Dear Families of King George School

Today our staff and students wore orange shirts to acknowledge Orang Shirt Day. Truth and Reconciliation is part of our ongoing work and commitment as a school community to the TRC Calls to Action. This week we honoured Truth and Reconciliation week through various learning activities with students and teachers such as: 

• Each student and staff placed an orange ribbon, on the fence, forming the shape of a heart, as a symbol to remind us that Every Child Matters.
• A gallery Walk in our Learning Commons of student work to share what we have been learning about with each other.
• Teachers read the book Trudy’s Rock Story/Le Caillou de Trudy, knowledge keeper Trudy Spiller  shares her teachings of how we can use Mother Earth to help us process our emotions. Each class was gifted a rock that will be part of their learning throughout the year. Each class will gift this rock back to Mother Earth in our rock garden in June.

Schools are closed on Friday September 29 in lieu of the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day), which is observed on September 30. This day is dedicated to honouring the children who never returned home from residential schools, the survivors, and their families and communities. Schools can choose to wear their orange shirts any day between Sept. 25 to 28.

CBE staff and their families and friends are invited to attend a public commemorative event hosted by the City of Calgary in friendship with CBE and the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD). The third annual ceremonial event is on Sept. 30 from 9-10:30 AM at Fort Calgary.

This year's gathering will include in-person speakers and performers, a live stream broadcast, an aerial salute ceremony, and other events. The event will consist of an intertribal dance demonstration from CBE and CCSD students. More information on the event is available on the City’s website. Public commemoration of residential schools' tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts is vital to reconciliation.

Important Information & Dates

Demographics Update

This is friendly reminder for Legal Guardians to complete the required online forms in SchoolEngage:

• Demographic Verification - 2023-24
• Citizenship Information Update - 2023-24
• Annual Authorization - 2023-24

School Engage is one of the applications found in your MyCBE account. This is the same account that you use to pay fees, view academic information, book school conferences, etc.

Thank you!

Volunteers Needed for Learning Commons

Mme. Val is looking for some volunteers who would like to help her in the Learning Commons for the next couple of weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10:00-12:00 and/or 12:00-2:00.  As little or as much help is appreciated. If you are interested, please contact Mme. Val via email at VGGarratt@cbe.ab.ca.

Merci!

Toonies for Terry

Thanks to your support, KGS has raised $1118.00 dollars from our Terry Fox run. Bravo KGS Students and families!

Walk to School Day – October 4 – ROAD CLOSURE

October 4th is Walk to School Day! To encourage active transportation to school, the Kiss and Go (9th street, from 20th AVE NW to 21st AVE NW) will be closed for the day. Our Grade 5 students have been mapping walking/biking routes to school that families can use on this day, and throughout the year! Our Grade 5 students recommend parking at the Mount Pleasant Community Centre, the St. Joseph Park - Off Leash Dog Park or the Rosemont Community Association Parking Lot.

We are looking for parent volunteers to help with the Walk to School Day, either by helping mark the routes, being a walking leader or being a traffic monitor. If you’re able to join us, please sign up using this link. Any questions about volunteering can be directed to kgschoolcouncil@gmail.com

Pre-Service Teachers from Werklund School of Education

We are happy to welcome ten year 1 pre-service teachers from EDUC 440 (Field Experience I) of the Werklund School of Education B.Ed. Program with opportunities to observe learning and teaching in our school.  The field experience is a critical part of the understanding developed by practicum students and it is a very exciting and rewarding experience for them. The practicum will run from October 10- 13, 2023 for week 1 and from October 16- 20, 2023 for week 2. The practicum is a total of 9 days.  

Picture Retake Day

Picture Retake Day is Wednesday, October 18! Please make sure to let your child’s teacher know if you would like them to have their picture taken.

Important Dates

September 29 – School Closed
September 29 – Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu Jie), also known as the Moon Festival. Happy festivities to those that celebrate!
September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October – German Heritage Month; Canadian Islamic Heritage Month; Latin American Heritage Month; Women’s History Month

October 4 - Walk to School Day
October 4 – Sisters in Spirit Day

We wish all of you a lovely weekend.

With gratitude,

Allison Hull, principal, and Renée Samson, assistant principal