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Readathon

Salmo Elementary is in the middle of the readathon and students are exceeding expectations. First target was 40,000 minutes and students made 57,740 minutes. The overall goal is 120,000 minutes.

Students are recording their minutes. The goal is 1000 minutes per student intermediate, and 500 minutes per student primary.

As we approach spring break starting March 17, the pace of learning in our schools seems to accelerate. Children are working hard to improve their reading, writing, number and math skills, science knowledge, while participating in elementary and high school sports, performing in theatre productions; pursuing the media arts, trades and developing their kindness and empathy toward others.

We’re a month into 2025, and it’s so exciting to see snow! In schools right now, schools are offering ski trips and other opportunities for outdoor activities with great support from our bus drivers and other transportation staff who make sure children and youth get where they are going and back again safely during and after school hours. 

Happy New Year to all our students, families and education partners in SD8 and welcome to the second half of the school year. I wish you a wonderful beginning to 2025.

As we leave November behind us and move into December toward the winter break and the half-way point in the school year, it's a great time to reflect on the past three months and how school communities and SD8 as a whole are supporting each child in their learning journey.

This past month and half leading into late-October has been full, with staff reviewing our school learning plan and tweaked it in small ways to move us closer to attaining literacy, numeracy goals and a greater sense of belonging for all students, and to create a graph showing progress to be displayed publicly. 

It's my pleasure to share this month's happenings across our school communities. Throughout the early fall months, students have engaged in a wide variety of learning activities and events from marking Métis Awareness Month by putting up a teepee and examining what learnings come from that process, to incredible Halloween costumes and spirit that delighted staff, students and families.

SD8 students from kindergarten to grade 12 as well as families and staff are one month into the school year and settling into the rhythm of a new season, new classrooms, new and returning classmates and so much energy and enthusiasm as thousands of learning journeys are underway.

Salmo Elementary is off to a great start. We are optimistic about the upcoming year.

Our initial goals have been stability and consistency as well as making sure we are well staffed so everyone in our school is ready to support students and families, from teachers to our educational assistant, custodians, bus drivers, clerical staff and me, your interim principal.

A warm welcome to the 2024-2025 school year. 

On September 3, about 4,700 children will leave home in the morning excited to see their friends, full of anticipation and maybe even some apprehension about beginning a new year, a new classroom, or a new school.