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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 #7 Friday, March 6, 2015

Dear Parents,

We are in the process of clarifying guidelines around bringing electronic devices (e.g. cell phones) to

school. There are times our students are using them in class for a variety of purposes, typically something

research related. They are a great tool but can be a problem if used inappropriately. An example of this is when

photos are taken and posted to social media sites without the consent of the individual. Your support will be very

helpful as we continue the conversation with your children on the appropriate use of these devices. More

information on this topic is forthcoming.

We will be phasing out paper copies of our newsletter. We already post it to our school website and e-mail

it to those of you who have provided e-mail addresses.

Our basketball season just concluded with 4 teams, two boys and two girls, participating in tournaments.

We also have two grade 6 developmental teams. In total we have approximately 90 students playing basketball.

We are very proud of the great accomplishments and commitment we are getting from our students, most of

whom have to arrive at school for 7:30 am practices. We firmly believe in creating opportunities for all children

to participate in athletic activities for the purpose of developing healthy lifestyles. This is our primary goal.

Thanks to these staff members for devoting many hours of volunteer time to support this: Mr. Colp,

Mr. Mohammed, Mrs. Scott, Ms. Kuzik, and Ms. Holt. Their efforts and skills are greatly appreciated.

We wish all of you a very enjoyable Spring Break.

Sincerely,

C.S. Baldry

Upcoming Dates

Fri., March 6th last day of school before Spring

Break

Mon., Mar. 23rd -

School Reopens

Wed., April 1 st - 12:45

- 2:15 Ready, Set, Learn

Fri., April 3rd - Good

Friday (school closed)

Mon., April 6th - Easter

(School Closed)

Thurs., April 16th - 2nd

Report cards go home

1:27 Early Dismissal parent/teacher

conferences

Running Club

Running Club begins March

24th - April 30th Running

Club is for 6 weeks this year.

We will run 3 days a week for 40 minutes - on

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. (2:30 - 3:10)

Permission forms were sent home in February.

Please sign & return to school.

Ready Set Learn

Wednesday, April 1st from 12:45 – 2:00 pm Chimney

Hill welcomes families with 3 year olds to visit and attend

Ready Set Learn. The afternoon will provide an opportunity

for you to see our school, meet other parents with pre-school

aged children and learn about some resources available to

help your child play, grow and learn. Your child can enjoy

taking part in a variety of events with other children from the

community in the gym.

Please note this event is arranged for 3 year olds. If

you have a 4 year old who will be attending kindergarten next

year, we will have a separate event to welcome your child to

Kindergarten on Tuesday, May 26th at 12:45.

Please RSVP by phone (604) 592-2913, if you are able

to bring your child.

FSA

Grade 4 and 7 students

have completed their

Foundation Skill

Assessments. We will

send home information

for parents by the

end of March.

Spring

Ahead!

Don’t forget

‘Daylight Savings

Time’ begins this

Sunday, March 8th .

Move your clocks

ahead 1 hour.

Kindergarten Registration

Children who will turn 5 on or before December 31, 2015 are eligible to begin school in September,

2015. Registration began Monday, January 19th. To register your child for Kindergarten, you will need to

bring in the following documentation:

Your child’s birth certificate or passport

Proof of citizenship for both the parent and the child

Proof of address (purchase or rental agreement, hydro bill, phone bill, cable bill)

Your child’s record of immunization and B.C. Care Card.

Proof of guardianship:

Child Tax Benefit statement, Universal Child Care Benefit Statement,

GST Rebate statements, Extended Health Benefit cards, Dental Benefit cards, or large Birth Certificate. If you know a family in our area who has a child turning five in 2015, please inform them about this

registration.

PINK DAY!

Div. 5, Mrs. Scott’s class, conducted a comprehensive survey of 137 students on ‘Pink Day’. The survey

questions asked students the following:

About being bullied

Observing someone being bullied

Intervening when you witness bullying

Cyberbullying

Where does bullying occur

Why to people bully

The results of the survey are encouraging, particularly with how our students respond to bullying

incidents. While many students say they had been bullied, the vast majority believed they managed the

problem by asking the person to stop, by getting support from a friend, or by telling an adult and

resolving the problem this way. Almost every student was able to use one or more strategy to resolve

problems.

All of us; students, you their parents, and staff should be heartened by the survey results.

CHIMNEY HILL NEWSLETTERS

Once again we would like to encourage all our

parents and staff to sign up on our Chimney Hill web

site to receive your newsletters. It is our goal to

distribute our newsletter by email only.

To sign up online go to our website:

www.surreyschools.ca/schools/chimneyhill

At the bottom of the school page you will see a box

asking for your email address.

STUDENT ILLNESS

We have had many students come to school sick.

