News
One Act Plays 11/19/08
Join the Drama Department as they host student performed One Act plays at 7pm November 19th in the Multi-Purpose Room. Cost $2.00.
Parent Teacher Interviews 11/19/08
Thursday November 27th are Parent Teacher Interviews. This takes place in our large gym from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. See you there.
Robert Bateman Calendars will also be sold on this evening for $18.00 as fundraisers for clubs and teams.
One Hour Early Dismissal Days 11/19/08
On Wednesday November 26th and Thursday November 27th, students will be dimissed at 1:30 which will allow parents who cannot make it to the Parent-Teacher Interviews on Thursday to visit thier son or daughter's classroom teachers. Visits are on a drop in basis. Maps will be available to direct you to the teacher classrooms.
Bus Schedule
Valley Transit bus #1 will arrive on Exbury at 1:40 and bus #4 will arrive at 1:47. School District buses will arrive at 1:30 and will depart at 1:35.
Term 1 Report Cards 11/15/08
Term 1 report Cards will be distributed to students at the end of the school day on Monday November 24th.
Scholarship Worshop 11/15/08
A reminder that there will be a scholarship workshop at lunch on Tuesday November 18th in room E311. Grade 12 students are encouraged to attend.
Email Database 11/15/08
Do we have your correct email address? Your email address will be used to keep you up to date with what is happening at Bateman through monthly newsletters, notices of upcoming dates like parent teacher interviews, Grad information, and student progress through Checkmymark.com. Email your email address along with the name of your son or daughter to robert_sloboda@sd34.bc.ca .
2009 Yearbooks 11/13/08
Click on the following link to order your 2009 Robert Bateman Yearbook.
Click here for a printable order form
Grade 9 Vaccinations 11/10/08
Reminder that on Thursday November 13th, Grade 9 students who have completed the consent form will receive the Tetanus, Diptheria and Pertussis vaccinne. In addition, Gr 9 girls with consent forms will receive the first of two of the HPV vaccine.
Remembrance Day 11/10/08
No School on Tuesday November 11th in recognition of Remembrance Day.
Remembrance Day Ceremony 11/03/08
C Block: 8:10 - 9:21
D Block: 9:31 - 10:39
Remebrance Day Ceremony: 10:39 - 11:23
Lunch: 11:23 - 12:08
A Block: 12:13 - 1:21
B Block: 1:26 - 2:33
Term I Ending 11/03/08
Reminder that Term 1 ends this Friday November 7th. Work hard and get all your assignments in.
Halloween Dressup Day 10/29/08
Don't forget to dress up in your favourit costume this Friday!!
Senior Girls Volleyball 10/29/08
Congratulation to the Senior girls volleyball team for their 2-0 win over Mission on Tuesday. Great team work by all! Good luck in you last league game and City Tournament next week!
PAC Meeting November 5th 10/28/08
Parents, please Join us on Wednesday November 4th at 7:00 pm in the library. RIck McDonald will be our guest speaker.
Fire Rescue Academy 10/28/08
SD 34 Secondary Fire / Rescue Academy application due to the Career Centre by November 25th.
Scholarship Worshop 10/27/08
There will be a scholarship workshop at lunch on Tuesday November 18th in room E311. Grade 12 students are encouraged to attend.
Senior Girls Volleyball 10/22/08
Congratulation to the senior girls volleyball team for their 2-0 and 2-1 victories over Garibaldi and Pitt Meadows Secondary last night. Great hits by Erika Martin and Adrienne Bartlett. Great serving by Mikaila Mauro and Paige Dudzik. Great team effort by all.
The senior girl's volleyball has had a successful session so far, half way through the season and the team is in 3rd place in their league. The team has worked hard and improved tremendously since the beginning of the session. Some highlights of the season are Michelle Scully's (team captain) great serves and leadership, Paige Dudzik's amazing sets, digs and serves, and Erika Martin's unbeatable spikes. Good luck in the rest of your games and play-offs ladies.
Professional Development Day 10/22/08
Friday October 24th is a Professional Development Day for staff. This means no school for students.
