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HIMNEY HILL ELEMENTARY

14755 74 Avenue, Surrey, B. C. V3S 8Y8

Telephone: (604) 592-2913 Fax: (604)592-4010 www.surreyschools.ca/schools/chimneyhill

Principal: Mr. C. Baldry

Vice principal: Mr. A. Zadeiks

Newsletter #12

Upcoming Dates

Tues., Sept. 6th - School Opens 10:00 - 11:00

a.m.

Thurs., Sept. 22nd - Meet the Teacher Evening

Mon., Sept. 26th - Non Instructional Day

(School Closed)

Fri., Sept. 30th - Terry Fox Run

Mon., Oct. 10th - Thanksgiving (School

Closed)

Dear Parents:

This is the final newsletter of the 2015/16 school year. On

behalf of Mr. Zadeiks and the staff at Chimney Hill I would like to

wish everyone a safe and enjoyable summer!

The last year has been another enjoyable and memorable jour-

ney. Take care and we will see you in September.

Please see important information on class placements and

school openings in September.

Sincerely,

Mr. C.S. Baldry, Principal

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

Bell Schedule for Next Year

8:15 Supervision on playground

8:30 First bell for students

8:35 Classes begin

10:15 Recess

10:30 Classes resume

11:43 Noon break

12:15 Lunch bell (eating time)

12:28 Classes resume

2:28 Students are dismissed

2:43 Supervision ends

School Opening in September

On Tuesday, September 6th our school will be in session

for grades 1 – 7 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. During that time

teachers will take attendance and review school procedures.

We will have a list posted in the front of the school to indicate

which rooms the students will go to for the first day.

Students in grades 1, 2 and 3 will be dismissed from the same

location at 11:00 a.m.

Late in the summer, parents of new Kindergarten

students will receive letters containing information about their

schedule for the first week of school.

Due to the uncertainty regarding our enrolment,

students in grades 1-7 may spend the first few days in grade

groups and they will have contact with all the teachers at their

level. This provides an opportunity to get to know our new

students and create balanced classes. We thank parents in

advance for your patience during the opening days. We are a

very large school and experience has taught us that it is worth

taking the time to build classes carefully. We endeavor to

form classes as quickly as possible.

Student Placements

We place students in classes very carefully

and use the following criteria:

Student intellectual, social and emotional

development

Learning styles and strengths of students

Degrees of independence in students’ work

habits

Integration of special needs students

Separating students who do not work well

together

Adhering to class size limits

As always, at our school there may be combined

grade (split grade) classes at most grade levels.

There is a good chance that most Chimney Hill

students will be placed in a combined class two or

three times during their elementary school years.

There has been much research that shows students

perform just as well or better in combined classes.

Chimney Hill Track & Field

We had 56 athletes compete at William Watson and Bear Creek in two track meets this year. We had

many top individual performances and our relay teams were highly successful. Congratulations to these students!

Thank you to the following teachers for volunteering their time to coach our Track Team: Mr. Zadeiks,

Mr. Colp, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. H. Deol, Mrs. Kim, Mrs. VanBerkel, Mrs. Mauro, Ms. Holt, Ms. R. Johal and Mr. Findlay.

Bantam Boys

Bhavkaran Dhillon

Daniel Guillermo

Karanvir Hayer

Jonathan Hilton

Aaron Khan

Besart Lala

Kohen Lee

L J Milfrise

Cyrus Sandhu

Ishaan Sidhu Bantam Girls

Gurpreet Arora

Jaya Dial

Lauren Dhunna

Megan Haynes

Elizabeth Inglis

Simran Nagra

Karleena Parmar

Jamie Steeves

Peewee Boys

Jodhin Bhangoo

Jacob Dela Cruz

Eshan Gill

Jovin Heir

Joven Kalsi

Jayden Martin

Jordan McDonald

Christian Prost

Gurek Sran

Gursharn Sran

Nathan Thiessen

Peewee Girls

Okiemute Aghoghovwia

Angela Aquino

Harleen Dhaliwal

Riya Gill

Mirembe Kataate

Amrita Kahlon

Nimrit Mangat

Muskan Sadioura

Cassidy Varga

Tyke Boys

Akpofure Aghaghovwia

Harman Dhatt

Sahil Dhunna

Arjun Ghuman

Saahij Gill

Sahej Jhutty

Agamjot Kooner

Nickson Libunao

Parvaan Mann

Pravin Mann

Lavardo Milfrise

Kris Naveed

Uday Randhawa

Parker Scott

Karan Sran

Jayden Sukh

Tyke Girls:

Andrea Aquino

Naiha Bhangoo

Reet Mann

Faith Moyo,

Mikayla Poon

Maha Preethepan

Sanjana Sidhu

Mexican Exchange

In May we had a visit from Jules Verne Elem. school located in the heart of Mexico City. Students were

asked to write reflections on their experiences. Here is one of them from Arielle Guillermo.

