DTS Message de la semaine - 21 novembre, 2024
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Items in this update:
- Tiger Pride Nominations
- Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth
- Drop Off/Pick Up
- Child and Youth Well-Being Family and Caregiver Fall/Winter Series
- High School Transitions Updates
- Important Dates
Tiger Pride Nominations
Nominations are now open! Students are invited to reflect on all four domains of the medicine wheel - Spirit (to be), Heart (to belong), Body (to do), Mind (to know) - and to submit their nomination for consideration. Students may nominate themselves or another student and are invited to to write 2-3 sentences about why this student is deserving of recognition.
https://forms.gle/2fdehEzWFshHRuzEA
Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth
The Mentorship Program, part of the Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) initiative, supports newcomer immigrant and refugee youth in grades 7–12 with settling into Canadian schools and communities. Through resources, information, and personalized guidance, the program helps ease the transition for these students.
The Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth will be offering this mentorship program Thursdays at lunch beginning on December 5. Use the following links for more information and to print the consent form. Copies of the consent form will also be available in the office for your convenience.
Updated 2024 CBFY Trifold Brochure (1).pdf
ISSP CBE Consent Form (2016) .pdf
Drop Off/Pick Up
Welcome winter! We know that this region experiences freeze/thaw cycles that contribute to icy roads from the first snow fall to the last thaw. With bus drop off expected from 7:45 and sometimes delayed due to traffic conditions, Arbour Crescent becomes extremely congested and icy and should not be used for drop off and pick up. Our first concern is always for the well-being of students. We ask that families please use 5th street behind the school (near Acadia School) for this purpose. The back door is unlocked for student entry until 8:05 for the shortest path into the school. With icy road conditions, we would like to remind families to drive cautiously and allow extra time for safe travel. Your safety and the safety of our students and staff are our top priority—thank you for your care and vigilance on the roads.
Child and Youth Well-Being Family and Caregiver Fall/Winter Series
The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in a pre-recorded and live online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and Recovery Alberta and will explore topics such as Peer Pressure, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health for Highly Sensitive Teens, and navigating Parent-Teen relationships. Acting on feedback from participants who joined us during our live online sessions over the past two years, moving forward we invite all guardians and parents to listen to the pre-recorded or live sessions at their convenience.
ChildandYouthWellBeingFamilyandCaregiverFall2024.pdf
High School Transitions Update
Central Memorial Performing and Visual Arts Information Session
Tonight - November 21st from 6:30pm-9:00pm. For more information on this program, refer to their Open House invitation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-zsNOCR-dfoVqwn9OOibq8JVWX9g0WQN/view?usp=sharing
Western Canada High School IB French Immersion Information Session
November 25th from 6:00pm-8:00pm. For more information on this program, visit their website: https://westerncanada.cbe.ab.ca/international-baccalaureate
Important Dates
November 21- Central Memorial Performing and Visual Arts Info Session
6:30-9:00 pm
November 21- Dr. EP Scarlett Presentation to Gr. 9 Students @ DTS 1:00pm
November 25- Western Canada French IB Information Session 6:00pm-8:00pm
November 26 - Grade 9 Outdoor Education Climbing Trip
November 29- Non-instruction day - No classes
December 10- Drama trip to Lord Beaverbrook
December 11- Band Parent Society Meeting
December 12- Band Winter Concert
December 17- Gr. 6 Telus Spark Trip
December 18- Gr. 8 Outdoor Education Snowshoe Trip
December 20- Last day of classes before winter break
January 6- Classes resume