This past week, students started learning about the protocols, stories and traditions of harvesting tobacco and sage in the Medicine Garden. Through this experience, they are building a strong relationship in reciprocity with Na’a and the Creator.

Our school community recognized Orange Shirt Day on Thursday, September 28 by completing an art installation using orange shirts, connecting to Spirit (spirit, heart, body, and mind). Community volunteers joined us in raising the tipi, and students participated in storytelling inside the tipi throughout the day. We ended the day with a round dance.  

Nutrition Plan
MON
Breakfast: Cereal, Milk, Fruit
Lunch: BB4CK Bagged Lunch

TUE
Breakfast: Muffins, Yogurt, Fruit
Lunch: Soup, Cheese Scones, Fruit & Veggies

WED Breakfast: Hard Boiled Eggs, Nutrigrain Bars, Fruit
Lunch: Lasagna, Fruit & Veggies

THUR
Breakfast: Yogurt Tubes, Pan Granola Bars, Fruit
Lunch: Soup, Buns, Fruit & Veggies

FRI
Breakfast: Parfait & Fruit

Mark your Calendars
Oct 9 – Thanksgiving Day - No School
Oct 20 – Non-instruction Day – No School
Oct 26 – Celebration of Learning
Oct 26 – School Council/Parent Advisory 

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.

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 (a 15-minute walk from Fort Calgary or a 2-minute drive) and continue to Shaw Millenium Park (a 30-minute walk). The walk will be followed by drumming/dancing, Indigenous community speakers, artisan booths, and food sales.

Wellness Clinic at Niitsitapi Learning Centre
In collaboration with our school, Alberta Health Services is opening an on-site clinic to provide culturally safe, basic healthcare services to students and their families in the Wellness Room of the Niitsitapi Learning Centre. Further communication with details of the clinic will follow.  

MyCBE (PowerSchool) Parent Account  
Please create a MyCBE parent account (https://www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe). MyCBE provides parents online access to register for transportation and lunch supervision, pay fees and request fee waivers, book school conferences, and view attendance and report cards. Student CBE ID# is needed to create the account. Please contact the main office for assistance at 403-817-3404.