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October 2018 News from SD83

FSA time again . . .

In the coming weeks, students in grade 4 and grade 7 will be participating in the Foundation Skills Assessment Test, also known as the “FSA”. This is a provincially mandated standardized test that uses broad metrics to determine whether students are meeting curricular expectations at grade level in literacy and numeracy. When used in conjunction with other assessment methods, we believe it provides important information on individual student learning.

Orange Shirt Day!

A wide range of activities throughout the district took place to recognize Orange Shirt Day on Friday, Sept. 28, a day set aside to raise awareness about the impact of residential schools on our Indigenous communities and an opportunity to create meaningful discussion and reconciliation.

Thanks Shuswap Rotary!

Healthy Schools & Self Regulation Co-ordinator Laura Paiement is excited to report the first instalment of the brain bikes are in schools! Shuswap Rotary has helped bring in over 72 brain bikes to schools and classrooms in SD83 over the last few years. Brain bikes help in numerous ways to get the brain primed for learning. Thank you Shuswap Rotary for all your assistance with this important project!

Schools receive GO Grants

Seven of our schools were the fortunate recipients of GO (get outside) Grants from the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation.

Headed back to Elementary

Paralympic athlete Natalie Wilkie went back to her former elementary school, Ranchero Elementary, to talk to students about overcoming obstacles on Wednesday, Oct. 3.

She also answered many questions from the interested students about her injury and being at the Paralympics before presenting a photo to the school.

Safe and inclusive learning

SD83 is partnering with the DPAC to bring "Out in Schools" to present on Oct 10th at 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the DESC. This is open to all SD83 staff, community partners, parents, and students who are interested in understanding more around sexual orientation and gender Identity issues. Out In Schools is BC's award-winning education program that uses film and video with facilitated group discussion to engage students, parents, school district staff in the promotion of safe and inclusive learning environments, free from homophobia, transphobia and bullying

More at: https://outinschools.com/

Summer Slide

Two successful summer reading programs, called Summer Slide, were offered by a community partnership of Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society (LASS), Shuswap Community Foundation, and School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap).