20200-03
OPR: SECTR
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
Enrollment - October 31, 2013
SCHOOL
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 Ungraded
TOTAL
Headcount
Headcount
SEC.
PENTICTON SECONDARY
300
345
295
0
1227
PRINCESS MARGARET SEC.
146
137
144
142
2
571
SEC
SUMMERLAND SECONDARY
105
99
117
129
0
450
2436
7
10
57
113
1
188
CONNECTed DL 9-12, Sr. Alt & CE
MID.
ELEM.
Summary
287
SKAHA LAKE MIDDLE
KVR MIDDLE
MCNICOLL PARK MIDDLE
SUMMERLAND MIDDLE
CONNECTed DL 6-8 & Jr. Alt
CARMI
COLUMBIA
GIANT'S HEAD
KALEDEN
NARAMATA
PARKWAY
QUEEN'S PARK
TROUT CREEK
UPLANDS
WEST BENCH
WILTSE
CONNECTed DL K-5
111
140
66
105
1
26
34
60
13
6
38
42
22
56
13
39
1
350
TTL
26
43
15
10
56
28
24
41
16
44
1
33
43
57
15
13
38
38
33
45
13
50
2
20
38
55
21
14
51
33
38
40
21
36
5
18
36
56
15
13
36
28
41
30
24
48
0
22
55
59
17
9
49
46
40
30
24
53
1
360
380
372
345
405
56
125
156
53
106
2
131
367
464
200
318
7
168
81
107
4
145
249
343
96
65
268
215
198
242
111
270
10
423
442
491
545
546
663
679
3
6004
MIDDLE
1356
ELEM
2212
6004
TOTAL FTE STUDENTS (including offshore/fee paying students)
ConnectED DL included above
FRENCH IMMERSION
KVR Middle School - Fr Imm
Summerland Middle - Fr. Imm
Penticton Sec. - Fr Imm
SSS - Fr. Imm
TOTAL French Imm
INCLUDED
91
31
ABOVE
103
30
93
28
76
21
45
20
48
12
51
25
69
287
89
220
78
674
11/1/2013
8:20 AM
Success is the good fortune that comes from
aspiration, desperation, perspiration and
inspiration... Unknown
Success Stories
Forr the
he November 4, 2013 ~ Board
Bo d off Educ
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n Mee
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Recognition of Student/School Success
School District No. 677 (Okanagan
(
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to the following students/groups
students/group
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for these o
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t anding examples of
success for:
Columbia Elementary:
KIDS CLUB – 5210 Guidelines
5210
At Columbia Elementary the staff believe that healthier children are happier and
more successful learners. With this in mind they are con nuing to find ways to
help their students learn about, prac ce and lead healthier lives. Last year
Columbia school was the 60 Minute Kids Club champions of BC. They are once
again par cipa ng in the 60MKC this year. The main message of the Kids Club is
on healthy habits following the 5210 guideline which stands for: 5 or more
servings of fruits and vegetables per day, 2 hours or less of screen me, 1 hour
or more of physical ac vity, and 0 sugary drinks. It is great to hear the students
demonstra ng their knowledge of these healthy habits. This year Columbia
with the support of Jenny Mitchell (district healthy living teacher) and Adele
Jones (public health nurse) has started a student leadership program for grade 5
students called the Columbia Student Health Council. They meet at lunch me
and are working on developing ideas for things they can do to help the whole
school learn about and experience healthy living choices. Sounds like the first
idea might be a tas ng party! Columbia school has also partnered with Pacific
Sport in the community to create an A er School Gym Club. The school is
fortunate to have three wonderful volunteers helping make this possible:
Sherrie Pope, Susie Welch, and Jamie Fleet. They are focusing on improving
ac vity levels in par cipa ng students through fun social organized ac vi es in
the gym. They have 20 students par cipa ng with many more who would love
to join. Con nuing to focus on healthy fitness, the school will be hos ng Pacific
Sport in November to help run the Sport Fit program for all of the grade 5s. This
program helps students discover sports where they may have strengths and
gives them an idea of their personal fitness. They plan on having a follow up
session in the spring to see how much progress has been made. They are off to
a good start with these ini a ves and plan to con nue to give their students the
knowledge and experiences they need to help them make healthy choices.
5210

