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The staff at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School would like to take this opportunity to welcome everyone to the 2021-2022 school year! We are looking forward to a great year and we can’t wait to see our students again. Please take a look at the 2021-2022 school calendar so you are aware of any of the important dates to remember.
B.C. to mark September 30 as day of commemoration Featured Photo

B.C. to mark September 30 as day of commemoration

In June, the federal government announced Sept. 30 as a new annual statutory day to commemorate the history and ongoing trauma caused by residential schools and to honour those who were lost and the survivors, families and communities who continue to grieve.
K-12 Education Recovery Plan - click here to view plan! Featured Photo

K-12 Education Recovery Plan - click here to view plan!

On June 17, 2021 the Ministry of Education released Guidelines for Boards of Education and Independent School Authorities for the 2021/22 School Year. This provides guidance across a number of key topics, clarifies provincial expectation and includes links to additional information and resources that can support local decision making and communication. Please also view the COVID-19 Information and Resources web page for the BCCDC Outlook for the 2021-22 School Year and Ministry of Education News Release.
Traveling Interior Health Mobile Immunization Clinics - Click here for schedule! Featured Photo

Traveling Interior Health Mobile Immunization Clinics - Click here for schedule!

Interior Health (IH) has recently launched its IH Mobile Immunization Clinic in partnership with the British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA), and will be travelling through the Interior region, making stops in over 40 communities along the way. Drop-in immunization clinics are for people who are born in 2009 or earlier, and who have not yet received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. No advance appointments are necessary for the drop-in clinics and all people are encouraged to walk-up, register and receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Information Page Featured Photo

Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Information Page

Parents, Guardians and Families: For past and present information regarding continuity of learning and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, please follow the link in this news story. This page can also be found any time on our website by clicking the button labeled "Continuity of Learning Information Page" on the left of the homepage.
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Grad 2021 Cap Toss

Log challenge at the Grade 6/7 Learning on the Land Day


The Outdoor Club at Skaha Bluffs


Lots of Halloween spirit on display!

Lots of Halloween spirit on display!

Lots of Halloween spirit on display!

Nice weather visits SESS

Grade 5s outside and loving a full day of learning on the land.

Grade 5s outside and loving a full day of learning on the land.

Grade 5s outside and loving a full day of learning on the land.

Our Grade 5s were out and about capturing the world in their sketchbooks.

Our Grade 5s were out and about capturing the world in their sketchbooks.