News Stories

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.

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. 

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!

The Abbotsford Board of Education regularly meets throughout the school year. Agendas and minutes from the public Board Meetings can be accessed through the District's Electronic School Board. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting. 

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

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

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.

The Abbotsford Board of Education regularly meets throughout the school year. Agendas and minutes from the public Board Meetings can be accessed through the District's Electronic School Board. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting. 

A welcoming education system for all K-12 students and their families is essential for student success. Research has shown us that when students feel a sense of safety, belonging, and acceptance, it positively impacts school attendance, feelings of attachment and connectedness, academic achievement and overall well-being.

We feel it is imperative to address the narrative surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in our community, and we want to provide you with credible resources to support your ongoing learning.

Thank you for your support! Sandy Hill Elementary donated a full bin of food and raised $476 in donations for the Abbotsford Food Bank. To end the week, the entire school gathered on the bottom field for the Turkey Trot and ran laps with our Sandy Hill Sun Mascot and Turkey! Go Suns Go!