LV Rogers|Reach Fall Newsletter
October 2018 | http://www.lvr.sd8.bc.ca/ | twitter @lvrprincipal @lvrsecondary
Tamara Malloff, Principal (tmalloff@sd8.bc.ca) |Jordon Konken, Vice-Principal (jkonken@sd8.bc.ca) | Aubrey Pender-Mitchell
(aubrey.mitchell@sd8.bc.ca)
Principal’s Message
Our academic year is well underway, and it’s
amazing to think that we are nearing the end
of October, and moving into early winter! This
year, our theme is “every student matters.”
Our focus is on diversity, belonging/participation,
indigenization, and academic success/transitions. We
know that through the concerted efforts of
parents/guardians, teachers, school staff and
administration – that we can make a difference in our
students’ self-concept, sense of belonging, and level of
achievement. We’d like to see as many students as
possible connected with a club, team, program, group or
mentorship that is meaningful and positive in terms of
their development—in school or outside of school.
We also know that our students will follow unique
graduation program pathways, and that we need to
provide them with opportunities to see and experience
what post-secondary opportunities may look like. This
year, we are proud to partner through SD8 Kootenay Lake
and Selkirk College to offer the Trades Sampler Program
in Semester 2. For students now on the Graduation 2018
program pathway, developing competencies in personal,
social, communication, and critical thinking will be more
important than ever as post-secondary institutions and
employers begin to look at broader student profiles and
skill sets. We are introducing the Capstone pilot, a part
of the new Graduation Program requirement for next
year.
Please know that parents/guardians are always welcome
to contact us. We’re so honoured to be working with
your sons/daughters this year!
Sincerely, Tamara Malloff
PAC Meetings & Events
Next PAC meeting for all parents is Monday November
19th (Rm 211) at 7 pm. Please contact
lvrpac@gmail.com for information and to sign up for
the updates, agenda items, and minutes. Coming soon:
Parent Night Out on “Mental Health Literacy.”
Parents/Guardians Contact Info
Don’t forget to update your contact information
so that you receive current news from LVR.
Please contact our Office at 250-352-5538 or
email lvrclerical2@sd8.bc.ca
Parent & Teacher Interviews
Parent Teacher Interviews for Semester 1 will take place
on Wednesday, November 14th (Early Dismissal Day)
from 4:30-6:30 pm. Appointments can be made online,
and will open Thursday November 7th.
Any parents/guardians wishing to contact teachers
outside of that time may do so. Report Cards will go out
the same day.
Interim reports for students at-risk of failing a course
have been sent out or communicated between October
12th and 29th. Please visit our LVR Staff page (click here)
for teacher contact information.
Parent Grad Executive
Committee 2019
Co-Chairs: Karen Belland and Jacquie Laing
Secretary: Deb McEwan
Treasurer: Tara DeCourcy
Next Grad Meeting to be announced. Thank you!

New Grad Program 2018
The BC Ministry of Education has now released official
information on the new Grad 2018 program that will
impact students currently in Grade 12 (Grad 2019) and
onward. The number of credits remains the same, but
there is an increased focus on flexibility and personalized
pathways accessible to all students.
Information Links:
 Certificate of Graduation – New Grad Program
Requirements
 Summary of Grad 2018 Implementation (pdf)
 Grad 2018 Full Implementation Guide (pdf)
New Literacy Assessment Pilot
The current system of provincial exams is being reconfigured
to reflect the new curriculum. Starting with the Numeracy
Assessment last June, students in Grade 12 (Grad 2019) and
in subsequent grades will be required to take the Numeracy
Assessment – and will have up to 2 opportunities to do so
before they graduate.
Information Link:
 Provincial Numeracy Assessment Info (pdf)
LV Rogers will also be piloting the new Literacy Assessment
in mid-November with several Grade 12 and Grade 10
classes. The pilot will not count toward their grades or their
transcript, but will provide our school with information on
how students are doing in relation to literacy proficiency as
well as providing feedback to the Ministry of Education.
 Provincial Literacy Assessment Info (pdf)
Grad Program Summary:
Career Education & Capstone
A person’s career is considered their “journey”
through life, and Career Education in the 2018
Graduation Program encourages students to pursue
this journey in personally meaningful and goal-
oriented ways. In
the Career-Life Education (CLE) and Career-Life
Connections (CLC) program, students learn how to
effectively manage their life journey toward
preferred future possibilities, developing the
confidence, knowledge, and competencies
necessary to succeed in an ever-changing world.
Eight credits are dedicated to this area of learning
and are a requirement for graduation. There are
many flexible options for delivery. Click here for
more information.
What’s happening to Grad Transitions 12? This is
the last year Grad Trans 12 is being offered. It will
be transitioned to Career Life Connections 12,
with a Capstone 12 project requirement starting
2019-20. Planning 10 (offered in Grade 11) will
become Career-Life Education CLE 10 next year.
The Career Education program should be fairly
seamless through grades 9-12. LV Rogers is piloting
Capstone this year, and will be part of the
provincial development of this program.
Celebrating our Fall Sports
LV Rogers has a thriving athletics program—the fall
season is well underway with soccer, volleyball, rugby,
field hockey, swimming, and soon – basketball.