Blast From the Past 10/22/08
This Thursday October 23rd is our Blast from the Past Dance. Get your tickets now because we won't be selling them at the door. $8 for grads, and $10 for everyone else. We're selling them at the Stump beside the Cafeteria downstairs.
Fear Factor Week 10/19/08
Fear Factor Week: this is a week-long lead-up to Halloween. There'll be gross challenges for any student daring enough to try anything once. Think you're strong enough - sign up for Fear Factor.
Dance and Silent Auction 10/16/08
Where: ADTA hall
Time: doors open at 7 p.m.
Who: Adults 19 and over
Local live band - No Code Blue
Cost: $10 - tickets available at the school office
Picture Retakes 10/10/08
If you missed having your picture taken from Lifetouch for your student ID card and any pictures packages for purchase, picture retake day is Thursday October 16th during blocks C & D.
Boy Smarts 10/09/08
Barry Macdonald presents effective strategis for parenting boys. Barry will be presenting Thursday October 16th 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Robert Bateman. This presentation is brought to you by the Clayburn Middle PAC. Click here for addtional information and visit www.mentoringboys.com . Tickets can be purchased in the front office of Clayburn Middle and Robert Bateman.
Senior GirlsVolleyball10/08/08
Congratulations to the Senior Girls Volleyball team for their come back win 2-1 over Mission last night. Great communication and passing by Stacy Radons, great team work by Puneet Uppal and good serves by Michelle Scully. Great work ladies, good luck in your next match on Tuesday against Hansen and MEI.
Career Fair at Tradex10/02/08
The Fraser Valley Education & Career Fair Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Tradex Abbotsford 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
is one of the Largest Career Planning Events in British Columbia, Canada! With exhibits in a trade show format with feature areas along with seminars, each Education & Career Fair is designed to help attendees develop or change their career path. The Fair introduces a variety of post secondary education choices, career and employment options and provide labour market information. PAC has available complementary tickets for parents wishing to attend with their son or daughter. For a ticket, email yvonne_funk@sd34.bc.ca.
Grad Planned Ski Trip10/01/08
Parents are advised that a number of graduating students from this school are endeavouring to organize a ski trip to Big White for a weekend at the end of semester one. Arrangements are being made through an organization called s-trip.com This is not a school approved or school district approved grad activity. No school personnel are involved in planning or organizing this event. No school personnel will be participating. Students involved have been asked to not use the name Robert Bateman Secondary as this suggests that this event is a school sanctioned activity. It is not.
Jr. Police Academy10/01/08
The Junior Police Academy will be running again this year. The dates are February 18, 25/March 4, 9-13 and will take place at Abbotsford Middle School. For those students that are interested in applying, the application and requirements can be found on the APD Website. The physical requirements have changed and consist of the POPAT and a 1.5 mile run. The application deadline is October 31, 2008.
PAC
Meeting Tonight10/01/08
Reminder of the PAC meeting tonight at 7:00 pm in the library. Mr. Bergen and the Wolf Pack are our guests who will share what there plans are for the year.
Senior
Girls Volleyball10/01/08
Congratulations to the Senior Girls Volleyball Team for the 2-0 wins over Pitt Meadows (25-22, 25-17) and Garibaldi Secondary (25-14,25-7). Great serving by the whole team! Great hits by Erika Martin, great sets by Paige Dudzik and great digs by Stacy Radons.
Awesome teamwork girls.Good luck in your game next week!
Senior
Boys Soccer Game #310/01/08
The Senior Boys won their 3rd game in a row by defeating Hope on Tuesday by a score of 6 to 1. Some great teamwork and good skills helped produce some very nice goals. Goal scorers were: Eric Vanderhoek with 2, Jacob Gosse, Dominik Kingshouse, Conor Hall and Scott Stevens. Our next game is against MEI on Thursday @ 3:30 at Exhibition Park.
Senior
Boys Soccer Game #29/26/08
Senior boys soccer team won their 2nd game in a row vs. DW Grahm 2 - 1. Bateman opened the scoring with a great corner kick from Ryan Miller to Joacob Gross-Bellwood who finished off the play with a great header. Graham tied the game up but our German import, Dominik Vonigshausen won the game with a break away goal. The boys' next game is a home game against Hope.
