Blog Posts

As we get closer to winter I start to appreciate the fall colours and mild weather more and more. We've had a couple snow falls that excited our students into building snowmen and castles on our top field and our signs of wild life are getting less frequent. Winter is coming!

It's my pleasure to share this month's happenings across our school communities. Throughout the early fall months, students have engaged in a wide variety of learning activities and events from marking Métis Awareness Month at W.E.

This last week was an exciting one. We were lucky to be visited by a handful of up and coming teachers from UBC - West Kootenay Teacher Program. Our visitors were very impressed with how our classes are set up with routines that foster a sense of belonging and engagement.  

SD8 students from kindergarten to grade 12 as well as families and staff are one month into the school year and settling into the rhythm of a new season, new classrooms, new and returning classmates and so much energy and enthusiasm as thousands of learning journeys are underway.

A warm welcome to the 2024-2025 school year. 

On September 3, about 4,700 children will leave home in the morning excited to see their friends, full of anticipation and maybe even some apprehension about beginning a new year, a new classroom, or a new school. 

Hello Blewett families!

We are excited to start the 2024-25 school year at Blewett!  There is much information to share with all of you.  Please read carefully and help your child get ready for the first day of school! Ways you can keep on top of what’s happening at our school include: 

The school year is coming to a close in a few weeks and hundreds of high school graduates across our district will reach out their hands to accept their Certificate of Graduation or B.C. “Dogwood diploma.”  

This has been a fun month at Blewett Elementary School with guest performances and fun activities. 

Aché Brasil is a troupe out of Vancouver who are passionate and enthusiastic about engaging young people in learning about the culture, the traditions, the music and movement of the people of Brazil. The kids loved the capoira acrobatics!

It feels like the school year speeds up this time of year!  May is when 2024 grads who have applied for scholarships are going through adjudication for their awards, while others are preparing to embark on their first steps in a career, apprenticeship, job search, gap year or post-secondary educational journey. 

Blewett Elementary School will be selling good quality mulch (fir) from 9:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday, May 11th. Proceeds will go to support kids activities, food subsidy programs, year end field trips, and more.