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: Ms. L. Schrag

Newsletter #4 Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Dear Parents

As Halloween is less than two weeks away we will be talking to your children about Halloween safety. For

example, members of our grade 7 leadership team will be giving safety tips over the P.A. system. Please take

time to review Halloween safety with your children.

During the months of October and November, many families will be participating in Eid and Diwali

celebrations. Eid is a special time of year for Muslims. Eid al-Adha is also know as the feast of sacrifice and

marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Eid is also a time for families to come together and celebrate

with food and exchanging of gifts.

Originating in India, Diwali is celebrated by many members of the Sikh and Hindu faiths. Around the

world, this “festival of lights” is celebrated with small clay lamps and families getting to gather to share in

festive feasts and dancing. Fireworks are often lit to scare off evil spirits in order to make way for wealth,

happiness and prosperity.

Eid Mubarak Oct 15th & Happy Diwali Nov. 3rd Chimney Hill!

Your children have been and will be learning about a program called the ‘Virtues Project’. The lessons

revolve around discussions about 52 different virtues. Please take time to discuss how these virtues fit into

your family structure or culture. (The virtues poster is including in this newsletter)

Sincerely,

C.S. Baldry

Upcoming Dates

Thurs., Oct. 24th - Student Photo

Day

Fri., Oct. 25th - Pro-D (School

Closed)

Thurs., Nov. 7th - Remembrance Day

Assembly

Fri., Nov. 8th - Pro-D (School

Closed)

Mon., Nov. 11th - Remembrance Day

(school closed)

Fri., Nov. 22nd Photo Retakes

Sat., Nov. 23rd Craft/Book Fair

Tues., Dec. 10th Report Cards go

home

2014 Whistler Ski/Board Trip

Grades 5—7

We still have space available for the

ski/Snowboarding trip that will take place on

Saturday, February 8th. We have extended

the registration date to Thursday, October

31st.

You can pick up a

registration package from the

office or see Mr. Findlay in

Room 222.

Time Change Saturday,

November 2nd

Don’t forget to

turn back your

clocks 1 hour on

Saturday,

November 2nd.

Remembrance Day

Assembly

Our Remembrance Day

Assembly will be held on

Thursday, November 7th, at 10:45 am

Photo Day - Thursday, October 24th

For best results on photo day DO NOT

WEAR GREEN COLOURED CLOTH-

ING, clothing that has GREEN COL-

OURED PATTERNS in it or SOLID

WHITE.

Chess Club at Chimney Hill

Chess Club will be starting on Wed.,

Oct. 30th! Is your child in gr. 4 to 7?

Does he or she play chess? Then come

to the library every Wednesday at

12:00 noon

Cross Country 2013

We had an excellent season in Cross Country with glorious weather and approximately 80 enthusias-

tic participants. It is inspiring to see so many students working on their personal fitness first. This year we ran

the Terry Fox route and noticed how many students improved in their ability to run the route for the entire 20

minutes. We also started our warm-up this year with lively music in the gym.

Thank you to Mrs. Hilton for volunteering her time to help organize parent drivers, and ensuring students

were accounted for in a safe manner. Thank you to our teacher and parent drivers and to our coaches Mrs.

Ramsden, Mrs. Harms, Mrs. Dayal, Mrs. Mauro, Mrs. Calbick, Ms. Johal and Mrs. Gazo. Thank you to Mr. Baldry

for overseeing organization of the event at Fleetwood Park.

We hope to see those of you in grades 3 - 7 out again this spring for Track and Field. Parents, please

continue to encourage physical fitness in your children.

A special recognition to our ribbon winners who ran exceptionally well at the meet.

Our Cross Country Team this year (our ribbon winners who ran exceptionally well in one or more meets are

starred):

