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Dear Parents and Caregivers:
Thank you for making September a wonderful school start up. We have focused on routines, making friends, studying, learning, and well-being activities. Our mission is to provide learning opportunities and environments that inspire students to thrive , and we saw many examples as we started this school year.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
In SD73, we acknowledged this past week as Truth and Reconciliation week (September 25-29)....
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Our Cultural and Identity Priority (District Strategic Plan) is focused on every person knowing who they are, being proud of their backgrounds, and sharing their identities.
On September 29, 2023, as part of recognizing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, students and staff from Haldane Elementary School and Chase Secondary School had the immense pleasure of meeting the Kulak family and hearing their inspiring journey which has led to National Ribbon Skirt Day. 
Isabella...
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From the regular meeting of the Board of Education. Find out about Reconciliation, Inspire Kids FASD, and School Learning Plans. Read Board Notes here .

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Preparing for the 2023-2024 School Year in Curriculum and Instruction
In the 2022-2023 District Learning Plan , we spoke to the importance of building staff capacity to meet students’ learning needs. Multiple researchers (Fullan, 2020; Hattie, 2014; Robinson, 2011) indicated that the best way to improve student learning is to invest in adult learning.
Capacity-building through professional learning is essential for system-wide improvement. The design of professional...
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Dear Parents and Caregivers:
As we continue into a lovely, warm weekend, thank you for such a positive school start up. It takes the efforts of every staff member, parent, and caregiver to support students to get to school and to be supported as learners before, during, and after school. We have so many stories about students, staff, and parents enjoying making new connections and relationships while taking part in the school and District events and activities.
Savona...
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