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The Midpointe<br />
News and opinion for <strong>Southpointe</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> Families<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 3, 2011<br />
In this issue:<br />
• New Building Site Update<br />
• Multicultural Night<br />
• School News<br />
• GYP News<br />
• MYP News<br />
• Sports Update & Calendar<br />
• Upcoming Events Calendar
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!<br />
…to all those parents who have supported the Class Competition and have<br />
sponsored a performance!<br />
It is still not too late to sponsor a performance and purchase tickets for the<br />
Multicultural Evening!<br />
As of this morning, Animal Yoga is leading the way with $2000 in sponsors with<br />
the Filipino Stick Dance a close second at $ 1450.<br />
Please come by the front office and drop off your form. We look forward to seeing<br />
you at the Multicultural Event on <strong>Mar</strong>ch 11, 2011.<br />
If you have any questions, please call me at the school at 604-948-8826.<br />
Shahin Virji and the Multicultural Committee<br />
OUR "GLOBAL VILLAGE SPONSORS" To DATE:<br />
Band Ensemble Sponsored by: Mr Baldwin $250<br />
"Justin Bieber" Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Shahin Virji $250<br />
Animal Yoga Sponsored by: Anonymous $500<br />
Bahi family $250<br />
Anonymous $250<br />
Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Devji Family $250<br />
Malkit Parmar $250<br />
Chinese Dragon Dance Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Nav Mangat $500<br />
Jhutee family $250
<strong>Mar</strong>imba Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Bahi family $250<br />
Jim and Sharon Cook $100<br />
Filipino Stick Dance Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $500<br />
Nav Mangat $500<br />
Anonymous 500<br />
Moray Bailey $100<br />
MC Paint and Reno $100<br />
Square Dancing Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Dream Laser and Skin Care Inc. $125<br />
Scottish Dancing Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Mass Choir Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Carson family $500<br />
Rai Family $150<br />
Thorsten and Jacques Schaub $60<br />
Seniors Boys Bhangra Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Jagjit and Kulwinder Gill $500<br />
A Class Electric $500<br />
Senior Girls Bhangra Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Oasis Windows $500<br />
Sony and Preet Nagra $25<br />
Girls Gidda Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Raj Arneja $250<br />
Jollys Indian Bistro and Fleetwood Salon $250<br />
Oasis windows $500<br />
Rai family $150<br />
Junior Boys Bhangra Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Jollys Indian Bistro and Fleetwood Salon $250<br />
Sony and Preet Nagra $25<br />
Dream Laser and Skin Care Inc. $125<br />
Girls Bollywood Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Kam and Dal Nagra $250<br />
Ballet/ Lyrical Dance Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Flamenco Dance Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Dr. Mangat, Ms. Leo, Ms. Mah, Mrs. Slinn, Ms. Cook<br />
$ 100<br />
Mexican Dance Sponsored by: Mr Baldwin $250<br />
Chinese Traditional Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Julia common $250<br />
" Show Crew" Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Kirshenblatt family $100<br />
"Elvis" Sponsored by: Mr. Baldwin $250<br />
Mr. McCall $250<br />
Thank you to all of you who have sponsored. We appreciate your support.<br />
- The Multicultural Committee
We list below the events of the evening. If you would like to join us in sponsoring<br />
one or more events, please complete the form. Thanks for your consideration.<br />
Band Ensemble<br />
“Justin Bieber”<br />
$500<br />
$500<br />
Gr. K &1 Yoga (Animal Kingdom) $500<br />
Gr. 2 Chinese Dragon Dance<br />
$500<br />
Gr. 3 <strong>Mar</strong>imiba $500<br />
Gr. 4<br />
Gr. 5 & 6<br />
Filipino Stick Dance $500<br />
Square Dancing $500<br />
MYP Scottish Dancing $500<br />
Gr. 6 -12 Massed Choir<br />
Sr. Boys Bhangra<br />
Sr. Girls Bhangra<br />
Girls Ghidda<br />
Jr. Boys Bhangra<br />