Grade 3

Alisha Dhillon

Cassidy McCullagh**

Cindy Nguyen

Esha Gill

Mirembe Kataate

Olivia Snow

Shaneil Young

ZemZem Radhi

Amar Saini

Anush Patel

Aris Mehat

Arshinder Singh

Bishop Obey-Anaskan

Brayden Hughston

Briendel Singh

Christian Prost**

Daman Panaych

Eshan Gill

Ezra Heayie

Gurshan Sran**

Hayden Johal**

Jacob Dela Cruz

Jayden Martin**

Jodhin Bhangoo**

Jordan McDonald

Joshua Le

Joven Sangha

Jovin Grewal

Jovin Heir

Kaden Kajla

Karanveer Singh

Rohin Thind

Taylen Smith

Veer Gill

Grade 4 – Girls

Angela Aquino

Ashleen Naidu

Bhavna Taggar

Grace Holloway

Harleen Dhillon

Jeevan Tagger

Jessica Kulai

Milana Chin

Sanjana Duhra

Grade 4 – Boys

Brayden Basi

Gurek Sran**

Jaden Narain

Jovan Gill

Karmveer Rai

Marcus Choi

Navraj Dhanda**

Nicholas Atwal

Taran Mann

Grade 5 - Girls

Jaya Dial**

Lauren Dhunna

Megan Haynes**

Naisha Garg**

Grade 5 - Boys

Daniel Guillermo

Dexter Obey-Anaskan

Gavin Khaira

Ishaan Sidhu

Jonathan Hilton**

Karanvir Hayer**

Grade 6 - Girls

Aarti Dhunna**

Anna Nguyen

Jadorrah Singh**

Kisha Karan**

Prema Blanchette**

Puneet Chahal**

Reisha Nair

Serena Dhillon**

Teeya Li**

Grade 6 - Boys

AJ Akinsola

Amir Allehewi**

Amit Grewal

Arron Johal**

Jagnoor Mann**

Hargun Dhaliwal

Grade 7 - Girls

Cassie Heffernan**

Jasmine Ram**

Jenine Hira**

Navya Garg**

Rhea Parhar**

Grade 7 - Boys

Aaron Sutanto**

Brandon Coombes**

Rajan Mann

Yuvraj Ghuman

Soccer News - Gr. 7 Boys & Girls Chimney Hill has many talented athletes. We had over half of our grade 7s participate

in soccer this year!

Girls Team

Saiya Bansal

Gurleen Mangat

Ramika Cheema

Jeevyn Atwal

Serena Dhillon

Lovleen Dhaliwal

Vaneeza Qamar

Laurine Iyama

Grade 7 Boys Soccer

The Grade 7 Boys soccer team was made up of over 20 members. The

season was a short one with practices and games being held on Wednesdays. The

boys committed to several practices and two games. We played a very skilled

team from Surrey Centre and we also played Bear Creek displaying hard work and

determination. Ms. Van Berkel would like

to thank all boys who came out played

some soccer and had fun. We really im-

proved this season.

Sujanya Dhillon

Fiona Poland

Jenine Hira

Neelam Sekhon

Esha Gill

Tania Dhatt

Aarti Dhunna

Simi Grewal

Jasmine Ram

Kandace Nevado

Simran Toor

Shaina Gill

Tina Tran

Rasana Dhillon

Jadorrah Singh

Haneen Kaddoura

Rhea Parhar

Anna Nguyen

Mackenzie Milonas

Lily Trinh

Yuvraj Ghuman

Marc Stocco

Vikram Hayre

Samir Buttar

Jivan Samra

Rajin Siddoo

Guandeep Mann

Ethan Raines

Harjan Nagra

Michael Melara

Abhay Moghaddam

Arunjit Virk

Kalvin Sandhu

Manav Sidhu

Akash Gill

Rajan Mann

Jordan Weekes

Brayden Lam

Harman Grewal

Armon Padda

Manraj Bains

Gavin Rai

Liam Basi

Aman Padda

A Message From Your Student Council

Your student council would like to remind you that Halloween is no fun if someone gets hurt. It's easy to be safe. Just slow down, stay together and make smart choices. Here are 25 great tips for having a safe and fun Halloween this year:

1. Always stay in well lit areas. 2. Look both ways before crossing the street.

3. Wear shoes that fit properly. 4. Don't go near a fire cracker on the ground. Tell an adult instead.

5. Stay together. Don't go anywhere alone. 6. Never run in your costume.

7. Stay away from houses that are dark 8. Put reflective tape on your costume so drivers can see you.

9. Never scare other people, even as a joke. 10. Don't eat treats that are homemade or in open packages.

11. Carry a flashlight with fresh batteries to see and be seen. 12. Never cut across yards or use alleys.

13. Wear face paint or make up instead of wearing a mask. 14. Stay away from lit candles and jack-o-lanterns.

15. Make sure someone in your group has a cell phone. 16. Never go into someone else's house or car.

17. Cross the street at a corner or a crosswalk. 18. Don't eat any candy until it has been checked by an adult.

19. Never touch, hold or use a fire cracker. 20. If you decide to wear a mask, cut large eyeholes so you can see.

21. Don't zig zag across the street. Do one side then the other. 22. Stay with an adult at all times.

23. Leave animals alone. Halloween is scary enough for them. 24. Never fight with toy weapons, even as a joke.

25. Always remember to say thank you.