IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES 

September 26 – ‘Welcome to the New Year Open House” from 4:30 – 7:00 

September 26 – Orange Shirt Day 

September 27 – NO SCHOOL for students – Non-Instruction Day 

September 30 – NO SCHOOL – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 

FIRST FIRE DRILL  

Our first fire drill will be this coming week.  Although teachers have spoken with students about safety procedures, this drill will be a fully announced drill as students new to our building have not heard the alarm before.  Students are reminded to go directly to the muster point they will continue to practice going to with their teachers and to not plug their ears when they hear the alarm.  Although it seems loud, the Calgary Fire Department has tested the decibels to ensure it is safe for our students’ ears.  We practice without plugging our ears so that important announcements could be heard in the case of an actual emergency evacuation.  

MINOR INJURIES VS. MAJOR INJURIES  

If you child has a minor scrap, paper cut or small bump, our staff may provide them a band-aid or an ice pack if it makes the student feel better. They will not contact parents or guardians over minor injuries.  If your child has a bump to the head or a more major injury, we will call parents or guardians to inform families about the incident. We will only call parents or guardians if we feel the injury warrants further attention or monitoring after the child leaves the school.  

THURSDAY IS OUR ‘WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR’ OPEN HOUSE  

Please join us on Thursday, September 26 sometime between 4:30 - 7:00 to drop in during our ‘Welcome to the New Year’ Open House.    

Although we will have a 2 ½ hour window of time available for families to come in, approximately 15-minutes per child is all that is needed. (You do not need to sign up for a specific time to come, just drop in at a time that works for your family.)   

This drop in evening will give you a chance to:  

• take a walk through the school to see our various learning spaces and the fantastic documentation panels that classes have created outside of the classrooms 
• see the inside of your child's classroom  
• say hello to your child's homeroom teacher  
• see a few things that your child will share about classroom routines, structures and activities  
• meet / visit with other families outside on the playground / courtyard area. 

Weather permitting, our School Council has arranged for many outside games to be set up on the courtyard and in the field that families can play during this evening event such as Bocce Ball, Giant Connect Four, Corn Hole / Bean Bag Toss, X O Toss Across, Spikeball, and Giant Jenga. They have also arranged for several Food Trucks to be in the Hug & Go during the evening if families choose to purchase food. 
 **Please note, this Open House evening is not intended as a time for teachers to sit down to discuss how each child is doing, as school will only been in school for a few weeks and teachers are still getting to know their students**