News Stories

Halloween Students in Front of the School
November 1, 2023

Halloween Fun!

So much fun was had at school on Halloween. First there was a school wide parade followed by a recess dance party  in the gym for the primary students! The weather held out and we hope everyone had a fantastic day!

Next is Funky Friday Dance Party - PAC fundraiser!

Halloween Students in Front of the School
Yukon Dan Gold Panning with Students
October 30, 2023

Yukon Dan

On Tuesday October 24th and Wednesday October 25th, Grade 5 students (and Grade 4's in Divisions 2 and 3) participated in a hands on presentation from Yukon Dan. Yukon Dan is a professional gold panner who taught the students how to pan for gold and separate minerals with magnets.  He also brought with him his extensive collection of gold related items and treated students to engaging and educational interactive discussion about "gold fever" in British Columbia.

The students thoroughly enjoyed his presentation and even got to take home a small souvenir from Yukon Dan. 

Yukon Dan Gold Panning with Students
Little children in Halloween costumes sitting on steps holding pumpkins in front of their faces Kids dressed up for Halloween
October 29, 2023

Halloween Safety: Trick-or-Treating Tips

With Halloween around the corner, the Abbotsford School District would like to share some trick-or-treating tips and remind families and students about the importance of safety during this fun-filled day on October 31st.

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Students In Leaves at Recess
October 27, 2023

Fall Recess Fun

Students are enjoying the sunny fall weather at recess playing in the leaves. Their goal today was to fill the hockey net with leaves but the wind presented them with a challenge.

Please remember to dress for the weather as not all days are bright and sunny and students will still go outside in the rain. 

Students In Leaves at Recess
Students Playing Dodgeball
October 18, 2023

Dodgeball!

The absolute best game in the universe especially when teaching noble minded player concepts. We are running some extra intramural dodgeball blocks for the older grades but all students have been playing during this gym unit. Next is volleyball!

Students Playing Dodgeball
Kindness Rock Garden
October 17, 2023

Kindness Rock Garden

Students shared a beautiful conversation about kindness and created their own kindness rock for our KINDNESS ROCKS garden. The rocks were placed by the trees by the bus look. We stretched that kindness muscle by leaving behind something for someone else - even though we wanted to take our rocks home.

Students were encouraged to: 

  1. add to the garden if they could
  2. take a rock if they were having a crummy day and needed some kindness
  3. share a rock with someone they they recognized as upset or needing some kindness in their day
Kindness Rock Garden
Sandy Hill Sun Cross Country Girls
October 12, 2023

Cross Country Meet #3

Here are some picture of our finishers at the last cross country race. Sandy Hill runners collected a few ribbons (a challenge as they only hand out ribbons to the top 20.) I am so proud of all of them for doing something extremely hard! 

Coach Smith

Sandy Hill Sun Cross Country Girls
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October 12, 2023

Crisis in the Middle East + Resources

This weekend, we have been following the tragic reports of the crisis unfolding in the Middle East. Children, youth and adults may experience a range of emotions when they hear about or see images and videos from these deeply upsetting events. We imagine this news to also be particularly challenging for our Jewish, Palestinian and Israeli students, staff and families and our thoughts are with them.

I wanted to reach out to share available supports, should you find them of use.

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