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The Ministry of Education and Childcare is looking for your input on student learning in our province.

Over the coming weeks, students in Grade 4 here at Auguston Traditional will be completing a Satisfaction Survey put out by the Ministry. This will give them a chance to report on their experience in school and what sorts of after school activities or experiences they may have. The surveys take about half an hour to complete and students will be working on during class time.

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

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.

Our Food Drive was a HUGE success! Way to go Auguston! They had to use a second bin to contain it all!

Winners of pizza contest will be announced - TBD.

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.

Welcome to December!  We have had a great Fall here at Auguston Traditional, full of events and fun happenings that have kept us busy all year. We had many things to celebrate last month, from our first in person assembly in many years with our Remembrance Day ceremony, to Book Fair fun, to an awesome and well attended Craft and Entrepreneur Fair. Our last day of November was a snow day for staff and students as winter weather found its way to us early this year.

A big Thank You to Jen Graham (parent and PAC fundraising chair) for organizing this event. Thank you as well to parents who helped out and to our Gr. 5 entrepreneurs!

See https://auguston.abbyschools.ca/events/no-uni-jersey-day

(updated Dec. 1)

Winter Weather 

Please leave some extra time to get to school!

(from https://www.abbyschools.ca/node/14579)