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A warm welcome to September and to the 2023-2024 school year. I am pleased to welcome every one of our more than 4700 students and each family whose child or children have embarked on what may be a first or a next chapter of their educational journey within School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake).

Look at those floors shine! The building is clean and ready for school start-up. REDFISH would like to send out a big THANK YOU to Shannon for all her work in the building over the summer. 

REDFISH received some fresh paint over the summer. Maria SCHUH, the artist who painted the mural at the front of the building back in 2010, stopped by with a friend to freshen up the paint and cover the mural with a clear coat. The exterior of the school building also received a fresh coat of paint.

Friday, September 1, 2023

Another school year is coming to completion - June is one of the most exciting months of the year for everyone in SD8.

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit Peoples (MMIWG2S). It is also known as Red Dress Day. May 1 to 7 is the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Mental Health Week. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month across North America. This report includes articles related to each of these events.

April is a great time to reconnect with one another after spring break, and to reengage with our individual and collective purpose: to support and realize the success of each of our learners as we begin the final three months of the 2022-2023 school year. 

A sense of community, an ability to embrace kindness towards oneself and toward others and feeling the joy of physical movement – these are three themes that you will see in this March report. These are also important elements for each child to excel in school and in life. 

Read the Superintendent's Report each month on the website for: 

Read the Superintendent's Report each month on the website for: