Silver Creek Elementary School Information

Silver Creek Elementary is a rural school, 22 kilometres southwest of Salmon Arm. The school is located on 8.7 acres of land with playing fields, a forested area, a tennis court, two adventure playgrounds and other equipment. The community is a mixture of old and new families, as many of the parents and even grandparents, attended the original Silver Creek School, which is still housed on our property. This original building is now being used by a branch of the Okanagan Regional Library. The population of the school is on the rise with increasing number of families moving to this warm community. Our students come from families who live on farms, small holdings and in two mobile home parks, all within our catchment area. The families represented at our school are predominately Caucasian and English-speaking with a wide socio-economic spectrum. Several of our families have parents working away from home; other families find seasonal employment. There are two First Nation's Reserves in our catchment area; the Salmon River Reserve of the Spallumcheen, and the Okanagan Reserve. The student population is 50% male and 50% female. Students who are of aboriginal ancestry make up 24% of the population. Silver Creek Elementary has an active Parent Advisory Council, which meets every month. Through various fund raising activities, the PAC is able to provide financial support to students and staff for purchases and in support of various school programs. As well, they provide advisory assistance to the staff and parents of the school. Many parents, relatives and community members are involved in supporting the school with their time and talents, through volunteering in classrooms, on field trips and other school events. Silver Creek Elementary is currently staffed with three classroom teachers, a 0.2 Learning Resource Teacher, a 0.2 Music Teacher, a 0.1 Teacher-Librarian, two Certified Education Assistants,one Early Childhood Educator, one Secretary and one Custodian. Itinerant staff members include a Speech and Language ...