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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:

Harlem arrived at my school in September 2021 with a G4 file as thick as my fist. It stated that he had been in foster care for 11 years, rarely attended school, and could become violent if he became frustrated. He had been in foster care since birth and had been mainly homeschooled by his foster parents who did not value public school or his culture. When I first met him, it became apparent that we were not dealing with a violent or mean child but a soft-spoken, gentle, and curious boy.

Irene Kelleher was born in Matsqui on December 16, 1901. Irene’s parents attended Saint Mary’s and Saint Anne’s Residential School in Mission. Raised in the Fraser Valley and eventually returning to the area later in life, Irene was a vital contributor to public education in British Columbia and a respected community leader.