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"Creston students got their hands dirty and their heads full of knowledge thanks to an environmental education program recently.

Students in Brian Ewashen’s Grade 3-5 class at Canyon-Lister Elementary explored the forest ecosystem in the Creston Valley and took part in a collaborative restoration project that saw them plant 150 trees and shrubs!"

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January/February/March/April 2022

 Dear Parents and Guardians/Caregivers:

 During the months of January to April, School District #8 is participating in the 2022 Ministry of Education Electronic Anonymous Student Learning Survey Project in cooperation with all other school districts throughout the Province.

Parents/Guardians/Caregivers can complete the online Anonymous Student Learning Surveys any time before 11:59 pm April 29th, 2022, providing immediate results to the school and the district.

School District 8 Kootenay Lake is conducting a Creston child care needs survey. This is an anonymous survey and you will be entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa gift card!

Please follow the link to access the survey before March 5th, 2021.

SurveyMonkey: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/crestonchildcare

Note- just highlight this link, hover over the highlighted link with your mouse, right click, and select "Go to...". Or you can just copy and paste into your browser.

Please find attached a brochure that summarizes how we communicate student learning to families in SD8 Kootenay Lake.

The BC Training and Education Savings Grant is available for children between the ages of 6 and 9. It is a $1200 grant and there is no requirement to match it or make any addition contributions. Don't miss out!

 https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/support/scholarships/bc-training-and-education-savings-grant

Please find attached Canyon-Lister Elementary's newsletter for September 2019.

The Ministry of Education has put out the annual Student Learning Surveys for 2019. The intent is to survey parents, staff, and students about their general experience at school so that schools and the Ministry of Education can plan better for the future. Survey links and information has been emailed out to all parents, and we hope that you will provide us with some feedback. Parents and caregivers can access the survey at this link: https://www.awinfosys.com/SurveyFull1/central/main/access.asp. The letter home with the instructions has also been attached here.