Girls Bollywood<br />
Ballet/Dance<br />
Flamenco<br />
Mexican<br />
Show Crew<br />
The Event Itself<br />
Total Remitted<br />
$500<br />
Bhangra Dancing $500<br />
Bhangra Dancing $500<br />
$500<br />
Bhangra Dancing $500<br />
$500<br />
$500<br />
$500<br />
$500<br />
$500<br />
$2500<br />
Donor Name (as you would like to be acknowledged): _____________________________<br />
Contact Name: __________________________Email:__________________________<br />
Address:_______________________________ City/Prov.______Postal Code___________<br />
Telephone:___________________________ Donor’s Signature______________________<br />
METHOD OF PAYMENT<br />
__ VISA __ MC CREDIT CARD NO. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __<br />
EXPIRY DATE __ __ / __ __ SIGNATURE: _____________________________<br />
CHEQUE (Please make cheque payable to: <strong>Southpointe</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>) CASH<br />
$
SCHOOL NEWS<br />
Irresistibly Entertaining<br />
Last week, a movie entitled “The King’s Speech” was honoured as the year’s best<br />
picture at the <strong>Academy</strong> Awards. This movie follows the story of King George VI of<br />
as he overcomes a debilitating speech impediment and inspires his country with a<br />
moving radio address on September 3, 1939.<br />
Newsweek claimed the movie was “irresistibly entertaining” and the New York<br />
Post affirmed that it was “an immense crowd pleaser”.<br />
Well, I may be mistaken, but I believe these exact phrases have been used in the<br />
past to describe <strong>Southpointe</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>’s Annual Public Speaking Competition!<br />
On Monday, <strong>Mar</strong>ch 7, the entire school community is invited to attend this annual<br />
event. In the past week, each grade has held a classroom competition to<br />
determine the best speeches. These “gold” speeches are invited to the finals of<br />
the Public Speaking Competition. Beginning at 8:30am in the church sanctuary,<br />
our chosen representatives from Grades 1-5 will share their speeches. There will<br />
be a short award ceremony at about 9:35 am followed by an intermission. At this<br />
point the students from Grade 1 to 3 will return to their classes. The competition<br />
starts up again by 10:00 am with the MYP students and finishes with the<br />
speeches from our GYP students. We anticipate that the event will go no later<br />
than 12:00 pm. (Please be aware that all times are our best estimates but can<br />
vary depending on the length of this year’s speeches).<br />
In an exciting twist, the judging panels for this year’s speeches will include some<br />
of <strong>Southpointe</strong>’s very own teachers!<br />
Here are this year’s “gold” level speakers that will be competing on Monday:<br />
Grade One Kate Heras, Rachel Johnson, Ethan Gray<br />
Grade Two Carson Almrud, Reese Freeman<br />
Grade Three Ali Jafri, Milan Bahi<br />
Grade Four Amaan Kler, Chris Pake<br />
Grade Five Kenny Ross, Brent Morrison<br />
Grade Six Frank Carson, Ashley Dhanda, Meaghan MacKenzie, Trevor Yu<br />
Grade Seven Brenna Krause, Aaron Smail<br />
Grade Eight Aliyyah Jafri, Amrita Dhillon, Taryn Jessop, Declan Hodgins<br />
Grade Nine Morgan Leung, Karmveer Panaich, Kathleen Jackson, Leah<br />
Bracken<br />
Grade Ten Ziyaan Harji<br />
Grade Eleven Sonja Gill, Paul McCarlie<br />
Grade Twelve Ammen Bains, Manny Gill, Colin Sommerfield
If you have never been to our Annual Public Speaking Competition before,<br />
believe me when I say that you are missing out. Some of you may remember<br />
last year’s winning speeches from Alex Semple, Kathleen Jackson, Liam Koller,<br />
and Jonathan Tuazon … they really were IRRESISTIBLY ENTERTAINING!<br />
Mr. Bruce Griffioen<br />
Team Leader of Curriculum and Assessment<br />
SOME NOTES FOR THIS YEARS’ COMPETITORS:<br />
Please come straight to the church sanctuary on Monday morning at 8:00 am for an instructions<br />
and a sound check. You do not need to report to your homeroom.<br />
Please remember to adjust the introduction of your speech to say, “Good Morning, Mr. Baldwin,<br />
honorable judges, teachers, parents, and fellow students …”.