Rugby Season:
Soccer Update:
After the Kimberley tournament Saturday October LV Rogers
27th, Coach Caleb Morton has reported that the Rugby 7’s
team has now qualified for the 'AA' Provincial season is
Championships being held in Burnaby November coming to a
19th-21st. close. Coaches
Luc Boyer and
Scott Comrie
It will be a real challenge for this small town rural
have worked
team facing the giants of the lower mainland but
hard with the
team moral and camaraderie is high.
Jr. Boys, Sr.
Boys, and Girls
7’s teams. The Bombers have had a short, but exciting
season. With four tourneys under their belt, and
several players taking part in the Kamloops Regional
Tourney, the Bombers have grown in sportsmanship and
skills and will continue to excel as a regional
powerhouse.

Swim Team Update:

9 of 23 swimmers competed in regionals this
weekend, with 3 swimmers participating in their first
ever swim meet. Of the 9 swimmers 5 have qualified
for provincials in Richmond. 10 of our swimmers are
Field Hockey Update: seasoned racers while the other 13 are brand new to
The LV Rogers Field Hockey team has had a stellar the sport or limited experience!
season so far. With several juniors playing up on the
Volleyball Update:
senior team, and practicing on turf and gym floor,
the team has sped up their game significantly. Sr Girls Volleyball team
continues to play hard at a
The team has played in regional tourneys against JL 16 team tourney in the
Crowe, SHSS, and several Okanagan teams. They’ve
Okanagan. The team was
qualified for the provincials in Vancouver at UBC, hosted
by Crofton House. Best of luck to the team! focused and saw good
competition from Rutland.
International & AbEd Program
Student Kokanee Camp Out Halloween Fun Day on Wednesday
LV Rogers International students, Aboriginal Education October 31st.
Program students, and LV Rogers Intercultural
Ambassadors had an excellent time at Kokanee Glacier Games, Costume Contest, Photo booth
Park at a beginning of year camp out. sponsored by Rec Leadership with
International students helping.
The students engaged in team building activities,
storytelling, cultural immersion, and simply getting Thank you for wearing school
acquainted while welcoming students from Korea, appropriate costumes!
China, Germany, Spain, and Mexico!

Thank you to our International Program Assistant, Tanis

Bourchier for coordinating, and to our AbEd Success
Teacher Jesse Halton, AbEd Youth and Family Worker
Toni Appleby, Educational Assistant Ryan Oliver, and
Youth and Family Worker Robin Sheppard for supporting
an amazing weekend!
School Clubs & Teams News
LV Rogers has several active clubs, many of which are
primarily student-led. We run a Clubs and Teams Week
at the beginning of each year, and counted
over 30 clubs and teams at the onset.

Our hope is that as many students as possible are

connected to a club, team, sport, or group. These
enrichments make school life a richer experience,
and develop students socially, with the confidence
to lead, participate, and contribute.

LVR Student Celebrations

Congratulations to the LV Rogers Debate Team for
sweeping the Kootenay Regional Pumpkin Classic
tournament this past weekend! Individual results saw
the Seniors take first place, the Juniors take first (all but
one), and Novice placed first. Teams from the Kootenays
and Okanagan participated. Thank you Sr Coach
Margaret Saville for her support of the team!

French Immersion
Students from the French Immersion Program have been
active in and around town, with a tour to Au Soleil
Levant. The French Immersion program is fortunate to
have Alexandra D’Amour, our French Odyssey language
assistant who will be with us until May.
This coming Spring Break, will have French Immersion
program benefit from an exchange with Bordeaux
students. Nelson has a strong tie to the region with a
prior exchange and visit, and look forward to having 16
students come this year.
Terry Fox Run a Big Success
Congratulations to Rec Leadership Students who,
under the leadership of Ms. Sheri Morrison, sponsored
an excellent Terry Fox Run this year. The event was
so successful that over $1500 was raised in two days.
The stakes were high as Mr. Konken offered to shave
his head if more money was raised, and indeed it was!
This past Friday, an assembly was held were Vice-
Principal Konken and Mr. Schmidt both shaved their
heads while money was being tossed from the
audience. A final tally of over $2,000 was raised.
Amazing community and support for cancer research!

