Good day out there, LVR Community.

This week's pic comes from Ms. Kroker's Creative Writing class from the collaborative writing project they are working on with Fay Wheeler's grade 2/3 class at Hume Elementary.  Looking forward to reading their work and love these multi-age projects!

Check out new art work by emerging Artist & LVR student, Lily Love, who is showcasing some of her pieces at the Nelson Public Library until April 30th.  

LVR Cafeteria meals ordering is now open at https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/hot-lunch/lvr for April 23 - June 13.

SD8 Bus Registration for 2024-25 is now open at Student Bus Request | SD8 Kootenay Lake until June 14, 2024. Applications received after the deadline will be considered only if space is available on routes as scheduled. All students requesting SD8 school busing privileges MUST register annually.

Please note that LVR is next up for upgrades to our security cameras, including indoor cameras in hallways.  This will be on the agenda for the next PAC meeting on Wednesday, April 17th at 6:30 in case you would like to learn more.

• Course Selections for 2024-25 are now mostly completed and Mr. Wyllie and I are now starting to build next year's timetable, based on course selections, teacher staffing assignments, and fitting all students as best as possible into their schedules. 
• Please be sure to pay your student fees for semester two classes
• LVR Block Rotation (clickable link to download the 2023-24 block rotation)
• SD8 2023-24 School Calendar
• Upcoming Dates
  
  • Student Council Meetings - Mondays at lunch in Room 106
  • SAGA Meetings - Monday at lunch in Media Arts Lab
  • Green Team Meetings - Every Second Wednesday at lunch in Room 207
  • Green Team Mixed Paper Recycling - Fridays at lunch
  • Gr. 10 & 12 Graduation Literacy & Numeracy Assessments - week of April 15-19
  • LVR PAC Meeting - Room 211 & online via Teams at the link below - April 17 at 6:30
    • Join the meeting now 
      • Meeting ID: 298 958 339 451 
      • Passcode: CHbAgE
  • End of Term 3 - April 19
  • Earth Day - Jellyfish Project Performance/Presentation for Gr. 10-12, featuring Musician Avery Florence & her 5-piece band - April 19 at 10:30 in the LVR Gym
  • LVR Band at BC Interior Jazz Festival - April 19-20
  • Professional Development Day, no school for students - April 22
  • Gr. 12 Term 3 academic grades submitted for post-secondary applications - April 23
  • Early Dismissal at 2:15- April 24 & 25
  • Parent/Guardian-Teacher Conferences - April 25 - scheduling details sent by email
  • Term 3 Student Learning Updates published to the MyEdBC portals - May 3
• Grad 2024 Update
  • Continue to visit the LVR Grad Page as there will be regular updates for all things Grad 2024
  • Scholarships - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/scholarships/lvr is being updated each week with currently confirmed awards. 
• LVR Athletics Update 
  
  • Rugby Teams - Castlegar - April 24
  • Girls Soccer - Kelowna Tournament - April 25-26
  • Rugby Teams - Kimberley - May 1
  • Rugby Teams - Home Games at Lakeside Park - May 8
  • Rugby Teams - Cranbrook - May 15
• Announcements... 
  
  • Reading Help for Nelson & Area Teens
  • Drug Prevention Campaign for Youth
  • Post-Secondary Institution (PSI) selections for upcoming graduates are now available through the BC Student Transcripts Service (STS) website
  • Directory of Mental Health Resources
  • Foundry Virtual - Free Counselling for ages 12-24 and caregivers
  • Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Teens

Take care & have a great weekend, everyone.

Dan Rude - Principal, LVR & REACH