Shape of the Week - March 16 - 27

ROSS ELEMENTARY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Friday March 13th, 2026.

A Message from Your Principal, Mr. Frew

As we head into Spring Break, I want to take a moment to thank our entire Ross community for the energy, kindness, and spirit that you bring to our school each day. It has been a busy and joyful stretch of learning, growing, and celebrating together, and I am incredibly proud of our students and grateful for the support of our families.

Spring Break is a special time to slow down, recharge, and spend meaningful time together. Whether your plans include travelling, exploring locally, or simply enjoying some quiet days at home, I hope the break brings your family rest, laughter, and memorable moments.

Take this time to breathe, enjoy the sunshine when it appears, and reconnect with the simple things that make life special. Listen to music, dance, and play with your families. You deserve it!

AND.. Just a reminder that while we are skipping our March HEROIC Assembly, we will be back celebrating together at the end of April! When we return, we’d love to include photos from our Ross families in a special Spring Break memories slideshow.

Whether your adventure is big or small, travelling, visiting family, exploring locally, or relaxing at home, please send a photo of your family’s Spring Break moment to Joe.Frew@abbyschools.ca so we can include it in the celebration.

Abbotsford Summer School Registration Open

Registration is now open for the Abbotsford School District Summer School (K–8) and will remain open until April 20 at 4:00 pm. These programs are designed to support students who received an Emerging or Developing on their report card and focus on reinforcing key literacy and numeracy skills before the next school year.

Classes run in late June and July at Clearbrook Elementary, Godson Elementary, and Colleen & Gordie Howe Middle, with half-day sessions for both elementary and middle school students. If you feel your child would benefit from additional learning support, please consider registering.

Families can scan the QR code in the poster or visit:
https://summerschool.abbyschools.ca

What is happening next week?

What is happening later?

SPRING BREAK – NO SCHOOL FOR STAFF OR STUDENTS: MARCH 16 – 27.

For full details on all of our upcoming events, please visit our school announcements page: ross.abbyschools.ca/announcements

Reminders

Parking

If you are driving your child to school, please park on the street and walk to get your child. If you are dropping off using the bus lane, please be aware that the bus arrives 8:45am and you need to be quick about the kids getting out of the car. If you drop off in the lane closest to the road, please have them exit onto the grass and use the crosswalk to cross the street. Please do not park and leave your vehicle in the bus lane.

Absences

If your child is going to be absent please use the Safe Arrival which can be found on the Ross website - https://ross.abbyschools.ca/safe-arrival . If they are late, please come and check in at the office. If you are not going to be riding the bus, please also let us know that you are picking up your child. Our phone number is 604-856-6079.

Bell schedule: 

A message from the Ross PAC:

Sign up to receive emails from the Ross PAC: RossElementaryPAC@hotmail.com or return the paper form that your child brought home. Your email address will not be shared or used for any other purpose. Stay informed and keep up to date with upcoming PAC events, news and more.

Tiger Stripes Learning Center

Onsite out of school childcare, full-time, part-time and drop in are available. 

Registration for Spring Break is now open  

Please contact for more information

rosstigerstripes@gmail.comor 778-772-6289