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Here is our Wildflower Calendar for 2023-2024!

The School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) Nelson Wildflower School has unpaved a parking lot and turned it into a playground paradise.

School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today that Principal Misty Terpstra will transfer from Nelson Wildflower School to Salmo Elementary School to serve as the new school principal.

Principal Terpstra will assume the school leadership role from Principal Dawn Snell whose move to South Nelson Elementary school was announced in May.

– Robust public participation and balanced budget

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake).

The following school principal and vice-principal transfers and appointments for the 2023-2024 school year will come into effect on August 1, 2023:  

Principal Transfers

Principal Dawn Snell will transfer from Salmo Elementary to South Nelson Elementary. 

School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today that the following school principal and vice-principal transfers, appointments and retirements will come into effect August 1, 2023:

School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today that the following school principal and vice-principal transfers, appointments and retirements will come into effect August 1, 2023:  

In Kristin and Krista's class, the students highlighted their passions through various means as well as science studies through an interactive pop-up play. Students interests were diverse and well-developed. Some additional passions not shown in the visuals provided were chess, sphero's, research projects (essays), sound technicians, and even more art!

A birthday and a production! Classes gathered on March 16th to surprise her before the class went to get some well-deserved nature time after the first round of their play 'Giraffe's Don't Dance' to the whole school community. We are so incredibly excited for her and her partner to welcome their bundle of joy, but will miss her terribly.