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On behalf of the Gr. 8 band students at Pacific Academy, our Principal Mr. Rob Teasdale, and myself, please let me thank you again for your wonderful hospitality on April 22nd. You have a wonderful school, and we very much enjoyed playing for the students at Abby Traditional.
- Mr. Caswell, Pacific Academy Teacher
An overdue thank you for your support, yet again, of our Haiti project. The students who helped out were GREAT. We filled 450 individual bags with school supplies in the morning, had a pizza lunch on you (Chad Radons helped with this), and then had nine students help us finish up in the afternoon.
Please thank Chad and all the students who helped especially Jessica Dhaliwal, Ali Ferguson, Kirat Saran, Harmeet Gill, Jasdeep Gill, Melissa Salter, Lindsay Hughes, Leigh Watkins, and Rebecca Brotherwood who were our afternoon helpers.
- Mr. Petersen, Heart To Heart For Haiti
Dear Mr. Jason Parker,
I just wanted to thank you for allowing us to visit your school last week. I enjoyed the visit very much and found it to be a valuable experience. It was nice to see what a traditional school looks like and how it operates. I was really impressed with how your school focuses on respect and preparing students to be life long learners. I think the respect aspect is so important to teach children, especially during a time that children seem to be losing that concept in everyday life. I also liked how the school combines traditional values and beliefs with a modern twist, such as using laptops in the classroom.
I was especially impressed by the middle school. As someone who has always focused on elementary teaching, the middle school environment appealed to me so much, that I am now considering it as an alternate option. The teachers we talked to were very friendly and easy to talk to, and the environment was so positive and energetic. I also liked how the teachers taught in teams, the students are a great age group and just the overall values your school practices identified with my own values and beliefs.
- SFU Student Teacher
We have home-schooled our children for four years. As second generation home-schoolers, deciding to place our kids in 'the system' was extremely daunting and stressful. Our experience moving from the home classroom to the school classroom was a surprisingly easy transition. We find the traditional style - which focuses on respect and responsibility - really fits with our family values...We feel our school is partnering with us to grow our children to be respectful, contributing members of society that every parent dreams of for their children...We feel we are no longer alone on the parenting journey. - Traditional Parent
We can drop our children off in the morning with complete confidence that they will be taught in a structured, quiet environment that encourages learning.
- Traditional Parent
Traditional is great! The teachers are very supportive of the children's learning and encourage parents to get involved. Being a single mum has been challenging, but the school has been so supportive and understanding. It is truly my second family!
- Traditional Parent
Having our children in the traditional school program has developed good study habits, ensured strong basic skills, and fostered a discipline ethic that involves success both in and out of school. These aspects of the program at King as well as many others have been invaluable to our children's education and will serve them well in the future.
- Traditional Parent
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ATSS Sweeps District Public Speaking Contest
On Tuesday April 28th, our three ATSS School Wide Public Speaking Winners competed in the
District Wide Public Speaking Competition. Our school dominated the event and swept the
winner's board. Hearty congratulations to:
 Veronica Draayers for her First Place finish
Daniel Murphy for his Second Place finish
Grace Tsai for her Third Place finish
ATSS Principals Message - Highlights
It has been a truly amazing year. Here are some of the highlights from this year:
We have the largest grad class ever of 112 students, this was the first ATSS Gr. 12 class to write International
Advanced Placement Exams this year in English, Calculus and Psychology, a group of Gr. 12s took it upon
themselves to put together a presentation to the Gr. 8s in the Middle School about inclusion, our wrestling team
won the Fraser Valley Championships, and several came home with medals from the Canadian National
Wrestling Championship, our Sr. Girls Soccer finished 1st in Fraser Valley East and 4th overall in the Fraser
Valleys, several students have just qualified for Provincials in Track and Field, we had a week end Band Trip at
Sun Peaks for the Sun Peaks Music Festival with lots of positive feedback from judges, our Choir and Band
attended the Kiwanis Music Festival in Vancouver where the Band placed silver in the competition, again we
presented another outstanding Musical Theater production of Beauty and the Beast and our public speakers took
all three places in the District public Speaking Finals. It is great to reflect back on the successes we have all
experienced this past year.
KTES Historica Open House
Congratulations to the HTES Historica Fair Champions, Runners Up and finalists!
KTES Historica Open House had an impressive turn out of parents and family members. Thank you parents so much for your support.
Congratulations to the following King Scholars:
Historica Fair Champions (these students will be moving on to University of the Fraser Valley): Daine S,
Mark D, Berkeley R,
Alex W, Shanelle S, Maxine H, Jaskarn D and Marianne K.
Historica Fair Runners Up: Isabelle F and Justin S
Historica Fair Finalists: Maneet A & Baljot R.
Auguston Science Fair
WOW! What a fantastic turn out in early March at
the Auguston Science Celebration! Many Auguston
‘Junior’ Scientists proudly displayed their work and
answered questions for families, friends and local
experts.
