Surrey Teachers Association

NTC

October 27, 2021

New Teachers'
Conference

STARA/SGM

STARA
October 20, 2021

If you have not already received your voting and Zoom links for the 2021-2022 year, sign up for this year’s links.

Look forward to “seeing” you there.

Special General Meeting
October 21, 2021 - Elect 1st Vice President

Zoom Meditation

STA Status of Women Committee's

On October 27th from 4 – 5 pm, achieve mental and emotional release and stress relief surrounded by those who understand our stress the best - other Surrey teachers!

Zoom Meditation

Townhall

The STA office will be presenting a Pro-D Townhall on October 27, 2021 from 3:30-5:00 pm via Zoom. This will be an open forum for you to ask questions and share ideas with other Pro-D Reps. Feel free to submit your Pro-D questions during your registration.

Pro-D Townhall

Latest News

Ideas to balance the loss of Monday and Friday prep times?

At many elementary schools, a few teachers end up with Friday and Monday prep times. As most statutory holidays fall on these days, these teachers end up with significantly lessRead more
- OCTOBER 14, 2021
Mask Wearing Non-Compliance

When discussing concerns about mask wearing non-compliance with administration, ensure that you have the Public Health Order handy. The wording in the order is much stronger than the Health andRead more
- OCTOBER 14, 2021
Surrey Teachers’ Favourite Teachers

To celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2021 on Tuesday, October 5, we called for stories of Surrey Teachers’ favourite teachers in last week’s STA Connection. Here are the entries we received: Raman Badesha – TTOC My favourite teacher was Ms. HenryRead more
- OCTOBER 6, 2021
New Reporting Policy

The Ministry of Education has released a draft form of a new K–12 Student Reporting Policy which includes significant changes to the current reporting order. Teachers, parents, and students have fromRead more
- OCTOBER 6, 2021
CoDevelopment Canada’s Fall Online Fundraiser

The STA International Solidarity Committee has tickets to CoDevelopment Canada’s Fall Online Fundraiser “From the Classroom to the Streets: Spotlight on Teachers’ Movements in the Andes” on Saturday, October 16 at 4pm.Read more
- OCTOBER 6, 2021
BCTF Social Justice Grants

As members of a Social Justice union, Surrey teachers can access BCTF Social Justice grants. These grants are offered by the BCTF to promote social justice initiatives in locals, schools and classrooms. TheRead more
- OCTOBER 6, 2021
Being contacted while on sick leave

We have heard from some teachers that their principal, or someone from the District, has contacted them through email or phone while they are on the first 20 days of a sick leave. This increases the stress on membersRead more
- OCTOBER 6, 2021
Masks

As of October 4, masks are mandatory in schools for students in K-3. We recognize that this new rule has the potential to make teaching more difficult and increase stress for teachers inRead more
- OCTOBER 6, 2021

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Land Acknowledgement

Surrey teachers work on the unceded traditional territories of the Kwantlen, Katzie, Qayqayt and Semiahmoo First Nations. As part of meaningful reconciliation work, we reflect on the impacts of colonialism through self-education in order to be accountable to Indigenous people and pay attention to our students of Indigenous ancestry, providing them the tools for their success in the future. We are all on a path to learn more and understand the role of each of us as educators in healing the broken relationship with the First Peoples of these shared territories. We thank those who live on and care for the land.

STA Connection

The Advocate

The Advocate is a seasonal publication for members. The Advocate contains a report from the President, information from the table officers, updates, and information on current educational issues and issues of importance to Surrey teachers.

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