Salmon Arm West Elementary

Hold on to those bottles for our upcoming PAC fundraiser!!

2026/2027 SD83 Calendar

Save a copy for quick access as we all begin preparing our schedules & calendars for the fall!

As we prepare for another exciting school year, here are some important dates and reminders! For more information, please visit: https://www.sd83.bc.ca/news/2026-27-back-to-school-information.

We would like to take a moment to share some Salmon Arm West fun 😁 Last week, we took the opportunity to dress Mr. J in light up glow pants, as a retirement tribute to one of his favorite annual traditions - the Glow dance!! See comments for Mr. J dancing up a storm 🕺✨️ You will be so missed, Mr. J!!

As well, congratulations to our former students, who are Graduating tomorrow, and came to visit yesterday afternoon! We wish you all success in your future endeavors 🎓 📜

📣As we begin the last week of the 2025-2026 school year, we would like to remind families that Thursday, June 25th, the final day of school, will be a 4-hour early dismissal.
We wish everyone a wonderful summer!🌞

🔔 Reminder for SD83 Families:
There will be no school for students on Friday, May 8, 2026.
SD83 staff will be participating in Indigenous Day of Learning activities.
Thank you for your understanding as we continue learning together.

Growing Smiles orders have arrived!!

Flowers and greenery have been sorted and will available for pickup tomorrow🪴🌺🌿🌸

We would like to thank everyone for their patience regarding the delay.

And another huge thank you to everyone who supported our school fundraiser. Your orders help us purchase much needed school items, equipment, and lower the cost of field trips. We are ever so grateful for the support 🙂

Enjoy!

A day late...but an important message nevertheless: May the 4th be with you!! 💥💫

A huge thank you to our community partners for the many Star Wars books donated: We were able to provide a full class set to division 1, and draw prizes to some of our youngest readers as well! 📖 🩶

Another year, another amazing day at the Stomp! A huge congratulations to all of our runners!! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Today the staff at Salmon Arm West took our Professional Development learning outdoors! 🌞 Literacy & learning in nature - what a perfect day for our team to learn alongside one another in our Learning Circle 📖 ✏️ 🌿 🌳