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Girls Fly Too! Aviation Career Event for Girls

  International Women of Aviation Week is Mar 5 - 11, 2012.  Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Trinity Helicopters, in conjunction with local businesses, is sponsoring a women in aviation career information event for g... (read more)

RCMP Dangerous Drug Advisory

  RCMP Dangerous Drug Advisory   The RCMP are advising the public of an extrmely dangerous drug which could find its way to the North.  This drug has caused up to 10 deaths in the last month in Alberta alone.  ... (read more)

Getting Fancy at KTW!

On Thursday, January 19th, students in Mr Penney's class had a delightful time at a specially planned "Fancy Nancy Tea Party". The room was decorated in a most exuberant fashion, and children excitedly shared their fancy words from the... (read more)

Dr Nicole Redvers Visits KTW!

As part of our Aboriginal Role Model Program, KTW students and staff were very excited to welcome Dr Nicole Redvers, Naturopath to our school this past week! Dr Redvers is a very accomplished professional, with a great love for the promotion of &nbs... (read more)

Welcome Back to School!

Happy New Year from the students, staff and DEA of Kaw Tay Whee School. We are very excited to be starting school on January 3rd! Remember to dress for the weather, as our Winter Outdoor Education programming begins this week. (read more)

KTW Raises $283.45 for the Salvation Army!

Thanks to everyone who came to our Christmas Celebration today! A special thanks to students for sewing fabulously festive Christmas ornaments! The total raised from our Ornament Sale was $283.45!  We are very excited to be making this... (read more)

Salvation Army Fundraiser

Kaw Tay Whee Students have been hard at work sewing and creating original handmade Christmas ornaments. Ornaments will be sold for $5 each at our upcoming Breakfast with Santa. 100% of proceeds from this project will be donated to the Salvation Army... (read more)

Rabbit Camp a Great Success!

Thanks to Gerry Yelle for a fantastic culture camp based on our monthly Dene Kede theme Rabbit. Our students enjoyed learning about how to make and set rabbit snares, and how to skin a rabbit. Students also had the exciting opportunity to learn how... (read more)

Off to the Legislative Assembly!

Students from Mr Penney's class have been sewing colourful Christmas themed ornaments to use to decorate Kaw Tay Whee School's Christmas tree at the Legislative Assembly. Students are very excited to share these wonderfully festive ornaments... (read more)

A Spooky Time Had by All!

Thanks to the KTW staff for setting up a fantastic hour of exciting Hallowe'en for students and Community Members on Monday! The children were delighted to wear their costumes and participate in games, crafts and snacks! Check out our photos on the... (read more)

Dettah Fire Chief Visits KTW

This is Fire Prevention Week, and we were very fortunate to have Dettah Fire Chief  William Sangris visit our school for a fire safety presentation. Students learned how to prevent fires, how and when to test smoke detectors, and how to plan a... (read more)

14 On Time By Niners!

Today, KTW held our first-ever iPad Extravaganza for OTBN! 14 diligent students qualified to attend this recognition event, by attending school on-time-by-nine for 9 school days in a row, and not missing any time. Congratulations to: Tristan, De... (read more)

Leela Gilday Visit Declared a Huge Success!

On Friday, students and staff were treated to a special solo performance of award winning Aboriginal Singer/Songwriter Leela Gilday. Leela's stunningly powerful voice filled our school, and sent shivers down our spines! Leela's visit was par... (read more)

September's Awesome Attenders

A huge congratulations to our Awesome Attenders for September: Samantha, Tristan, Delena, Laiza Ann, Alvin, Deon, Jennifer, Zhanayii, and Sage These students attended all days of school, and were "On Time By Nine" each and every day!&n... (read more)

"Walking in Dettah" Featured on Barbara Reid's Website!

Popular Canadian children's author and illustrator has featured KTW's book "Walking in Dettah" on her website! During a visit with Barbara last year, students were very excited to show her their own book, with all pictures created... (read more)