Good day out there, LVR Community, happy start to 2024!

This week's pic comes from Ms. Asbell who from the Nelson Public Library, where LVR Art students have their work on display this winter.  I am looking forward to getting over there to have a look and it is always great to see our students' pieces on display for a community-wide audience.  Thanks, Ms. Asbell & Art students!

Congratulations to Luke Chipman who was selected by the LVR Committee to represent LVR in the next round of the selection process for the Schulich Leader Scholarships!

• New Drug Prevention Campaign for Youth
  • The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions’ new poison drugs campaign, directed at young people, shares the dangers of using toxic drugs. The website includes resources for youth and families on talking about drugs with youth, how to help if someone is using drugs, and safe places for seeking help.

• LVR Block Rotation
  • Note that the final week of semester one includes four days of double-block classes to accommodate end of semester in-class assessments.
  • Friday, January 26th Turn Around Day will run as A-B-C-D for students who need to come in to complete work.  Teachers will communicate directly with students about who needs to be in class this day.
  • Semester two begins on Monday, January 29th.

• Student Schedules for semester two were posted to the MyEdBC portals yesterday.  Be sure to know how to log in to at least the student portal to access these.

• LVR PAC Fundraiser - Passport to the Kootenays
  • $50 per book
  • e-transfer lvr.pac@gmail.com
  • Pick up at the LVR office
  • Thank you!

• SD8 Communication Protocol for Resolving Concerns & Complaints

• Please be sure to pay your student fees for semester one if you have not yet, and note the fees for upcoming semester two courses that start on January 29.

• To the Details...
  • 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 - Tuesdays at lunch in Room 207
    • Green Team Mixed Paper Recycling - Fridays at lunch
    • Mandatory Grade 10 Graduation Assessments 
      • Numeracy for Semester 1 Math 10 students - January 17 & 18 in-class
      • Literacy for Semester 1 English 10 students - January 24 & 25 in-class
      • Literacy 10 & Numeracy 10 for grade 11 & 12 students who have not written these assessments or want to re-write - January 26 in the Library
    • Semester 1 Learning Updates (Student Reports) will be published to MyEdBC student & parent portals by the end of the day of Friday, February 9th.  Be sure to know how to log in to at least the student portal.
    • LVR January PAC Meeting - January 17 in Room 211 and online, Teams link to be sent in advance

• Grad 2024 Update
  • Grad Photos with GradsBC - week of February 5-9 - visit https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/graduation/lvr to select available times.
  • Scholarships page is now active at https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/scholarships/lvr and will be regularly updated.  Information will also regularly be posted to the Grad 2024 Google Classroom that all grads should be able to access.

• LVR Athletics Update 
  • January 12 & 13
    • Home Tournament for Senior Girls & Boys 
    • Creston Tournament for Junior Boys
    • Boys Basketball v. SHSS
  • January 18
    • Home Game for Junior Boys B Team v. Mt. Sentinel - 3:30
    • Home Game for Senior Girls v. Grand Forks - 5:00
  • January 18 & 19
    • West Kelowna Tournament for Senior Boys

• Announcements...
  • 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

Take care & have a great weekend, everyone.

Dan Rude - Principal, LVR & REACH