Blog Posts

This month, I want to share my gratitude for some unexpected gifts we have received in our district and in our schools through the month of October. 

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).

Another school year is coming to completion - June is one of the most exciting months of the year for everyone in SD8.

Thursday, May 11th we had our monthly Sacred Teaching assembly.  Our final teaching was on Truth, represented by Turtle.

This month,  Salmo Elementary students learned about responsible use of technology in a fun and engaging way through the Franks Facebook Fiasco story walk.

The focus for the month of April was on the seven sacred teaching of honesty. Students learned about what it meant to be honest to others, to themselves, and why it is important to do the right thing, even when it might be hard to do.

We were excited to welcome Michael Bortolotto to Salmo Elementary school on April 24. Students attended grade wide assemblies with him and enjoyed an engaging presentation about adversity, resilience and a growth mindset.

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit Peoples (MMIWG2S). It is also known as Red Dress Day. May 1 to 7 is the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Mental Health Week. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month across North America. This report includes articles related to each of these events.