Important Upcoming Dates 

Principal Message 

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day 

We as a school are recognizing Orange Shirt Day today and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which is on September 30.  Students are participating in learning activities today that foster reflection, and a deeper understanding of residential schools, to better understand the history of what happened and the intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools.  Our intentions, as we enter into learning about residential schools and other sad chapters in our history, is to foster understanding empathy, and most important, empower students to take action in our society. 

We are sharing a few family events happening in Calgary on September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, for those who wish to explore further with their children. 

Wishing you all a nice weekend. 

Mr. Martin 

• Arts Commons 
• The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland (formerly known as Fort Calgary)
• Central Library  
• Pokaiks Commemorative Walk 
• Indigenous Arts and Events for Reconciliation
• Honoring Children from all generations 
• Fostering Reconciliation through Indigenous Arts and Events: Honoring Survivors, Empowering Generations

Upcoming in Athletics 

Cross Country  

Our cross country season has come to an end, congratulations to all athletes on their amazing work during this season!  

Soccer  

Girls soccer will continue to practice every Monday afterschool until 4:30pm, and Boys' every Tuesday afterschool until 4:30.  Please see the schedule sent home to parents, or attached on D2L for upcoming games.  

Basketball  

Please note that these practices will remain constant throughout the year. All changes to practice schedule will be announced by the coach during the season. For game schedules, please see the paperwork that was sent home with students, or check D2L for the game schedules.  

• Junior Girls will practice Tuesday-Thursday afterschool. 
• Junior Boys will practice Monday morning starting at 7:15am, and Wednesday after school. 
• Senior Girls will practice Tuesday afterschool and Friday mornings beginning at 7:15am.  
• Senior Boys will practice Monday afterschool, and Wednesday morning beginning at 7:15am 

We have our Junior Teams tournament coming up October 3-5, we look forward to seeing our teams in action!  

ENVOE (Environmental and Outdoor Education) 

Upcoming ENVOE trips  

ENVOE 9 – Hiking/camping – Tuesday, Oct 1 – Wednesday, Oct 3 

Fashion Department 

The Fashion Department is looking for second hand denim and unused fabric donations… 

Send your dusty denim to our Fashion Department! This year in Fashion, we are channeling our creativity and sewing skills into an upcycling project called, How Green Are Your Jeans? 

We are looking to collect used clean denim items for this project, as grades 7 - 9 will be participating in designing and fabricating upcycled denim items.  

In conjunction with our upcycled denim projects, we will also create new items using patterns. We are inviting community members to send unused fabric our way, if it is taking up space in your house. 

Please drop off clean denim and fabric donations to the office. 

Thank you for supporting the McKenzie Highland School's Fashion Department! 

Learning Commons News 

Students, prepare your battleships!  Bring your strategies and join the fun as we launch into our first annual Battleship Tournament.  It’s not too late to join and all abilities are welcome! 

The grade breakdown this year is as follows: 

Mondays:  Grades 7-9 

Tuesdays: Grade 6 

Wednesdays: Grade 5 

Thursdays: Grade 4   

Genre of the Month:   Friendship Fiction  

In this light-hearted fun little genre, students can read about characters who are creating friendships in often the most unlikely places.   

• In You Go First by Erin Entrada Kelly, Charlotte and Ben are separated by more than a thousand miles but when they connect while playing Scrabble together online, they realize that they have a lot in common.   
• In Notes From the Dog by Gary Paulsen, Fin takes on a summer job as a gardener and learns he has a talent for connecting with people.  
• In To Night Owl From Dogfish by Sloan and Wolitzer, two girls are pressured to become friends by their adjoining families.  A summer adventure at a sleepover camp awaits.  

Friday Schedule 

Daryl Martin, Principal                 Tiffany Jernigan, Assistant Principal