Hello Families, 

Happy Monday! I trust you had a good weekend. It was beautiful weather to get out and enjoy the outdoors together as a family. 

Today is a ProD day and staff are engaging in learning to improve their practice.

See below for this week’s update. 

Have a great week!

Last week’s highlights include:

                    Scholastic Book fair – This was a huge success! You can read about it at the blog post here

• Earth Day celebrations. All classes engaged in learning about the environment and celebrated earth day. See more at the blog post here 
• Gr. 4/5 Art Starts Stop Motion project: Our Gr. 4/5 classes had their first of six Stop Motion sessions with Art Starts artist Brian Lye. This session included learning about what stop motion is and having time for exploration by making their own short object animation. They are working towards creating an animation of their choice to show and share their learning from the current Science unit. This will include themes such as: lunar/solar eclipse, tides, indigenous stories, seasons, day/night, revolutions and rotations.
•  Play in the K – We hosted our second Play in the K event for our incoming Kindergarten students and it was well attended! We look forward to seeing them all again at the Welcome to K event on May 8. If you have a student ready for Kindergarten (or know someone who does!) remember to register for Kindergarten and attend this important event. Feel free to share this calendar invitation around!

A few pieces of information/reminders for you:

1. Early dismissals this week:
   
   1. Wednesday April 24 – 1:33 dismissal + Math Mania
   2. Thursday April 24 – 1:33 dismissal + parent/teacher interviews
2. PAC minutes and Principal report (for April) are now available here
3. Student Learning Survey – Gr. 4, 7 and 10 students will be completing the Student Learning Survey. All parents are invited to participate as well. Please help our school develop a strong learning plan by giving your feedback!
   
   1. The survey is at this link: https://www.awinfosys.com/SurveyFull1/central/main/access.asp
      1. Choose “Parents”
      2. District: “08 Kootenay Lake”
      3. Your chosen language
      4. For more information on the survey you can visit this website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/support/student-learning-survey#questions

Some upcoming dates (you can also find these posted on our calendar: https://southnelson.sd8.bc.ca/events/calendar)

1. April 24 – School photos
2. April 24 – Math Mania
3. April 24/25 – Early dismissal days 
4. May 7 – PAC meeting (6:30pm in the library)
5. May 8 – Welcome to K
6. May 9 – Talent show (two showings: 1:15pm and 5:30pm)
7. May 15 – Arche Brasil Music Performance (9am)
8. May 20 – Victoria Day (No School)
9. May 27 – ProD Day (No School)

Family learning resources: 

Given that it’s Earth Day, here is a website with many activities you can do with your kids to learn and engage in caring for the earth.

https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/hands-on-earth-day-activities-for-kids/

Have a great week!

Mrs. Snell