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February 17, 2024

LVR Weekly Update - 17Feb24

Good day out there, LVR Community.

Thanks to Naomi Legg for this week's pic from our Aboriginal Education room with hands-on work and learning making rabbit fur pom-poms.  Naomi has also been sharing her own learning of the "sn-səlxcin" language this year with students & staff throughout the school.

Yesterday's school-based professional development was highly valuable for LVR staff as we had a deep discussion with a range of perspectives around artificial intelligence, technology, and what it means to be an educator and to be educated.  We also took time in small collaboration groups across the school for teachers to work on their overlapping personal learning & development plans.  I spent a good part of the day looking at a report we get for where our students are applying to for post-secondary and in looking at assessment & grading policies & course outlines from these post-secondary institutions, with the aim of being clear on what our students can expect beyond graduation.  I love these days of deep learning & sharing!

Congratulations to Ava Thorson who is the successful candidate for LVR's nomination for the BC Excellence Scholarship! 

  • Please be sure to pay your student fees for semester two.
  • Next year starts now!  Mr. Wyllie and I are now fully in planning mode for next year, including projection student enrollment, considering course/program offerings & teacher assignments, and getting read for course selection.  A few details...
    • Please enter any ideas you have for 2024-25 & beyond through the form at https://forms.gle/RHFQcEPUQcCANL119.  
    • 2024-25 course selection process dates...
      • Presentation to grade 9 students of smaller feeder schools - Wednesday, February 21 at 9:00 in LVR Multi-Purpose Room, followed by school tour
      • Presentation to Trafalgar grade 9 students in the Trafalgar Library - Thursday, February 22 in the morning.
      • Course selection entries by students through MyEdBC student portal - dates to be determined at the end of February or beginning of March.
  • Dates...
    • 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
      • Family Day Holiday - February 19
      • DPAC Parent Advocacy Session - February 20 at 6:00
      • LVR PAC Meeting at 6:30 in Room 211 & Online through Microsoft Teams
  • LVR Athletics Update 
    • February 22
      • Sr. Boys Bball v. Trail at LVR (To be Confirmed)

Take care & have a great weekend, everyone.

Dan Rude - Principal, LVR & REACH