Two weeks ago, something different happened in our classroom. Two weeks ago, I could never fathom

what sort of impact those students and their goodbye would leave me. The friends I would’ve made. The people

I’d bug. Maybe even the emotions I’d feel towards them.

The first pair of exchange students that I made friends with were extremely polite. One excruciatingly

kind-hearted and pretty brunette, and one boy with jet black hair and sparkly chocolate coloured eyes. They were

just about the most nicest and chivalrous people in my life.

A few days later I met a few more exchange students, and my smile grew bigger by the day. I never

thought this experience would change me this much. But, the more I cluelessly interacted with our visitors, the

stronger our bond became.

Two weeks later, it was finally time to say the last goodbye. Goodbye to all fun. Goodbye to them. Even

though we keep in contact through the internet, social media does not have the same effect as opposed to seeing

them in reality. And, its okay to shed some tears knowing that you might never see your friends again. “Everyone

wants happiness, no one wants pain. But, you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain.”

Let's get to know some more of our Student Council Members

Megan (vice president) - Chimney Hill is such an AMAZING school to be in. From kindergarten, there were loads of activities planned for us to do. all the way up to grade 7. A few facts about me are I had two pet chickens named Chickadee and Chicken. My favorite colour is Bluish purple and blueish teal. I love eating pizza and french fries. My advice to all the dragons of Chimney Hill is to make the most of your time here and enjoy every minute of it because before you know it, it will be all over. Goodbye for now Dragons! Samera (pod 2 co-secretary) - Hey everyone my name is Samera and I am division 2's secretary! My favourite part about being on student council is making new friends and making new ideas for our amazing school! A few things about me are my favourite animal is a dog and my favourite colour is purple. My favourite sport is volleyball. I really enjoyed being apart of the student council, and I hope everyone loved the great ideas we brought this year! Meeha (pod 3 vice president) - My name is Meeha and I am 12 years old. I am going to tell you a few things about me like my favourite animal is a monkey. My favourite sport is volleyball. I love ice- cream and pizza. I have joined student council because I think it is a great way to share your ideas and thoughts about some topics. I think this year was awesome and I loved all the events or activities we had did that made this a fabulous year.

Interview with Siya: Our Children's Hospital Run Host Siya is an eight year old girl in Ms. Kuzik's class. She lead the school on a run earlier this month which raised $874 for BC Children's Hospital. The Student Coun-cil had the wonderful opportunity to get to know Siya better when they interviewed her last month. Make sure to read the interview below to learn more about Siya! 1. What do you like to do in your free time? I like to do art. My favourite types of art are painting and drawing. 2. What is your favourite TV show? My favourite TV show is Full House. 3. If you were to describe yourself using one virtue, which one would it be? Confident. 4. What is your favourite thing to eat? Mashed Potatoes!! 5. What is your favourite colour? Purple

Year end messages from your student council pods Pod 4 Pod 4 has really enjoyed being part of this Student Council! We are very grateful for the opportunities that we have received to help make Chimney Hill Elementary an extra special place to be! Our favourite event to plan was Red, White and Twin Day. Twin Day was a huge success and we are extremely proud of how it turned out. Our advice for students going into grade seven next year is to cher-ish very single moment of the day for the whole year because you will not realize how fast it will go by. Also, make sure to complete you homework and manage your time wisely during class. Thank you for being such a cooperative and kind school that allows us to plan such fun-filled events without any hesitation! Pod 3 Pod 3 loved being part of the student council. It was a fun and interesting experience for all of us. The one event that was our favourite was Dragon Day. This was our first year doing Dragon Day and it turned out be amazing. Our advice for future grade seven students is to make every day, every moment cheerful and memorable. For us being part of the student council was an memorable experience.

