principal’s comments: thursday, june 29 th, 2017...principal’s comments: thursday, june 29...
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Principal’s Comments:
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 #9
Upcoming Dates
Tues., Sept. 5th - School Opens 10:00 - 11:00
a.m.
Thurs., Sept. 21st - Meet the Teacher Evening
Mon., Sept. 25th - Non Instructional Day
(School Closed)
Fri., Sept. 29th - Terry Fox Run
Mon., Oct. 9th - Thanksgiving (School Closed)
Dear Parents:
This is the final newsletter of the 2016/17 school year. On behalf of
Mr. Zadeiks and the staff at Chimney Hill I would like to wish everyone a safe
and enjoyable summer!
It has been a great privilege to get to know many of you and to work
with your children. Chimney Hill will always hold a special place in my
memories. Quite frankly, I have loved my time here. This is a very special
Community. Being your principal has been a privilege.
Have a safe & wonderful summer!
Sincerely,
Mr. C.S. Baldry, Principal
Thursday, June 29th, 2017
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
11:40 Noon break
12:10 Lunch bell (eating time)
12:25 Classes resume
2:25 Students are dismissed
2:40 Supervision ends
School Opening in September
On Tuesday, September 5th 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 week 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.
Running Club – Top Boy & Girl each grade
Ktg. – Top Girls: Shyla Kohli ( 46.5 km) Top Boy: Kavish Pratheepan (52 km)
Gr. 1 – Top Girl: Sinaiah Gayle (48.5km) Top Boy: Arman Bhandal (52.5 km)
Gr. 2 - Top Girl: Sonia Dhillon (48.5 km) Top Boy: Clarke Zanatta (69 km)
Gr. 3 – Top Girls: Necia Randhawa (56km) Top Boy: Jason Athwal (64 km)
Gr. 4 – Top Girls: Alisha Dhillon & Jasleen Gill & Saiya Hayer(57 km) Top Boy: Jayden Athwal(64 km)
Gr. 5 – Top Girl: Kate Lamont (50 km) Top Boy: Parvaan Mann (70 km)
Gr. 6 – Top Girl: Riya Gill (51 km) Top Boy: Jayden Martin (77.5 km)
Chess Tournament – Top Four Winners
1st Place Overall Winner – Manav Sharma
Grade 4 - 1st Place Winner – Manny Bains
Grade 5 - 1st Place Winner - Manav Sharma
Grade 6 - 1st Place Winner - Jacob Dela Cruz
Grade 7 - 1st Place Winner - Hassan Shafi
Chimney Hill Dragon Awards
Student Council 2017
President - Maya Oza
Vice president -Nirbaan Toor
Secretary - Gelila Zeudu
Vice secretary - Meira Kallar
Treasurer - Sajjan Bains
Head Photographer - Bhavna Taggar
Pod 1
Brayden Basi
Harleen Dhillon
Parveen Johal
Damanpreet Kour
Pod 2
Sanjana Duhra
Jovan Gill
Jesslynn Hayer
Anaya Jhutti
Amrita Kahlon
Jaden Narain
Hassan Shafi
Grade Seven Students Compete in 2017 Gauss
Contest
Thirty of our grade seven students recently
competed in the 2017 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. Anaya Jhutti achieved a score
of 117, Faizan Saheed earned 116, Sanjana Duhra, Jovan
Gill, and Jesslynn Hayer each scored 111, while Liam
Penados received 109. Also scoring over 100 were
Keerat Jhangria and Hassan Shafi. The grade seven teachers are very proud that almost 40% of our grade seven students participated in this very difficult contest.
Yuvraj Randhawa
Nick Dionne
Eshan Gill
Arsh Grewal
Eesha Pal
Chetan Sangha
Jovin Heir
Ezra Heayie
Jodhin Bhangoo
Teren Chahal
Laura Le
Haley Johal
Kylie Poole
Anna Tran
Meira Kallar
Nirbaan Toor
Gelila Zeudu
Maya Oza
Ravneet Bhangu
Muskan Sadioura
Joven Gill
Pod 3
Angela Aquino
Amreen Dhillon
Haley Johal
Kylie Poole
Jeevan Taggar
Pranavi Thapa
Jiya Parhar
Jesslynn Hayer
Sanjana Duhra
Amrita Kahlon
Jovan Gill
Jaden Narain
Sabrina Padam
Priya Gill
Nimrit Mangat
Avani Mahil
Another Awesome Year
For
Our Grade 6 Camp Zajac
Highlights from our Track Meet!
Thank you to our Chimney Hill Students and Staff!
