Dear Douglas Harkness Families
Upcoming Events
- Friday, May 16, 2025 – Non-instruction Day (No School)
- Monday, May 19, 2025 – Victoria Day (No School)
Note | Please refer to the Calgary Board of Education’s 2024-2025 Instructional Calendar and Douglas Harkness Calendar.
DHS Talent Show
Some of our students had an opportunity to perform at our DHS Talent Show. The performers sang and danced, did trivia flag identification and Rubik’s cube solutions. What a great showcase of talented students we have! The students in the audience were engaged and singing along.
Thank you to all the staff and students for a successful talent show.
Heritage Park
As mentioned before, Douglas Harkness School received a $5000 grant for field trips and almost all of our students went to Heritage Park.
Douglas Harkness School is thankful to the anonymous donor who covered the cost through Education Matters.
Grade 6 Students Writing PATs
Your Grade 6 child will be writing Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) in late May and June in the subjects of English, Mathematics and Social Studies. Next week, your child will bring home a letter explaining the PATs.
Grade 6 Students Selecting Courses for Next Year
Next week, your Grade 6 child will be bringing home a Course Selection Form for Clarence Sansom Junior High. Please discuss the courses with your child to ensure they are choosing courses that may be of interest. This form needs to be signed and returned to their teacher.
Personal Mobile Devices and Social Media Use in Schools
Reminder | K-9 Students: will not be permitted to use personal mobile devices during the school day. Student devices brought to school must be out of sight and either powered off or set to silent. They should be left in backpacks, lockers or areas designated by teachers or better yet - simply left at home.
Reference | https://cbe.ab.ca/news-centre/Pages/personal-mobile-devices-and-social-media-use-in-schools-2024.aspx
Douglas Harkness Staff Parking Lot
Please do not park or wait for your child in the staff parking lot.
The parking lot is only for Douglas Harkness Staff. There is no visitor or parent parking available in the staff parking lot.
Please remind students to not cross between cars on the street and not walk through the staff parking lot.
Thank you for your understanding.
Bus Stop Infront of School – Do not park infront of school
We have a school bus that arrives at the beginning and at the end our school day.
Please do not park in front of the school to allow the bus to safely arrive and leave.
Soon, there will be bus parking signs at the front of the school saying No Parking. Until then, we would appreciate your cooperation and respect for our school bus loading zone.
No Dogs on Douglas Harkness Field and Playground
A reminder there are no dogs permitted on the field of schools. The Calgary Bylaw signs are posted around the school.
Volunteers
Douglas Harkness School is looking for volunteers for field trips. If you are interested in volunteering, please go to the following link for morning information: Come Volunteer With Us
Step 1: You will need to register through online SchoolEngage. A MyCBE account is required to complete the Annual Volunteer Registration Form.
Step 2: You will require a Police Information Clearance (PIC).
2025-2026 CBE Registration Open for New Students
If you have a child who is new to CBE and needs to be registered at school, you will need a MyCBE account to register the student through SchoolEngage. Please see the instructions above if you do not have a MyCBE account.
Note | Current Douglas Harkness students do not need to register for next year. We will automatically place students to the next grade level.
Note | For those students who are in Grade 6, we will place you at your junior high school, based on your current address.
Reference | Find your school based on address
Student Demographic Changes
A reminder to update a student’s Demographic Verification Form to ensure your child’s information (parent phone number / email, medical, address, guardianship) is up to date in our system.
Please see the detailed information below on how to access the Demographic Verification Form through MyCBE Technical Support for Students & Parents.
Complete two forms: Demographic Verification Form and Annual Authorization Form
Parents / Legal Guardians are to complete both the Demographic Verification Form and Annual Authorization Form in SchoolEngage.
The Demographic Verification Form is to ensure your child’s information (parent phone number / email, medical, address, guardianship) is up to date in our system. The Annual Authorization is for parent consent/permission to share student information.
You will do so through MyCBE. If you don’t have a MyCBE account, please learn how to create one here.
Demographic Verification Form
To learn how to complete the Demographic Verification Form, please go to the Demographic Verification Form technical support page for parents.
Please click on the following link for instructions on how to complete the Demographic Verification Form and the Annual Authorization Form: Demographic Verification Form and Annual Authorization Form.pdf
Note | a computer is not required to complete these two forms; you may complete these forms on your cell phone.
Please see the instructions on how to complete both the Demographic Verification Form and the Annual Authorization Form in SchoolEngage.
If you do require assistance in completing the forms, please contact the Douglas Harkness Main Office and we will happily assist you.
School Council and Parent Society
The next School Council and Parent Council meeting is on Thursday, May 22, 2025 from 6pm-7pm.
This is an opportunity for parents / legal guardians to make a meaningful difference for students by participating on the school council.
Under the Education Act, a school council is a collective association designed to advise the principal and the CBE Board of Trustees on matters related to the school. School councils have legislated advisory and decision-making authority defined within the Education Act and the School Councils Regulation. They are different from Parent Societies & Associations, whose main function is to raise funds for the school. You can find more details in the CBE School Council Handbook.
Sincerely
Ms. Amardeep Chana,
Principal