February 26 - Parent Survey Open- Intentions for next year and the School Planning Engagement Survey
February 26 - Yearbooks available for purchase through Lifetouch by clicking this link. Enter code:15224424
February 28 - Pink Shirt Day
March 7 – Coco Brooks Fundraiser Pick Up 3:30- 5:00 pm
March 11 – Conference Bookings Open
March 14 - Fun Lunch
March 19 – Spring Equinox
March 21 - Parent-teacher conferences, Scholastic Book Fair Sales (evening)
March 22 - Parent-teacher conferences, Scholastic Book Fair Sales until 11:30 am) No school for students
March 23 - April 1 - Spring Break- No School - Schools are closed
April 2 - Classes resume
April 19 - System Professional Learning Day - No school for students
Parent Surveys Are Open
Two separate School Messenger messages were sent out this weekend to assist us with school planning for next year.
- Dr. Freda Miller School Intention form - This helps us plan for the number of classes and staffing.
Scholastic Book Fair – Coming March 21 and 22
Dr. Freda Miller School will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair during Parent –Teacher Conferences on March 21 & 22.
- Students will have an opportunity to preview the book fair with their class on Wednesday and Thursday.
- The book fair will be open for purchases on Thursday evening and Friday morning during Parent-Teacher conferences.
- Debit and Credit cards only accepted. NO CASH please.
- No money will be accepted during school hours.
- Those students who purchase books will be entered into a draw to win a free book for themselves and their teacher.
- Any families who would like to donate a book for The Den are welcome to do so.
- If you wish to donate a book to your child’s class, teachers will select books that they would love to use.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher conferences are an opportunity to engage in conversation about your child’s learning. Parents/guardians and teachers can connect face-to-face and communicate openly about student learning, especially with respect to strength and growth. Parent- teacher conferences help build and sustain respectful relationships that invite both parties to share information and develop strategies to support student success.
Bookings for our March Conferences open two weeks prior to conferences. An email is sent out by the booking system to remind parents to book. Kindergarten parent conferences will be held on Thursday and Friday. Please see the booking system for more details once it has opened.
Conferences will be held:
- Thursday, March 21, 2024 – 4:30 – 8:00 pm
- Friday, March 22, 2024, from 8:00am to noon.
- Students should be attending the conference with their parents.
- Conferences are 15 minutes in length.
- Bookings open March 7, 2024 @ 4:00 pm
School Council and School Enrichment Society Updates
- Yearbooks are on sale now.
- They are $23 and you can order yours directly through Lifetouch by clicking this link. Enter code: 15224424 or search by province and city and select Dr. Freda Miller School 2024 from the list.
- Yearbooks will be on sale until the end of June and will be delivered to students and families when they arrive in the fall.
- This is not a fundraiser. All funds go directly to the yearbook's production.
- If you do not want your child’s photo to appear in the Yearbook, please reply to this email.
- The Coco Brooks Fundraiser is closed. If you can help with distributing orders on March 7 after school, please click on this link.
- Save the Date - Thursday May 2, the School Council and School Enrichment Society will be hosting an evening family dance.
- If you are concerned about traffic issues, you can submit a traffic service request at https://www.calgary.ca/cps/traffic/traffic-service-requests.html
- There is no School Council and School Enrichment Society meeting in March.
Nancy, Julie and Staff