November 30, 2016, With Thanks Many parents have commented on our hallway display cabinet located outside of the gym. The space has been transforming regularly thanks to a dedicated group of students and Ms. Cuthbert. So far they have led us to the Hogwarts half door, reminded us to reflect on the sacrifices of those who fought for our freedom and most recently, into a winter wonderland. I would encourage everyone to have a look the next time you are in the school and I would like to extend a big thank you to the entire team for the effort they have put into building our school spirit. Volleyball Volleyball season finishes tomorrow with the Girls’ team playing in their competitive tournament. The Boys’ wrapped up their season yesterday and represented our school well, finishing second in our zone. Under the guidance of their coaches, the students have made tremendous progress during the season and have been great ambassadors for Gilpin. I would like to say thank you to the kids for their participation, to the parents for their support for driving the students to their games, and to the coaches who donated their time to give the students this opportunity. Great work everyone! Basketball season begins in January and is open to all of our students in Grades Six and Seven. I hope to see as many as students as possible joining the teams. Report Cards Report cards will be sent home on December 8th. This can be a very exciting and nervous time for students and we want it to be a positive experience for them. Please take the time with your child to review the report card and talk about their successes and their efforts during the term. Also have your child pick one or two things they can work on going forward and have them set these as goals. Newsletter News Lastly, starting in January, we will be changing the format of our newsletter. Instead of sending it out once a month as a link to a pdf, we will be posting our news items directly to the website. We hope that this helps us better share with you the great things that are happening here at Gilpin. If you would like to make sure that you don’t miss anything, click on the subscribe button located at the bottom right hand side of the page and you will receive an email each time we update the website.   Sincerely,    Blake Briscoe  

Gator News 5490 Eglinton Street Burnaby BC V5G 2B2 http://gilpin.sd41.bc.ca November 2016

PRINCIPAL: MR. BLAKE BRISCOE PAC Co-CHAIR: HEELAH TAI & GILL BASSETT HEAD TEACHER: MR. JEEVAN DOSANJH PAC SECRETARY: ALISON DRUMMOND SECRETARY: MS. LISA QUER PAC TREASURER: ED SIT

Mission Statement: Gilpin Elementary School strives to promote an awareness of self and others and an appreciation of individual differences within a supportive and purposeful environment. Opportunities are provided through varied learning experiences for students to develop a love for learning and to be independent thinkers. We believe in nurturing a positive attitude in students which will further their intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth.

West Coast Weather With the weather changing please have your child dress appropriately. We will be sending the students outside for fresh air at recess and lunch unless the weather is very uncooperative and raining heavily.

The November COLA was buzzing!  

The students, parents and teachers were excited to see all the wonderful learning that has been taking place this last month.  Parents expressed their apprecia on about the cri cal thinking going on at Gilpin and with the reading club put on by Ms. Heselton.  The whole gym was filled with laughter from the jokes by our Grade 6 and 7 comedians.  A big thanks to Tamara, Marko and Rajn from division 1.  Finally, the poetry by Mr. Rich’s class had the kids focused and many people commented on the crea vity. Great work! 

Congratulations to all the following students who completed 50 nights of reading through the Summer Reading Program at the Burnaby Public Library!! Kindergarten – Ari V, Sophia F, Mia W, Avery B, Matteo I, Ella W, Grade 1 – Thurston M, Faith H, Cameron S, Monique W, Danny D Grade 2 – Daniel V, Ivan L, Shera C, Brandon W, Scotia B, Javier N, Leon B Grade 3 – Sophia P, Shalyna Najera, Jamie D Grade 4 – Kate A, Max H, Noah H, Rachel J, Daniel F, Leilani W, Kaitlynn S, Theo B, Meaghan P Grade 5 – Ada Y, Teagan W, Connor R, Charlotte J Grades 6 and 7 – Jordan B, Sora U Keep your Gilpin Reading Club forms coming in!

Scholastic Book Fair Do you need some gifts and want our library to have some more new books? Come visit the book fair in Gilpin's library Tuesday, December 6 to Tuesday, December 12 at lunch and after school until 3:30. On Wednesday, December 14, the night of the concert, the book fair will be open at 5:15 and for half an hour after the concert. All purchases benefit our school. Hope to see you there!

Save the date ‐ December 14! We will be having 2 performances of our Winter Concert on December 14 at 1:45 and 6:00pm Evening performances are quite popular and with limited seating in our gymnasium, we encourage those to can to come to the afternoon performance. In the coming weeks, your child’s teachers will be letting you know about arrival times for students for the evening performances, as well as any dress requirements.    Bake Sale: The Grade 7 Parent Committee is organizing a bake sale at both performances of the Winter Concert.  All proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the Grade 7 graduating class to raise funds for their events throughout the year.    Samosa Fundraiser This year’s Grade 7 Parent Committee is keeping up the tradition of organizing a “Veggie SAMOSA Fundraiser” at the Gilpin Winter Concerts! This Parent Committee will be selling the “Veggie” Samosas for $1.00/each and families who wish to place an order will need to fill out a Pre‐Order Form and return it to Gilpin by:  December 6th.  All proceeds will be for the Grade 7’s legacy project and leaving class events  

 .With the holiday season fasting approaching, 

we would like to ask for your help in making the holidays better for children in a neighbouring school in Burnaby. Our Christmas Tree has been set up in the Foyer and we encourage you to stop by and pick up a gift tag with a child’s name and age on it, for whom you can buy a gift. Please drop gifts to the school office by Friday December 9. If you would prefer to offer a monetary donation, any donation over $25 is eligible for a tax receipt. Over the past 4 years, our community has brightened the holidays for more than 300 Burnaby kids!! Thank you for your generous support

Photographer: Sabine H.

