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Principal's Update - 30Aug22

Happy last week of summer holidays to you all, South Nelson Community!

Hope you enjoyed this beautiful Kootenay summer and/or any other places you travelled to.  A special prize to the first parent who emails me with the correct location of my photo for this update. :)

Below are some details for you during the last week.  School startup is tricky business with many details, questions, and changing enrollments so we appreciate your patience as we work through everything!

  • SD8 & South Nelson digital calendar - https://southnelson.sd8.bc.ca/events/calendar
  • SD8 SD8 full year calendar document - https://www.sd8.bc.ca/sites/default/files/FINAL%202022-2023%20School%20Calendar_V2.pdf - this is worth printing in colour and posting on the fridge.
  • South Nelson bell schedule for 2022-23 - https://southnelson.sd8.bc.ca/about/bell-schedule - slight adjustment is due to more school days this year.
  • Check out the pavilion structure that was built this summer after years of dedicated work from a team of parents, staff, and community members!  Expect an official press release for this soon too.
  • As approved by our SD8 Board of Education, we will continue to purchase all school supplies this year and charge families $40 per student, payable online at https://southnelson.sd8.bc.ca/pay.  
  • Preliminary class lists are being worked on this week.  Please note that there is always a possibility that these might change after the first week once we see for sure who is arriving.
  • Opening Week Plan
    • Tuesday, September 6, 2022

      • No Kindergarten

      • Grades 1-5 - 8:30-11:33 (ends three hours earlier than typical bell schedule)

      • Students will be in their classes from last year and will meet at the following locations.  Please note the exceptions below for new students and this year's grade 5's.

        • Dimopoulos - sunflower doors

        • Smith/Corner - with Ms. Stewart - sunflower doors

        • Lehnert - upper basketball court

        • Crosland/Long - upper basketball court

        • Chernenkoff - Latimer Street doors

        • Marsh - Latimer Street doors

        • Gr. 5 - lower playground with Mrs. Bonikowsky & Mrs. DeSousa

        • New students - with Ms. Finnie - Latimer Street doors

    • Wednesday, September 7 & Thursday, September 8
      • Kindergarten family conferences individiually with Teachers.  Teachers will be contacting families this week to set up conference times.
      • Gr. 1-5 students will be in preliminary classes, which will be communicated by me prior to next Wednesday.  Again, please note that there may be some changes after the first week.
    • Friday, September 9
      • Kindergarten students with Teachers from 8:30-11:00
      • Gr. 1-5 multi-age groupings for Friday Fun Day! activities.  More details to come.
  • Community announcements

See you all soon!

Dan Rude - Principal