Daysland Digest

We would like to wish our families a Happy New Year. We hope 2024 is off to a good start and everyone enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Break.

January will be a busy month, particularly for our Grade 9-12 students. They will finish their semester work and complete their final exams, including Provincial Achievement Tests in Grade 9 and the Diploma Exams in Grade 12. An exam calendar is included in the newsletter. Permission slips to leave following exams are also being sent home with students in Grades 10-12. This will allow students to leave following any exams scheduled between January 24th-26th. Students are highly encouraged to increase their study time in the coming weeks and check in with their teachers for assistance. They should also check PowerSchool for any missing assignments that need to be completed prior to the end of the semester.

Sports have resumed after the break. We hosted the Lloyd Sather basketball tournament this past weekend. Our girls won their side of the tournament. Our boys also had a great tournament and represented themselves and our school well. Thank you to Mrs. Tobler for her time and effort in organizing the tournament and our many volunteers who donated time and food.

We look forward to watching our basketball teams over the next couple of months.

The weather has undoubtedly transformed into Winter this week. Please remind students, both young and old, to wear appropriate winter clothing to school. If buses happen to be cancelled, students, particularly in Grades 9-12, are expected to continue their learning. All students can check their Google Classrooms for work to complete or get caught up on. Teachers would also be available through Google Meet and email upon request.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please connect with us in the office.

Jan.

10 - Class of 2024 Parent Meeting @ 7:00pm

11 - Staff Meeting (Early Dismissal @ 11:40)

11 - Sr. B-Ball @ Hay Lakes

12 & 13 - Sr. G B-Ball @ Forestburg

16 - Mini Dunkers @ Bawlf

17 - Gr. 9 PAT - ELA Pt. A

17 - Jr. B-Ball vs Tofield

22 - Math 30 Diploma Exam

22 - Mini Dunkers vs Sedgewick

23 - Last Day of Classes (High School)

24 to 26 - Exam Week (see exam schedule below)

26 & 27 - Jr. B-Ball at The Comp

26 & 27 - Sr. B B-Ball @ Forestburg

29 - Jr. B-Ball @ Ryley

29 to 31 - Sr. High Ski Trip

30 - Semester 1 Ends

31 - Staff Collaboration Day (no classes)

We will have a Parent Meeting for our Class of 2024 tonight at 7:00pm in the School Learning Commons.

Is your child interested in earning College credits while attending High School? Olds college is offering dual credits in a number of different career fields which allow students to earn High school and College credits during the second semester. If you think this might be of interest, please contact Mr. Wilson for more information.

Thank you to all those families who helped make our Sr. High Basketball tournaments a success! A special congratulations to our Sr. Darls, who won gold at the Lloyd Sather!

Final payment for the Sr. High Ski Trip to Jasper will be due on Monday, January 22. Forms have gone home with students who expressed interest in joining us.

Parents are reminded that Board policy requires all students who ride the bus to wear (or carry) clothing suitable for the weather conditions. This includes headgear, hand covering, and appropriate footwear. Students who arrive at school inappropriately dressed will not be allowed to ride home or to/from sporting events or school planned field trips until they have proper gear dropped off or are picked up by a parent.

As we enter the season of weather related bus delays and cancellations, BRSD would like to remind parents to check their school website or the BRSD website for updates. If there is a change to the schedule it will appear in an ALERT banner at the top of the website. If there is no banner, all routes are running as scheduled. Every family affected by a bus route delay or cancellation also receives an automated phone message.

The next School Council Meeting will be on Wednesday, January 17th at 7:00pm in the Learning Commons.

Everyone Welcome!

If you are interested in purchasing Daysland School clothing, please visit

https://dayslandschool.entripyshops.com

Orders can be paced at any time of the year and will ship directly to the purchaser.

JP's Country Daycare is hiring a student in Grade 9 to12 to clean after school on Thursdays and Fridays each week from 3:45 to 6:00. Please email jpcountrydaycare@gmail.com if interested. Thank you.

Email: dysgenvm@brsd.ab.ca
Website: daysland.brsd.ab.ca
Location: 5222 50 St, Daysland, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-374-3676
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Twitter: @DayslandS