Carnival9/15/08
The RBS Rugby team is hosting a Carnival as a fundraiser for their upcoming tour. Come on out and support your team. Click here for a flyer.
Date: Friday, September 26/2008
Time: 6:00 p.m. til 9:30 p.m.
Place: Robert Bateman Secondary gymnasium
Cost: $10.00/per person (tickets available at the door)
Friday 9/26 is Comfy Day9/25/08
Friday September 26th is Comfy dress up day. Show your show spirit and dress comfy for the day.
Senior Boys Soccer Game #19/24/08
On Tuesday, our Sr. Boys Soccer team captured their first win of the season in dramatic fashion against MEI. A bit of a shaky start and down by 2 goals, the team dominated the second half of the game scoring 3 straight to win 3-2. Goal scorers were Ryan Miller, Jacob Grosse-Bellwood and Eric Vanderhoek with the game winner on a great 3-way passing play.
Senior Girls Volleyball9/24/08
Congratulations to the Sr. Girls Volleybal team for their 2-0 victory over Thomas Haney last night 25-17 & 25-10. Great serving by Michelle Scully, and great hits by Mikaila Maura and Erika Martin. Terrific team work by all.
September Newsletter9/24/08
Our September newsletter is now available. Click on Newsletters under the Information section down below.
Cultural Club & First Nations 9/20/08
Our Cutural Club and First Nations students recently visited Thunderhorse Ranch for a day of horseback riding and fun. click here for pictues.
Boy Smarts 9/20/08
Come hear Barry Macdonald present effective strategis for parenting boys. Barry will be presenting Thursday October 16th 6:30 to 8:30 pm in our MPR. This presentation is brought to you by the Clayburn Middle PAC. Click here for addtional information and visit www.mentoringboys.com . Tickets can be purchased in the front office of Clayburn Middle and Robert Bateman.
2008 District Scholarships 9/20/08
The following 2008 graduating students were awarded $1000.00 scholarships as a result of their performance in the following areas: Fine Arts (Visual Arts, Dance, Drama, Music); Applied Skills (Business Ed, Technology Ed, Home Economics); Physical Education; Second Language (including Aboriginal Languages). The $1000.00 award amount will consist of a $500.00 cheque and a $500.00 voucher that can be used toward a student’s post-secondary education tuition. Click here to see this year's recipents.
Deposits and School Fees 9/20/08
For more information read the District policy and this summary.
Meet The Teacher Night 9/16/08
Meet the teacher night will be on Thursday Sept 18th 6:30-8:15. Click here to download a schedule.
HPV
Vaccine9/16/08
In BC all Gr 9 girls are eligible for a free series of HPV vaccine. This vaccine is being offered because it can prevent infection with the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer. Grade 9 imunization is scheduled for mid November. Click here to read a letter from Superintendent Des McKay.
Dogwood District/Authority Award9/11/08
Dogwood District/Authority Award (formerly known as District Scholarship) applications are now available via your school counsellor. Deadline for applications is October 31st, 2009. For more information on the categories for these scholarships, please contact your school counsellor.
PAC
Meeting9/9/08
Reminder that our first PAC meeting of the year will take place on Wednesday September 10th at 7pm in the library. All subsequent meetings will take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm.
Spirit
Week9/9/08
Monday: Hat and Shades Day.
Tuesday: Stripes and/or Dots Day.
Wednesday: Surf's Up Day (wouldn't Cody Maverick be proud?)
Thursday: Formal Dress Day (the fact that it's also picture day is just a coincidence).
Friday: BATEMAN COLOURS Day. Show your love for your school in Green, Black and White.
Entertainment
Books 20099/4/08
Entertainment Books for 2009 are available from the Music Department from September 3 - 15. Please contact Mr. Werner or any music student to purchase one.
British Columbia Under 16 Rugby8/ 31/08
Congratulations to Mr. Rowell who coached the British Columbia Under 16yrs Rugby Team this past summer and whose team won a gold medal in Ottawa. On the team were two of Bateman's own, Michael Neufeldt and Jard Douglas. Congratulations to our national champions!
