SNES News - Mar. 13 - 17, 2023
We have one week left before Spring Break and there is still so much to do! Students have certainly enjoyed the sunnier days. I have been opening the gym on Fridays at lunch for the primary students. With the help of some of the grade 3’s, we have been playing large group games. Currently Skittles, Four Corners and Sharks and Minnows are the favourites.
We are starting to see our 23/24 Kindergartens registering. If you know of current incoming K families that have not registered, please encourage them to contact the school!
Weekly Over View
Monday, Mar. 13 – Primary Dance Party @ lunch break
Tuesday, Mar. 14 – Intermediate Dance Party @ lunch break
- PAC Meeting at 6:30
K/1 – Ms. L’s class - Susan Milner is coming to do math games with my class on Tuesday
Wednesday, Mar. 15 – Pajama Day – wear your comfy pjs, basketball practice.
Thursday, Mar. 16 – Performance Day – starting at 1:15 – Thank you to the PAC for helping to sponsor this opportunity!
Friday, Mar. 17 – Ski Day for all Gr. 4 and Gr. 5s – Last day of skiing AND last day of school before Spring Break. AND last day of the Lost and Found.
- Gr. 2/3 – Finnie/Terlingen - March 17th will have a bat presentation from the Kootenay Community Bat Project at the school, she will be the grade 2/3 class from 10:30 to 11:30
***School restarts on April 3***
Daylight Savings time this weekend?! Move your clocks ahead 1 hour.
Please fill out our School Parent Survey
To complete the survey:
- Go to www.bced.gov.bc.ca/sat_survey/access.htm
- Under the section Direct Access – no logon number required select:
- District: the name of your child’s district
- School: the name of your child’s school
- Language: the language of your choice
- Complete the survey by clicking on the appropriate circle to answer each question. Move to the next set of questions by clicking on the right arrow in the bottom right corner of the screen. Click on the left arrow to navigate backwards.
- When you are finished the survey, you will get a message “Thank you for sharing your views”.
- Once complete, our school will have the results immediately.
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INFORMATION WORTH SHARING!
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ANTI-RACISM
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MECC Anti-Racism Action Plan Be sure to read the MECC Anti-racism action plan: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/erase/documents/k-12-anti-racism-strategy.pdf SD8 District Anti-racism and Cultural Safety policy: https://www.sd8.bc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2022-09/331%20Antiracism%20and%20Cultural%20Safety%20%20%282022.06.21%29.pdf Updated ERASE tools: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/erase/racism ERASE Report Tool: https://erasereportit.gov.bc.ca/add/report-it Resources for Teachers: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/sites/curriculum.gov.bc.ca/files/pdf/anti-racism/en-anti-racism-education-bc.pdf |
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SOGI
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Transgender Day of Visability Transgender Day of Visibility is honoured and recognised on March 31st 2023 – classroom resources, lesson plans, information, and ways to support and promote all found here. |
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FOR ALL
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Foundry FOUNDRY VIRTUAL – AGES 12-24 AND THEIR CAREGIVERS: FREE COUNSELLING AND FREE GROUPS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS: https://foundrybc.ca/virtual/ |
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FOR ALL
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KELTI Mental Health for School Professionals BC CHILDRENS’ HOSPITAL KELTI MENTAL HEALTH FOR SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS The BC Children's Health Promotion Team and Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre provide resources and information to people working to support mental health in the school community including teachers, counsellors, administrators, district staff, community partners and support staff. In this section, you will find resources for teaching and learning about mental health and well-being in school communities. This includes key resources and lesson plans for supporting social emotional learning in your school community, information on teaching students about mental health literacy, and resources to foster teacher and staff well-being. You will also find stories about great work happening in school districts across the province in the Spotlight Video Series. For an overview of the supports and resources we offer to school communities and how to contact us, please see here. EASE at Home (Everyday Anxiety Strategies) It can be hard for adults to know what to say or do to ease a child’s worries, especially during times of change and uncertainty. As the most important big people in their world, parents and caregivers can help children feel safer and soften the sharp edges of whatever is making their worries grow. K-7 https://healthymindsbc.gov.bc.ca/ease-at-home-k-7/ 8-12 https://healthymindsbc.gov.bc.ca/ease-at-home-8-12/
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FOR YOUR COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD! (Please post these flyers and information to your community bulletin boards!) |
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Mark your calendar – Registration for Mini Med School Kootenays opens Monday, March 27 at 9:00 am. On behalf of BC Children’s Hospital, I would like to invite you and your grade 10-12 students to attend Mini Med School on Friday, May 5, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Prestige Lakeside Resort, 701 Lakeside Drive, Nelson. Mini Med School is a BC Children’s Hospital health science youth outreach program that connects high school students with big ideas, big discoveries and big names in health research. Admission is free but space is limited. Student registration will be available online between Monday, March 27 to Wednesday, April 5, 2023. To keep things fair for all students, participants will be selected based on a lottery draw.
As the health and safety of our participants and faculty are the top priority, all attendees will be required to wear a mask during the event. As Mini Med School is a special event held outside the classroom, students will also be responsible for making their own arrangements to miss a day of classes and for transportation to the venue. Feel free to distribute the attached poster to your students and colleagues. For more information please visit www.minimedschoolbc.ca. If you’re interested in learning more about educational outreach opportunities presented by BC Children’s Hospital, we’d encourage you to subscribe to our newsletter. Kind regards, Research Education Team, BC Children’s Hospital |
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FAMILY ACTIVITY |
Braiding Sweetgrass Monique Gray Smith hosted by the Nelson Library: April 4 in the YA version of Braiding Sweetgrass! see here: https://nelson.bc.libraries.coop/event/homeschool-zoom-viewing-author-talk/ |
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ACTION PROJECT FLYER |
What would you do with $500? See attached the 2022 Action Project Flyer and support sustainability action projects like gardens, tree planting, outdoor learning and more! Apply by March 31st |
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Have a great weekend!
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Principal South Nelson Elementary School
Kootenay Lake School District #8
Email: jann.schmidt@sd8.bc.ca
(250) 354-4139
We cannot always build our future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
F.D. Roosevelt
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