Good day out there, LVR Community.

As we wrap up semester one and students & staff are working hard with final projects, assessments, and exams, thanks to Mr. Chambers, Mr. Wilkin, and Ms. Shippit for sharing pics from a few hands-on projects from this semester!

Big projects on the office side of things at this time of year are the tracking & communication of students' individual graduation plans, semester turnaround, graduation scholarships organization in advance of upcoming due dates, graduation ceremony planning, and preparation for upcoming 2024-25 course selection presentations & student course selections.  Please be sure to keep up on the updates for what is relevant to your family - and let me know if you see anything you would like to be added.

• LVR Block Rotation (clickable link to download the 2023-24 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.

• Last day for cafeteria meals for semester one is January 23.  The cafeteria will be open again for semester two starting on February 20.  Orders will be available to be placed through munchalunch.com early February, with details to come.

• Student Schedules for semester two are posted to the MyEdBC portals.  Be sure to know how to log in to at least the student portal to access these.  Some changes are still being made to teaching assignments & room numbers.

• 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.

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

• 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
    • Mandatory Grade 10 Graduation Assessments 
      • 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.

• 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 - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/scholarships/lvr is being updated each week with currently confirmed awards. Due to technical issues with the previous dropdown menus, the info for our three types of scholarships are now set up as clickable links.  (Community Type 1, Community Type 2, and District Authority) Information will also regularly be posted to the Grad 2024 Google Classroom that all grads should be able to access.
  • BCIT Entrance Awards
  • Fundraisers
    • West Coast Seeds

• LVR Athletics Update 
  • January 24
    • Sr. & Jr. Boys at Castlegar 
  • January 26-27
    • Sr. Girls & Boys at Creston Tournament
  • January 31
    • Sr. & Jr. Boys at Trail
  • February 1
    • Sr. Girls at Castlegar

• Announcements...
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Opportunities in Rural Health Care
  • Parenting with the Whole Self​​​​​​​
  • Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Teens
  • Mentoring for Rural Youth

Take care & have a great weekend, everyone.

Dan Rude - Principal, LVR & REACH