Blog Posts

At Kandal, we are committed to strengthening our family partnerships in our school community. It’s no secret the more parents are involved in their children’s lives, both at home and school, the more they will be in the ‘know’ about how best to support their children. To this end, our kindergarten and grade 1 teachers and our English Language Learners (ELL) teachers initiated the “Parents as Partners” program.

Below you can find a copy of our latest parent information memo.  Simply click the file to download in the language you prefer.  These memos are regularly emailed out to families, but we are posting them on our website so that you can find information in more than one place.  As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact our office!

Keeping the district’s focus on equity in mind, the Dr. Thomas A. Swift Elementary school community has taken on a small project of our own. Together with a couple of other elementary schools, we are using picture books to dive into topics of diversity and equity.

Below you can find a copy of our latest parent information memo.  Simply click the file to download in the language you prefer.  These memos are regularly emailed out to families, but we are going to start posting them on our website so that you can find information in more than one place.  As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact our office!

Greetings King Traditional Learning Community!

Below you can find a copy of our latest parent information memo.  Simply click the file to download in the language you prefer.  These memos are regularly emailed out to families, but we are going to start posting them on our website so that you can find information in more than one place.  As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact our office!

In our school district's four-year strategic plan, we have targeted improved early learning as a means of impacting student success. At Mathxwí Elementary, all primary classrooms have committed their year to explore practical ways to improve early literacy learning.

Greetings King Traditional Learning Community!

Below you can find a copy of our latest parent information memo.  Simply click the file to download.  These memos are regularly emailed out to families, but we are going to start posting them on our website so that you can find information in more than one place.  As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact our office!

Noticing a shift in literacy instruction across the district? Wonder what is going on in the classroom down the hall?  

We walk into our schools each day and meet with faces, a multitude of beautiful faces behind which there are stories, personalities, interests, skills, hopes and values. And each day, we are lucky enough to have these children share pieces and layers of themselves in what might seem like surface-level interactions. A welcoming smile can draw someone in and engage them in conversation, and taking some time to listen to a child's story gives insight into their identity and, in turn, gives them the confidence they need to share with others.

The Abbotsford School District's Early Years learning team has been working to ensure that as many children and families have access to early learning support throughout our community. The following services and programs are currently available: