News

Dawson Wallace Construction has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new Parkcrest Elementary School .
Lost to fire on September 5, 2019, the rebuilding of Parkcrest was announced Jan. 25, 2021 . 
“We are looking forward to a much-awaited ground-breaking for the Parkcrest project, which is to begin this spring with Dawson Wallace Construction Ltd.” said Heather Grieve, Board of Education Chair, School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson),...
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Research has shown that student engagement is directly impacted by parent engagement. This session will provide parents with ideas and tips on simple ways Indigenous parents can get involved with their school that will make big differences and how the SD73 Indigenous Family Voices for Education can support them.
Presented by SD73 Indigenous Family Voices for Education Parent Group ‐ Roxane Letterlough (facilitator).
The workshop will be held via Zoom on Thursday, April...
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Lloyd George Elementary will play host to an in-person French language speech contest on April 8 to give students the opportunity to be evaluated by a judging panel with the possibility of qualifying for the provincial level.
Presented by Canadian Parents for French (CPF) , Concours d’art oratoire is a longstanding public speaking competition for French Immersion students and serves as a way to celebrate bilingualism in Canada.
“Concours D'art oratoire has...
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As part of the Day of Sucwentwécw celebration, a poster contest was held across the District to choose a design that would represent the theme of the year. This year’s poster contest winner is Teresa Seymour, a grade 6 student from Parkcrest Elementary. Her artist statement is below:
Hello, Weykt,
My name is Teresa Seymour. First I’m going to talk about myself and my family. I’m in grade 6 and I am 11 years old, soon to be 12. The school...
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Dear Parents and Caregivers:
Many of our staff and students will be starting Spring Break this weekend, and others will be enjoying work that has a different rhythm and pace over the next two weeks. With more daylight and Spring conditions, I hope that everyone takes time to enjoy outside activities.
Rayleigh Elementary School
Principal Shaun McKenna introduced me to the Kindergarten class that had made leprechaun traps for St. Patrick’s Day.  One...
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