Midwinter is upon us - a time when SD8 students and educators look forward to sharing and showing what children have learned and the talents they have developed in the first half of the school year.
Bennett Grant of Salmo Elementary is a published artist! Great job Bennett for your winning calendar submission for Kootenay Savings Credit Union. The calendars are now hot off the press, so remember to check out the month of September. Thank you teachers for creating these opportunities to celebrate our creative kids.
We are very thankful for our successful grant application totally $7000 to support our students food and coats/boots needs. Thank you to the Vancouver Sun's Adopt a School grant. When the funds arrive in the new year, the plan for the funds will be shared.
Due to the amounts of food being provided from the BC Fruits and Vegetable program, we have been finding it best to supply each class with a full tray of veggies, fruits, cheese strings, milk, yogurt, apple sauce, fruit leather, and sandwich/wraps.
This year 1300 pounds of food was given by the community as well as $625. This was always one of my favorite days when I worked in Salmo before, so my heart was full to be able to be back and participate in this new role.
School wide, kindergarten to Grade 6 staff has been working with their teacher partners (primary/intermediate/support triads) to determine skill development/needs to improve overall literacy results.
Staff have concluded their initial assessments and are now beginning upon an action plan (inclusive of holistic approaches).
Welcome to the fall. You’ll notice that like the leaves on the trees in late-September and early October, this issue of the Superintendent’s Report looks a bit different than it did a few months ago.
A warm welcome to September and to the 2023-2024 school year. I am pleased to welcome every one of our more than 4700 students and each family whose child or children have embarked on what may be a first or a next chapter of their educational journey within School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake).
