Upcoming Dates:Upcoming Dates: 

Thursday September 21- Open House/ Meet the Teacher 6:00pm - 7:00pm 

Friday September 22 - Professional Learning Day- No School for students 

Friday September 22 Treaty 7 Day 

Saturday September 23 - Autumnal Equinox 

Thursday September 28 - Students are welcome to wear an orange shirt to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation  

Thursday September 28 -  School Council Meeting and AGM. 6:00 – 7:00 pm Elections will be held for executive positions on our School Council 

Friday September 29 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Sep 30 - day in lieu). Schools are CLOSED. 

Saturday September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation  

Saturday September 30 - Demographic Forms due in PowerSchool.  

Reminders 

• Students are invited to play at the creative playground after school if they are being supervised by an adult. If a child is not with an adult, they need to go home and check in before they come back to the school.  

• We have installed “No Parking Signs” in the parking lot by the fence and the closed garbage bin area. We missed our garbage pick-up this week because 2 vehicles were parked there at 4:45pm. CBE service vehicles use that area as needed and often need to park in the evening hours.   

• Please do not park in the busing zone in front of the school.  

An Amazing Terry Fox Run  

• We had a fabulous school run on Friday morning, running for Terry Fox and families and friends affected by cancer. Our students were amazing, running hard around the field and setting their personal best! What a treat to come together for our first assembly and school-wide event! 
• To see us in action be sure to follow us on  Instagram- drfredamillerschoolcbe 

• Families are encouraged to donate directly to the Terry Fox Foundation  

Friday September 22 is a Non-Instructional Day. 

• No school for students 

• Staff will be working together to synthesize our student data, develop a school-wide inquiry question and utilize new curriculum materials.  

In September 2023, students across Alberta will learn from finalized curriculum in: 

• K–3 Science 
• K–6 English Language Arts and Literature 
• K–6 Mathematics 
• K–6 Physical Education and Wellness 

Lost and Found 

We already have more than 40 lost and found items. We will post a photo each week so you can recover items that are placed in our lost and found. We sort through items at the end of a 2-month cycle and donating the rest to charity.  Please check out the collection at our Meet the Teacher Open House on Thursday. 

School Council and SES (School Enrichment Society) - Upcoming Meetings 

We are very grateful for parents who are able to attend our monthly meetings to help support our students. We meet once a month for 1.5 hours where we discuss programming and school events and as a group, we make recommendations and decisions to enhance school experiences.  

• September 28 is our first School Council meeting and AGM. We will elect some new executive members for the upcoming year. This meeting is followed by the School Enrichment Society Meeting (SES) meeting, which is the fundraising parent organization that supports our students at Dr. Freda Miller School.  

• October 18 is our AGM for our SES Meeting. We will elect some new executive members for the upcoming year. 

Invite | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day Event - Sept. 30 

CBE students, staff and their families and friends are invited to join an event being hosted by the City of Calgary in partnership with the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District.  

• The third annual ceremonial opening is taking place on Sept. 30 from 9-10:30 a.m. at Fort Calgary (750 9th Ave SE).
• This year's gathering will include a smudge tent, in-person Indigenous speakers and performers, an aerial salute ceremony, and other events.  
  
• The events will also include an intertribal dance demonstration featuring Indigenous students from the CBE and CCSD
• Participants are encouraged to wear orange. 
• The Indigenous Education Team is looking for CBE Indigenous student dancers to perform at this event. See poster attached to the School Messenger message from this week.

Following the YYC, CBE & CCSD event, all are invited to join the Pokaiks – The Children Commemorative Annual Walk and Gathering 2023. The walk will begin at 11 a.m. at City Hall (15-minute walk from Fort Calgary or 2-minute drive) and continue to Shaw Millennium Park (30-minute walk). The walk will be followed by drumming/dancing, Indigenous community speakers, artisan booths, and food sales.  

September 22 is Treaty 7 Day 

Treaty 7 is the last of the Numbered Treaties made between the Government of Canada and the Plains First Nations (see Indigenous Peoples: Plains). It was signed on 22 September 1877 by five First Nations: the Siksika (Blackfoot), Kainai (Blood), Piikani (Peigan), Stoney-Nakoda, and Tsuut'ina (Sarcee). September 22, 1877 

To read more about Treaty 7 see this link.