Helping Our Friends in New Zealand<br />
Last Thursday we ran a Canteen for Christchurch and raised $1558.77, which we<br />
will be sending to the Oxford Area School for distribution in Christchurch. We<br />
would like to thank the entire community for your support. So many students<br />
made repeat visits through out the day and parents came by at the end of the<br />
day to help us empty out the tables and take home goodies for their families. Our<br />
Grade Nine students, just back from their project Discover Program in<br />
Christchurch, think they can raise just a little bit more for their new friends in<br />
New Zealand and thus they are planning another canteen which will feature their<br />
home made goodies. Watch out for details of the date for this sale sponsored by<br />
this group of concerned and committed students.
GRADE 9 PROJECT DISCOVER – Zajac Ranch<br />
In February, our Grade 9 students had the choice of two fantastic Project<br />
Discover trips – a social and academic retreat to Zajac Ranch near Maple Ridge,<br />
or an international exchange with Oxford Area School in New Zealand. Everyone<br />
has come back to school with smiles on their faces and fond memories of their<br />
experiences. Here are some photos and testimonials from these trips.<br />
How good do you think grade 9 camp was? Well, I want to start by saying how<br />
great the food was! It was just amazing. The cabins and everything were just<br />
perfect, but then came the weather… we can’t say that it was great, but is was<br />
ok because we were sleeping in cabins and not tents! Personally, I think this<br />
year’s camp was the best one so far.<br />
At camp we did many new things. We rode horses, went on high ropes and on<br />
low ropes. This was the first time I’d ever ridden a horse or done high ropes.<br />
The low ropes were pretty challenging but our team still managed to finish<br />
them. We also did some other things, like swimming and team games. Overall,<br />
camp was a great experience and each and every one of you should visit Zajac<br />
Ranch at least once.<br />
- Jasmin Sekhon
New Zealand<br />
This year some of the Grade 9’s traveled to New Zealand, and I was one of them. New Zealand<br />
was a great experience! First thing we did when we got there was meet our homestay. In the<br />
beginning I found it kind of boring and that first day I just wanted to go home, but then I<br />
realized is wasn’t that bad. My homestay was really nice; she cooked food that I liked and took<br />
me to a mall in Christchurch. After the weekend, we were off to camp for three days.<br />
At camp we played challenge games, helped out the environment by pulling out wilding pines,<br />
some of us went caving, then we camped overnight in tents. The next day we explored Castle<br />
Hill Rocks and some of us tried rock climbing. That afternoon we had to raft to where we were<br />
going to stay for the second night. It took 4 hours to raft there, and 3 hours again the next<br />
morning. One thing I learned while rafting was that it really makes a difference if one person is<br />
not rowing. We had to work together and we had to work hard. This was a once in a lifetime<br />
experience. I really enjoyed staying there. Good luck to the Grade 9’s next year.<br />
- Pooja Cheema
GYP NEWS<br />
UNIVERSITY NEWS:<br />
GYP University Admissions:<br />
This week for admissions:<br />
Ramneet Basraon, Queen's<br />
Randeep Bhullar, McGill<br />
Vishav Gill, McGill and SFU<br />
Benia Nowak, Guelph<br />
Kevin Shen, McGill<br />
Michelle Weatherby, Guelph<br />
Manny Gill, U of T, Woodsworth College<br />
Aman Virk, SFU<br />
Tawny Ling, University of Western Ontario<br />
Students begin to self-report their grades to UBC this <strong>Mar</strong>ch.<br />
UBC Engineering 2011<br />
Celebrate Research Week: <strong>Mar</strong>ch 4 - 11: Interested in clean energy, the future<br />
of Vancouver, Microfluidics or other topics related to engineering. Free lectures<br />
are offered at UBC over this week.<br />
Degree in a Day: Learn about UBC Engineering Programs and talk to current<br />
engineering students.<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 21 - Monday<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 25 - Friday<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 30 - Wednesday<br />
