Water Day

The sun was out and the kids had a blast at Water Day! Thanks to the staff for organizing such a fun event and thank to to PAC for the Hot Dogs and the ICE CREAM TRUCK!

Indiegenous Celebration Day

Mrs. Terrace along with the KO School-Based Team brought a group of students to the Indigenous Celebration Day at Rotary Park. The students enjoyed a BBQ lunch, cake, dancers, drummers, face painting ...

ParticipACTION

Kootenay Orchards staff and students are doing their part to try to boost Cranbrook’s numbers for the Canada-wide ParticipACTION competition. As a community we are trying to win “Canada’s Most Active...

What We Heard: Community Engagement Nights

The Southeast Kootenay School District would like to thank everyone who participated in the recent Community Engagement events. Both evenings featured rich and thoughtful dialogue, with families, staf...

Child Care Survey from the Ministry of Education and Child Care

The Ministry of Education and Child Care is seeking public feedback on Child Care. Please complete the survey before July 9, 2026

Butterflies Release!

Mrs. Linardic's Kindergarten class has been observing the life cycle of a butterfly. In the early spring they received eggs that hatched and turned into caterpillars. They then observed them in the ...

Bike to School Week

Kootenay Orchards Elementary School kicked off bike to school week with a bike to school parade hosted by Mrs. Kingwell's grade 4/5 class.

Little Gardeners

Students have spending time in the garden at recess to check on the progress of the seedlings and help to care for our beds.

We Bike

Thank you to the Sunshine Rotary Club for teaching our grade 4 students about Bike safety

Heritage Fair

Grade 5/6 students from Mrs. Halldorson and Mrs. Potter's class represented Kootenay Orchards Elementary School at the Cranbrook History Centre for the regional Heritage Fair.

Mission Impossible

Students enjoy their week of "Mission Impossible" during their PE classes for a week in April.

Christmas Concert

Congratulations to all students for their incredible performance at our Christmas concert.

New Swings!

Thank you PAC for the purchase of the new swing set. It's a hit!

BC School Trustee Elections are October 17, 2026

Thinking about running for School Trustee? The BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) has developed a comprehensive suite of candidate resources that cover everything from the nomination process and l...

Water Day

The sun was out and the kids had a blast at Water Day! Thanks to the staff for organizing such a fun event and thank to to PAC for the Hot Dogs and the ICE CREAM TRUCK!