Happy Sunday DDS Families, It was lovely to celebrate students’ success and set learning goals with families at this week’s Parent/Teacher conferences. This is the first time we have offered conferences in October, rather than November. We made this decision so that our conferences did not fall on the same date as MPS, and we wanted the opportunity to meet with families earlier in the year. At our next School Council meeting we will be seeking feedback about this calendar change. Please join us for our next School Council meeting on November 20 at 6:00 pm! We would like to extend a big thank you to the families who contributed to the generous staff luncheon provided leading into conferences. The Foods-of-the World theme was brilliant, and everyone enjoyed trying all the variety of flavours! Thank you to School Council for organizing and to the greater parent community for spoiling us. 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 Support Local – DDS Book Fair with Owl’s Nest: We were very excited about the excellent quality of books offered at our Book Fair. This is a fundraiser for the school, where all funds earned go directly towards purchasing books for our school library and classrooms. Teachers were able to select books their students showed interest in, and we will use funds raised to add new quality books to our library and classroom collections. Families are invited to shop online for both children’s and adult books until Nov. 1, 2024. To shop online, you can purchase books through the Owl’s Nest website https://owlsnestbooks.com/ using our school code DOUGLAS at checkout. School Spirit Wear: 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. 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 include a live DJ, coloured lights and a theme that will be shared closer to the date. Fall Picture Re-Take – November 4, 2024: If your child missed picture day or you would like your child to have their school picture re-taken on November 4, 2024, please email your child’s teacher before October 30, 2024. A schedule will be created on requests received. Veterans Food Bank: DDS will be collecting items for the Veterans food bank again this year. The last day to donate items will be November 7, 2024. Click on the Veterans Urgently Required link to see which items are needed. Student Transportation: We highly recommend parents download MyBusStop App if their child(ren) are riding the bus. MyBusStop is a GPS tracking service which delivers real-time information on a subscriber’s bus location, route stops, traffic, route schedule, bus progress, and possible delays. The school code is CBE1GTNHSI If your child is not riding the bus home, please notify the office before 3pm, thank you Healthy Hunger Notifications: To receive reminders and notifications please sign into your Healthy Hunger account – Settings – My Account – Email 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 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 Mable's Labels you can get organized AND help Douglasdale School! Mable's 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! 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. Upcoming Dates: Oct 1-31 Latin America Heritage Month 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 Food Impact (In-school activity) (Ms. Audette & Ms. Kesler) Nov 18 G3/4 split – Telus Spark field trip (Ms. Krieger & Ms. Koehler) 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 27 G3 Telus Spark Field Trip (Ms. Stewart & Ms. Brocke) 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 |
Weekly Update from DDS Office - October 27, 2024
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