Homeroom Lists8/ 28/08
All grades 9-12 students are to report to their homeroom class after the first bell on Tuesday September 2nd. Click here to view the homeroom list.
BC Summer Games (Gold)8/ 27/08
Congratulations to Michael Tebbutt and the Team Fraser Valley Lacrosse-Box who won gold at the Kelowna 2008 BC Summer Games. Way to go Michael!
BC Summer Games (Gold)8/ 27/08
Congratulations to four of our newest students Jorden Best, Justin Douglas, Freddy Lyhne, and Daniel Markin whose Team Fraser Valley won gold at the Kelowna 2008 BC Summer Games. From this tournament, Jorden and Justin were also selected to play for the BC team in the Provincial Festival, which they also won.
Provincial Scholarship8/ 22/08
Twelve of Robert Bateman's 2008 graduates were awarded $1000.00 scholarships as a result of their performance on provincial examinations. To qualify, students had to write a minimum of three provincial examinations which included English 12. English plus the best two examination scores were used in the provincial calculation. In the 2007/08 school year, there were 95 Provincial scholarship winners in the Abbotsford School District. Click here to view this year's recipients.
Sept.
2nd Bus Schedule8/
21/08
• Click here for the Early Dismissal bus schedule.
• Grade 9 students dismissed at 10:15 can catch the #4 city bus at 11:17 at Latimer and Laburnum.
• Grade 10-12 students dismissed at 11:30 can catch the #4 city bus at 11:47 at Latimer and Laburnum.
Mr. Macdonald Aug 21/08
Welcome back to Vice-Principal Mr. Macdonald who was on an educational leave of absence last year.
Key Club Raises $13436.00 July 8/08
The Bateman Key Club recently completed its last fundraiser for the 2007/2008 school year and presented a cheque for $13436.00 to The Zajac Ranch for Children. Zajac Ranch hosts hundreds of children with chronic illnesses or disabilities who might not otherwise have a chance to enjoy a summer camp experience. For more information on Zajac Ranch, you can visit www.zajacranch.com .
click picture for larger image
One Act Plays 11/19/08
Join the Drama Department as they host student performed One Act plays at 7pm November 19th in the Multi-Purpose Room. Cost $2.00.
Parent Teacher Interviews 11/19/08
Thursday November 27th are Parent Teacher Interviews. This takes place in our large gym from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. See you there.
Robert Bateman Calendars will also be sold on this evening for $18.00 as fundraisers for clubs and teams.
One Hour Early Dismissal Days 11/19/08
On Wednesday November 26th and Thursday November 27th, students will be dimissed at 1:30 which will allow parents who cannot make it to the Parent-Teacher Interviews on Thursday to visit thier son or daughter's classroom teachers. Visits are on a drop in basis. Maps will be available to direct you to the teacher classrooms.
Bus Schedule
Valley Transit bus #1 will arrive on Exbury at 1:40 and bus #4 will arrive at 1:47. School District buses will arrive at 1:30 and will depart at 1:35.
Term 1 Report Cards 11/15/08
Term 1 report Cards will be distributed to students at the end of the school day on Monday November 24th.
Scholarship Worshop 11/15/08
A reminder that there will be a scholarship workshop at lunch on Tuesday November 18th in room E311. Grade 12 students are encouraged to attend.
Email Database 11/15/08
Do we have your correct email address? Your email address will be used to keep you up to date with what is happening at Bateman through monthly newsletters, notices of upcoming dates like parent teacher interviews, Grad information, and student progress through Checkmymark.com. Email your email address along with the name of your son or daughter to robert_sloboda@sd34.bc.ca .
2009 Yearbooks 11/13/08
Click on the following link to order your 2009 Robert Bateman Yearbook.
Click here for a printable order form
Grade 9 Vaccinations 11/10/08
Reminder that on Thursday November 13th, Grade 9 students who have completed the consent form will receive the Tetanus, Diptheria and Pertussis vaccinne. In addition, Gr 9 girls with consent forms will receive the first of two of the HPV vaccine.
Remembrance Day 11/10/08
No School on Tuesday November 11th in recognition of Remembrance Day.