Pod 2 Hey everyone, it's pod 2! We are so proud of what our pod has accomplished this year. Being in Student Council has allowed us to make new friends, make great ideas for the school and be true leaders. Our advices for upcoming grade 7s is to get involved in as many opportunities as you can, and be a strong, confident and inspirational leader. Take advantage of your opportunities because before you know it, the school year is over. Pod 1 Pod 1 has absolutely loved being part of the Student Council and being able to play such a big role in the school. Words can't explain how appreciative we all are to have helped organize school events and make this year special for all of the students. Our favourite plan to organize and execute was our Earth Rangers campaign. This was so successful and we were happy to encourage the school to save endangered species. We also really enjoyed doing Genre of the Month. It was very fun to plan, make tickets and make bulletin boards. Our advice for next years grade sevens is to enjoy every moment of the year and make the most of it. This might be the last year you see one of your friends. Also, be sure to complete all of your homework and don't waste class time.

Running Club – Top Boy & Girl each grade

Ktg. – Top Girls: Alisha Kohli & Shreya Gandhi ( 37.5 km) Top Boy: Ethan Bains (41 km)

Gr. 1 – Top Girl: Aneesha Gill (47km) Top Boy: Clarke Zanatta (52 km)

Gr. 2 - Top Girl: Alyssa Padam (49 km) Top Boy: Paras Virk (74 km)

Gr. 3 – Top Girls: Jasleen Gill & Saiya Hayer (50 km) Top Boys: Sukhveer Grewal & Karan Sran (54 km)

Gr. 4 – Top Girl: Kate Lamont (50 km) Top Boys: Amrit Dhaliwal & Daniel Stangret(72.5 km)

Gr. 5 – Top Girls:: Aasha Dosanjh & Riya Gill (50 km) Top Boy: Jayden Martin (89.5 km)

Gr. 6 – Top Girl: Jiya Parhar (51.5 km) Top Boy: Gurek Sran (74 km)

Gr. 7 – Top Girl: Lauren Dhunna (30 km) Top Boys: Taran Ghuman & Besart Lala (70km)

Chess Tournament – Top Four Winners

1st Place – Sabari Muthukumaran

2nd Place – Besart Lala

3rd Place – Jordan Takama

4th Place - Sarah Khan

Chimney Hill Dragon Awards

Grade 6

Kylie Poole Pranavi Thapa Madison Park

Kelly Tran Megan Stangret Sarah Khan

Grade 7

Logan Sambhi Pranit Lingham Ashneel Charan

Jasmin Johal Khushman Dhaliwal Guntaas Benipal

Samera Sanghera Daniel Zhang Shaan Sidhu

Jamie Steeves Avaani Dhinsa Megan Haynes

Keonna Anukpe Simran Nagra Arsh Chohan

Jon Hilton Suman Aujla Gursharan Dhanda

Sukhmani Dhillon Manpreet Gill Daniel Guillermo

Manprith Kahlon Cyrus Sandhu

Grade Seven Students Compete in 2016 Gauss Contest Forty-one of our grade seven students recently competed in the 2016 Gauss Mathematics Contest organized by the University of Waterloo. The test, which is considered quite challenging, was comprised of 25 questions that progressively got more difficult. While it is out of a possible 150 points, a score over 100 on this test is considered very good and over 125 is considered exceptional. Gavin Rai achieved a score of 115, Shaan Sidhu and Elizabeth Inglis both earned 114, Kohen Lee and Maneet Deol both scored 112, and Cyrus Sandhu and Daniel Zhang both received 110. Also scoring over 100 were Quinn Lamont, Kahrun Atwal, Avaani Dhinsa, Jaya Dial, and Sabari Muthukumaran. The grade 7 teachers are very proud that almost 50% of our grade seven students participated in this very difficult contest.

Student Council Members

Pod 1 - Avaani Dhinsa, Megan Haynes, Gurpreet

Aurora, Simran Nagra, Jaya Dial, Keonna

Anukpe, Maneet Deol, Arsh Chohan

Pod 2 - Guntaas Benipal, Lizzy Inglis, Samera

Sanghera, Shaan Sidhu, Jamie Steeves, Daniel

Zhang

Pod 3 - Jasmin Johal, Dana Yu, Khushman

Dhaliwal, Kohen Lee, Meeha Buttar,

Pod 4 - Manprith Kahlon, Manpreet Gill, Cyrus

Sandhu, Daniel Guillermo

1. School Fees – 2016/2017

Following is a list of estimated fees for materials

and activities for the 2016/2017 school year. According to

the District Policy, fees may be collected for student plan-

ners, materials for personal use and for optional field stud-

ies and student activities that are set by the school.

