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For those of you who attend Dr. Thomas A Swift but live in a different School's Catchment, there is an important process coming up that needs to be completed in February if you would like to remain at Swift. All current Out of Catchment students at Swift have been given an envelope with the Out of Catchment form in it and a paper indicating their Catchment School. If you intend to come back to Swift next year, please call or email your Catchment school and arrange a time to bring the form there and have the principal sign your form.

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.

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.

Dear Swift Families,

Happy New Year! It has been wonderful seeing smiles, and hearing laughter at school again. Thank you for your continued support as we work to keep everyone learning, playing, healthy and safe.

Dear Swift Families,

This will be the last bit of school news sent home for 2022! It is hard to believe! Thank you for your continued support, we couldn’t do what we do every day without the support of parents and families.
From all of us to all of you we would like to wish your families a wonderful holiday season – regardless of what holiday you celebrate, we certainly hope it is one filled with love, laughter, and memories to last a lifetime. Relax, rest up, stay healthy, we will see you in 2023! 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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

ASIA Sumas Mountain: Jazz Ensemble

 A small cohort of students from The Abby Flats, the school’s big band and vocal jazz ensemble presented some holiday cheer to trustees for the last board meeting of 2022.

Dear Swift Families,

As we push through to the end of the year, we wanted to be sure everyone had information regarding our Food Drive, Christmas Concert and Festive Fridays

On the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, flags at all Abbotsford schools and district sites are lowered at half-mast.

On this day, over 30 years ago, an act of violence shook our country and led Parliament to designate December 6 as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. As we mourn the ones we lost and remember their lives, we reaffirm our commitment to creating workplaces and schools free from gender-based violence.

Congratulations to our November Star Students! Your certificate will stay on the board until January when you will have your Start Student Celebration.

Our October Star Students will have their Celebration on December 6.

Dear Swift Families,

As term 1 comes to a close, please take time to celebrate your child’s successes – there are many! This is also a great time to set goals for Term 2 – these don’t need to be big elaborate goals, sometimes the smallest ones produce the best change and outcomes.