Remembrance Day Ceremony 11/03/08
C Block: 8:10 - 9:21
D Block: 9:31 - 10:39
Remebrance Day Ceremony: 10:39 - 11:23
Lunch: 11:23 - 12:08
A Block: 12:13 - 1:21
B Block: 1:26 - 2:33
Term I Ending 11/03/08
Reminder that Term 1 ends this Friday November 7th. Work hard and get all your assignments in.
Halloween Dressup Day 10/29/08
Don't forget to dress up in your favourit costume this Friday!!
Senior Girls Volleyball 10/29/08
Congratulation to the Senior girls volleyball team for their 2-0 win over Mission on Tuesday. Great team work by all! Good luck in you last league game and City Tournament next week!
PAC Meeting November 5th 10/28/08
Parents, please Join us on Wednesday November 4th at 7:00 pm in the library. RIck McDonald will be our guest speaker.
Fire Rescue Academy 10/28/08
SD 34 Secondary Fire / Rescue Academy application due to the Career Centre by November 25th.
Scholarship Worshop 10/27/08
There will be a scholarship workshop at lunch on Tuesday November 18th in room E311. Grade 12 students are encouraged to attend.
Senior Girls Volleyball 10/22/08
Congratulation to the senior girls volleyball team for their 2-0 and 2-1 victories over Garibaldi and Pitt Meadows Secondary last night. Great hits by Erika Martin and Adrienne Bartlett. Great serving by Mikaila Mauro and Paige Dudzik. Great team effort by all.
The senior girl's volleyball has had a successful session so far, half way through the season and the team is in 3rd place in their league. The team has worked hard and improved tremendously since the beginning of the session. Some highlights of the season are Michelle Scully's (team captain) great serves and leadership, Paige Dudzik's amazing sets, digs and serves, and Erika Martin's unbeatable spikes. Good luck in the rest of your games and play-offs ladies.
Professional Development Day 10/22/08
Friday October 24th is a Professional Development Day for staff. This means no school for students.
Blast From the Past 10/22/08
This Thursday October 23rd is our Blast from the Past Dance. Get your tickets now because we won't be selling them at the door. $8 for grads, and $10 for everyone else. We're selling them at the Stump beside the Cafeteria downstairs.
Fear Factor Week 10/19/08
Fear Factor Week: this is a week-long lead-up to Halloween. There'll be gross challenges for any student daring enough to try anything once. Think you're strong enough - sign up for Fear Factor.
Dance and Silent Auction 10/16/08
Where: ADTA hall
Time: doors open at 7 p.m.
Who: Adults 19 and over
Local live band - No Code Blue
Cost: $10 - tickets available at the school office
Picture Retakes 10/10/08
If you missed having your picture taken from Lifetouch for your student ID card and any pictures packages for purchase, picture retake day is Thursday October 16th during blocks C & D.
Boy Smarts 10/09/08
Barry Macdonald presents effective strategis for parenting boys. Barry will be presenting Thursday October 16th 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Robert Bateman. This presentation is brought to you by the Clayburn Middle PAC. Click here for addtional information and visit www.mentoringboys.com . Tickets can be purchased in the front office of Clayburn Middle and Robert Bateman.
Senior GirlsVolleyball10/08/08
Congratulations to the Senior Girls Volleyball team for their come back win 2-1 over Mission last night. Great communication and passing by Stacy Radons, great team work by Puneet Uppal and good serves by Michelle Scully. Great work ladies, good luck in your next match on Tuesday against Hansen and MEI.
Career Fair at Tradex10/02/08
The Fraser Valley Education & Career Fair Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Tradex Abbotsford 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
is one of the Largest Career Planning Events in British Columbia, Canada! With exhibits in a trade show format with feature areas along with seminars, each Education & Career Fair is designed to help attendees develop or change their career path. The Fair introduces a variety of post secondary education choices, career and employment options and provide labour market information. PAC has available complementary tickets for parents wishing to attend with their son or daughter. For a ticket, email yvonne_funk@sd34.bc.ca.