April 8 - Friday<br />
April 18 - Monday<br />
To RSVP: go to www.ubc.ca and click on the events page<br />
Attention:<br />
Students who are thinking of applying to American universities next year should<br />
write their SATs and SAT IIs this spring or summer at the latest. The Common<br />
Application is available usually at the beginning of Summer. Students and<br />
parents should check over this application to make sure they follow all the<br />
necessary steps.<br />
Submitted by Susan Kirkwood
SPA 2011 SCIENCE FAIR<br />
Do you ever wonder about the foxhole radios, why we feel hungry, whether<br />
there is a new form of plastic around the horizon? Feel free to check the<br />
answers to these questions in the Educafe this week as the Science Fair Projects<br />
done by Naman Sharma, Jaskirat Mann, Mohammad Khamseh, Sumit Sharma,<br />
Declan Hodgins and Anmol Sangha have tried to answer them.<br />
The hard work and the perseverance of these students for the last four months<br />
is evident in their projects. Each group of these self-motivated scientists came<br />
up with their unique topic and carried their research through with flying colors.<br />
Their enthusiasm and pride was evident in the way they did their presentations<br />
before the panel of judges.<br />
Congratulations to all of them for making it to the Regional Science Fair to be<br />
held on April 7-8, 2011, at Kwantlen College, Surrey! Thanks to all the<br />
teachers, parents and students who volunteered their time and gave their<br />
invaluable feedback to make this science fair successful!<br />
Submitted by Pritpal Saini
MYP NEWS<br />
Vote for <strong>Southpointe</strong><br />
<strong>Academy</strong> to win $500!<br />
Voting for the BC Green Games winners is underway<br />
until <strong>Mar</strong>ch 31!<br />
Would you like to help <strong>Southpointe</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> win $500 and<br />
celebrate students’ green projects? Until <strong>Mar</strong>ch 31, people<br />
from all over British Columbia will be going online to vote in<br />
the third annual Viewer’s Choice Awards for Science World’s BC Green Games.<br />
The contest, with over $20,000 in prizes to be awarded to BC schools, celebrates<br />
and shares environmental sustainability projects from BC’s students. Four of<br />
these inspirational stewardship projects, submitted using creative media such as<br />
videos or photo-essays, will receive $500 each in the Viewer’s Choice Awards.<br />
Two prizes will go to elementary schools and two to secondary schools.<br />
Another 20 winning projects will be decided on by a team of judges from across<br />
BC that includes teachers, scientists, government members and business leaders.<br />
The voting period runs from <strong>Mar</strong>ch 1-31 and all projects can be viewed at<br />
www.bcgreengames.ca<br />
The Grade 7 students of <strong>Southpointe</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> have worked hard in creating and<br />
implementing their green initiatives. During the month of February, the classes<br />
made videos that outlined their environmental projects. Although several high<br />
quality videos and PowerPoint presentations were created by the students, only<br />
two could be chosen to represent us on the website listed above. It was a difficult<br />
choice and I would like to thank all the Grade 7 students for their hard work both<br />
organizing these projects and creating their video presentations.<br />
Thanks also to the <strong>Southpointe</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> community of parents, teachers, and<br />
students for making the Grade 7 events a success so far. Stay tuned for more<br />
environmental projects in the spring, and don’t forget to log on to the BC Green<br />
Games to vote for <strong>Southpointe</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>!<br />
-Ms. Ferreira
The 2011 MYP Classroom Speech Competition Standings<br />
What is the purpose of a Speech Competition? This was the final<br />
question I asked my students this week, concluding months of speech<br />
preparations and a week of truly inspiring student presentations. I received<br />
many answers in each class, including: to learn from each other, to have the<br />
chance to speak about our ideas and opinions in front of an audience, to<br />
