Fox News
April 2024 Edition
Upcoming Events
March 29- April 7-Easter Break- No School
April 8- First Day back to school
April 8- Community outreach field trip
April 12- Grade 6 Theme 5
April 18- Last day for our student teachers
April 18- Supersports Field Trip
April 19- Horizon Divisional Badminton tournament-
- Barnwell hosts Grade 6
- DAF hosts Grade 7
- TCHS hosts Grade 8
April 23- Science Olympics
April 25- Comedian Jaryn Myers comes to the school to talk about mental health
April 26- Grade 6 bands visit the elementary schools
April 27- Badminton Zones in Medicine Hat
May 3- DAF's Got Talent
Learning Experiences at DAF
Band Concerts
The very next week Mrs Makarchuk and our amazing bands and soloists wowed the crowd with some toe tapping music. We all had more desserts then we could handle and left with a smile on our faces from the pride we took in how well our kiddos played their instruments.
Planting Potatoes
PGA sponsored our grade 8 classes by donating bins, soil and potatoes. A huge shout out goes to them for making learning real in our classrooms.
Logic and Strategy Field Trip
Our Logic and Strategy class took a wind up field trip to Escape From LA in Lethbridge. Fun was had by all.
CTF Classes
Hand Tool Construction
Textiles Class
Science Dissection
Cultural Fair
Our Cultural Learning CTF class created a cultural fair for all of our classes to participate in. They had important information and food to offer anyone who wanted to come and learn more about their chosen country.
Great Things are Happening Here At DAF
Snowman Building
It was such a gorgeous day with a large amount of snow so what else were we supposed to do? We went outside and built snowmen.
Free "Taco in a Bag" Tuesday
A huge shout out to Frito Lay who donated Doritos to the school to help make this possible. Also a should out to our amazing staff. Everyone was working diligently to help get all of our students through the line in under 8 minutes! Our students loved the free lunch.
Fox Force Initiatives
Other Important Information
No Grade 6 English Language Arts or Math PATs for 2024
In response to feedback received from school authorities, Grade 6 PATs in ELAL and math will not be administered in May and June 2024. Teachers may chose to do field testing if they wish. We will keep you updated on whether we chose to do so in Spring.
Save the Date
Vape Sensors
D. A. Ferguson is dedicated to making sure all students are safe while at school. Therefore we have volunteered to be part of a Horizon School Division pilot project that will be bringing VAPE sensors into our school. VAPE sensors will be installed in some school bathrooms this spring. In essence they detect loud noises and vaping / smoking in indoor spaces such as bathrooms by constantly examining the air and immediately sending communication to school administration via SMS, email, or push notification.