Good day out there, South Nelson.  So much fun this past Tuesday at our Talent Show!  Thanks to all the bold performers for sharing your talents & passions, to the very responsive & fun crowd, and to the adults who helped make this a success, particulary Christy Pretty for sharing her skills as sound person.  Great to see the event turn into a kids' dance party at the end too.

To the details...

• SD8 & SN May digitial calendar - Note that SN-specific events are dark green - https://southnelson.sd8.bc.ca/events/calendar?date=2022-05
  • Gr. 1/2 Salmon-Release at Millenium Park in Castlegar - May 17 morning
  • SN PAC meeting, in-person in ABED classroom - May 17 at 6:30
  • Welcome to Kindergarten event for next year's K families - May 18 at 1:30 in Music & Mrs. Dimopoulos' classrooms
  • Gr. 1/2 Red Cross Swim @ School - May 20 & 27 mornings at NDCC
  • SD8 Virtual Pow-Wow - May 20
  • Victoria Day Holiday - May 23
  • SD8 Virtual School Learning Tour for Nelson Family of Schools, SN time TBD - May 25 from 1:00-4:00 
  • Kingergarten & Gr. 5 Sunflower-Planting - May 26 afternoon
  • School Planning Day, no school for students - May 30
• SD8 & SN June digitial calendar - Note that SN-specific events are dark green - https://southnelson.sd8.bc.ca/events/calendar?date=2022-06
  • Gr. 5 Trafalgar Middle School Tour - June 1 afternoon
  • Gr. 4/5 Everyone Rides Bike Program - June 2 & 3
  • Jump Rope for Heart K-5 - June 6 morning
  • ABED Drum-Making - June 9
  • SN PAC BBQ & Family Jam Night - June 14 starting at 6:00
  • Gr. 5 Celebration Field Trip to Trail Pool & Park - June 15
  • Survivor Sports Day - stations run by TMS Gr. 9 Students - June 21
  • Gr. 5 Transition Celebration Assembly - TBD
  • Last Day of Classes - June 23, ends three hours early at 11:37
• Jump Rope for Heart
  • Parent Letter https://southnelson.sd8.bc.ca/sites/default/files/Jump_Parent_Letter_Prize_School%20%28004%29.pdf 
  • SN fundraising goal is to raise at least $400 to donate to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.  Please bring a toonie to give to classroom teachers prior to or on the day of our event - Monday, June 6.
  • Further online fundraising through South Nelson can be done at https://secure-support.heartandstroke.ca/site/TR/Jump2022/Jump2022?team_id=87195&pg=team&fr_id=7760&consID=1362956&s_locale=en_CA
• SN PAC BBQ & Family Jam Night
  • We are looking for any musicians interested in being the 'house band' for this event on the evening of June 14.  All SN kids are learning the same four songs in class and I will share the music for these out to anyone interested in joining and try to organize a practice session.
  • We may also open this event up to an open mic by sending out a digital form to sign up in advance.
  • More details to come over the next couple weeks.
• Please help us keep the neighbourhood garden on the south side of the building looking beautiful.  Kids are not permitted to be in this garden or touching the rock walls.

Take care, everyone!

Dan Rude - Principal