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Jan

Jan
27
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General

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A yellow star of David with white candles in the middle on a black background
Jan
30
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Virtual
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Special Events

K-3 Literacy - Early Learning District Teacher Coordinator
K-3 Literacy overview for parents, and how parents can help their children with literacy at home. 

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Feb

Feb
6
Event Location
Virtual
Event Type
Special Events

Intermediate to Middle Years Numeracy Family Information Night - District Principal, Tamara Malloff 
Intermediate to Middle years Numeracy overview for parents and students.

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Feb
14
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School Holidays & Closures

School based Pro-D - School not in session

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Feb
17
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Statutory holiday - School not in session

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Feb
27
Event Location
Virtual
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Special Events

K-3 Numeracy - Early Learning District Teacher Coordinator
K-3 Numeracy information for parents: And what's the difference between "Math" and "Numeracy"?

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Child's hand moving coloured wooden beads on an abacus

Mar

Mar
14
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School Holidays & Closures
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A white rabbit leaping through a whimsical field of daffodils, crocuses and other spring flowers as well as butterflies.
Mar
17
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Spring Break - School not in session

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Daffodils framing a wood-framed blackboard with the words, Spring Break written in yellow chalk.
Mar
24
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

School Closure Week

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Red custodian's cart with yellow bucket and mop in an empty school hallway
Mar
31
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General
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A colourful school cloakroom full of boots and backpacks

Apr

Apr
3
Event Location
Virtual
Event Type
Special Events

Scholarship Information Night (what to expect during adjudication) - Director, Ben Eaton 
What to expect during scholarship adjudication for parents and students.

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Apr
7
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

District Pro-D Day - School not in session

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Apr
10
Event Location
Virtual
Event Type
General

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During this informational session, parents will have the opportunity to explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) integrates into our broader vision as a school district, its application within classrooms and its use by students.

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Apr
18
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Statutory holiday - School not in session

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Apr
21
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Statutory holiday - School not in session

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Apr
23
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Early dismissal - 1-hour early

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Apr
24
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Early Dismissal - 1-hour early

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Apr
24
Event Location
Virtual
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Special Events

Tobacco, Addictions, and Drug Use - Resources for Students and Parents - Mental Health, Addictions Coordinator

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May

May
1
Event Type
Special Events

Happy National Principals' Day to all of our amazing principals and vice-principals! 

Thank you for everything you do for your staff, students, families and communities each and every day! 

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A yellow daffodil in the sunlight with a field of daffodils below.
May
1
Event Location
Virtual
Event Type
Special Events

Bullying and Cyberbullying with Manager of Safe Schools Scott Rothermel

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May
19
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Statutory holiday - School not in session

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May
26
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

School based Pro-D Day - School not in session

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May
29
Event Location
Virtual
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Special Events

Video Gaming - Manager of Safe Schools, Scott Rothermel
Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto 5, Call of Duty Warzone, Fortnite and Apex Legends- games that are still popular amongst our youth. What are the risks? What are the rewards? How much time should children/youth spend playing these games?

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Jun

Jun
25
Event Type
General

Last day of classes - 3-hour early dismissal

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Jun
26
Event Type
General

Administrative Day - School not in session

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Design element
Jun
27
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures
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Aug

Aug
1
Event Type
General

August 1 marks the actual day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 came into effect across what was then the British Empire.

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A black and white historic photo of a man in a top hat riding a horse at the front of a parade of people

Sep

Sep
8
Event Type
Special Events

"Since 1967, International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society."

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Child in purple shirt and grey jeans sitting holding an open book in one hand and tablet in the other.
Sep
30
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Special Events

SD8 joins the rest of Canada to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. September 30 honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

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Orange t-shirt with white text saying "Every Child Matters"

Oct

Oct
5
Event Type
General

Thank you to all of the incredible teachers in SD8 - Kootenay Lake. You are so appreciated!

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Oct
10
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Special Events
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Three young people sit in camping chairs looking out onto a mountain vista
Oct
11
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Special Events
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Two young girls wearing bright green and yellow sleeveless shirts and smiling broadly with arms around one anothers shoulders outdoors