Grad Planned Ski Trip10/01/08
Parents are advised that a number of graduating students from this school are endeavouring to organize a ski trip to Big White for a weekend at the end of semester one. Arrangements are being made through an organization called s-trip.com This is not a school approved or school district approved grad activity. No school personnel are involved in planning or organizing this event. No school personnel will be participating. Students involved have been asked to not use the name Robert Bateman Secondary as this suggests that this event is a school sanctioned activity. It is not.
Jr. Police Academy10/01/08
The Junior Police Academy will be running again this year. The dates are February 18, 25/March 4, 9-13 and will take place at Abbotsford Middle School. For those students that are interested in applying, the application and requirements can be found on the APD Website. The physical requirements have changed and consist of the POPAT and a 1.5 mile run. The application deadline is October 31, 2008.
PAC
Meeting Tonight10/01/08
Reminder of the PAC meeting tonight at 7:00 pm in the library. Mr. Bergen and the Wolf Pack are our guests who will share what there plans are for the year.
Senior
Girls Volleyball10/01/08
Congratulations to the Senior Girls Volleyball Team for the 2-0 wins over Pitt Meadows (25-22, 25-17) and Garibaldi Secondary (25-14,25-7). Great serving by the whole team! Great hits by Erika Martin, great sets by Paige Dudzik and great digs by Stacy Radons.
Awesome teamwork girls.Good luck in your game next week!
Senior
Boys Soccer Game #310/01/08
The Senior Boys won their 3rd game in a row by defeating Hope on Tuesday by a score of 6 to 1. Some great teamwork and good skills helped produce some very nice goals. Goal scorers were: Eric Vanderhoek with 2, Jacob Gosse, Dominik Kingshouse, Conor Hall and Scott Stevens. Our next game is against MEI on Thursday @ 3:30 at Exhibition Park.
Senior
Boys Soccer Game #29/26/08
Senior boys soccer team won their 2nd game in a row vs. DW Grahm 2 - 1. Bateman opened the scoring with a great corner kick from Ryan Miller to Joacob Gross-Bellwood who finished off the play with a great header. Graham tied the game up but our German import, Dominik Vonigshausen won the game with a break away goal. The boys' next game is a home game against Hope.
Carnival9/15/08
The RBS Rugby team is hosting a Carnival as a fundraiser for their upcoming tour. Come on out and support your team. Click here for a flyer.
Date: Friday, September 26/2008
Time: 6:00 p.m. til 9:30 p.m.
Place: Robert Bateman Secondary gymnasium
Cost: $10.00/per person (tickets available at the door)
Friday 9/26 is Comfy Day9/25/08
Friday September 26th is Comfy dress up day. Show your show spirit and dress comfy for the day.
Senior Boys Soccer Game #19/24/08
On Tuesday, our Sr. Boys Soccer team captured their first win of the season in dramatic fashion against MEI. A bit of a shaky start and down by 2 goals, the team dominated the second half of the game scoring 3 straight to win 3-2. Goal scorers were Ryan Miller, Jacob Grosse-Bellwood and Eric Vanderhoek with the game winner on a great 3-way passing play.
Senior Girls Volleyball9/24/08
Congratulations to the Sr. Girls Volleybal team for their 2-0 victory over Thomas Haney last night 25-17 & 25-10. Great serving by Michelle Scully, and great hits by Mikaila Maura and Erika Martin. Terrific team work by all.
September Newsletter9/24/08
Our September newsletter is now available. Click on Newsletters under the Information section down below.
Cultural Club & First Nations 9/20/08
Our Cutural Club and First Nations students recently visited Thunderhorse Ranch for a day of horseback riding and fun. click here for pictues.
Boy Smarts 9/20/08
Come hear Barry Macdonald present effective strategis for parenting boys. Barry will be presenting Thursday October 16th 6:30 to 8:30 pm in our MPR. This presentation is brought to you by the Clayburn Middle PAC. Click here for addtional information and visit www.mentoringboys.com . Tickets can be purchased in the front office of Clayburn Middle and Robert Bateman.