If your child is showing symptoms of the flu or coughing

continually, please keep them home until

they are well. When students come to

school sick they spread their viruses to

other students and staff.

GRADE SIX BOYS’ BASKETBALL 2015

Chimney Hill loves its basketball! We had so many

eager participants this season. The grade six boys

practiced twice a week and focused on basic skill

development and game play. The boys were extremely fun

to work with and consistently demonstrated excellent

effort, energy and enthusiasm throughout the entire

season. It was a privilege working with such a talented

group of individuals and watching their skills improve

dramatically over the course of the season.

We are extremely proud of the following

individuals who made up the Grade Six Boys’ Basketball

this year:

Grade 6 Girls Basketball

What a great season we had this year with our

Grade 6 girls! From the very beginning of the season it

was clear that this team of girls would be dedicated and

ready to take on any challenge, and that is exactly what

they did. We had a short season, with only 4 practices

and 2 games, but what a difference we saw from the first

practice to the last game! The team had a great time

playing against T.E. Scott where they had a chance to

develop their game playing skills. In both games we

came out with a well-deserved victory, each girl making

an active contribution to earn those wins. Every girl on

the team should be proud of how far they came and both

Mr. Mohammad and Miss Holt encouraged them to all

come out to play next year for the Grade 7 girls’ team.

Hope to see you then!!

GRADE SIX GIRLS

Arsh Chohan

Sukhmani Dhillon

Avaani Dhinsa

Megan Haynes

Yong Shu Morgan

Aaina Bhathal

Gurpreet Arora

Karleena Parmar

Simran Nagra

Lizzy Inglis

Manpreet Gill

Guntaas Benipal

Gursharan Dhanda

Samera Sanghera

Jamie Steeves

Lauren Dhunna

Maneet Deol

Parteek Dhillon

Sahil Dhillon

Ishaan Sidhu

Shaan Sidhu

Raj Jhaj

Gavin Khaira

Jordan Takama

Taran Ghuman

Kahrun Atwal

Rohit Sarai

Jacob Scott

Daniel Vukelich

Daniel Zhang

LJ Milfrise

Ashneel Charan

Hakam Basran

Farhan Fareed

Karanvir Hayer

Karan Gill

Bhavnoor Khangura

Besart Lala

Gavin Rai

Gurvir Saini

Cyrus Sandhu

Devon Ghag

Imraj Johal

Sabari Muthukumaran

Neil Arora

GRADE 7 BOYS

Our grade 7 boys completed a highly

successful season. The most impressive and enjoyable

part of coaching the boys, was their energy and

commitment to playing as a team. For example, not all

players are skilled at scoring baskets, but all players

can develop skills to help our shooters get quality

scoring chances. Our players bought into this concept

at the beginning of the season and therefore, by the

end of the season, were making significant

contributions to the success of our offense. Likewise

they worked very well together defensively.

This group of boys made all of us very proud:

Rayhaan Jailani

AJ Akinsola

Jericho Tan

Rohan Patil

Samraj Atwal

Taj Pattar

Jai Grewal

Marcus Thiessen

Jaydan Kooner

Samuel Esteban

Arron Johal

Hemanga Rimal

Jagnoor Mann

Mustafa Kaddoura

Rahul Oza

Rohan Lal

Kabir Dhillon

Ajay Deol

Amir Allehewi

Devin Dang

Taran Ghuman - Gr. 6

Lothario Milfrise - Gr. 6

Jacob Scott - Gr. 6

Besart Lala - Gr. 6

Ishaan Sidhu - Gr. 6

Raymon Saran

Amit Grewal

GRADE 7 GIRLS

The grade 7 girls basketball team wrapped up

their 2015 season by sending teams to play days at

Cambridge Elementary and here at our school,

finishing third and fourth respectively. The girls

showed a great deal of improvement in their individual

skills and in their understanding and use of team play

strategies. We entered two teams in the regular

season schedule while using some grade six players to

fill out our rosters. The coaches are very proud of

how our girls competed and represented our school

this year. We hope that they continue to play this

sport when they move on to high school next year.

This group of girls made all of us very proud:

Aarti Dhuma

Aliyah Rahim

Allison Poole

Amrit Dhaliwal

Benicia Chaudhary

Esha Chand

Furwah Bokhari

Jasmine Chahal

Jeevyn Atwal

Kisha Karan

Laurine Iyama

Manisha Deol

Maya Khera

Puneet Chahal

Rasana Dhillon

Ruth Wleh

Sara Wiseman

Serena Dhillon

Tania Dhatt

Teeya Li

Tristan Besse

Vaneeza Quamar

Samera Sanghera

Gurpreet Arora

Aaina Bhathal