Congratulations to the following Junior Scientists who
received awards at the Regional Science Fair competition
at the University of the Fraser Valley last week. Special
Thanks to
Mr. Lawson who organized our entries at UFV:
Anna Hossman & Stephanie Louie - Is it Dead Yet?
Assante Financial Management Innovative Project
Yes / Know Magazine one year subscription
Kaila Filewich - Lemon and Potato Battery
Kiwanis Innovative Project
ATSS Student Writing Published
For the second year in a row Abbotsford Traditional Secondary School has been
recognized by the Poetry Institute of Canada in their Young Writer’s Canadian National
Short Story Contest. Thousands of short stories are submitted nation wide to this contest
and two anthologies are published representing the western and eastern regions of Canada.
Students in Ms. Van Dalfsen’s English classes produced creative short stories and
committed to the writing process through refining and polishing their narratives. The result
of their hard work earned the school Second Place for the overall quality of short stories
submitted.
Individual students at Abbotsford Traditional Secondary School were also
recognized for their achievement. Brittany Collect, a grade 12 student, placed first overall in
the contest and has her story “Once Upon a Dragon” featured in the Dawning Hope
Anthology. Twelve other students were also recognized with ‘Awards of Excellence’:
Jodi Bartsch Melissa Friesen Nicole Clark
Kevin Gerbrandt Josh Crocker Meagan Klop
Caleb Davisson Chloe Picard Gabriel Deros
Sandeep Poonian Jessica Dhaliwal Brooke Sigalet
Math SpeedGames
The 10th annual District Math Speed Games competition was held April 12 to 16, 2009@ SevenOaks Mall. ATMS representatives in grades 6 and 7 accumulated the highest score and were declared Math Speed Games Champions! Participants included: Duncan Drummond, Joshua McAllister, Kevin Park, Ike Lee, Gurveer Sahota, Tarndeep Chattu, Harry Rai, Daimon Gill, Navi Gill, Gaurav Sandhar, Josh Jhinger, Inderjot Virk, Anthony Miyagi, and Manjot Nagra. Special thanks to Mr. Radons for his support of this event. Congratulations team!
ATSS Junior Boys Soccer
The boys continued their winning ways from last year and went undefeated (8-0) in the Fraser Valley East League. The team scored 37 goals while only allowing 4. The boys advanced to the Quarter finals of the Fraser Valleys with a 5-0 win in the opening round but unfortunately were unable to score in their next game. The game was tied 0-0 after overtime and L.A. Matheson took the win in shootouts.
Auguston Supports Heart to Heart
Auguston staff, students and
school community contributed
$587.94 to Heart to Heart. This along with the rice contribution
will help in Heart to Heart's efforts to feed the people of Grand
Goave, Haiti over the next 12 months. Thanks to all!
The ongoing support of the work in Haiti is much appreciated.
ATMS Students Support Local Charity
ATMS students raised over $500 for local charity helping to feed, clothe, shelter and counsel a young person in Abbotsford. The Cyrus Centre is an inner city mission, providing a safe and welcoming place for youth to get food, shelter, do laundry, have a shower, receive referrals, advocacy and exit the streets.
To make a donation and support Cyrus Centre Ministries call:
604 859-5773. Open 7 days a week!
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Recent Newsletters
Abbotsford Traditional Middle School: June 17, 2010
Abbotsford Traditional Secondary School: June 18, 2010
Auguston Traditional Elementary School: June 28, 2010
King Traditional Elementary School: March 19, 2010
South Poplar Traditional Elementary School: June 25, 2010
Superintendent Julie MacRae has approved the following information for distribution to schools, students and parents.
Reach Gallery Museum: Program Guide (Spring/Summer 2010)
NorthView Camps: A Daycamp of Discovery (July)
ASIA: Summer Art Camp (July 5-9)
Junior Beekeepers: Day Camp (July 5-9)
Gordie Howe Middle: Musical Theatre Camp (July 5-9)
Athletes In Action: Basketball Camp (July 5 - 9)
Athletes In Action: Elite Basketball Camp (July)
AgriFair: Free Kids Pass (July 29-August 2)
Bully Back Off: Anti-Bullying Training (July-August)
Kaizen Training: Horse Back Riding Camp (July-August)
Strong Starts: Family Summer Drop-Ins (July-August)
Valley Stars Cheerleading: Summer Camps (July-August)
UFV: Summer Sport Camps (July-August)
Athletes In Action: Soccer Camp (August 9-13)
New Era International: Debate Camp (August 10-14)
Pivot Point: Therapeutic Summer Camp (August 16-21)
Canada Basketball: Canada Senior Women's Team (August)
Abby Olympians: Swim Club Registration (September 8,10,11)
Fraser Valley Down Syndrome: Buddy Walk (September 25)
Reach Gallery: Summer Exhibition (June 4-October 3)
Abbey Arts Centre: Robert Munsch (October 16)
UFV Cascades: Basketball Camps
KIDabra: PAC Fundraising Opportunity
Stick People Press: PAC Notepad Fundraiser
Abbotsford Police Department: Internet Safety
School Calendar Revised for 2010-2011
The Abbotsford Board of Education has moved to go back to its recent practice of adopting a local school calendar with a two week spring break. Once again, the remaining school days would be lengthened to allow for instructional time to be recovered.
