School Update - October 27

A reminder that Friday, October 28 is a non-instruction day with no school for all students.

With Halloween coming up, students are invited to wear costumes to school on Monday, October 31.  The costumes must be worn the whole day and must be appropriate for school environment meaning no violent or inappropriate content or messaging. Accessories such as swords, guns, knives, weapons etc. should not be brought to school.  As costumes should not impede learning, we ask that no mask even if it’s a half face mask be worn to school.  Those wanting to wear COVID masks are welcome to. Due to dietary restrictions and preferences, no food should be brought to school for sharing purposes.  While well intended, other non-food treats should also be not brought to school (goodie/loot bags).

School photos retakes were originally scheduled to happen on October 17 & 18 have been rescheduled to November 2 & 3.  If you would like your child to have photo retakes, please email your child's teacher to let them know. Class Photos will also happen on the November 2 for all classes with the exception of the Tuesday/Thursday Kindergarten group whose class photo will be taken on November 3.

Dalhousie students will have the opportunity to participate in a 6-day dance residency at school. Sound Kreations will be coming to dance with the students on November 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, and 22. Our students will be participating in a program called CubaNYC where a Spanish speaking instructor will focus on teaching the students hip hop and Latin street dance moves. The cost of this residency will be $7.26 per student which can be paid through your MYCBE account. We are excited to get our groove on, ask your child to see the moves they learned at school.

October 27

This week in art we did Catrina art for Día de los Muertos with the other grade five classes. In math we did presentations and made are own kahoot. We had a fire drill.  We got to read with the grade two classes and do a fun-lunch survey with them. In Spanish, we have been continuing with our reflexive verbs and looking at different daily routines. In English, we got to write our own endings to our novel study. 

Important Dates:

October 28th - No School

October 31st - Halloween Parade

November 2nd - Class photos/retakes

November 10th - Remembrance Day Assembly

November 18th - 28th - Scholastic Book Fair

October 25th

Today we did a science test. We have been rehearsing in music for the remembrance day assembly. In math we are creating presentations for different strategies for multiplication. In English we finished our personal narrative novel study "Amal Unbound". In Spanish, we finished our rutina diaria stories. 

Important Dates:

October 28th - No School

October 31st - Halloween Parade

November 2nd - Class photos/retakes

November 10th - Remembrance Day Assembly

November 18th - 28th - Scholastic Book Fair

School Update - October 24

 During the pandemic, many pieces shifted online, including Parent Teacher Conferences.  Some families indicated that they preferred them online as it allowed flexibility in timing and attendance.  We have formal opportunities for connections with families throughout the year.  Thank you for providing feedback for the format and method delivery of our conferences.  Please note that due to logistical parameters that are not in our control, we may not be able to implement all feedback.  Thank you for providing your input.  The survey will close October 28, 2022 at 4pm.

October 21

In science we finished up our water cycle project and we reviewed for our quiz on Monday. In math we are looking and reviewing 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication. In Spanish we continued working on our rutina diaria stories. 

Have a great weekend!

Important Dates:

October 28th - No School

October 31st - Halloween Parade

November 2nd - Class photos/retakes

School Update - October 21

 A reminder that Friday, October 28 is a non-instruction day with no school for all students.

Parent Society Update - October 21

 Dalhousie Parent Society News

We are having a playground party on Friday, Oct 21^st from 1:30-3:30 pm to explore our current playground and check out some ideas for the new playground we are hoping to build! Join us with your kiddos and ask any questions that you might have! Bring your loonies and toonies to buy a snack while you hang out!

We have launched our holiday fundraisers so you can get a jump on shopping for some goodies!

Check out our Growing Smiles Link to order gorgeous holiday floral arrangements.  Order deadline is Nov 15 and pick up is Nov 29.  Click for holiday magic!

Purdy’s Chocolates!! Need we say more? Grab some delicious treats for that special someone! Order deadline is Nov 26th and pickup is Dec 13th.  Click for yummy chocolate!  Enter customer number 61732 when you shop. 

We’ve started a 50/50 draw for the playground! All cash, winner takes half. Please consider buying some tickets to support our new playground build!! We really need your help!

Fun Lunch Contest Time

CONTEST TIME!!

Win a free fun lunch!!! Nov 15 and Dec 13, bring a reusable straw and show your fun lunch delivery person when you get your Booster Juice to be entered into the draw for a free Subway lunch on Dec 21! Good luck! CONGRATULATIONS to Pari in Room 8 who won the reusable straw contest on October 18! Thank you to everyone who participated!

