Urban academy news
Hello UA Families, I’m not sure about you, but between end-of-year performances, field study, camps and parent events, it really feels as if it’s a sprint from Spring Break to the end of the school year. Sunny skies also have many of us making those summertime plans! If you are…
Hello UA Families, It has been another eventful week at Urban Academy! Thank you to our families who joined us for our Commitment to Excellence webinar that Ms. Ball hosted this week. If you were unable to attend, but are interested in learning more about assessment, course offerings as students…
Hello UA Families, This has been an exciting first week back from Spring Break. Today, Senior School students got to hear all about the fantastic Costa Rica trip and see pictures and hear exciting (and funny!) stories about UA’s Central American adventure. We are mapping out some exciting new opportunities…
Hello UA Families, I hope you all had a wonderful spring break and everyone is well rested and ready for school on Monday, March 27. We have had a number of exciting projects being worked on over the break that I would like to share with you. We have installed…
Hello Families, Get your pom poms out everyone…. we made it! I hope that you have plans for spring break that include an extra dose of rest, adventure and connection with our families. While it may feel like we just came through a busy winter season, as the snow melts…
Hello Families, It has been another eventful week at Urban Academy! This afternoon I had the opportunity to join Mr. Gow and Ms. Ball in the annual Gr 12 luncheon. We walked with our Gr 12’s to Browns for lunch to celebrate their years of learning at UA and the…
Hello Families, I hope you all had a restful long weekend! It’s hard to believe that spring break is only two weeks away. Most educators share the feeling that the second term always goes by so quickly, and one reason for this may be that we tend to pack it…
Hello Families, Yesterday I had the privilege of joining the Outdoor Education trip and spent the morning with the Grade 9’s at Cypress Mountain on a Cross-Country ski adventure. I am always appreciative of this beautiful part of the world we get to call home, but I am especially so…
Hello Parents, First of all, apologies to anyone who has watched one of the recent home basketball games with me in the gym as I tend to be quite enthusiastic. But it is wonderful to see the progress in the program, and the excitement of our teams and athletes from…
Dear Families, It is February and we have just passed the halfway point of the school year. I am sure we are all looking forward to longer days with more daylight hours. Imagine that in just over a month the sun will be setting after 7:00pm! The UA Board and…
Dear Families, I hope this newsletter finds you well. I am excited to share some updates on some amazing learning experiences happening inside and outside the school this week. This week different classes have participated in various field trips to experience some Winter Fun! Our Kindergarten and Grade 1 students…
Dear Families, January is a month when we celebrate New Years and new beginnings. It is so lovely to see our students dressed in Home Clothes and Lunar New Year celebration clothes today in the halls and classes of UA. We wish all of you Gōng xǐ fā cái, Chúc…