These fees reflect the actual cost of the service or equip-

ment.

Various Fees 2016/2017

Student Planners - $5.00

Field studies (max $15.00 field trip) – up to $75.00

Kindergarten School Supplies - $40.00

Primary School Supplies (through Creative Children

school supplies) - $50 - $75

Intermediate School Supplies (through Creative Chil-

dren school supplies) - $60 - $75

Grade 4 recorder (optional)- $10.00 (approx.)

Grade 7 Band Instrumental rental - $25 - $40.00/

month (depending on instrument)

Grade 7 Band Book - $10.00 (approx.)

Activities that will be decided upon in September

- Grade 6 Outdoor Education - $190.00 (approx.)

Grade 7 Victoria Trip - $50.00

Grade 7 Year End Experiences - $75.00

No child will be denied an opportunity to receive

necessary supplies or to attend field studies due to an

inability to pay. If you are unable to pay the amount

requested by the school, please contact your child’s

teacher or Mr. Baldry. If you have any questions about

this information, please contact Mr. Baldry. All payments

for school planner, materials and field studies are

optional. Thank you.

Passport to Reading Trophies

The following students received their Top Read-

er Trophy for their participation in the Passport to Read-

ing Program this year:

Div. 1 - Lauren Dhunna

Div. 6 - Sarah Khan & Kelly Tran

Div. 8 - Daveeta Padam

Div. 9 - Okiemute Aghoghovwia

Div. 10 - Riya Gill & Jordan McDonald

Div. 11 - Arshdeep Grewal & Shabadeep Kaur

Div. 14 - Aleana Narain

Div. 15 - Savina Gill

Div. 16 - Jane Biju & Akpofure Aghoghovwia

Div. 17 - Serena Bains & Alisha Dhillon

Div. 18 - Kelvin Wu

Div. 19 - Zionah Gayle

Div. 20 - Anya Gandhi

Div. 21 - Alyssa Padam

Div. 22 - Aneesha Gill & Moses Khan

Div. 23 - Sonia Dhillon

Div. 24 - Maheen Ahmad & Sauvin Gill

Div. 25 - Ashna Gill, Haylee Meisner, Prabtej Sraw , Esha

Garcha

Div. 26 - Amaanit Sal

Div. 28 - Poonam Dhillon

Div. 29 - Ethan Bains, Karina Padam, Saraya Padam

News From the Library

If you find any missing library books

over the summer please return them to

the school in September

Have a wonderful summer and continue

reading!!

Tuesday, September 6th School Opens 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Thursday, September 22nd Meet the Teacher Evening

Monday, September 26th Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D)

Friday, September 30th Terry Fox Run

Monday, October 10th Thanksgiving (School Closed)

Thursday, October 13th 1:28 p.m. Early Dismissal

Tuesday, October 18th Individual Student Photos

Thursday, October 20th Interim Reports sent home

Friday, October 21st Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D)

Friday, November 4th Curriculum Day(No School)

Wednesday, November 9th Remembrance Day Assembly

Thursday, November 10th Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D)

Friday, November 11th Remembrance Day(School Closed)

Wednesday, November 16th Photo Retakes

Tuesday, December 6th First Reports sent home

Thursday, December 8th Parent-Teacher Conferences

(1:28 p.m. Early Dismissal)

Friday, December 16th Last day before Christmas Vacation

Monday, January 3rd School re-opens

Monday, February 13th Family Day(School Closed)

Friday, February 17th Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D)

March 13th – March 24th School Closure & Spring Break

Monday, March 27th School Re-Opens

Monday, April 3rd 2nd Reports sent home

Wednesday, April 5th 1:28 Early Dismissal

Friday, April 14th Good Friday (School Closed)

Monday, April 17th Easter Monday (School Closed)

Friday, May 5th Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D)

Wed., May 17th – Fri., May 19th Grade 6’s to Camp

Monday, May 22rd Victoria Day(School Closed)

Monday, May 29th Non-Instructional Day

(School Closed)

Friday, June 16th Sports Day

Thursday, June 29th Last day of school for students

(1:28 p.m. early dismissal)

Friday, June 30th Staff only at school

Chimney Hill Calendar 2016/2017