Happy Family Day, LVR Community.

This week's pics are a collage of student work from last weekend's Nelson Polka Dot Dragon Lantern Festival.  Great to see our students continue to be involved in the vibrant local arts scene!

We are now heading into the course selections process for 2025-26, with student course requests determining much of our planning ahead for next year.  Be sure to check out the dates below, including two evening events for families.

Please be sure pay student fees for new semester 2 courses that started last week. Payments can be made in-person to Secretary Arlene or through our online make a payment tool.

Ongoing Details...

• SD8 Process for Resolving Concerns & Complaints
• LVR Block Rotation - Please note that there is a new edit to this from November 18 with the first week of semester two all running as ABCD with no double block days.
• 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 is regularly updated with current information.  Be sure to check this page out each week for updates.
  • For the hoodies form students need to be logged into sd8.school accounts and parents do not have access.
  • Be sure to see the updates now coming the the Grad 2025 Google Classroom.
• Course Selections Dates for 2025-26
  • Gr. 9 Feeder Schools Presentations
    • Trafalgar & CSF - February 18, 8:30-1:00 at Trafalgar
    • Wildflower & St. Joseph's - Febrary 18, 1:15 at Wildflower
    • Nelson Christian School - February 21, 2:00 at LVR
    • Waldorf - TBD
  • Grade Assemblies for LVR Students
    • Current Gr. 10s - February 19 at 12:20
    • Current Gr. 11s - February 25 at 10:30
  • Evening Presentations for Families
    • Current Gr. 9s - February 24 at 6:30 in LVR Gym
    • Current Gr. 10s & 11s - February 25 at 6:30 in LVR Gym
• Upcoming Dates   
  • LVR PAC Meeting - February 19 at 6:30 in Room 211 and online via Teams
    • Join the meeting now
    • Meeting ID: 291 298 827 788
    • Passcode: NQVQc6
  • Spring Break - March 17-28
• LVR Athletics Update
  • Sr. Girls Basketball Home Game at LVR v. Trail - February 19 after school
  • Sr. Boys Basketball at Trail - February 19 after school
• LVR School Counsellors
  • Students with Last Names A-L - Ms. Hobden - lisa.hobden@sd8.bc.ca
    • Monday-Wednesday 8:40-3:10, Thursday 8:40-11:40
  • Students with Last Names M-Z - Ms. Terlingen - miranda.terlingen@sd8.bc.ca
    • Tuesday 10:15-3:10, Wednesday-Friday 8:40-3:10
• Announcements...  
  • First Aid Training - Subsidized Course for Teens
  • Community Map of Services of Low Income Vulnerable Populations in Nelson
  • Nelson Weekly Foods Support Calendar
  • Interior Health - Healthy Promoting Schools January Newsletter
  • LVR PAC Fundraiser - Passport to the Kootenays
  • LVR Green Team Instagram 
  • Enhanced Resilience Training Weekend for Women
  • Enhanced Resilience Training Weekend for Men
  • Parenting with the Whole Self Online Art Therapy Group for Parents
  • 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