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The Titan Tribune
October 13, 2017
Abbotsford Traditional Secondary School
2272 Windsor Street, Abbotsford BC V2T 6M1 Tel 604.850.7029 atss.ca
2272 Windsor St. Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 6M1
604-850-7029, Fax: 604-850-7028
Principal: Vice-Principal: Mr. Glen Hildebrand Mrs. Jaimie Webster
Online Progress checkmyprogress.ca
To access up to date information on your
child's progress online, please visit https://checkmyprogress.ca (formerly
checkmymark.com). To access information on their learning, you will need to log in
with the following information:
USER TYPE: Select “Student/Parent”
SCHOOL: “Abbotsford Traditional Secondary”
LAST NAME: Student’s Last Name
PASSWORD: The Password is randomly generated and teachers will provide each student with their unique password. For Login help or password resets, please contact Mr. Macphail [email protected] or the classroom teacher.
Office Staff: Mrs. Chrissy LaJoie local: 1002 Mrs. Sherry Reimer local: 1001 Mrs. Sara Baker local: 1000
Counselor: Mr. Colin Abernethy local: 1107
One-to-One program: Andrew Macphail local: 1120
All teacher e-mail addresses can be found on our website www.atss.ca
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Check out our website: http://www.atss.ca
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Oct. 13, 2017
Well we have to certainly adjust to a different season. After a hot dry summer, we are back to usual fall weather, cool and wet. We are up and running with a good start. I’d like to begin by sharing several unsolicited compliments from several sources, one, from a visiting daytime custodian who was here to fill in for an illness. I greeted him as he was washing our outdoor windows heading out to the fields. I thanked him for working to keep our school clean. He responded by saying that he really enjoyed being at our school. He said he has been at all of the other secondary schools as a casual day time custodian and that he immediately noticed that here at ATSS he found the students to be the most polite and respectful and they would even open the door for him. I said yes I know we have a great student body. Then on another occasion, one of our District Administrators after a presentation by several of our teachers on how they are working to implement both new BC curriculum and Standards-Based Grading, informed me that we are one of the best kept secrets in the district. I have to say both our students and our teachers deserve to be recognized for their achievement, dedication and conduct. We are so proud to be ATSS Titans and you can be proud as parents, for the great example your sons and daughters are demonstrating here at our school.
We are fast approaching our mid term time and we will be forwarding a marks/assessment summary for your child in the next few weeks. We will be having a day for parent teacher conferences on Nov. 23. Please note this date as we will give further instructions for how to sign up for a conference with your son or daughter’s teachers.
Our Gr. 11s are scheduled to be away this Fri. (today) for a great opportunity for fun, challenge and team building. I would like to remind parents that this is considered a regular school day and is not an optional day. It should not be a day for students to stay home and we do not have any activities planned for them at school. We take the time and pay the expense for our students to experience what we believe is a very worthwhile activity unique to us as a school. We expect all of our Gr. 11s to be involved.
We have a busy week coming up with a First Nations Qualena presentation, taking place Mon. afternoon for all of our Gr 9s and 10s. This presentation is designed to help us understand the impact of Residential Schools in the past. Parents are certainly welcome if they would like to join us for this presentation. This will be followed on Wed. by a WE day field trip to Vancouver for our leadership students. Photo retakes and the Grad Cruise on Thurs. The week will end with a Non-Instructional day where teachers will be in attendance with their provincial professional associations. The following week Wed. Nov. 1 will be the province’s Take Your Kid to Work Day. It will be expected that all of our Gr. 9 students will be with parents, uncles or siblings at their job location learning about what careers are out there.
On the athletic front, our senior girls’ volleyball team is experiencing great success under the direction of their coach, Mr. Muermann, thus far being undefeated in regular league play. Our other volleyball teams are up and running as well engaging a number of our athletes in energizing activity. A big thanks to our coaches, Ms. Hunt, Mr. Hannah and Mr. Domke for their contribution to our athletic program. Basketball tryouts are already in session in preparation for the upcoming season.
If you have any questions about school activities or procedures don’t hesitate to contact the office or me personally. Sincerely, Glen Hildebrand, Principal, ATSS Glen Hildebrand Principal, Abbotsford Traditional Secondary School, ph.604-850-7029 [email protected]
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If you know your child is away from school with your permission, please ensure that you contact
the school office to inform us. To excuse for a late, we must hear from a parent by 10:30am.
You can do so by phoning the office at 604-850-7029
Faculty: Dept. Heads: Local
Colin Abernethy 1107
Grant Gasser 1114/1116
Carlton Haak 3250
Kim Hunt 5107
Andrew Macphail 3151/3256
Rebecca Toews 3134
Tracy Wedel 3140
Teaching Staff
Elizabeth Cousar 3141
Brock Currie 3252
Jim Domke 5164/5107
Ashley Dueckman 3136
Shawn Fedyna 3251
Nicholas Hannah 5107
Joel Janzen 3138
Sharon Kehoe 5171
Cameron Kenis 1122
Sandy Lane 3248
Frank Muermann 3137
Daniel Muller 3237
Tamara O’Brien 3238/5173
Shop Teacher 1103/3234
Olga Ulyasheva 3235
Learning Assistance
Sanjay Arora 3135
Phyllis Collins 3135
Heidi Ens 3135
Denise Silzer 3135
Library
Brenda Mallory 3152
Lori Penner 3152
Cafeteria
Bonnie Hughes 5169
Cheryl Riffin 5169
International Rep
Karen Hiebert 3135
Community Support
Jeven Randhawa 1110
Emails can be sent to all staff under: [email protected] (Simply use that teacher’s name) Remember: We are on the web!
