Dear Parents and Guardians,
Please remember that tomorrow (Monday Oct 22) is a Pro D Day. Please keep your children home since teachers and staff will be attending workshops throughout the day.
Thank you to all those who supported and attended our Diwali Assembly. A huge thank you to Mme Jassal for all her hard work and to all our amazing performers!
At Devon Gardens we look forward to Halloween and our Halloween Parade. For new families please see the info below. If you have any questions please either ask your child’s teacher or contact me.
Halloween Costume Parade and Costume Guidelines
Our Costume Parade will be at 9:00am on Halloween (Wednesday, Oct 31). Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in their Halloween Costume. They will have a chance to be part of the parade that goes throughout the school.
Please be reminded that…
- costumes should not be too scary
- costumes should be age appropriate
- toy weapons should be kept at home
- if possible, try to avoid masks. If masks are unavoidable, they should be used during the parade only.
- Students will want to bring an extra set of clothes for after the parade.
- Parents are welcome to attend our parade and take pictures from our school hallways.
Cobs Bread Dough Raiser Program
Just a reminder that the PAC has signed up for a ‘Dough Raiser Program’ with COBS Bread Scott 72 Centre which enables us to raise money for our school throughout the year! Be sure to mention Devon Gardens Elementary each time you make a purchase at COBS Bread Scott 72 Centre; they will donate 5% of your purchase back to our school.
Thank you for your continued support during drop off and pick up times.
We understand that drop off and pick up times can be very busy. We encourage families to walk to and from school if possible. Unfortunately, our school was just not designed to accommodate so much traffic during drop off and pick up. Parents can continue to help us keep our students safe during pickup and drop off times, by doing the following.
- Use the designated parent parking lot across the street from the school
- Follow the directions of crossing guards
- Keep our school/staff parking lot clear of parent vehicles and pedestrians
- Stress to your children that they should not hang out in our parking lot
- Keep vehicles clear of Downs Road
- Do not block private driveways of houses near our school
- Encourage older students to walk to school
- If possible, walk younger students to school
- Drive slowly and cautiously
- Report traffic concerns to the office
Again, please remember that even though all our crossing guards have been trained, they are as young as 10 years old and giving directions to adults may be challenging for some of them. All our crossing guards have been trained to ask students and adults to follow traffic safety rules. They will ask adults and students to cross at the designated spots and give directions if they see people doing unsafe actions such as jay-walking. It is expected that adults, students, and drivers of vehicles follow the directions of these crossing guards while they are on duty.
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Mark Douangchanh
Principal, Devon Gardens Elementary
- Monday, Oct 22 – Pro D Day (Curriculum Day)
- Tuesday, Oct 23 – Div 10 and 11 at Burns Bog
- Tuesday, Oct 23 – Grade 7 Volleyball, HOME GAME vs. Hellings
- Tuesday, Oct 23 – Grade 6 Volleyball, AWAY GAME at Hellings
- Wednesday, Oct 24 – Div 15, 16, 17 to the pumpkin patch
- Thursday, Oct 25 – Grade 6 Immunization
- Thursday, Oct 25 – Grade 7 Volleyball, AWAY GAME at Annieville
- Thursday, Oct 25 – Grade 6 Volleyball, HOME GAME vs Annieville
- Tuesday, Oct 30 – Grade 7 Volleyball, HOME GAME against Richardson
- Tuesday, Oct 30 – Grade 6 Volleyball, AWAY GAME at Richardson
- Wednesday, Oct – HALLOWEEN PARADE at 9:00am
- Thursday, Nov 1 – Grade 7 Volleyball, HOME GAME against McCloskey
- Thursday, Nov 1 – Grade 6 Volleyball, AWAY GAME at McCloskey
- Friday, Nov 2 – PHOTO RETAKE DAY