École David Thompson Weekly Update | A Community of Excellence
Weekly Update – Friday October 2 | Message de la semaine – vendredi 2 octobre
"We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails." — Dolly Parton
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Hello Tiger Families!
As you may be aware, a province-wide teacher strike is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 6, 2025 and the classes will not be in session. This will affect school operations, including extracurricular activities and planned trips.
- All trips scheduled during October, will be postponed. We are working with providers to explore rescheduling options and will share updates once confirmed.
- Games, practices, and club activities planned for next week will also be postponed until school resumes.
- CBE will continue to share central updates, please check your email regularly for official notices.
We know this news may be disappointing for students and families who have been looking forward to these opportunities. Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and continued support as we adjust. Please know that our school community is approaching this with steadiness and care. These next days bring uncertainty for students, families, and staff alike. While we cannot predict how long the disruption may last, we are committed to walking through it together with patience, compassion, and kindness. Again, we are grateful for your partnership in supporting student learning at David Thompson School and I know that we will navigate this time with understanding and care for one another as the strong school community we are. We look forward to welcoming students as soon as we are able.
Warmly,
The David Thompson School Team
Items in this update:
- CBE Required Online Forms
- IPPs
- CBE Caregiver Series
- Classroom at the Crosses – Free Educational Program for Youth
- Library
- Yearbooks
- Grade 8 Eastern Canada Trip
- Yoga Class at DTS
- Band Head Start Clinics
- Terry Fox Update
- Important Dates
- Dates of Significance
Happenings
CBE Required Online Forms
Currently, approximately 18% of students do not have a completed Demographic Verification Form for the 2025-26 school year. These forms are a legal requirement from Alberta Education. Forms may be found on SchoolEngage, which is one of the applications found in the MyCBE account.
To complete all required forms:
- sign in to the MyCBE account
- click on the SchoolEngage icon
- select the form
- complete or review and update the form
- click on Submit to send the form electronically to the school
- repeat steps 3-5 for each form
IPPs
We sincerely thank you for your input, collaboration, and thoughtful conversations in developing your child’s IPP goals. Once we return, the homeroom teacher will connect with you to share the completed IPP.
CBE Caregiver Series
The CBE caregiver series present a series of free webinars presented by experts within Recovery Alberta and the Calgary community, the Community Education Service of the Mental Health Collaborative & Child & Adolescent Addiction & Mental Health and Psychiatry Program. Further information is available here: ces@recoveryalberta.ca | http://community.hmhc.ca | (403) 955 4730
- Oct 6 – Digital Dilemma: The Impact of Screens, Social Media and Gaming on Youth
- Oct 7 – Is your Child Struggling at School? It May Be Time for a Psychological Assessment
- Oct 8 – Level Up: Exploring the Impact of Gaming and Technology on Adolescents
- Oct 15 – Mental Health & Youth
- Oct 20 – Cyber Safety
- Oct 21 – ADHD is Awesome!
- Oct 22 – Executive Functioning Essentials for Parents
- Oct 22 – Vaping: What’s Really Going On?
- Oct 29 – Stressed but Strong, Anxious but Awesome: Understanding your child’s worries through a strength-based lens
- Oct 30 – Navigating the Pressure to Perform: Benefits of Well-Being Centered Identity Development for Children and Teens
Classroom at the Crosses – Free Educational Program for Youth
Classroom at the Crosses is a free Educational Program for Youth presented by Valour Canada. This, 2-hour educational program is designed for youth ages 7 – 14, offering a hands-on look at Canadian military history, peacekeeping, and service. Groups of 10 to 30 children rotate through three engaging sessions: Guided tour of the Field of Crosses, artifact handling – real military artifacts inside a heated tent and an interactive classroom session – featuring the Battle of Vimy Ridge or the Sinking of the Llandovery Castle
For more information please visit: https://valourcanada.ca/classroom-at-the-crosses/ or email Contact@ValourCanada.ca.
To register for this program, please visit https://bit.ly/4pyL4c5
- Date: Sat Nov 1
- Time: 10:00 AM - Noon
- Location: Memorial Drive - Field of Crosses (200 Memorial Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 3C2)
Library
Please return library books, the library’s missing them!
Yearbooks
The 2025-2026 yearbooks are on sale now, and we are offering an exclusive back to school offer! With the purchase of a personalization on your yearbook, students can get up to 4 free icons added on their yearbook if they order before October 24th! Students can order their yearbooks here: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1114752/David-Thompson-School/2026-Yearbook/2025062404274547088/CATALOG_SHOP/ Please contact Mme. Andrews at naandrews@cbe.ab.ca with any questions.
Grade 8 Eastern Canada Trip
If you are interested in the Grade 8 Eastern Canada Trip, please submit the financial commitment form and student readiness questionnaire by October 24th, 2025, to Mme. Andrews to be considered for the trip! If you were unable to attend the mandatory parent meeting on October 1st, please contact Mme. Natasha Andrews as soon as possible at naandrews@cbe.ab.ca
Yoga Class at DTS
Reminder to return the Heath Questionnaire sent home with the letter by Friday Oct. 3rd to Mme Kim room 40. Another Yoga class will be offered during semester 2.
Date: Tuesdays, October 7 - December 2. Yoga class will begin on Oct. 7th @ 2:45-3:45, unless the Teacher Strike commences
Time: 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Location: École David Thompson School, Learning Commons
Band Head Start Clinics
Please see Mr. McClary’s email for more details.
Grade 7:
Date: Wednesday October 15th
Time: 3:00-4:30 PM (after school)
Location: David Thompson School
Grade 8 & 9:
Date: Thursday October 16th,
Time: 3:00-4:30 PM (after school)
Location: David Thompson School
Terry Fox
We are thrilled to share the final fundraising total from our Terry Fox Run, it's truly inspiring! In addition to the $700 raised through our online platform, we have now counted an additional $1,300 collected through loonies, toonies, and generous staff donations. That brings our total to an incredible $2,000 which is a full $1,000 more than our original goal! A special shout-out goes to all the students who went the extra mile (literally!) by running additional laps, knowing their effort would directly increase the donation from Dr. Munroe. Your determination and spirit made a real impact, and we couldn’t be more proud.
Important Dates
Oct 02 – Boys soccer Willow Park
Oct 7-10 - Camp Kindle
Oct 10 - IPP Parent Signatures Due
Oct 13 - Thanksgiving - No School
Oct 15 - Picture Retakes
Oct 15 - School Council Meeting (6:30-7:30)
Oct 20 - Non-Instructional Day – Election
Oct 30 - Grade 7 O.E. Climbing Trip (8:15-11:45)
Oct 31 - Halloween Activities
“Go Tigers!”
École David Thompson School
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