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).
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.
April is a great time to reconnect with one another after spring break, and to reengage with our individual and collective purpose: to support and realize the success of each of our learners as we begin the final three months of the 2022-2023 school year.
A sense of community, an ability to embrace kindness towards oneself and toward others and feeling the joy of physical movement – these are three themes that you will see in this March report. These are also important elements for each child to excel in school and in life.