improve our public speaking skills, to improve our writing, and to gain<br />
confidence. It wasn’t once, in any of these discussions, that anyone mentioned<br />
anything about the ‘competition.’<br />
I am impressed. I am impressed that our students understand that, more<br />
than the results below, the significance of this annual <strong>Southpointe</strong> tradition lies<br />
in its value as a learning process; from others and from ourselves. Any of the<br />
students can tell you that, with reference to the criteria of Topic, Organization,<br />
Volume, Vocal Expression, Eye Contact and Body Control, many of the speeches<br />
we heard last week were great. The Gold and Silver standings below represent<br />
those few speeches that rose above this in all or most of these categories.<br />
It is with this message that I am very proud to announce the 2011 Gold and<br />
Silver Standing MYP students. We will be cheering for you on <strong>Mar</strong>ch 7 th , at the<br />
school competition!<br />
-‐ Ms. Alysha Kothlow<br />
MYP English<br />
Gold<br />
Aliyyah Jafri<br />
Amrita Dhillon<br />
Taryn Jessop<br />
Declan Hodgins<br />
Gold<br />
Brenna Krause<br />
Aaron Smail<br />
Gold<br />
Frank Carson<br />
Ashley Dhanda<br />
Meaghan MacKenzie<br />
Trevor Yu<br />
Grade 8<br />
Grade 7<br />
Grade 6<br />
Silver<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>vin Bains<br />
Gurkeerat Bouhgan<br />
Melissa Lau<br />
Cai-Hong Singh<br />
Silver<br />
Justin Wong<br />
Dalton Huey<br />
Jody Meilcarski<br />
Jeevan Bal<br />
Sumeet Saini<br />
Silver<br />
Jodhveer Gill<br />
Alina Husain<br />
Isabella Nielson<br />
Cole Hendy<br />
Thorsten Schaub
Table Tennis Anyone?<br />
Last Friday lunch time Mr Zens, who is in fact a Ping Pong/Table Tennis Coach,<br />
gathered about 50 MYP students together in Ms Huber's Classroom to unveil ,<br />
unfold - call it what you like - the newly arrived ping pong table that has been in<br />
the corner of the room waiting for some action.<br />
The students played one on one table tennis games , and cheered each other<br />
on as they awaited their turn for play. Tomorrow is Friday once more and I<br />
would imagine that another keen group will have signed up for some exercise,<br />
competition and fun.<br />
For the moment the table will reside in Ms Huber's room and it will be made<br />
available for play on Friday lunch times. This is a start.<br />
Keep your eye on the ball and stay light on your feet!<br />
Submitted by Mrs Common
FYP NEWS<br />
Grade Five Author Visit<br />
On Friday February 25 th ,2011, the Grade Fives got an amazing<br />
opportunity to meet the famous author <strong>Mar</strong>ty Chan. Our journey<br />
began when we took our school bus all the way from<br />
<strong>Southpointe</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> to Beach Grove Elementary. It was a very<br />
exciting and interesting field trip. It was amazing because we<br />
got to meet a real, live and famous author. We even were lucky<br />
to hear his real life stories and how he incorporated them into<br />
his books. He shared his secret writing techniques with us and<br />
also played some cool games. One of his stories was about when<br />
he and his friend Jay went up to the haunted top floor in their<br />
elementary school. He explained how weird noises would come<br />
from the top floor and how the students were banned from<br />
going up there. He decided it would be fun to go up and see what was really<br />
causing the noises. Another interesting example was about how he felt being the<br />
only Chinese family to move into the neighbourhood. One of the ways he met<br />
friends was by pretending he knew Kung-Fu .My personal favourite was when he<br />
told us about how his mean, old, stinky gym teacher (who loved dodge ball)<br />
inspired the book ‘The Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher’. He said he did not<br />
name the book ‘The Mystery of the Mad Gym Teacher’s because he didn’t want<br />
his Gym teacher to know that he is writing these funny things about him and also<br />
that he is still alive.<br />
Overall, it was a meaningful and fun day. <strong>Mar</strong>ty Chan also autographed our book<br />
covers that we had drawn.<br />
Submitted by Grade 5 Student Sonam Saran<br />
.
