Upcoming Dates: 

Thursday September 28 - Orange Shirt Day- Students are welcome to wear an Orange Shirt to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Parents of grade 1 students are welcome to join a short Assembly    

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.  

Monday October 9- Thanksgiving. Schools are closed  

Thursday October 12- School Picture Day 

Open House 

Thank you all the families who joined us for our Open House last Thursday. It was great to meet so many family members, see so much excitement with students and neighbors coming together.  A special shout out to parents who took items home from the lost and found. 

Enrolment Growth and New Teacher Hired 

We are pleased to let you know that our school population is growing, and we have 480 students attending. As a result, we have created a third class at Grade 4. We welcome Ms. Frankie Matthews to the Grade 4 team who will start her own class on Monday morning.  

Birthday Books 

For students celebrating a birthday, we at Dr. Freda Miller School invite students to donate a “birthday” book to our Learning Commons that we affectionately call “The Den”. Students bring a new book to school that their teacher will read in class on their birthday. We then add a special bookplate with the student’s name and the birthday that they are honoring. This book is then donated and catalogued into our book collection for others to read and enjoy.

School Council and SES (School Enrichment Society) - Thursday September 28, 2023 6:00- 7:30 pm 

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 the first School Council Meeting 

• The School Council meeting will be followed by the AGM and then the School Enrichment Society Meeting. 

• We will be electing new members during the AGM portion of the meeting. if you wish to put your name forward, please see position descriptions in the notice attached.  

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

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.  

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.