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Superintendent's Report - February 2024

We are nearing the 100th day of school and in primary grades, this is an important day of learning! All of our students are about halfway through the year, many have begun second semester, and everyone is in full learning mode in their classrooms, outdoors and in their communities. They are connecting with one another, sharing knowledge and experiences, embracing the world around them and working with educators to develop the skills they need to become lifelong learners.

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Principal's MESSAGE (January 26, 2024)

Dear REDFISH Families,

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Conservation Officer Presentation

Homerooms 1-3 were awed by up-close-and-personal presentations from Conservation Officer, Nathan Smienk, this morning at REDFISH. For ‘show and tell’, Officer Smienk brought along some remarkable samples from a variety of animals ranging from wolves to cougars to grizzly bears to elk to Bighorn sheep.

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Conservation Officer VISIT

WH2O Day (HR5)

Homeroom 5 enjoyed a fantastic time together on the slopes of Whitewater today…

 

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WH2O Day

Volleyball Tournament (HR4)

Homeroom 4 visited Hume Elementary this morning to take part in SD8’s intermediate volleyball tournament. As always, the REDFISH Kokanee rolled in and rolled out with their trademark winning combination of smiles, skills, serves, and spikes.

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Volleyball TOURNAMENT

Principal's MESSAGE (January 21, 2024)

Dear REDFISH Families,

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WINTER ACTIVITY (Jam) Sessions

REDFISH Elementary boarded school buses and rolled out to take part in winter activities across three different venues on Friday morning…

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NDYC (Music Room)

SD8 PEACE Pledges (REDFISH)

To further promote the themes of understanding, empathy, and respect leading into International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, we kicked off this past school week with a schoo

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PEACE Pledges

Principal's MESSAGE (January 12, 2024)

Dear REDFISH Families,

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Polar Expedition to Nelson Nordic

Students in Homeroom 4 (Ms. GOGGINS) and Homeroom 5 (Ms. HODGSON) braved significantly sub-zero temperatures earlier today to enjoy an absolutely beautiful morning in the ski tracks and warming hut at Nelson Nordic Ski Club…

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Nelson NORDIC