The school calendar was revisited at the May 31 regular meeting of the Board. Trustees approved a motion that reads:
That the Board of Education adopt a Local School Calendar which includes the BC Standard Calendar week of March 21-25, 2011 and days in lieu for March 14-18, 2011 to provide for a two week spring break for the 2010/2011 school year; and
Further, that the Board of Education proceed on June 1, 2010 with employee group discussions in keeping with Section 54 of the BC Labour Code in regards to providing the days in lieu.
“We acknowledge the community members who took time to make their views known to Trustees and the District over recent weeks” added Chair Schafer.
The school year will commence September 7, 2010 and end June 30, 2011.
ATSS School Fees 2010-2011
Trustees approved student fees, deposits, and academy fees for the 2010/2011 school year. The School
Act, Section 87(4) permits a Board to charge a deposit for educational resources. Schools may charge
deposits for materials given to students and provide refunds upon return, subject to District Policy 9.230,
‘School Fees’. District standardized fees are set in three areas:
- Parking Permits at Secondary schools: $16
- Graduation Fee (basic cost): up to $35
- Student Activity Fee for Middle and Secondary schools: $30 to cover costs of student agendas, guest
speakers, student cards, school events, student recognition, student leadership, lock and locker rental.
Fraser Health Alert: Measles Update
Abbotsford School District Superintendent MacRae has received a request from Fraser Health to distribute the accompanying letter to staff, students and parents.
For questions about BC’s Measles Immunization Program, please call your local public health unit. If you have any questions about the
letter, please call the Office of the Medical Health Officer at
604-587-3828 or 1-877-342-6467.
Auguston Sports days
Please note that we have 2 sports days for 2010. Our first day will be on Thursday,
June 10th for all K- Gr. 2 students. Our second sports day is on Friday, June 11th
for all Gr. 3- 5 students. Please note that our PAC is sponsoring a hot dog lunch for
all students. Extra hot dogs may be purchased for students and adults through the hot
lunch order form sent home last week. Please remember that there will be no food
sales happening during the Sports days. All items must be pre ordered through your
child’s classroom.
Band and Choir Concert
Mrs. Wade would like to personally invite each of you to our
Year-End Music Concert on Tuesday, June 15th, 7pm at the Abbey Arts Centre. Students from both ATMS and ATSS will be performing in ensembles and as soloists. It is going to be a wonderful concert and I hope you can all come out to support your students and the efforts they have put forth for this event.
Traditional Spelling Bee Competition
The recent Traditional Spelling Bee
Competition proved to be a success!
King Traditional Elementary won the
overall trophy. Congratulations to
all who participated.
Auguston Needs Noon Hour Supervisors
Auguston needs Noon Hour Supervisors for the fall. This is a paid position running
12:20 to 1:20 pm weekdays. Sign up for as little as one shift or up to five shifts a
week. See Mrs. Warmenhoven in the office if you want to give it a try or apply!
South Polar's Spring Carnival A Success!
After months of planning and lots of preparation, our school
community finally saw May 28th roll around on the calendar! It
was fun to watch the students throughout the day on Friday as
parents were setting up. The chatter, extra long looks, giggles,
smiles, whispering, and excitement was all us parents needed
to be inspired to have this event ready for them by 5pm!
The line up stretched out into the parking lot and when the
doors opened, the kids raced off to an assortment of brand new
games that will be around South Poplar for years to come. They
jumped and bounced in castles and shot really big basketballs
into a gigantic hoop. An incredibly popular portable saw henna,
face painting, and tattoos going non-stop all evening. Parents
milled about the Library bidding on over 55 items that were
donated, hoping that their bid would stand in the end. And the
Carnival smell of cotton candy, popcorn, and pizza filled the air.
What an awesome way to spend a Friday night as a
family! Plus we were able to raise
approximately $2400 for new PAC initiatives
coming in the 2010-11 school year!
There are so many moms, dads, teachers,
businesses, and organizations to thank for all the
hard work, donations, and time that you put in to
make this year's Spring Carnival a huge success.
The PAC would like to thank all of you for all your
efforts and generous hearts.
We also want to thank the 25 high school students
from Central Heights Church and another 10 "older kids" from South Poplar families who
volunteered for the entire evening running games,
the inflatables, face painting, and henna.
Collectively, these amazing teenagers put in over
125 volunteer hours in one night! We couldn't have
done it without you!
And last but certainly not least. .. a huge thank you
to Amanda, Becky, Garth, Eileen, Helen, Karen,
Mike, Nicki, Sharla, and Tara! These were the key
people who put countless numbers of hours into
planning every last detail; who designed and built
the new South Poplar games, searched high and
low for donations, collected prizes, shopped for all
the supplies, organized our fabulous volunteers,
set up, and ran the Spring Carnival. They worked
so well together as a team and had a lot of fun
pulling off this event!
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