Space: The Final Frontier<br />
Over the past three weeks Grade 3 students have been immersed in outer space.<br />
They have had the supreme privilege of seeing the Omnimax video "Hubble" and<br />
experiencing the awesome pictures of deep space provided by the Hubble<br />
telescope. Students have also had a wonderful, hands-on trip to the MacMillan<br />
Space Centre.<br />
These trips have been a wonderful springboard for our unit of inquiry. The<br />
questions students have posed about space have been highly curious and<br />
thoughtful.<br />
"How big is space?"<br />
"Why is the Earth Rotating?"<br />
"Did Galileo discover that space was black?"<br />
"Why does Earth have gravity?"<br />
"Why does the sun not move?"<br />
"Why is Pluto a dwarf planet?"<br />
"How much does the Hubble telescope weigh?"<br />
"What is the universe made of?"<br />
"Why does the moon only orbit the Earth?"<br />
"How do astronauts train?"<br />
"How did the sun form?"<br />
We're looking forward to exploring as many of these questions as we can in the<br />
weeks before spring break. There is nothing like a wonderful field trip and handson<br />
exploration to get kids wondering and ready to learn!<br />
Kari Cook and Jenny Slinn
SPORTS NEWS<br />
Sr. Girls Basketball Team<br />
Congratulations to the Senior Girls' Basketball Team for coming 4th place in the<br />
league!<br />
With an 8:30am game against Meadowridge, the Titans were down by 12 points<br />
going into the third quarter. The team put together a strong defensive effort that<br />
generated some key steals and outscored the other team in the last quarter. The<br />
Titans narrowed the scoring gap to 3 points. With 2.8 seconds left on the clock<br />
the girls made an excellent attempt but unfortunately came out short! Top<br />
scorers were Ashina Nagra with 14 points and Jastej Sidhu with 10 points. The<br />
final score was 41-38.<br />
Our next game to determine 3rd or 4th place was against Carver Christian. Going<br />
in with an exhausted group of girls, the game turned out to be tougher than we<br />
expected. The minutes flew by and the girls pulled together in the last four<br />
minutes, ending off their last game with gusto. However, their efforts were not<br />
enough and the Titans ended up 4th place.<br />
Thank you for everyone who supported us through the season and we look<br />
forward to a great one next year!<br />
Sr. Boys Basketball Team<br />
The Sr. Boys Basketball Team played their second round playoff game against<br />
Deer Lake School yesterday afternoon at the church gym. The team got off to a<br />
slow start, and were down by 10 points at the end of the first half. In the third<br />
quarter, Deer Lake was leading by as many as 15 points, but our boys didn't give<br />
up and battled back to tie the game mid-way through the fourth quarter!<br />
Although we outscored our opponents 23-15 in the fourth quarter, it wasn't<br />
enough to secure the victory and we lost the game by a score of 61-56. The<br />
leading scorers for the Titans were Irwind Bhatti (27 points), Kevin Shen (12<br />
points), and Eric Bhatti (8 points). It was a very exciting game with lots of fan<br />
support and a great atmosphere in the gym. This marks the end of the season for<br />
the Sr. Boys and the team would like to thank all the students, teachers, and<br />
parents who have supported them at all the home games this year.
