News Stories

Hello Swift Families,

On October 19 and 20 we will be having Parent/Teacher Interviews. Appointments can be booked on the School Appointments website: https://swift.parentteacherconferences.net/ The website will open for booking appointments at 9:00 am on Wednesday, October 12, however, parents can create their accounts anytime.

Congratulations to our September Star Students! 
Star Students are picked every month and by the end of the year, all students in the school will have been up on our Star Student Board once.
If you want more information about Star Students you can Click Here

October 5th is World Teachers' Day, and the Abbotsford School District is celebrating the 1,500+ innovative educators across the district who prepare and inspire our students for a lifetime of success.

Teachers are a cornerstone of quality education systems and play a key role in building inclusive and equitable societies. Today, we celebrate the teachers within our district and commend their dedication, passion and commitment to this profession.

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

W.J. Mouat Secondary – "Self-Care Mondays"

A small cohort of W.J. Mouat Secondary students who helped develop Self-Care Mondays shared their experiences at the Mental Health Forum and discussed the process of implementing the new school event.

At the end of the school year, Swift students were given a challenge - the Summer Reading Challenge! We are so excited to announce that 49 students took up and completed the challenge - they truly are CHAMPIONS!

Today is Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We honour and uphold Survivors and intergenerational Survivors of the Indian residential school system, and commemorate those who didn’t return home.

Dear Swift Families,

Where did September go?

It’s hard to believe that a month of school is already behind us. Learning is humming along, and routines are nicely established. October brings us a chance to meet with all parents at Parent Teacher Interviews later in the month – information will be sent home shortly about the process for booking interviews.

We would like to take this (early) chance to wish everyone a safe and healthy Thanksgiving next weekend. Enjoy this time with family and friends.

School Photos – October 4th!

Thank you for a great start-up, it was wonderful to see everyone settled into their classes for the year. I suspect there were many tired kids this weekend – it seems like it always takes a few weeks to get back into “alarm clock” mode.

As we did last year, a brief newsletter will typically be sent out every other week – this year they will come on Thursday and will be posted to the website on Friday. I will do my best to have it out by 5:00 – but if it arrives a little later, you will just know that it was a busy day! This week however, it comes to you on Monday!

Our Grade 5's and Ms. M have decided on our School Spirit Days for the Year! We are so excited!

A list is attached here for your convenience. The dates are also on our School Calendar!

Today, government officials announced that September 19, 2022, would be recognized as a one-time federal holiday in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's funeral service. 

READ: Premier's statement on national day of mourning

As such, all Abbotsford School District schools and sites will be closed on Monday, September 19, 2022.