ATSS Calendar
Non-Instructional Day #2 Fri, Oct 20
Remembrance Day (day in lieu) Mon, Nov 13
Parent-Teacher Conference Day (no school) Thurs, Nov 23
Non-Instructional Day #3 Fri, Nov 24
Last day before Christmas Vacation Fri, Dec 22
Christmas Vacation Dec 25-Jan 5
School reopens after Christmas Mon, Jan 8
Assessment Week – Secondary Jan 22-26
Semester 1 Ends *Fri, Jan 26
Semester 2 Begins *Mon, Jan 29
Non-Instructional Day #4 Fri, Jan 29
Family Day Mon, Feb 12
Non Instructional Day #5 Fri, Feb 23
Last day before Spring Break Fri, Mar 16
Spring Break Mar 19-29
Good Friday Fri, Mar 30
Easter Monday Mon, Apr 2
School reopens after Spring Break Tues, Apr 3
Parent-Teacher Conference Day (no school) Thurs, Apr 26
Non-Instructional Day #6 Fri, Apr 27
Non-Instructional Day #7 Fri, May 18
Victoria Day Mon, May 21
Assessment Week – Secondary Jun 18-22
In-School/Provincial Exams – Secondary Jun 25-27
Last day for students Thurs, Jun 28
Year-end Closing (Administrative Day) Fri, Jun 29
*Secondary Only
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Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday #1 Collaboration Time
Friday #2 (X Block)
8:05 Warning Bell Warning Bell Warning Bell Warning Bell Warning Bell
8:10-9:15 (65 min)
Period 2 Period 4 Period 3 Period 5 Collaboration Time
(no students) 8:0-9:10 (60 min)
Period 2 Period 7 (Linear)
8:10-9:10 (60 min)
9:20-10:25 (65 min)
Period 3 Period 5 Period 10 (Linear)
Period 4 Period 9 (Linear)
Period 2 Period 2 Period 7 (Linear)
9:15-10:15 (60 min)
Period 3 Period 8 (Linear)
9:15-10:15 (60 min)
Homeroom 10:20-10:43
(23 Min)
Homeroom 10:20-10:46
(26 Min)
10:30-11:34
(64 min)
Period 4 Period 2 Period 7
(Linear)
Period 5 Period 3 Period 8
(Linear)
Period 3 Period 8
(Linear) 10:48-11:47
(59 min)
X BLOCK 10:51-11:50
(59 min)
11:34-12:14 (44 min)
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 11:47-12:23
(42 Min)
Lunch 11:50-12:23
(39 Min) 12:19-1:23 (64 min)
Period 4 Period 9 (Linear)
Period 2 Period 5 Period 10 (Linear)
Period 3 Period 4 Period 9 (Linear)
12:29-1:28 (59 min)
Period 4 Period 9 (Linear)
12:29-1:28 (59 min)
1:28-2:32 (64 min)
Period 5 Period 3 Period 8 (Linear)
Period 2 Period 7 (Linear)
Period 4 Period 5 Period 10 (Linear) 1:33-2:32 (59 min)
Period 5 Period 10 (Linear) 1:33-2:32 (59 min)
ATSS Timetable 2017/2018
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We Day --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed, Oct. 18
Cross Country Fraser Valleys ----------------------------------------- Wed, Oct. 18
The Great Shake Out --------------------------------------------------- Thurs, Oct. 19
School Photo Retakes -------------------------------------------------- Thurs, Oct. 19
Grad Cruise --------------------------------------------------------------- Thurs, Oct. 19
X Block #4 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Fri, Oct. 27
Saturday School --------------------------------------------------------- Sat, Oct. 28
Halloween ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tues, Oct. 31
Take Kids to Work Day (Grade 9’s) -------------------------------- Wed, Nov. 1
Collaboration Day #4 -------------------------------------------------- Fri, Nov. 3
STUDY HALL HAS RESUMED
Students who find themselves behind in their work or in need of extra time may soon be asked to take advantage of the opportunity to improve and succeed at our lunchtime Study Hall. Students can be referred by their classroom teachers to attend in room 236 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays during lunch to complete missing assignments, study for exams, work on projects, or receive basic extra assistance on work in progress.
See Mr. Cochrane for more information.
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New! NEW! ATSS SPORTS TEAM JACKET NEW! New!
New for the 2017/18 school year, there will be a ATSS SPORTS
TEAM JACKET available for order for those students playing
on school sports team. There will be 3 opportunities to order
jackets concurrent with the Fall, Winter, and Spring Sport
seasons. Once teams are set, lists will be sent to ABLE
CRESTING where athletes can choose to order a team jacket.
(athlete name on one sleeve, team name on the other, ATSS
screened on the back and embroidered Titans emblem on the
front left chest.
Cost: S-L Jacket = $66.45 XL= $69.37
The three order dates and times at
ABLE CRESTING will be:
Winter Sports- Mon. Dec. 18, Tues. Dec. 19 and Wed. Dec. 20 3-5pm
Spring Sports- Tues. Apr. 10, Wed. Apr. 11 and Thurs. Apr. 12 3-5pm
http://www.ablecresting.com/
Hours of operation Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
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Greetings ATSS Parents. I am happy to announce that we have our new PAC Executive for this school year.
Silvia Warraich, Chair (778-552-9404) Karm Mahal, Secretary
Ranjit Gill, Treasurer (778-240-5929) Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Member at Large
We will be having our next PAC meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 at 3 pm in the school library. All parents are invited to attend.
All Fees Must
be paid online using
*see below for details
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Register for
SchoolCash
Online
following
these 4 simple
steps!
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