A WALK THROUGH ANCIENT EGYPT By MIKKAL

WHO WAS INVITED?

On Monday, November 14, 2016, divisions 1 and 2 (Grade 6 and 7’s) had an ancient Egypt open house in the gym. They invited all family members, friends, students, and staff to attend. The gym was filled with numerous displays of different topics that taught the participants about life in ancient Egypt.

WHAT DID THE DISPLAYS INCLUDE?

All of the displays included posters. Some of the displays included slideshows, brochures, and sample artifacts, such as a cat mummy and weapons (bow and arrow, spear, and many more). Some of the topics included cats, weapons, daily life, sports, transportation, Gods and Goddesses, education, pyramids, Egypt in general, and more.

DID I HAVE A FAVORITE STATION?

My favourite topic was transportation. Ziyana, Katie, and Sabine were the group of students who researched and presented the topic. I learned that chariots weren’t just used for carrying things, they were also used for war.

WAS IT A SUCCESS?

The ancient Egypt open house met its objective to increase students’ understanding of what makes a culture unique as well as to help them see and appreciate cultural similarities and differences between our own present day life. I interviewed several students and asked them about their thoughts. Here’s what I heard. Charlotte from grade 5 said excitedly: “I thought it was cool because there were some crazy facts, like an evil god with a snakehead.” Cason from grade 1 said, “I thought it was very interesting and I liked learning about the gods and goddesses.” Justin from grade 5 said, “I liked the projects and I learned some new facts about ancient Egypt.” Jared A. from grade 4 said, “I liked the Egyptian products.” I also interviewed some presenters in Grade 7 about what they enjoyed most about the open house. Jacob said, “I liked talking to kids about sports, like soccer.” Maddie said, “I liked being able to film a video to show the students so they can know more about Egypt.” Willow said, “I liked teaching the other kids what I learnt about cats in ancient Egypt.” Kiana said, “I enjoyed learning and watching my peers educate Gilpin school about ancient Egypt. Also, the costumes gave me a good laugh.” Alicia said, “It was very interesting.” Then I interviewed Mrs. KC (division 2 teacher) and Mr. Dosanjh (division 1 teacher). I asked them what they liked about the project. Mrs. KC said, “I was proud of how well prepared division 1 and 2 were for their presentation. I also liked how much knowledge they had about ancient Egypt and how they shared their information. I was appreciative of how many students, staff, and family members choose to come down to the open house to share our students learning.” Mr. Dosanjh said, “All the projects were very different, students were very creative. For example: Sean and Alex made a journal from the past, kids learned a lot from the project, and groups helped each other.” Fantastic job and thank you for educating us, Division 1 & 2. 

I saw these beautiful cherry blossom trees when I was walking with my family in Deer Lake Park. The trees reminded me of spring and summer. I miss these seasons when they end, but, there is a lot of excitement at school. Now, I can’t wait for Winter. I was excited to see the petals bloom, instead I will look forward to enjoying the snow and frost on the trees.

 

FUN LACROSSE 2017 For new players - boys & girls ages 5-10

5 Sessions for $25 - No equipment required Played indoors at Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozelles Avenue

SPACE LIMITED, REGISTER EARLY! www.burnabylacrosse.com for signup information

Need more info? Susan @ 604-312-6181 or burnabyfunlacrosse@gmail.com

Friday Jan 20 – Feb 17 Group #1 6:00 – 7:00 pm Group #2 7:00 – 8:00 pm Saturday Jan 21 – Feb 18 Group #1 10:00 – 11:00 am Group #2 11:00 – 12:00 noon Sunday Jan 22 – Feb 19 Group #1 9:00 – 10:00 am

Burnaby Neighbourhood House

will be running winter break daycamp from

9:00am–3:00pm over the winter break.

* Registration begins November 16th, 2016 *

When: Dec 19th - 31st, 2016 (Closed Dec 26th & 27th)

Time: 9:00 am—3:00 pm

Locations: Clinton, Stride & 12th Ave

Contact on site supervisor or Stasi @ (604) 431-0400

Maywood, Marlborough & Suncrest

Contact on site supervisor or Scott @ (604) 431-0400

Gilpin, Lochdale & Douglas Rd

Contact on site supervisor or Kathy @ (604) 294 -5444

Cost:$35 per day (option of $12 extra for full day)

Age: Grades 1-7

The children will take part in a variety of activities such as gym games, crafts, cooking, and field trips.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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4 5 6 BookFair

7 PACHotLunch:Dominos

8 ReportCardssenthometodayBookFair

9 BookFair

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11 12 BookFair PACHotLunch:FreshSlice

13 BookFair

14 WinterConcert:1:45and6:00BookFair:before&aftereveningconcert

15 16 PancakeBreakfast

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December

Winter Break: December 17 – January 2

Winter Break: December 17 – January 2

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