Success Stories
KVR Middle:
KVR Middle School was the successful recipient of a $2000 Grant from the First
West Founda on – Valley First Community Endowment Fund. The program is
open to all students, so as to prevent socio-economic discrimina on, and it is
crucial to the well-being and nourishment of at least 50 students a day. The
program is run by two reless volunteers, Lisa Lepke and Cheryl Sturko, who
don’t even have students at KVR anymore! These ladies go above and beyond
the call of duty to run a high quality breakfast program, and coach students on
appropriate manners at the same me. This money will go a long way to helping
Mrs. Lepke and Mrs. Sturko with their much-appreciated work!
Parkway Elementary:

Parkway held their first Breakfast Club of the year and it went very well. It
was great to see so many students having a healthy meal to start the day.
Thank you Shelene.

Hot lunches are going great as well. Pizza was enjoyed by everyone!
Thank you to Kelly and her crew for doing such a great job!

Everyone enjoyed another super sing-a-long. Thanks Mrs. Silvius!

Parkway held three school runs this week and par cipa on was excellent.
The house Team points are piling up!

Thank you to Parkway’s two recycling groups for doing such a good job
every week. Think Green!

Ms. Cook‘s class went on a trip to the Community Centre in a new city
bus and par cipated in a transporta on art contest. The entries were all
excellent!

Parkway held two great soccer games with students from Wiltse
Elementary school. The teams played very well and had a lot of fun. It
was great to see such fantas c parent support as well. Thanks for all of
your work Ms. Cook and Mrs. Rai and Mrs. Alva.
Success Stories
Parkway Elementary Continued...

The school House Team Rally was a great success. New captains and vice
captains were selected and the team cheers were prac ced. All new
students also got to sign the house team banners! Go Red!!

Thank you to everyone that came out to Parkway’s School Open House.
The Pizza was great and parents were able to visit their child’s classroom.

