News Stories

Today, Abbotsford School District's Superintendent, Dr. Kevin Godden, announced his intent to retire at the end of the 2022/23 school year to all staff in the district via email. He had discussed this decision with the Abbotsford Board of Education earlier in the school year.

Schools across the Abbotsford School District recognized the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year as part of the lunisolar calendar. Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other East and Southeast Asian communities in Canada and worldwide were celebrating the beginning of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rabbit (or Cat in Vietnamese culture) which was officially recognized on January 22nd, 2023.

One more week of skittle ball! 

This is a picture of the teams combined but it was an optional game (one team had a bye) so not all of our team members were present. We’ve been having a blast and sure appreciate our coaches, Mrs. Fetterly, Mrs. Riddell, Mrs. Jones, Madame Hawkins, and Coach Smith. 

(Victoria, Ministry of Education and Child Care) - Empowering students and educators to identify and take action against racism and discrimination in British Columbia schools is the aim of a new provincial K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan launched on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.

Welcome to Sandy Hill Elementary! Please bookmark our school website as it is updated frequently. Or install the Abby School App.

Ashton's family is Vietnamese and Celebrates Lunar New Year. The children in his family get to choose a lucky envelope from the Apricot Blossom Tree. Receiving an envelop from the tree would bring  good luck for the year to the person receiving the envelope and the one who gives the envelope. 

Mrs. Adi's Division 12 class, along with Mrs. A. Hall's Division 9 class would like to wish everyone a happy Lunar New Year. 

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. 

Presentations

Robert Bateman Timberwolves – AA Varsity Provincial Champions

Students from Robert Bateman Secondary’s Boys Football Team share with the Board their exciting season after winning the AA provincial title early in December 2022.

Sandy Hill staff and students participated in Black Excellence Day. As a lead up to Black History Month, Black Excellence Day is a day to rejoice Black history and learn about Black stories, Black art, and Black people, and a day to stand in solidarity and Black Canadians

Premier David Eby; Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives; and Rachna Singh, Minister of Education and Child Care, have released the following statement in honour of Black Excellence Day:

Today, we celebrate the many contributions of Black people and communities throughout our province.