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“Now let us begin. Now let us re-dedicate ourselves to the long and bitter, but beautiful, struggle for a new world.” -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Hello Barrowtown Families,

Please have a read through our PAC minutes and find out what is happening in regards to our agricultural goals. We have big things happening that we want to keep you informed about!

We would love for you to join us as we move forward with our fundraising efforts, workdays, and events.

We are excited to see Barrowtown grow and develop in our agricultural curriculum and activities.

Thank you for your involvement and support.

Kayla Wiens

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

Dear Parents, 

In the fall our school competed in an expressive arts contest offered by the University of the Fraser Valley called Flood Stories. The challenge was to create a piece of art that told our flood story. 

It has been my practice for the last few Januarys to make predictions about possible changes in the K-12 sector. This practice goes back as far as 2015 when I highlighted the top ten issues facing our education system and some things to watch for as we sought to transform it.

Dear Barrowtown Families,

Please have a read through our December PAC minutes to hear what is happening at school, and what our upcoming plans are for the spring.

Thank you.

Kayla Wiens

PAC Secretary

Give your bottles to support our school!  Please bring your bottles to the depot and use our school phone number to support our projects!   Phone Number:  6048236722

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.

Many of you will know that I am a big football fan, (and an especially big Raider fan). The inspiration for my post this week does not come from Raider Nation, but from the Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith. If you follow the Seahawks, you will know that their Super Bowl winning quarterback, Russel Wilson was traded away and that most pundits thought that with back-up quarterback Smith at the helm, the team would be lucky to win half of their games this year.

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:

I had the pleasure this week of meeting with around fifty of Yale Secondary’s Leadership 12 students. They are an amazing and diverse group of go-getters who help to make their school and community better through service. In addition to the work they do, they are also curious about leadership and routinely invite leaders from various parts of the community to talk about their roles and perspectives on leadership. This week I was the invited guest. Among the things they wanted to learn more about were my background, how I became superintendent, as well as the joys and challenges of the job.