Please note that the next French Advisory Council (FAC)

meeting will take place December 4th from 12:30 to 3 pm
at Trafalgar Middle School.

Mathfest 2018!
Ms. Naka’s grade 12 Pre-Calculus Topics students
organized Mathfest, a celebration of mathematics
learning involving elementary school students and
West Kootenay Teacher Education Program
candidates.

The day was filled with fun, engagement, puzzles,

Rec Leadership Students & critical thinking, games, and mathematical mysteries
wrapped in theory. Sr. Students learned leadership
Grans to Grans Fundraiser skills, while youngsters enjoyed being mentored by
older buddies.
Recreational Leadership students will be setting up,
serving meals, and cleaning up for the Grans to
Grans African Fundraising Dinner on
Sunday November
4th. All proceeds
will go to the
Stephen Lewis
Foundation.
Tickets are
available at Cotton
Creek Clothing on
Baker Street.
Nelson Tennis Club Partnership
The Nelson Tennis Club has found a home at LV Rogers
Secondary School. In partnership with SD8 Kootenay
Lake, the Nelson Tennis Club has built a multiplex
facility that houses not only tennis courts, but a pickle
ball area, green space, skate park area, viewing area,
club house and more. LV Rogers PE Department is
excited about this partnership, with opportunities for
school and community partnerships such as these, it will
only help students engage in lifelong fitness goals.
Deepest appreciation to Rob Wright, the host of
volunteers and business sponsors, and SD8 Kootenay
Lake Board of Education who made this possible.

October 19th PROD Presentation

Selkirk College and LV Rogers co-hosted the multi-district
October 19th PROD day, with about 250 participants from SD8,
SD10, SD20, and SD51. Dr. David Burns, PhD, Kwantlen
Polytechnic University (Faculty of Education Studies) spoke to
the growing value in
competencies at
the post-secondary
level.
Kwantlen has a
partnership with Surrey School district to pilot
competency-based portfolio entrance. The session also
included World Café Topics on Redesigned Curriculum
(teaching with big ideas,
assessment, service
learning etc.). The day’s
activities and speakers inspired, provoked, and connected
participants
“Engineering or science without context of laws and policy,
geography, programming is problematic in today’s world” and left
“All of our incentives lead to backing off, but our values don’t”
many of us
thinking
“We must move beyond a single point metric”
deeply, and
--Dr. David Burns
with many questions. Several LVR students
were in attendance for the afternoon session and spoke to their learning.

Applying for Post-Secondary?

Applying to BC public universities and colleges just got easier. Students can do it all: search,
plan and apply on EducationPlannerBC.ca .
Health & Wellbeing Resources
LVR Services In-House
Freedom Quest Youth Services
 Freedom Quest Fridays at lunch Rm 205
Mandy discusses drugs, alcohol, harm reduction
and safety and is available Wednesdays for one-on-one sessions
Health Practitioner
 Grace is available for half days on Thursdays for private
consults regarding medical issues – see Youth & Family Worker
Robin Sheppard in the Counselling area to book an appointment
MCFD Child and Youth Mental Health Clinician Karl Machado’s Grad Transitions 12 class
 Clinician Stacie-Rae is available Tuesdays for pre-referrals volunteers in LVR’s upper garden.

Canada Youth Tobacco, Drug, and Alcohol Survey comes to LVR

LV Rogers is one of the schools in SD8 Kootenay Lake which will participate in the Canada Youth
Tobacco, Drug, and Alcohol Survey on December 4th. The survey is anonymous, takes about 30-40
minutes. It is paper based, and the results will be tallied nationally. The data will be used to support
programming at a District level and to understand the health, support services, and education that
may be necessary in supporting a healthy lifestyle for our youth. If parents/guardians do not wish to
have their son/daughter participate, information will be provided as how to decline.

Kelty Mental Health for Families

Kelty Mental Health is a great provincial resource for families who would like information and
support on youth and young adult mental health issues such as anxiety, (hidden) depression, eating
disorders, ADHD, and much more. Visit http://keltymentalhealth.ca/family for information.

Cannabis: Talk to Your Teens

Many parents are wondering about how to talk to their teen in light of the recent
legalization of marijuana. Although cannabis use and selling/distribution is illegal
for minors, parents/guardians may find this helpful. It is available here.

