Photo Orders and Picture Retakes
Toonie Tuesday is October 22rd !
On Monday October 21 at 8:50 am , students from the SD 83 Leadership Program will be presenting about Toonie Tuesday. Our goal is to raise a toonie for every student and staff member in our school!
The amazing students and staff in our district have raised over $130,000 through Toonie Tuesdays!
We have adopted villages or built schools in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ecuador and rural China
Many local projects have made a big difference in our communities
Parent Information Session
A parent presentation on Understanding The Teenage Brain is being held on Monday, October 28 at 7 p.m. at the District Education Support Centre (DESC) in Salmon Arm.
Brain Coach Gary Anaka will lead this high energy, fun, surprising workshop which is full of hope and optimism for the future of all teenagers. This session is appropriate for parents, educators and students from Grade 5 – 12.
How can parents best support and meet the needs of their growing, changing adolescents? The teenage brain is different from any other brain in history, presenting many challenges. Discover why the adolescent brain is in turmoil, how to boost its plasticity, how the teen brain learns and works best, plus how to engage and communicate in relevant and practical ways. Learn leading edge, easy to apply ideas from Neuroscience to help unleash the potential of the teenage brain. Acquire skills on how to support them to become healthy, happy, life-long learning adults.
The more knowledge parents have about the adolescent brain, the more benefits can be passed on. If you want to help teenagers in today’s world, then you need to start with their brain.
Gary is a pioneer in Brain Health and Wellness. As a brain coach since 1997, he has presented over 1100 keynotes and workshops to people in all walks of life nationally and internationally.
Great September Start Up
Thank you to all of our staff, students and parents for a fantastic start up to the 2019-20 school year. It has been a pleasure visiting classrooms over these first two weeks. Our teachers are working hard at building safe and inclusive learning environments. As the saying goes… It takes a community to raise a child. This is true at AES and it is what makes it such a special place. I encourage you to talk to your child every day about what they are learning in school and to take advantage of every opportunity you have to participate in school activities. I look forward to seeing many of you at our upcoming Meet the Teacher /Open House Night on Wed. Sept. 24. We also welcome you to participate in PAC. Our first PAC meeting was Sept 11 however it is never too late to join us. The next meeting will be Oct 9 at 6:00 pm in our library. Please find attached the Newsletter that was sent home on Friday, Sept 6.
Hi and welcome to the 2019-2020 school year. We hope everyone had a safe, happy summer with many lasting memories and good times with family and friends. As we hope to maintain open communication with you at home, please continue to check our website and read our newsletters for information regarding school activities and important dates.
If your child is entering school for the first time, welcome to Armstrong Elementary! Kindergarten students will be doing a gradual entry starting September 4, 2019.
For all our new and returning families, again, welcome! Students in Grades 1 – 5 will be in school from Tuesday, Sept. 3 8:05 to 11:00 a.m. Buses will be running to take students home on this day.
The staff of AES are very excited for the start of another school year and AES is ready for the beginning of the school year! Our custodial staff, clerical staff, and teachers have all spent many hours preparing and organizing the school and classrooms. Thank you for your enthusiastic efforts.
Our PAC cares in a big way, works extremely hard and are so supportive of school programs and events. Watch for invitations to join and help support our amazing PAC.
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