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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) 

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.

Auguston K-Gr. 5 students attended a storytelling experience called "How Raven Stole the Sun" on Monday, November 21. 

Thank you to the PAC for sponsoring this event for our students!

Thank you to all who were able to attend our Remembrance Day Assembly on November 9.

Many of you will know that I am a student of the World Wars, and that over the years I have written about the profound respect I have for our veterans who have put their lives on the line for the cause of freedom. As a teacher I carefully curated stories for my students about pivotal battles and Canadian heroes who helped to pave the way for the freedoms we sometimes take for granted. It was always a treat to welcome veterans into my classroom, and students always came away with a greater appreciation for the courageous lives of our service men and women, as well as the horrors of war.