Dear DRBS Families

Gratitude focus for the week:

“The deepest craving of Human nature is the need to be appreciated” – William James

How can you find appreciation for those around you today? Find a way using your words, your actions or your body.

 

Thank You

• To everyone who came out to the Halloween Parade – what a great day it was for a parade

Monday November 6

• Please join us in welcoming student teachers from University of Lethbridge and University of Calgary. Today is their first day of practicum.

Tuesday November 7

• The Public Health Nurse is here is catch up on missed vaccinations
• Fun Lunch

Wednesday November 8

• 1:15 Remembrance Day Assembly for students
• 2:15 Remembrance Day Assembly for Grade 5 parents
• Last day of Veterans food drive

Thursday November 9

• System wide Indigenous Professional Development Day – no school for students

Friday November 10 – 14

• Fall Break – no school for students

 

Upcoming Dates:

o   November 20 – 24 Fall Book Fair

o   November 21 Fun Lunch

o   November 21 Grade 3 at Telus Sparks

o   November 23 & 24 Student Learning Conferences

o   November 24 no school for students

o   November 27 – December 1 Mobile Escape Residency Grade 4

o   November 28 6:45 School Council meeting

 

Veterans Food Drive

 

This year, in honor of Remembrance Day, we will be holding a Veterans Food Drive, collecting items for the Veterans Food Bank of Alberta. The Veterans Food Bank of Alberta supports Veterans in a variety of ways, including food security, financial assistance, clothing, and a number of other services.  

We invite families to join us in our work of supporting the Veterans Food Bank of Alberta by donating any of the following items: 

Needed Items Non-Perishable 

• Baking items (brown sugar, yeast, flour, baking soda, baking powder) 
• Canned items (meat, tuna, chili, stew, mushrooms, evaporated milk, pickles, condiments, etc.) 
• Pantry items (gravy packets, granola bars, juice boxes, cereal, coffee pods, vegetable oil, crackers, rice, pancake mix, pudding cups, salad dressing, mac and cheese, spices, etc.) 
• Ensure 
• Toiletries (tissues, toilet paper, Q-tips, shower gel) 
• Cleaning items (all-purpose cleaner, laundry soap, fabric softener, dishwasher soap) 
• Grocery Store Gift Cards 
• Kitchen items (paper towels, garbage bags, zip lock bags, tinfoil, plastic wrap, disinfectant wipes) 

We will be collecting items November 1^st – November 8^th, 2023. 

Thank you for your support and generosity!

 

Save the Date!

 

The last week of school before the Winter Break we will hosting a series of concerts and celebrations of learning. The theme will be December Gifts and we will be celebrating the various cultures in our school community.  As we are not able to host all families and grades at one time in the gym we will be organizing by grades. The times and dates are as follows:

      Grade 1 & 2 – December 19, 2023 at 1:45

      Grade 3 & 4 – December 20, 2023 at 1:45

      Grade 5 & 6 – December 21, 2023 at 1:45

 

The students will perform in the gym from 1:45 to 2:15. After that parents are invited back to their child’s classroom for a social time with students and the teacher until the end of the day. During this time there will be activities and a sharing of learning in the classroom.

More details to follow as we approach the date.

 

 

School Council News

 

Halloween Dance - Thanks! - Thank you to everyone who attended the Halloween Dance, we all had such a fun night! Extra thank you to the organizing committee and all the volunteers for making this awesome event possible. We'll share the total amount of funds raised soon once we finish tallying all the receipts - stay tuned!

Call for Agenda Items - Our next School Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 28 at 6:45pm. In following with our consent agenda format, please send any agenda requests to DRBSCouncilChair@gmail.com and we will attempt to include as many items as possible within the time allotted for the meeting. Please have your agenda items submitted by the end of day Sunday November 19 so we can finalize and distribute the agenda to the school community.

Jacket Racket - Collection boxes are in the Launch Pad for gently used coats, snow pants, hats and gloves/mittens (please only these items). Contact Sadaf at drbsfundraising@gmail.com if you have any questions.