Mrs. Silvius took a great group of grade 4/5 students to the Pumpkin run
in Trout Creek. The students had a fantas c me and ran very well.
Penticton Secondary:
Late in October the Pen cton Secondary swim team won the Okanagan Valley
Championships in convincing style! They will be off to Provincials in Richmond, BC on
November 15th. Last year there were 1100 kids compe ng!
Okanagan Valley Results
PenƟcton Secondary had 423 points
Okanagan Mission had 302
Revelstoke Secondary had 240
During the weekend our team Broke 4 Valley records.
Boys B 200 Medley – Simon Paisley, Jaren LeFranc, Travis Doroshuk and Terrance
Paisley. They broke one of the oldest records, daƟng back to 1985.
Boys A 200 Medley – Ma
hew Koster, Samuel Lasinski, Riley Wall and Theo Oliver.
This record was also previously held by Pen High in 2011.
Girls 400 Free Relay – Payton Nackoney, AnnMarie Lang-Hodge, Myra Veidt and
Reilly Rowland. The record dates back to 2002.
Girls 200 Free Relay – Payton Nackoney, Myra Veidt, AnnMarie Lang-Hodge and
Reilly Rowland. The record dates back to 2003.
Success Stories
Queen’s Park Elementary
Queen’s Park Students Run
What a great day for Trout Creek to host the run! There were 344 grade 4 & 5 runners in
a endance. Queen’s Park top runners for this event were Mina Plato who came in first
for grade 5 girls out of 92 runners, and Jake Erickson who came in 10th in grade 5 out of
93 runners. Congratula ons to all the students who par cipated in the run and crossed
the finish line with a smile on their face and the end in mind!
Trout Creek Elementary
Congratulations to all the Trout Creek Runners on their wonderful
efforts on the Pumpkin Run held on Thursday, October 3rd. The
TC runners from grade 4 & 5 performed extremely well with lots of
top ten finishes and personal bests.
A huge thank you to Ms. Barb Thorp and her team of staff, parent
and student helpers who made the race another huge success and
a feather in Trout Creek’s cap. Also thanks to Jeff Plant, TC’s race
rabbit, and the Apple Barn (Billy Boerboom) for his generous donation
of apples for the Trout Creek Pumpkin Run.
Success Stories
Summerland Middle
The Amazing Race
On Friday, October 11th, over one hundred triads (consis ng of a team of one grade 8,
one grade 7 and one grade 6) embarked on the Amazing Race. Teams had to
disseminate clues which led them to over 20 teacher led sta ons, each with its own
unique task/challenge. This cross grade event is not only fun and enjoyable for
students, it builds an inclusive culture in which students work collabora vely and
coopera vely to complete a common goal. A huge thank you goes to Ms. Thorpe and
Mr. Bond for leading this massive undertaking.
Success Stories
Summerland
Sum
mmerland M
Middle
iddle C
Continued...
ontinued...
We Day 2013
SMS was able to send 20 students to We Day in Vancouver this year. With
inspira onal speakers like Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United
Na ons and Nobel Peace Laureate; the amazing Spencer West; Na onal Chief
Shawn A-in-chut Atleo; and Lieutenant General and author, Senator Romeo Dallaire,
students returned to the school ready to “be the change”. One of the best bits of
wisdom came from Annan: “You don’t have to be old to lead.”
Back at the school, SMS Me to We Club members took the lead by visi ng
classrooms with an interac ve presenta on on what “Free the Children” is all about.
The “Me to We” club meets every Thursday at lunch and all students are welcome.
Thanks to the Me to We Club sponsor teachers Ms. Manuel, Ms. McElhinney, and
Mrs. DeVito.
Skaha Lake Middle:
SLMS hosted a middle school cross-country meet at the south end of
the channel
October 9
Grade 7 classes swam at the Community Centre pool
Success Stories
October 8
Success Stories
Skaha Lake Middle Continued...
October 17
SLMS par cipated in the Great BC Shakeout (Earthquake Drill)
October 21
Rachel Ashley, an eighteen year old singer/songwriter performed at
SLMS during her Western Canadian tour with a strong an -bullying
message. Rachel was well-received by the student body and many
students stayed a er school to meet and talk with her.
October 22-23 Term 1 Parent-teacher Interviews take place with 15 minute interviews
held between 2:30 and 6:00 pm.
October 30
SLMS will hold their first “lockdown drill” of the year.
October 31
Many Halloween ac vi es have been organized including a costume
parade and dance.
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
RECOGNITION OF STUDENT ARTWORK
Parkway Elementary School
November 4, 2013
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) extends recognition and appreciation to the following
students/groups of Parkway Elementary School for the artwork they submitted to be
displayed in the boardroom for the month of November.
Grade 2
Payten Eising
A pencil crayon drawing of a young lady
with long brown hair as well as a flowered
blue shirt. Placed on a raspberry background.
Phoebe Jones
Grade 3
A wax resist of a red apple with crackled
green foreground. A teal blue background framed with black and green
construction paper.
Grade 2
Maliyha Azam
A large sunflower blended in strong orange,
yellow and brown tones. Placed on a vivid
royal blue background.
Grade 4
Ariana Tordoff
A watercolour painting divided into
vvarious triangle shapes. Each shape
va
displaying a different colour and outlined
d
di
i black ink.
in
Blake Tavender
Grade 2
A pencil crayon drawing of a young man
wearing a blue shirt with a bold red background. Placed on electric blue
construction paper .
Jaydon Tavender
Grade 2
A wax resist of a red apple with
a crackled green foreground. A
pale pink background framed
with black and green construction
paper.