 

Oct 26 – Fat Burger (deadline Oct 21)

Nov 1 – The Saucy Bread Company (deadline Oct 27)

Nov 9 – Boston Pizza (deadline Nov 4)

Nov 15 – Subway & Booster Juice (deadline Nov 10)

Nov 23 – Coco Brooks (deadline Nov 18)

If your child is going to be absent and you have ordered them a lunch, please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com before 11am the morning of fun lunch and let us know if you would

1.              like it sent home with a sibling

2.              You would like to pick it up

3.              Donate it to the amazing staff

 

*KINDER PARENTS*

Please make sure you are only ordering for the day your child is attending.

 

If you would like to volunteer for fun lunch, check out available spots here

 

If you aren’t sure if you have clearance for volunteering, please email us and we will be able to help you out dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com

October 18

In math, we are continuing to work on our multiplication fluency up to 9x9. In English, we have been discussing different elements of stories. In gym, we got to play basketball. In science, we got to start making the water cycle in Minecraft or as a diorama. In Spanish, we started writing about our daily routines while using reflexive verbs. 

We finished our one-point perspective art. 

Raz-Kids

Students now have access to use Raz-Kids at school and home. This is a great tool that allows students to have access to English and Spanish books at their reading level. We also encourage students to take the reading comprehension quiz that follows the reading. As teachers we can get useful information that sparks a conversation around students' reading comprehension based on what students are reading.

School Updates - October 14

School photos retakes were originally scheduled to happen on October 17 & 18 have been rescheduled to November 2 & 3.  If you would like your child to have photo retakes, please email your child's teacher to let them know. Class Photos will also happen on the same days.

Starting on Monday, October 17, 2022 we will be collecting food/non-perishable items for the Veteran’s Food Drive. There will be boxes set up at the front and back door for food drop off. At Dalhousie School, we want to support Calgarians who are less fortunate than us, and one way we are doing this is through the Veteran’s Food Drive. This drive will run until after Remembrance Day. Items that the food bank is urgent need of are the following:

• Kleenex – tissue boxes
• Napkins
• Paper towel
• 1 litre juice cartons
• Juice boxes for lunches
• Cereal
• Coffee and coffee pods
• Pancake mix
• Laundry soap
• Granola bars
• Ziploc bags (medium and large)
• Fabric softener
• Rice packages
• Cookies
• Canned chili / stew
• Mayonnaise
• $25.00 grocery gift cards

Thank you for your support of this worthy cause.

Halloween

With Halloween coming up, students are invited to wear costumes to school on Monday, October 31.  The costumes must be worn the whole day and must be appropriate for school environment meaning no violent or inappropriate content or messaging. Accessories such as swords, guns, knives, weapons etc. should not be brought to school.  As costumes should not impede learning, we ask that no mask even if it’s a half face mask be worn to school.  Those wanting to wear COVID masks are welcome to. Due to dietary restrictions and preferences, no food should be brought to school for sharing purposes.  While well intended, other non-food treats should also be not brought to school (goodie/loot bags).

October 14

In gym we did basketball and practiced dribbling, defending and shooting. In art we learnt about shading and shadowing. We finished are math posters and are reviewing our multiplication up to 9x9. In science we learned about the water cycle. 

Have a great weekend!

October Important Dates:

October 28th - No School

October 31st - Halloween Parade

Parent Society Updates - October 14

Dalhousie Parent Society News

www.dalhousieparentsociety.com – check out our website for all this info and more!

Playground Party 

We are having a playground party on Friday, Oct 21 from 1:30pm-3:3 pm to explore our current playground and check out some ideas for the new playground we are hoping to build! Join us with your kiddos and ask any questions that you might have!

Did you know?? Our playground has already had portions removed due to safety issues. We hope to have all of those taken care of with a new playground!!

If you ordered any produce from the Indeygo Harvest Fundraiser, pickup is next week October 18 from 3-5pm

We have launched our holiday fundraisers so you can get a jump on shopping for some goodies!

Check out our Growing Smiles Link to order gorgeous holiday floral arrangements.  Order deadline is Nov 15 and pick up is Nov 29.  Click for holiday magic!

Purdy’s Chocolates!! Need we say more? Grab some delicious treats for that special someone! Order deadline is Nov 26^th and pickup is Dec 13^th.  Click for yummy chocolate!

Fun Lunch Contest Time

Win a free fun lunch!!! On Oct 18, Nov 15, and Dec 13, bring a reusable straw and show your fun lunch delivery person when you get your Booster Juice to be entered into the draw for a free Subway lunch on Dec 21! Good luck!

