DTS Weekly Update - Friday, November 17th, 2023
Items in this update:
- Auditions - The Hobbit
- School Council and Parent Society Meetings
- DTS Jr. High Band Society Meeting
- Vaccinations
- High School Open House Information
- Career Day Volunteers
- Important Dates
Auditions - The Hobbit
Auditions for The Hobbit are scheduled for December 4-7. Students can find further information outside of the Foods room.
School Council and Parent Society Meetings
Please join us for these virtual meetings. School council starts at 6:00pm and will be followed by the parent society meeting. Agendas and minutes can be found using the following links:
Join the meeting via this Microsoft Teams link. We hope to see you there!
Upcoming dates:
Wednesday, Nov 22nd - Virtual
Wednesday, January 17 - Virtual
Thursday, Feb 29 - Virtual
Wednesday, April 17 - Virtual
Thursday, May 16 - In person
Wednesday, June 19 - In person and AGM
DTS Jr. High Band Society Meeting
The next Band Society meeting will be next Wednesday, November 22nd at 7:00pm
via Microsoft Teams. Our meeting will be approximately one hour long and we will be discussing upcoming band events and the current fundraising initiative. All band families are encouraged to attend.
Vaccinations
Alberta Health Services School Immunization Program will be at David Thompson School on November 21st to immunize eligible students. Children who are eligible to receive immunizations at school will have received an immunization consent package. Please review the information, fill out the consent forms, and return to the school as soon as possible. If you received a Request for Vaccination Records, please fill out the form and follow the included instructions for providing immunization records to AHS. The School Immunization Program follows the Alberta Immunization Schedule. If you would like more information about the immunizations that your child has been offered, please visit the website www.ahs.ca/immunize. If you have questions about immunization day or require interpretative services, please contact the school nurse by e-mail at steven.prosser@ahs.ca or phone at 403-944-7187.
Fear of needles is common. The School Immunization Program is committed to helping prepare your child with the best tools to make their experience more comfortable. We will be encouraging students to prepare for immunization day using the Distraction Techniques listed on the AHS Commitment to Comfort website. Feel free to review these techniques with your child and discuss what strategies might work for them.
Other ways to help your child on immunization day are:
• Eat breakfast,
• Pack healthy snacks/lunch and a water bottle,
• Have your child wear a short sleeve shirt as immunizations go in the arms,
• Use positive language to encourage your child before, on, and after immunization
day.
E.P. Scarlett Advanced Placement Virtual Information Session
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School will be hosting an online information session for all prospective (grade 9) students interested in learning more about our Advanced Placement program. The session will include information on the following:
- What is Advanced Placement?
- Benefits of taking AP
- AP courses offered at Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School
- Transfer processes for out of boundary students
- Mythbusting and strategies from current AP students
The session will be entirely online and can be accessed through the following link:
If you have any specific questions, please contact our Advanced Placement Coordinator, Ms. Stephanie Rip at slrip@cbe.ab.ca
High School Open House Information
- Tuesday, November 21st - E.P. Scarlett Advanced Placement Virtual Information Session from 5:30 - 6:30pm
- Monday, November 27th - Western Canada High School French Immersion International Baccalaureate (IB) Program Information Session at 6:30pm
- Wednesday, November 29th - Henry Wise Wood High School English International Baccalaureate (IB) Program Information Session at 7:00pm
- Wednesday, December 13th - Central Memorial High School Performing a Visual Arts (PVA) Open House at 5:30pm
- 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, time TBD
Career Day Volunteers
On Friday, December 15th we will be hosting a Career Day for all students. At this point, we are looking for some volunteers who would be willing to come in and chat about what they do for work. We are hosting from 8:47 am - 11:14 am, in three 45 minute sessions, with class-sized groups of students. Volunteers would need to be available to come in person, or connect virtually for the duration of the time. If you are interested and available to spend some time with the students, please complete the following Google Form Expression of Interest.
Important Dates
November 20 - National Child Day
November 21 Immunization catch-up (afternoon)
November 21 - E.P. Scarlett AP Information Session (Virtual)
November 22 - School Band Parent Society Meeting
November 23 - School Conferences Evening
November 24 - School Conferences (no classes)
November 27 - Grade 7 Outdoor Education (Climbing field trip)
November 27 - Western Canada French Immersion IB Session
November 29 - Henry Wise Wood English IB Session