Cannabis Legislation:
The BC government has enacted the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act (CCLA) as well as the Cannabis
Distribution Act, which regulate how cannabis may be sold, distributed, and consumed in British
Columbia once it is legalized. The legislation includes significant restrictions aimed at preventing
access to cannabis by minors under the age of 19:
Cannabis cannot be consumed in or on school property or within a prescribed distance.
Cannabis cannot be smoked or vaped in a vehicle or anywhere where tobacco smoking and vaping
are prohibited, including a workplace, playground or other park, sports field, skatepark, or other places
where children commonly gather, near entry/exits, or at a bus stop.
Cannabis cannot be sold, supplied, or allowed to be consumed by minors, in addition to a variety of
other measures to prohibit and prevent access of cannabis to minors.
Supporting Positive Attendance
Chronic absence (missing 10 percent or more of school days) can be an early
warning sign of academic trouble. When students improve their attendance rates,
they improve their academic prospects and chances for graduating. If your child is
struggling to attend school, please contact your school counsellor or
administration.

Here is what you can do as a parent/guardian:

Make school attendance a priority • Talk about the importance of showing up to school everyday, make that
the expectation. • Help your child maintain daily routines, such as finishing homework and getting a good
night’s sleep. • If possible, avoid appointments during the school day. • Don’t let your child stay home unless
truly sick. Complaints of headaches or stomachaches may be signs of anxiety.

Resources: Please see Attendance Support for Families email attachment for more information

How to Access Your Child’s Teacher

If your child is having a difficult time with a class, or if you have a
question or concern, your first point of contact is your child’s course
teacher after you have a conversation with your child.

Any concerns you may have as a parent should be directed through a

brief email request for a meeting or telephone conversation. Please
expect at least a 24 hour turnaround in communication as teachers are
busy with classroom instruction, and will return your call or email as
soon as possible. Please refrain from direct visits to classes while they
are in session as it may be disruptive—always check in at the Office first.

If any challenges cannot be resolved, then a referral to a counsellor or LV Rogers Aboriginal Education Program
to administration may be warranted. We welcome and encourage Students on Orange Shirt Day –
healthy and proactive communication with our parent/guardians. supporting Reconciliation.

Please click here for Parent/Guardian and School Communication Protocols for SD8 Kootenay Lake.
LV Rogers November Reporting Calendar
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Oct 29th Oct 30th Oct 31st Nov 1st Nov 2nd

Happy & Safe Spanish 9 is organizing a

Halloween Celebration “Dia de los muertos”
(Day of the Dead)
celebration in class.

Nov. 5th Nov. 6th Nov 7th Nov. 8th 22 11 Nov 9th
(In Lieu Day)
Appointments Online Remembrance Day
becomes available
End of Term 1

Nov 12th Nov 13th 2143 Nov. 14th 22 11 Nov 15th 44 33 Nov. 16th 21 43

Report Cards printed 10

Remembrance Day am (signed by PVP) & Early Dismissal
Stat Holiday distributed in P1 (by 1 hour)

Early Dismissal (by 1 Overflow

hour) appointments
(arranged
beforehand via
Parent/Teacher email)
Interviews 4:30 – 6:30
pm (Gym) 10 mins ea

LV Rogers Aboriginal Education Program Fall Highlights

Submitted by Jesse Halton, Aboriginal Success Teacher

What a great month October has been in Aboriginal Education at LVR!

Some highlights include:

- The International Students/Aboriginal Education students camp out

at Kokanee Creek Park
- Visits to Pit House sites in the Slocan Valley with Social Studies
classes
- The start of Metis Awareness month in our district. Ab Ed students
got to participate in learning how to bead poppies for our Metis 2 Danica Weager, Students
veterans. Bringing awareness to the Moose Hide Campaign (if you Mason/Everest, and Toni
would like a Moose Hide square, please let us know!)
- Helping make Bannock Tacos at The Landing! (our school cafeteria)

We have so much to celebrate in our school for Indigenous People. Here are some links you can view and use
to discuss with your families.

Moose Hide Campaign – https://moosehidecampaign.ca/

Metis Awareness – Louis Riel Day – Will be celebrated on 16 November 2018 in BC. There will be a Metis Flag
raising at City Hall on this day. https://www.mnbc.ca/news-events/posts/province-of-bc-proclaims-november-
16-louis-riel-da

Orange Shirt Day – Here is a great video about Orange Shirt Day at our School the last week of September:
https://youtu.be/UHPNKkioVt0?t=3m30s
LV Rogers Photo Gallery
From twitter—follow us @lvrprincipal

PE Students enjoy a hike to Pulpit Rock, Science 9 Students at the Grohman Narrows Waste Station, Students in
Media Arts setting up for filming.

Clubs & Teams Week