Thank you and Gone Fishing!

A big thank you to our Salmon Arm community for so many donations of plants.  Thanks to the hard work of our students and CEAs, our courtyards look fabulous!

A number of our students joined James Murray at the wharf to fish last week!  As you can see from the sunshine and smiling faces, it was a fabulous way to kick off the summer.  Today was the last day of classes for students.  It has been wonderful to have laughter and learning back in the building during the month of June.  Our office is closed tomorrow (June 25th) at 1:00 for a staff luncheon.  We will be open regular hours on Friday (8:00-2:30).

Report Cards

Reports are available on Parent Connect on Thursday, June 25th.  Please note that, as mandated by the Ministry of Education, your child’s Report Card Term 3 marks will be the letter grades and work habits that were given in term 2; unless teachers increased the mark due to work done at home in term 3.  Thank you to parents for your support of the home learning opportunities our teachers worked hard to provide.

Final Farewell

SMS is a difficult place to leave.  We especially missed the opportunity to say farewell to our grade 8s who were an outstanding group of leaders this year.  I would like to personally say thank you to our tremendous students, staff and families  for the last four years.  It was a privilege to be the principal of this energetic and supportive learning community.  It has been a highlight of my career to have had the opportunity to work with such a talented and caring staff who truly appreciate the work of educating our terrific students.  I hope that everyone is back in the building together in September and wish you all well as I head to Indonesia to be the principal at Surabaya International School.  As Dr. Bonnie Henry says, “Be kind, be calm, be safe.”

Wendy Woodhurst