1. School Fees – 2017/2018
Following is a list of estimated fees for materials
and activities for the 2017/2018 school year. According to
the District Policy, fees may be collected for student
planners, materials for personal use and for optional field
studies and student activities that are set by the school.
These fees reflect the actual cost of the service or
equipment.
Various Fees 2017/2018
Student Planners - $2.00
Field studies (max $15.00 field trip) – up to $75.00
Kindergarten School Supplies - $40.00
Primary School Supplies (through School Start school
supplies) - $50 - $75
Intermediate School Supplies (through School Start
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 Principal. If you have any questions about this
information, please contact the school. All payments for
school planner, materials and field studies are optional.
Thank you.
Passport to Reading Trophies
The following students received their Top
Reader Trophy for their participation in the Passport to
Reading Program this year:
Div. 1
Brayden Basi
Div. 4
Seerat Brar
Div. 7
Riya Gill
Div. 9
Khushi Chahal
Paul Cordoviz
Saahipal Gill
Kate Lamont
Aleana Narain
Kris Narang
Leah Poole
Rhea Randhawa
Balsher Sran
Justine Eldridge
Aryan Arora
Div. 10
Jane Biju
Ariya Maan
Riya Mittal
Seyan Pratheepan
Bobby Thakur
Waris Khinda
Div. 11
Serena Bains
Saiya Hayer
Noor Mhondi
Maya Qureshi
Div. 12
Bavneet Dhaliwal
Alisha Dhillon
Murungi Kataate
Priya Deol
Div. 13
Danistor Dominic
Div. 14
Julietta Guiterrez
Ayeesha Manhas
Sukraj Samra
Div. 15
Harneet Bhandal
Sahej Sidhu
Riya Toor
Kelvin Wu
Div. 16
Aarushi Ahuja
Prabhsimran Dhaliwal
Zionah Gayle
Mehak Grewal
Div. 17
Kyle Cordoviz
Sonia Dhillon
Moses Khan
Alyssa Padam
Shuili Vyas
Div. 18
Ashna Gill
Daksh Kumar
Fateh Mann
Ekamjyot Sran
Div. 19
Eliz Ali
Aneesha Gill
Dominic Nie
Aikam Thind
Ella To
Clarke Zanatta
Div. 20
Haneesha Dhanju
Twinkle Dhunna
Jai Randhawa
Jalisca Singh
Angelica Thiessen
Div. 21
Arman Bhandal
Sinaiah Gayle
Hayle Meisner
Mannat Sidhu
Div. 22
Jaya Atwal
Josiah Dominic
Gurjeevan Grewal
Alisha Kohli
Karina Padam
Kaitlin Zanatta
Div. 23
Poonam Dhillon
August Guitierrez
Saraya Padam
Gurleen Sandhu
Div. 24
Ethan Bains
Sahil Lal
Muskan Sandhu
Joven Toor
Div. 25
Sajan Atwal
Matthew Khera
Devesh Nair
Div. 26
Eknoor Dhaliwal
Div. 27
Shyla Kohli
Deeksha Kumar
Kavish Pratheepan
Div. 28
Arshawn Gill
Chimney Hill Calendar 2017/2018
Tuesday, September 5th School Opens 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, September 21st Meet the Teacher Evening
Monday, September 25th Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D)
(School Closed)
Friday, September 29th Terry Fox Run
Monday, October 9th Thanksgiving (School Closed)
Thursday, October 12th 1:25 p.m. Early Dismissal(Program
Assessment)
Wednesday, October 18th Individual Student Photos
Thursday, October 19th Interim Reports sent home
Friday, October 20th Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D)
Friday, November 3rd Curriculum Day(No School)
Thursday, November 9th Remembrance Day Assembly
Friday, November 10th Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D)
(School Closed)
Monday, November 13th Remembrance Day(School Closed)
Wednesday, November 15th Photo Retakes
Tuesday, December 12th First Reports sent home
Thursday, December 14th Parent-Teacher Conferences
(1:25 p.m. Early Dismissal)
Friday, December 22nd Last day before Christmas Vacation
Monday, January 8th School re-opens
Monday, February 12th Family Day(School Closed)
Friday, February 16th Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D)
March 19th – March 29th School Closure & Spring Break
Friday, March 30th Good Friday(school closed)
Monday, April 2nd Easter Monday (school closed)
Tuesday, April 10th 2nd reports go home
Thursday , April 12th 1:25 Early Dismissal
Friday, May 4th Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D)
Wed., May 16th – Fri., May 18th Grade 6’s to Camp
Monday, May 22rd Victoria Day(School Closed)
Monday, May 28th Non-Instructional Day
(School Closed)
Friday, June 15th Sports Day
Thursday, June 28th Last day of school for students
(1:25 p.m. early dismissal – Program
Assessment)