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School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today that the following school principal and vice-principal transfers, appointments and retirements will come into effect August 1, 2023:  

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake).

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a schedule of upcoming board meetings visit our meetings page.

The intermediate students are showing off their problem-solving skills. Each week, Mrs. Walker posts a new question or task, with the goal of finding as many ways to solve the same problem as possible. The solutions are displayed on our new math bulletin board to share all of the inventive ways students have found solutions.

Students from Ms. Sonntag's Grade 7 class worked with the Creston Mueseum and Elders from the Lower Kootenay Band to create exhibits.

Please see the link below for the Global News video:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8913450/creston-museum-decolonization/ 

https://www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/news/creston-students-go-beyond-recycling-to-learn-about-waste/

Recently, the main entrance of Adam Robertson Elementary School (ARES) was filled with staff self-portraits, all created using a variety of techniques and supplies.

https://www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/news/all-star-creston-students-present-shrek-the-musical/

Here are the slides that were presented to Staff and Parents on our ARES Planning Day on Monday May 31, 2021.  Major themes from our staff, parent, and student survey results were displayed, and major steps and accomplishments from our previous goals were shared.  Follow the link to the presentation: