Monday, September 29 

  • Non-Instructional Day- no school for students 
  • Teachers in from 8:00am-1:00pm (IPP meetings) 

Tuesday, September 30- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 

  • Statutory holiday- all schools closed 

Wednesday, October 1- Yom Kippur 

Thursday, October 2- Custodian Appreciation Day! 

  • 8:00-9:00am Cross Country practice 

Friday, October 3 

  • Terry Fox Run (9:30-10:30 assembly; 10:30-11:30 Terry Fox run) 
  • Student athletes will lead and run with grades to model leadership and participation: 

               Sr. Boys & Girls Basketball → with Grade 6 

              Jr. Boys & Girls Basketball → with Grade 5 

              Soccer & Cross Country → with Grade 7 

  • Athletes will wear jerseys and be visible throughout. 
  • Early dismissal 1:20pm 

Important Information  

  • Ask your child(ren) about Orange Shirt Day and their understanding of our school’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation 63.3.  For more information about the work we have done as a Storm Family, please read Orange Shirt Day at Samuel W. Shaw 
  • This is a reminder that the school is not responsible for lost or stolen items such as bikes, scooters, skateboards, phones, air pods etc.   
  • Attending SWS games as spectators.  

Student spectators wishing to watch their peers participate in athletics at SWS, they are allowed to stay for the first game without supervision. Any games that follow, students must be accompanied by their parent or they will be asked to leave. 

If students are attending another school to watch a peer play in a    sporting/athletic event, they must be accompanied by a parent for all games. 

For more information about spectator expectations for students and adults, please review the Athletics page on our website. 

Mark Your Calendars! 

  • Oct 13: Thanksgiving Holiday Monday; NO SCHOOL 
  • NEW Oct 15: Photo re-takes 
  • Oct 20: Non- instructional day, NO SCHOOL; Calgary General Election (SWS is a polling station) 
  •  Oct 31: Halloween (information about the Halloween Dance will be shared in October) 
  • Nov 7: Remembrance Day assembly; last day of classes before Fall Break 
  • Nov 8-12: Fall Break