Elementary Boys Basketball<br />
On Friday, February 25th the Grade 7 Boys Basketball team played their final<br />
games at the I.S.E.A Basketball Division 2 Tournament held at Saint Georges<br />
Senior School. <strong>Southpointe</strong> went into the tournament ranked 4th overall. The<br />
grade 7's lost their first game against a much improved Collingwood team. The<br />
grade 7 boys played well the first two quarters, however they were unable to hold<br />
the lead in the third and fourth quarters. The grade 7's re grouped after their loss<br />
in game 1 and managed to salvage a victory in their second game against West<br />
Point Grey <strong>Academy</strong>, winning the game 25-20. This tournament marks the end of<br />
the 2010-2011 basketball season. A special thanks goes to Mr. Budwal, and Mr.<br />
McCall for their basketball expertise, coaching, and support throughout the<br />
basketball season.<br />
Congratulations to the following basketball players on a successful season:<br />
Avjot Buwal, Frank Carson, Iman Sara, Tanraj Saran, Jeevan Saran, Sumeet<br />
Saini, Saei Khamseh, Sumit Sharma, Noah Kallner, Mason Rai, Parteek Bal,<br />
Tanner Carnegie, Max Kirshenblatt, Maheep Nagra, Bobby Mangat, Jim <strong>Mar</strong>sden,<br />
Manpreet Masraon, Vinny Glaser, Jaydeep Sandhu, Jodveer Gill, Chris Pope<br />
SPORTS INFORMATION<br />
Sun Run Training!<br />
Are you still want to run the Sun Run? It is still not too late to register for the sun<br />
run. The school registration fee is $25 for students and $30 for adults. The official<br />
deadline for registering a team is April 1st.<br />
There will be an alternate practice time for students wishing to train for the Sun<br />
Run. The 7 am practice times are for students wishing for more of a challenge to<br />
their Sun Run training. Ms. Tice will lead the afternoon session from 3:30 pm to<br />
4:30p.m. Students are encouraged to come out and train in order to prepare<br />
themselves for the race on April 17th. Students are also strongly encouraged to<br />
follow the 13 week training schedule in order to slowly build their endurance for<br />
the 10km distance on April 17th.<br />
For details on race registration please follow the steps below:<br />
- go to www.sunrun.com and click on “registration”<br />
- In the registration page click on “Teams and Members: Schools”<br />
- Click on “School Team registration” (pick the appropriate event for you, either<br />
the 10KM or 2.5KM or, if you have already signed up for an InTraining clinic, you<br />
can click on “School Team: InTraining Clinics Only] - Click on “Join Team – Team<br />
Members ONLY”. Click on “Continue”.
- The first page will ask you to fill in all of your personal contact information - The<br />
second page allows you to choose a team from a drop down menu that contains<br />
the names of all the existing School Teams, listed in alphabetical order. Select<br />
your appropriate school team.<br />
- Complete remaining required information on page and click continue.<br />
This will bring you to the final payment stage.<br />
Track and Field News<br />
The Track and Field session is fast approaching. Our first scheduled meet is at<br />
Point Grey Secondary on Saturday, April 30th. We are currently looking for a few<br />
more staff and parent volunteers to help coordinate, administer, and coach the<br />
team. If you are interested in helping out in any way you can please see Mr.<br />
Simpson in his office in room 128. Practices will begin once we have a sufficient<br />
number of parent and staff volunteers to man the event stations. Practices will<br />
take place on Monday and Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30p.m. Stay tuned for<br />
more information regarding our first practice of the season.
SPORTS CALENDAR<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 3 – <strong>Mar</strong>ch 17<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>. 3<br />
Thursday<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 15<br />
Tuesday<br />
CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 3 – <strong>Mar</strong>ch 17<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 3<br />
Thursday<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 7<br />
Monday<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 8<br />
Tuesday<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 11<br />
Friday<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 15<br />
Tuesday<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 16<br />
Wednesday<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 17<br />
Thursday<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 18<br />
Friday<br />
GVISSA Sr. Boys Final Four @ Bodwell School in North<br />
Vancouver<br />
6:00pm - Grade 5 Hoop Shoot at South Delta Secondary School<br />
Multicultural Tickets on sale daily at the Front Office<br />
Preschool Field Trips to the Tsawwassen Public Library<br />
Science Fair Projects on display in Educafe<br />
8:30am – 12:00pm – Public Speaking Contest at South Delta Baptist<br />
Church<br />
Grade 10 French Language Trip departs for France<br />
3:30 – Grade Six Project Discover Parent Info Meeting, Rm. 209<br />
6:00PM - MULTICULTURAL EVENING at the Bollywood Banquet<br />
Hall in Surrey.<br />
7:00pm – MYP Night of the Notables at the South Delta Baptist<br />
Church<br />
Grade 12 European Trip departs<br />
Grade 5 Field Trip to Victoria<br />
“HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!”<br />
Reports Cards emailed today