Veteran's Food Drive

Starting on Monday, October 17, 2022 we will be collecting food/non-perishable items for the Veteran’s Food Drive. There will be boxes set up at the front and back door for food drop off. At Dalhousie school we want to support Calgarians who are less fortunate than us, and one way we are doing this is through the Veteran’s Food Drive. This drive will run until after Remembrance Day. Items that the food bank is urgent need of are the following:

·       Kleenex – tissue boxes

·       Napkins

·       Paper towel

·       1 litre juice cartons

·       Juice boxes for lunches

·       Cereal

·       Coffee and coffee pods

·       Pancake mix

·       Laundry soap 

·       Granola bars

·       Ziploc bags (medium and large)

·       Fabric softener

·       Rice packages

·       Cookies

·       Canned chili / stew

·       Mayonnaise 

·       $25.00 grocery gift cards

October 11

 In math, we are making posters, and learning new strategies to solve multiplication. In science, we learned about sea breeze, land breeze and humidity. In social, we started our arctic region presentation and in Spanish we learned about reflexive verbs (verbos reflexivos).

October Important Dates:

October 28th - No School

October 31st - Halloween Parade

Parent Society Updates - October 10

Playground Party 

We are having a playground party on Friday, Oct 21^st from 1:30-3:30 pm to explore our current playground and check out some ideas for the new playground we are hoping to build! Join us with your kiddos and ask any questions that you might have!

Did you know?? Our current playground is over 22 years old!!

Check out our Growing Smiles Link to order gorgeous holiday floral arrangements. 

We still need one volunteer to help with Apple delivery. Almost 300 boxes of apples were purchased by our school so the help will be greatly appreciated.  

Fun Lunch Contest Time

Win a free fun lunch!!! On Oct 18, Nov 15, and Dec 13, bring a reusable straw and show your fun lunch delivery person when you get your Booster Juice to be entered into the draw for a free Subway lunch on Dec 21! Good luck!

 Oct 12 – Subway (orders due Oct 7^th)

Oct 18 – Opa & Booster Juice (deadline Oct 13^th)

Oct 26 – Fat Burger (deadline Oct 21^st)

Nov 1 – The Saucy Bread Company (deadline Oct 27^th)

Nov 9 – Boston Pizza (deadline Nov 4^th) 

October 6

 In math, we continued to practice rounding and estimation and using different strategies. In Spanish, we have been reviewing our verbs in the present tense. In English, we talked about character traits, looked at the characters in our novel study and brainstormed character traits that the character has. 

Have a great long weekend!

Important Dates:

October 7th - No School

October 10th - Thanksgiving - No School

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October 4

 Today we continued with our novel study and learnt about internal and external conflict. We are doing an "amazing race Canada" to learn about the different regions. We have been working on rounding and estimation in math. We learnt about different factors that affect the temperature. In Spanish, we reviewed our regular verbs in the present tense. 

School Update - October 3

Dalhousie School News

Dalhousie students and families participated in the annual Terry Fox run this week. Donations can be made online to the Terry Fox Foundation under Dalhousie School until Monday, October 3.   Cash will also be accepted until then.  Thank you for your generosity in making this initiative such a success! 

School photos retakes will take place on take place on October 17 & 18, 2022.

There is no school on Friday, October 7 due to a non-instruction day and Monday, October 10 due to Thanksgiving

Parent Society Updates - October 3

 Dalhousie Parent Society Updates

Thank you to everyone who purchased for our Apple Fundraiser! Apples will be delivered October 11 from 3pm-5pm at the school. We will need a few volunteers to help with the deliveries. 

Fun Lunch

Oct 4 – Boston Pizza (orders due Sept 29)

Oct 12 – Subway (orders due Oct 7)

Oct 18 – Opa & Booster Juice (deadline Oct 13)

Oct 26 – Fat Burger (deadline Oct 21)

Nov 1 – The Saucy Bread Company (deadline Oct 27)

If your child is going to be absent and you have ordered them a lunch, please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com before 11am the morning of fun lunch and let us know if you would

1.          like it sent home with a sibling

2.          You would like to pick it up

3.          Donate it to the amazing staff

*KINDER PARENTS*

Please make sure you are only ordering for the day your child is attending.

If you would like to volunteer for fun lunch, check out available spots.  

If you aren’t sure if you have clearance for volunteering, please email us and we will be able to help you out dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com

 Please look on our website www.dalhousieparentsociety.com for all info and more!