Parent-Teacher Interviews are fast approaching! To book an appointment with your student’s teachers, contact Lora at the school office.
Teachers will be available for appointments on:
Wednesday November 29th: 2:30 – 4:00  **Early Dismissal @ 2:09 pm 
Thursday November 30th: 2:30 –

The attached letter from Minister of Education, Rob Fleming, discusses changes to the Grade 10-12 new curriculum implementation timeline as well as information regarding the new Provincial Literacy Assessment and Provincial Numeracy Assessment.
How will this change affect Grade 9 students: 
“Students currently in Grade 9 and younger will continue their learning with the new curriculum throughout their graduation years.

Charlie’s Chocolate Factory is our major school fundraiser this year. The money earned goes towards our student activities such as the Winter Luncheon for students, Winter & Spring Fun Days and student recognition.
FREE SAMPLES: We have received samples from Charlie’s of their milk and dark chocolate – parents are welcome to stop in for a taste test.

Picture retakes will take place on Friday November 3rd. If you have purchased pictures and would like retakes, bring the pictures back to the school for Friday.

On October 31st, Dr. Kearney will be having a pre-trick-or-treat monster mash!
The dance will take place in the gym and all students from Dr. Kearney are welcome to attend. It will start at approximately 1:30 and will run until the end of the school day at 3:11.

We are still waiting for our school pictures to arrive and anticipate that they will arrive soon. The picture packages will be handed out in TAG as soon as they arrive.
Should re-takes be necessary, they are scheduled for Friday November 3rd.

We know our grade seven students will become leaders of Dr. Kearney Middle School. In order to help them succeed, we had some grade seven students take a leadership role in creating an event, The Country Harvest,

It has been a busy month for athletics at Dr. Kearney with volleyball and cross country running in full swing. The Grade 9 girls volleyball team was in Grande Prairie for the first tournament of the year and played very well.

All DK parents are invited to the PAC meeting on Tuesday October 17th at 6:30. The meeting will be in the library.
We look forward to seeing you there!

We have a busy October ahead of us at DK. Teachers will be sending home interim reports towards the end of October and early November. We also launched our major fundraiser for the year,