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The Abbotsford Board of Education regularly meets throughout the school year. Agendas and minutes from the public Board Meetings can be accessed through the District's Electronic School Board. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting. 

Friday, March 3 we honored 80 McMillan students for their demonstration of our Husky virtues. Our Husky virtue of the month was cooperation, and we have seen so much of that around the school and on the playground. Students have really been taking the time to notice and remark when they see someone cooperating. 

See the list of all our Virtue Honorees below. When we return after spring break, we will be focusing on the virtue of Honesty.

Congratulations to all our Huskies!

The Abbotsford Board of Education is currently seeking feedback from parents/guardians, families, employees, students and the larger community on the proposed calendar for the 2023-24 school year.

The Abbotsford Board of Education regularly meets throughout the school year. Agendas and minutes from the public Board Meetings can be accessed through the District's Electronic School Board. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting. 

At our January Husky Assembly we honored students who demonstrated one of the Husky virtues consistently this past month. Our virtues are:

Respect: Showing others they are important by what you say and do.

Perseverance: Never giving up, even when things get hard.

Empathy: Understanding the thoughts, feelings and emotions of others.

Creativity: Using your imagination to make something new and useful, and thinking outside the box to get things done!

Honesty: Being truthful to yourself and to others.

Courage: Never letting Fear stop you.

This past December, the Indigenous Education Advisory Committee reviewed applications submitted by several grade 12 Indigenous students from secondary schools throughout the Abbotsford School District.

Today was the very exciting annual Teachers vs. Grade 5 students Skittleball game! After a fun and busy season of inter school games, our grade 5 students did their best against our staff. Alas, this year, the win went to the teachers.  Our grade 5 students can hold their heads high, having represented McMillan admirably throughout the season. They gave our staff team a real run for their money today, but we were simply just too tall for them! 

A reminder to all families that the Abbotsford School District has a strict "No Dogs Allowed" policy. This applies to all areas within the school yard boundaries, including the driveways and sidewalks. Please know that McMillan staff love dogs and would sincerely enjoy meeting yours, but this rule is important to respect because not all folks feel the same way. Potential issues arising from fears, allergies, unpredictable pet behavior and the potential mess make is necessary for the rules to be enforced for all dogs, including puppies and small dogs.

Today, Abbotsford School District's Superintendent, Dr. Kevin Godden, announced his intent to retire at the end of the 2022/23 school year to all staff in the district via email. He had discussed this decision with the Abbotsford Board of Education earlier in the school year.

Schools across the Abbotsford School District recognized the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year as part of the lunisolar calendar. Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other East and Southeast Asian communities in Canada and worldwide were celebrating the beginning of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rabbit (or Cat in Vietnamese culture) which was officially recognized on January 22nd, 2023.