Dear HDC Families!
We had a fantastic day last Friday for our annual Terry Fox Run! Thanks to all of those students and families who donated or contributed to the Terry Fox Foundation. We are hoping that we have the same great weather this coming Friday so that we can finally have our Fall Field Day!
Yesterday was World Teacher's Day. We are so incredibly fortunate at HDC to have such amazing teachers. We cannot express enough thanks for all that they do each and every day in and out of the classroom to provide such amazing learning opportunities for our students.
“Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher.” — Arne Duncan, Former United States Education Secretary
Have a wonderful week!
Jim & Brandie
Important Upcoming Dates
- October 7: School Photo Day
- October 11: Fall Field Day
- October 14: Thanksgiving Day – NO SCHOOL
Dates of Significance
- October: German Heritage Month
- October: Canadian Islamic History Month
- October: Latin American Heritage Month
- October: Women’s History Month
- October 7 – 11: International Walk to School Week
- October 10: World Mental Health Day
- October 11: International Day of the Girl Child
- October 11: Yom Kippur
- October 12: Dussehra
- October 14: Thanksgiving Day
Smile! School Photos - TOMORROW!
Lifetouch photographers will be in the school tomorrow to take student's school photos. We will be send out information on how to view proofs and order photos in our next weekly message.
HDC School Council - Help Wanted!
We are in need of a Treasurer and a Casino Chairperson for our parent groups this year. These position are critical for our school council and parent association. If you are interested in volunteering for either of these positions or have more questions, please email Mr. Parent at jlparent@cbe.ab.ca.
Reminder - Demographic Verification Forms
Thank you to all those families who have submitted / updated their Demographic Verification forms through School Engage. These forms are vital, so we have accurate information, including parent/guardian contact numbers and email addresses. If you have not yet completed the demographic verification process, please do so ASAP in your MyCBE/SchoolEngage account.
If you do not have a MyCBE account, on the MyCBE page click on Create a MyCBE Account. For online help refer to MyCBE - Creating an Account (includes instructions and a video).
To complete these forms:
- sign in to your MyCBE account
- click on the SchoolEngage icon
- select the demographic verification form
- complete or review and update the form
- click on Submit to send the form electronically to the school
If you are having difficulty, or do not have a computer to complete the necessary requirement, you can contact the office, and we can provide you with a paper copy if required.
Healthy Hunger Lunches
We have had several students asking about how they might be able to order Healthy Hunger lunches over the past few weeks. As such, we wanted to remind families about the program. Healthy Hunger will be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the year. All of our vendors offer vegetarian options and most vendors also have gluten-free options.
Parents/Guardians will have to add HDC student(s) to their account before ordering, even if they have an existing account. Once a student has been student added to our school, parents will be able to see all the lunch events. Please order under your child’s homeroom number (e.g., 7-01, 8-02, etc).
There is a 5 day limit before the event to order or cancel. For a Tuesday lunch event, the cut-off is previous Thursday at 11:59 p.m. For a Thursday lunch event, the cut-off is the previous Saturday at 11:59 p.m. Healthy Hunger and School Council cannot give refunds if cancellations are received fewer than 5 days ahead of the event.
Go to Healthy Hunger to get started! Healthy Hunger proceeds will support School Council activities for the 2024-25 school year.
If you have any questions, please email them to hdcartwrightschoolcouncil@gmail.com