News Stories

Grade 5’s in Divisions 1 and 2 thoroughly enjoyed their skating experience at ARC on Thursday November 17th.  Students had fun playing hockey, chasing their friends, and scooting around on seals!  Even Mrs. Fetterly and Mrs. McClelland got into the fun! 

Thank you to all the volunteers who accompanied us and helped lace up skates and encourage kids – you were amazing!   

After two hours of skating, the kids even got to enjoy a well-deserved treat back at the school. What a great day!

Mrs. Adi's and Mrs. Harrison's classes have been learning about seasonal changes and how animals prepare for winter. Each student had the opportunity to select a local animal and share with the class how it prepares for winter. We were focusing on the core competency goal of communication, specifically, "I can listen to others", and "I can share my ideas and thoughts".

It was a full house at the official inauguration of the newly elected Abbotsford Board of Education on Tuesday night, as seven trustees were sworn in and affirmed for the new term. Three new trustees - Rupi Kanda-Rajwan, Mike Rauch and Jared White - join incumbents Korky Neufeld, Stan Petersen, Preet Rai and Shirley Wilson. The Abbotsford Board of Education will serve from 2022 to 2026.

Our Grade 5 students were very excited to receive their new Sandy Hill Grade 5 Hoodie!  These warm and comfortable hoodies are decorated with a cool design and all the Grade 5 students' names on the back.  They look fantastic!  A huge thank you to all the hard-working volunteers who organized this very special Grade 5 memorabilia and to the PAC who contributed to the purchase.  We appreciate you and thank you very much!

Well we got soaked again! But I think all students had a soccer adventure:) For the last game we had some “free agents” go play on the other team just to even out the playing field. We didn’t know that our own players were going to “go off” and score four goals against us! I’m proud of the Sandy Hill sportsmanship! Our players did well.

Coach Smith

Learning Through Play

Below are 2 newsletters with some fun learning activities that you can do with your children at home. It includes information on reading with your child, recipes to cook together, creative exploration and fun things to do in math. We hope that you and your child enjoy these learning opportunities.

Below is also a Welcome to Kindergarten resource from the School and Wellness Nursing Team at the Abbotsford Health Unit. 

On Tuesday October 25th and Wednesday October 26th , Grade 5 students (and Grade 4's in Divisions 14 and 15), participated in a hands-on presentation by 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 an engaging and educational interactive discussion about ‘gold fever’ in British Columbia. 

Halloween is this upcoming Monday, October 31st, and can be a busy time for many families preparing for a night of trick or treating. We want to encourage families to remember to stay safe and respectful while celebrating this fun-filled evening!

It was definitely wet but we had an absolute blast playing in the soccer tournament this week! Big thanks to the coaches, Mrs. Fetterly, Miss Riddell, Madame Hawkins, and Madame King who  have helped our cross country and soccer teams so far!

Coach Smith

Mrs. Adi's class, along with their buddies in Mrs. A. Hall's class are learning about Diwali, the festival of lights and new beginnings. Diwali will be celebrated on Monday, Oct. 24/22 this year. At school these buddy classes decorated Diya's together, which are small clay lamps. Happy Diwali everyone!