News Stories

Spotlight on Learning:  Learning the Trade of being a Butcher

The Culinary Arts 11 program, and interested students from Foods 9, had Ullie Krack from Sumas Meats come in and demonstrate how to prepare a small pig into its primary cuts. Meat cutting is a component of the ITA (Youth Explore Trade Skills) program and having a professional butcher come in to demonstrate his trade enhanced the curriculum. Over the next few days, the Culinary Arts 11 students will break down the primary cuts into workable portions for specific, student researched recipes.

As the 2021-22 school year comes to a close, we are congratulating our retirees from the Abbotsford School District. This year, we will see 55 employees retire from our schools and district sites. They have served as teachers, maintenance staff, custodians, clerical, youth workers and principals. And each and every day, they have made a difference in the lives of our students.

Spotlight on Learning:  Geography and Mapping Mini-Inquiry

As part of Mr. Porth’s  Socials 9 class’s unit on mapping and geography, we began our mini-inquiry unit by asking, what good is a map?  

As we explored the importance and benefits of maps in general, we also asked some related questions about what kinds of maps there are, and discussed some related skills associated with mapping such as understanding how latitude and longitude work and how we can take the kinds of measurements that could be used to create a topographic map.  

Spotlight on Learning:  Jazz Band

Over the last couple of weeks, the junior and senior jazz bands have had the opportunity to work with and learn from Juno nominated and award-winning musicians Jodi Proznick and Shirantha Beddage. They were both fantastic clinicians that taught our students how to improve on what they’re already doing so well.

This week marks the first anniversary of the announcement of the discovery of over 215 children’s remains at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, where the former Kamloops Residential School was located. Since then, Indigenous investigations across the country have found evidence of more than 1,800 confirmed unmarked graves at former residential school sites, with thousands more anticipated to be discovered in the months and years ahead. 

Spotlight on Learning:  Physics 12 Bridge Building Competition 

Spotlight on Learning:  French Second Language: Learning through Storyasking. 

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

Student Presentation: Students from Nights of Music

A few students who participated, accompanied by their school administrators, talked to trustees about their experiences playing for a live audience for the first time in over two years.

Spotlight on Learning:  We Are Hawks Art Show

WJM Leadership collaborated with the Art Studio and the Drawing and Painting students to put together an Art Show for We Are Hawks Week. Clea Brummit and Tekarra Keillor’s enthusiasm and efforts to bring this event together after those busy short weeks is much appreciated. The We Are Hawks Art Show is such a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their hard work and skill.

Spotlight on Learning:  Outdoor Education