting Douglasdale School and help keep your possessions from the lost and found! 
To Shop: 'Mabels Labels: Support a fundraiser 
And Search: Douglasdale School Council (Calgary) 

2024-2025 Annual Volunteer Form: 

If you already have police clearance but have not yet completed your 2024-2025 Annual Volunteer form, please click on the link, complete the form and return to the office. 

 Dress for the Weather: 

As the weather changes please ensure your child is dressed for the weather.   Snow is forecasted for Monday October 22, 2024.   

 Upcoming Dates: 

Oct 1-31 Latin America Heritage Month 

Oct 23 Parent/ Teacher Conferences bookings close at 11:59pm 

Oct 24 Parent / Teacher Conferences (PM) | Healthy Hunger - Subway 

Oct 25 Parent / Teacher Conferences (AM) | Non-Instruction Day – No School for students 

Oct 28 Mismatch Sock Day | G3 Teacher’s Pet (in-school activity)  

Oct 29 Dress in Orange & Black (or Halloween colours) | G3/4 Split Teacher’s Pet (in-school activity) 

Oct 30 Pajama (PJ) Day  

Oct 31 Halloween costumes | Diwali  | Healthy Hunger – Kernels Popcorn 

Nov 1-30 Hindu Heritage Month 

Nov 4 Fall Retake Picture Day 

Nov 4-11 Veteran Week  

Nov 7 Remembrance Day Assembly (10:30am) | Healthy Hunger EDO  

Nov 8 Non-Instruction Day – No School for Students | Indigenous Veteran’s Day 

Nov 11-13 Fall Break – School Closed | Metis Awareness Week 

Nov 14 Classes Resume  

Nov 15 G4 (Ms. Audette & Ms. Kesler) Food Impact (In-school activity) 

Nov 18 G3/4 split – Telus Spark Field Trip 

Nov 20 School Council Meeting (6pm to 7pm) 

Nov 21 Healthy Hunger - CIBO  

Nov 25 KG Fire Fighter Presentation  

Nov 26 G2 Studio Bell Field Trip 

Nov 28 Healthy Hunger - The Saucy Bread Company | School Dance 6pm to 8pm 

Nov 29 Non-Instruction Day – No School for Students 

Dec 5 Healthy Hunger - A & W 

Dec 13 Healthy Hunger - Kernels Popcorn 

Dec 18 G1 Winter Concert 9:30am | G2-4 Winter Concert 6:30pm 

Dec 19 Healthy Hunger – Subway 

Dec 20 Last day of classes 

Dec 23-Jan 5 Winter Break – School Closed