Blog Posts

The end of January 2025 saw the return of winter to REDFISH… and oh, what a welcomed site it was as our school grounds were literally transformed overnight from frozen tundra to deep blankets of pristine powder!

We’re a month into 2025, and it’s so exciting to see snow! In schools right now, schools are offering ski trips and other opportunities for outdoor activities with great support from our bus drivers and other transportation staff who make sure children and youth get where they are going and back again safely during and after school hours. 

To celebrate Family Literacy Week

This past Friday, our GR4/5 class travelled to HUME Elementary to take on BLEWETT and HUME in head-to-head volleyball action. Good times were had by all! Many thanks to Mr. Chirico at HUME and Mr.

This afternoon, the entire crew at REDFISH broke out into a ‘Great Big Buddy Read’ session. It was time well spent… fostering a love of LITERACY while building positive peer connections among REDFISH students.

Happy New Year to all our students, families and education partners in SD8 and welcome to the second half of the school year. I wish you a wonderful beginning to 2025.

REDFISH would like to thank the community partners (i.e. Balfour Covenant Church, Safeway, and the NDCU) who made this year’s REDFISH family hamper program possible!

Last night, the REDFISH student body treated a full house to an original and rousing musical adaptation of the children’s story

Instructor Kate from Avalanche Canada

As we leave November behind us and move into December toward the winter break and the half-way point in the school year, it's a great time to reflect on the past three months and how school communities and SD8 as a whole are supporting each child in their learning journey.