Good May Long Weekend out there, LVR Community.

This week's pic comes from our Ceramics 11/12 class celebration for the recent pottery firing in which students received descriptive feedback from other students that was used to create a poem about each piece.  Some students chose to share the poem about their piece with the rest of the class and I had the fortune of getting to listen to a couple of them.

Congratulations to our girls' soccer team who, once again, qualified for BC School Sports provincials at the end of May by winning the regional playdowns!

Biking students, please sure to wear helmets! There have been a number of bike accidents in Nelson over the past few years involving youth and helmets have prevented serious brain injuries. 

Bussing families, be sure to read the announcement for registering for bussing for the 2025-26 school year.  All students requesting SD8 school busing privileges MUST register annually. 

Please see the updated schedule for LVR School Counsellors below and welcome to Ms. Claire Hewson who is with us on Wednesdays & Fridays.

Ongoing Details...

• SD8 Process for Resolving Concerns & Complaints
• LVR Block Rotation - Updated February 20, 2025 with end of June details
• SD8 2024-25 School Calendar
• LVR & SD8 Code of Conduct
• LVR Personal Digital Devices Policies & Procedures - new for 2024-25
• LVR Attendance Policies & Procedures - see updates for 2024-25
• Grads
  • LVR Grad 2025 website includes many new details including the following. Be sure to continue to check this site!
    • Valedictorian Assembly & Voting - May 23 at 12:20 in the Gym
    • Baby Photo Submissions - due May 23
    • Grad Yearbook Payment - due May 27 for those who originally filled in the expression of interest form to purchase a yearbook prior to us knowing the cost. After May 27 we will open this up to others who did not fill in the orginal form.
    • 'Say Somethings' Form - due May 30
    • Grad Fees $100 - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/pay
    • Cavalcade Protocols from Nelson Police
• Upcoming Dates   
  • Term 3 Reports were published to MyEdBC Portals - May 2
  • Victoria Day Holiday - May 19
  • Trafalgar Gr. 9 LVR Tour & Assembly - May 20 at 9:15
  • Staff v. Students Volleyball Game - May 20 at Lunch
  • LVR May PAC Meeting - May 21 at 6:30pm in Room 211 and online via Teams
    • Join the meeting now
    • Meeting ID: 291 298 827 788
    • Passcode: NQVQc6
  • Gr. 12 Assembly for Valedictorian Voting - May 23 at 12:20 in the Gym
  • Professional Development Day, no school for students - May 26
  • LVR Grad 2025 Cap & Gown Ceremony - June 13 at 7:00 at NDCC
  • LVR 2024-25 Awards Ceremony - June 16 afternoon, exact time TBD, single block day with shortened periods, times TBD
  • Double Block Days for Assessments & Final Exams - June 17-20
  • Final Exams for Particular Courses & Work Completion - June 23-24 - students who need to attend will be communicated with directly
  • Reports Published to MyEdBC Portals - June 25 - school open for the morning
  • Administration Day for Staff, First Day of Summer Holidays for Students - June 26
  • First School Day of 2025-26 - September 2, morning only for students
• LVR Athletics Update
  • Boys & Girls Rugby Provincials in Abbotsford - May 27-31
  • Girls Soccer Provincials in Burnaby - May 27-30
• LVR School Counsellors
  • Students with Last Names A-L
    • Ms. Hobden - lisa.hobden@sd8.bc.ca
      • Monday full day, Tuesday morning
    • Ms. Hewson - claire.hewson@sd8.bc.ca
      • Wednesday & Friday full days
  • Students with Last Names M-Z - Ms. Terlingen - miranda.terlingen@sd8.bc.ca
    • Tuesday starting at 10:15, Wednesday-Friday full days
• Announcements...
  • Grass Volleyball Tournament at Lakeside
  • BC Ministry of Education Parent Login for Annual Student Learning Survey
  • Community Map of Services of Low Income Vulnerable Populations in Nelson
  • Nelson Weekly Foods Support Calendar
  • LVR Green Team Instagram
  • Kootenay-Boundary Physicians' Resources for Child & Youth Mental Health
  • Drug Prevention Campaign for Youth
  • Directory of Mental Health Resources
  • Foundry Virtual - Free Counselling for ages 12-24 and caregivers
  • Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Teens

Take care, everyone.

Dan Rude - Principal, LVR & REACH