Happy Friday Douglasdale Families!
This week our learning community recognized the National Week for Truth and Reconciliation. As a school, students learned how to play lacrosse, known as the Medicine Game and Canada’s national summer sport. Some students were nervous to start, but by the end of the week they had learned to persevere when learning new skills and work as a team to solve a collective goal through game play. Thank you to our School Council for generously paying for this weeklong residency through the Alberta Lacrosse Association.
Classrooms explore concepts of Truth and Reconciliation in many ways. For example, grade 4 learned about Treaty 7 and were inspired by an Indigenous artist to create their own artwork. Kindergarten learned how to Acknowledge the Land using the Calgary Public Library’s version including sign language. To learn more about how your child(ren) participated in Truth and Reconciliation this week, classroom teachers will share via their weekly learning updates.
Next week there is no school for students on Monday or Tuesday. On Wednesday, students will have an opportunity to meet in their multi-age groups. This is a chance to learn with siblings and form connections with students from all different grades. We invite students to wear an orange shirt on Wednesday as we continue to explore Truth and Reconciliation through Story and community.
Have a wonderful weekend ahead!
DDS Administrative Team
Follow our school year here: @dds346cbe and @ddsschoolcouncil .
Upcoming Dates:
Sep 29 | Non-Instruction Day – No students Deadline to order DDS Spirit Wear |
Sept 30 | National Day of Truth & Reconciliation – School Closed |
Oct 2 | Custodial Staff Appreciation Day |
Oct 5 | World Teacher’s Day |
Oct 10 | World Mental Health Day |
Oct 13 | Thanksgiving Day – School Closed |
CBE Days of Significance:
The CBE is committed to building a culture of appreciation and inclusion, where students and staff can see themselves valued, respected and celebrated. For more information on key dates, please visit the CBE Dates of Significance webpage.
Donations to the Terry Fox Foundation :
We would like to thank our families for their generous contributions for Terry Fox. Our target was $1,500 and we surpassed this amount and raised $2,260.00. Go DDS!
Adding or Changing Emergency Contact Information:
If you need to update your emergency contact information or change any personal information, please complete a new demographic form in your MyCBE account. We cannot accept emails or verbal changes. Click on the link below for instructions:
Add a new form link
Annual Authorization Forms:
Please remember to complete your two consent forms:
- Consent for CBE Use of Student Information
- Consent for External Use of Student information
Consent Forms are located in your MyCBE account, School Engage (Online Forms) Forms.
Thank you to all our families for completing their Demographic Forms, we were able to meet the Alberta Government deadline.
Family & Caregiver Communication:
The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join a live online series on supporting child and youth well-being. The series is hosted by the Recovery Alberta Community Education Service (CES) Program in collaboration with local experts from the Calgary community.
Please click on the link Child & Family