2008 District Scholarships 9/20/08
The following 2008 graduating students were awarded $1000.00 scholarships as a result of their performance in the following areas: Fine Arts (Visual Arts, Dance, Drama, Music); Applied Skills (Business Ed, Technology Ed, Home Economics); Physical Education; Second Language (including Aboriginal Languages). The $1000.00 award amount will consist of a $500.00 cheque and a $500.00 voucher that can be used toward a student’s post-secondary education tuition. Click here to see this year's recipents.
Deposits and School Fees 9/20/08
For more information read the District policy and this summary.
Meet The Teacher Night 9/16/08
Meet the teacher night will be on Thursday Sept 18th 6:30-8:15. Click here to download a schedule.
HPV
Vaccine9/16/08
In BC all Gr 9 girls are eligible for a free series of HPV vaccine. This vaccine is being offered because it can prevent infection with the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer. Grade 9 imunization is scheduled for mid November. Click here to read a letter from Superintendent Des McKay.
Dogwood District/Authority Award9/11/08
Dogwood District/Authority Award (formerly known as District Scholarship) applications are now available via your school counsellor. Deadline for applications is October 31st, 2009. For more information on the categories for these scholarships, please contact your school counsellor.
PAC
Meeting9/9/08
Reminder that our first PAC meeting of the year will take place on Wednesday September 10th at 7pm in the library. All subsequent meetings will take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm.
Spirit
Week9/9/08
Monday: Hat and Shades Day.
Tuesday: Stripes and/or Dots Day.
Wednesday: Surf's Up Day (wouldn't Cody Maverick be proud?)
Thursday: Formal Dress Day (the fact that it's also picture day is just a coincidence).
Friday: BATEMAN COLOURS Day. Show your love for your school in Green, Black and White.
Entertainment
Books 20099/4/08
Entertainment Books for 2009 are available from the Music Department from September 3 - 15. Please contact Mr. Werner or any music student to purchase one.
British Columbia Under 16 Rugby8/ 31/08
Congratulations to Mr. Rowell who coached the British Columbia Under 16yrs Rugby Team this past summer and whose team won a gold medal in Ottawa. On the team were two of Bateman's own, Michael Neufeldt and Jard Douglas. Congratulations to our national champions!
Homeroom Lists8/ 28/08
All grades 9-12 students are to report to their homeroom class after the first bell on Tuesday September 2nd. Click here to view the homeroom list.
BC Summer Games (Gold)8/ 27/08
Congratulations to Michael Tebbutt and the Team Fraser Valley Lacrosse-Box who won gold at the Kelowna 2008 BC Summer Games. Way to go Michael!
BC Summer Games (Gold)8/ 27/08
Congratulations to four of our newest students Jorden Best, Justin Douglas, Freddy Lyhne, and Daniel Markin whose Team Fraser Valley won gold at the Kelowna 2008 BC Summer Games. From this tournament, Jorden and Justin were also selected to play for the BC team in the Provincial Festival, which they also won.
Provincial Scholarship8/ 22/08
Twelve of Robert Bateman's 2008 graduates were awarded $1000.00 scholarships as a result of their performance on provincial examinations. To qualify, students had to write a minimum of three provincial examinations which included English 12. English plus the best two examination scores were used in the provincial calculation. In the 2007/08 school year, there were 95 Provincial scholarship winners in the Abbotsford School District. Click here to view this year's recipients.
Sept.
2nd Bus Schedule8/
21/08
• Click here for the Early Dismissal bus schedule.
• Grade 9 students dismissed at 10:15 can catch the #4 city bus at 11:17 at Latimer and Laburnum.
• Grade 10-12 students dismissed at 11:30 can catch the #4 city bus at 11:47 at Latimer and Laburnum.
Mr. Macdonald Aug 21/08
Welcome back to Vice-Principal Mr. Macdonald who was on an educational leave of absence last year.
Key Club Raises $13436.00 July 8/08
The Bateman Key Club recently completed its last fundraiser for the 2007/2008 school year and presented a cheque for $13436.00 to The Zajac Ranch for Children. Zajac Ranch hosts hundreds of children with chronic illnesses or disabilities who might not otherwise have a chance to enjoy a summer camp experience. For more information on Zajac Ranch, you can visit www.zajacranch.com .
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