Collettville Elementary

About

Collettville Elementary School is located at 615 Lindley Creek Rd, Merritt, BC V1K 1L4. The school describes a caring community where children grow as curious, capable thinkers, and where each child is seen, heard, and respected. Its mission emphasizes intentional teaching and strong relationships to support learning, belonging and identity, and students’ physical and mental well-being. The school also acknowledges it is on the traditional ancestral, unceded territory of the Nɬeʔkepmx Nation and Syilx Nation.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Nicola-Similkameen)

Education language: Collettville Elementary references bilingualism and offers French Immersion (including kindergarten registration and information-session notices). The school also uses tools that support literacy in both French and English, including French and English online reading resources.

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-7

Phone: 250 378-2230

Email: bsambrook@365.sd58.bc.ca

Principal: Brandon Sambrook

Education Languages

Collettville Elementary references bilingualism and offers French Immersion (including kindergarten registration and information-session notices). The school also uses tools that support literacy in both French and English, including French and English online reading resources.

Programs and Services

French Immersion (program) The school offers a French Immersion option, with school communications referencing French Immersion registration and an information session. Learning resources / digital learning tools The school provides access to Office 365 tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive) to support student work and digital skills. It also uses online learning platforms including Je Lis (French reading), Raz-Plus (leveled English reading resources used within the French Immersion program), Mathletics (math practice), Typing Pal (keyboarding in French and English settings), and the BC Education eAssessment platform for online assessment components. Food program Hot Lunches are offered through a school hot lunch program. Student support / well-being and behaviour supports The school’s Code of Conduct outlines expectations for a safe, caring, inclusive environment and states it uses school-wide programs and structures such as The Zones of Regulation, Open Parachute, Learning @ Lunch, and Student Voice Circles. The code also describes using developmentally appropriate, restorative practices and explicitly states the school does not tolerate racism, discrimination, bullying, harassment, violence, abuse, threats, intimidation, retaliation, or possession of prohibited items.

School Culture and Expectations

The school’s stated values are Respect, Pride (including pride in bilingualism), and Community. Its vision emphasizes a caring environment where each child is seen, heard, and respected, with daily support for physical and mental well-being and a focus on the “whole child.” The Code of Conduct applies at school, while traveling to/from school, during school activities on/off campus, and when using the internet, and it emphasizes consistent, fair, equitable responses and restorative practices. The school also states it promotes and upholds the values expressed in the BC Human Rights Code and does not tolerate bullying, discrimination, racism, harassment, violence, threats, or related behaviours.

Transportation, Parking, and Getting Here

The school has a transportation/school bus information page. The district has also advised families that bus route cancellations may occur due to a staffing shortage; if a cancellation is needed, families will be notified by approximately 6:30 a.m. and are encouraged to plan alternate transportation if required.

Enrollment

For French Immersion kindergarten registration, families are directed to contact the school office for more information.