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Wednesday, November 20th, 2019

Principal's Message - November

By Andrew Macphail

Hello parents and guardians. Well, we are half way through our first semester. It’s amazing how fast the time goes. We are moving into the second half of our semester and with Christmas coming,

Thursday, November 7th, 2019

Sleepless in Schools

By Dr. Kevin Godden, Superintendent of Schools

I came across an article recently that re-ignited a debate that has been brewing in educational circles for decades.

Thursday, October 10th, 2019

ATSS with Traditional Innovation

As the dust settled in September we embarked on a staff retreat with well experienced educator Tom Hierck. We wanted to take a look at what we need to revisit and implement in order to expand and e

Thursday, October 10th, 2019

Classrooms Then and Now

By Dr. Kevin Godden, Superintendent of Schools

Some of you may have heard some version of the statement that "Classrooms have not changed much since they were first conceived in the 18th century." Invariably, the person making the argument woul

Friday, October 4th, 2019

Principal's Message

By Andrew Macphail

Hello Parents of ATSS. Welcome back to a new school year. Our start up has had some wrinkles this year but overall the student and staff engagement and feeling of the school as a whole is very po

Thursday, September 26th, 2019

Who Am I? Do I Belong?

By Dr. Kevin Godden, Superintendent of Schools

Danny was an incredibly quiet boy in one of my classes when I first became a teacher. While most of the students took the bus to school, his parents drove him.

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019

Welcome Back Students & Staff!

By Dr. Kevin Godden, Superintendent of Schools

When people approach me in July or August and reference the “time off” we get in the summer, I always take a moment to explain that school districts are open year-round.