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)