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The day has finally arrived; the playground is now open!!  The kids are absolutely beyond themselves with excitement. Every class had a separate time to go out and use the playground today, in addition to recess and lunch breaks.  

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who helped this project come to fruition: 

Dear CLES Parents/Guardians,

Our next PAC meeting is on Monday October 16th at 1:30pm in the CLES Library (note time change).  We normally have our PAC meetings in the evening but we have had a really low turnout so we’re going to try an afternoon. 

We are making a desperate plea for parents to please come to our next meeting.  At our last meeting we only had two parents attend, which is not enough for us to vote and make decisions. 

What a wonderful way to start the day after a long weekend.  While the seasons rain has rolled in making our feet wet, the rain has also brought a beautiful rainbow!  

The woodchips were delivered on Friday October 6th into a giant pile. We are looking for volunteers on Wednesday October 11th at 9:00am, to spread out the existing older woodchips across the entire playground area. Once all the old woodchips are spread, the new woodchips need to be moved and spread into an even top layer.  No special safety equipment needed, but if you have a wheelbarrow or rake to bring, that would be very helpful.

On Friday September 29th students in Mme Victoria’s class presented about Truth & Reconciliation at our assembly, highlighting the 94 Calls to Action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.  In addition students at CLES honoured the day by participating in Orange Shirt Day.

The playground is almost done; a HUGE THANK YOU to all the parents and community members who came out this past weekend to help erect the structure. There are just a few final touches before it is ready for playing: the concrete supporting the poles needs time to set and we are awaiting the arrival of the wood chips for ground padding.

On September 12th new students and new staff were sorted into their new house teams at the first assembly of the year. Ms. King placed a ‘sorting poncho’ on students to determine which house team they would join.

On Thursday September 14th the Canyon-Lister Elementary community of staff, students and families came together for the annual fall Corn Roast.  The beautiful weather made for a lovely evening of food, family and fun.  Thank you to everyone who brought a dish to share, and an extra special shoutout to the Riehl/Bala Farms for donating the delici

Welcome to the fall. You’ll notice that like the leaves on the trees in late-September and early October, this issue of the Superintendent’s Report looks a bit different than it did a few months ago. The stories in this report are now organized under our five strategic learning priorities from our Strategic Plan 2024-2029. These priorities are lifelong learners, connected learners, a caring and inclusive learning culture, culture and identity development and career development.

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).

This is an incredibly exciting month for students who may be entering a classroom for the very first time, or entering a new grade, a new program or a new school. “New” is a key word for so much that happens throughout September across our district.