Items in this update:

 School Council and Parent Society Meetings

• January Band Society Meeting
• High School Open House Information
• Parent Engagement: Supporting Youth Targeted by Aggression and Cyberbullying For Parents
• Y Mind Teen
• Important Dates

School Council and Parent Society Meetings

We welcome and encourage all parents and caregivers to get involved in School Council. Our meetings are a great place to hear from the school administration, ask questions, share ideas, and get involved.  School Council will start at 6:00 pm, followed by the Parent Society Meeting. School administration will present a significant wish list for Parent Society consideration. We hope to see you there!  Link: Thursday, January 25, 2024

 

January Band Society Meeting

The next DTS Band Society meeting will be Wednesday, January 24th at 7:00 pm via Microsoft Teams. Click here to join the meeting. All band families are encouraged to attend these monthly meetings.  You will receive information on upcoming events, including band camp, festivals and performances.   

 

High School Open House Information

 

• Thursday, January 25th - Centennial High School Open House at 7:00pm

 

• Monday, January 29th - E.P. Scarlett High School Open House at 5:30pm

 

• Monday, January 29th - Lord Beaverbrook High School Open House at 6:00-8:00pm 

 

• Tuesday, January 30th - Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School Open House at 6:30 pm 

 

• Tuesday, January 30th - Western Canada High School Open House for English and French Program at 6:00-8:00pm

 

Parent Engagement: Supporting Youth Targeted by Aggression and Cyberbullying For Parents

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 from 6:30pm - 8:15pm 

We invite you to join us for a special parent engagement night online for a special interactive presentation aimed to help parents and caregivers support youth who may find themselves subject to various forms of aggression online. The White Hatter, an internet safety and digital literacy education specialist company, will outline concerning signs to look for. The diverse forms of aggression takes will be examined ranging from simple messages, threats of violence to more elaborate hacks. 

 

Many topics in the program are applicable to people of all ages who are being targeted. This program addresses:

 

• Potential Challenges and Prevention Process
• Types of aggressors: schoolmates, friends, random online encounters
• The forms aggression can take – stalking, aggressive messages, hacks, doxing
• How to protect from common aggression forms
• Identifying situations that need responses
• Response Process
• Assessing the Risk
• Technological solutions from settings changes to complete disconnects
• Working with law enforcement and your child’s school
• What information you should need to collect and provide
• Recovery Process
• Tools available to you as a caregiver
• Monitoring for any future encounters
• Legal actions
• Live Broadcasting of this program includes a Q&A portion

 

Students participated in the presentations on January 16th at school.  We would like to thank our Parent Society for their financial support!

 

We will be sending out detailed instructions, including a link and password, closer to the event.

 

Y Mind Teen

Y Mind Teen is a free seven-week mental wellness program for teens who are aged 13 to 18 based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness.

 

This free program brings young people who have similar thoughts and feelings together. Participants learn evidence-based skills from trained mental health professionals and report feeling reduced anxiety, increased well-being and feeling less alone following the program.

 

For more information, please visit the YMCA website.

 

Important Dates

Monday, Jan 22 - Lord Beaverbrook Grade 9 presentation

Tuesday, Jan 23 - Dr. EP Scarlett Grade 9 presentation

Tuesday Jan 23 - White Hatter Parent Presentation

Wednesday, Jan 24 - DTS Band Parent Society Meeting

Thursday, Jan 25 - School Council and Parent Society Online

Monday, Jan 29- FI Tour to Dr. EP Scarlett High School Grade 9 presentation 

Tuesday, Jan 30- Grade 9 Eng. Tour to Lord Beaverbrook High School

Tuesday, Jan 30- Report Cards available Online through MyCBE 

Wednesday, Jan 31- Term 2 begins

Thursday, Feb 8- DTS Open House (6:30 pm)

Thursday, Feb 29- Tiger Pride Assembly