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ohnston Heights Secondary was abuzz with excitement – and plenty of action – as more than 250 secondary students and about 150 volunteers hit the playing fields, gymnasiums, theatre, dance studio, weight room and tennis courts for the 15th-annual Athletes in Motion (AIM) Games. Hosted by Johnston Heights Secondary, this year’s event attracted participants of varying abilities from all 20 Surrey secondary schools for a day of collaborative sport and recreation. The event, founded by Johnston Heights phys-ed teacher and Adapted Physical Activity program co-ordinator Deb Murin, invites youth to show off their abilities and hone their skills, overcome barriers, set goals and build strengths, while simultaneously challenging the perspectives, misunderstandings and myths about people PHOTO: SURREY SCHOOL DISTRICT with disabilities. Georgia Menzies from L.A. Matheson Secondary plays hockey during the 15th-annual AIM Games at Johnston Heights Secondary school. Inside Johnston Heights, students took part in martial arts, weight training, dance, various wheelchair sports, boccia and yoga. Outside, games of soccer, hockey, basketball and softball happened. The AIM games are instrumental in “It is intended to create a safe space exposing students and their families to for all youth to explore their talents, community organizations that provide play and find commonalities,” says programming for youth with disabilities. Murin, the sole co-ordinator of the AIM Games, with the assistance of The organizations involved with this Shannon Milross, a youth care worker year’s AIM Games included: at Salish Secondary. z SportAbility “I move it to a different host school z Special Olympics every year in order for students all z Semiahmoo House Society around our district to be host of z Unique Get Together Society the games, which celebrate abilities z Centre for Child Development through play, as well as highlight the tremendously talented instructors z BC Wheelchair Basketball Society from local sport organizations.” z BC Wheelchair Sports Association As happens each year, the day inz Sport Medicine Council of BC cluded an athlete procession, opening z Surrey FC Pegasus and closing ceremonies, guest speaker z Floorball+ PHOTO: SURREY SCHOOL DISTRICT and presentation of medals. Surrey School District Yuto Miyazaki from Earl Marriott Secondary plays soccer during AIM Games action.
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VAPING: It’s on the rise, so the Surrey School District has compiled an array of online resources for parents, teachers and teens Page 4 NEW SCHOOLS: Ground breaks for two new schools in Surrey – one in Grandview Heights and another in the Douglas area Page 5 SKILLS CANADA: Four Surrey students are heading to Halifax for nationals after taking first place in the B.C. Skills competition in Abbotsford Page 7 SCIENCE: A project from two students about long parking wait times earned silver at a national competition Page 9
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resources in her classroom. ime is running out for Grade 11 Matheson student Jasstudents from Surrey and meen Kaur Dhaliwal was excited across B.C. to enter their to submit her writing and grateful Punjabi creative writing in the her Punjabi class at school Dhahan Prize contest taught her more about Cafor a chance to win cash nadian-Punjabi history and and have their work literature. published. “I think we are very lucky The contest is open to that we got a chance to all B.C. students who learn about our mother are taking Punjabi lantongue,” Dhaliwal said. guage classes in Grade Dhahan Prize founder 11 or 12. Their stories, Barj Dhahan noted the between 800 and 1,000 contest is not restricted words, must be submitBains to students with Punjabi ted in both Punjabi and backgrounds – many particEnglish. ipants have been from non-Punjabi As in past years, the eight winners not only receive $500, but will backgrounds who are taking Punhave their work included in a print- jabi at school. “It’s not only about inspiring ed anthology as well. The deadline those of you who come from Punto submit work is May 31. “We have kids who are published jabi families to learn to write and express yourselves in your mother authors. Happiness is when your tongue,” said Dhahan, “but also in students’ work is published,” said English and maybe by extension, co-organizer and L.A. Matheson Secondary teacher Gurpreet Bains, other languages as well.” Principal Peter Johnston lauded noting she uses the anthologies, titled “Lofty Heights,” as teaching the contest for allowing South
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At an event held at L.A. Matheson Secondary, student Jasmeen Kaur Dhaliwal said she was excited to submit her writing to the Dhahan contest and grateful her Punjabi class at school taught her more about Canadian-Punjabi culture and history. Asian students to share their experience and understanding both within the South Asian and with the community at large. “That is powerful. That’s powerful for our community here at L.A. Matheson, it’s powerful for the South Asian community abroad.” The youth Punjabi writing contest was established in 2017 as a way to help recognize the richness of Punjabi history and encourage
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Get informed about vaping Use of vaping products by youth is on the rise. While there are unknowns and misconceptions surrounding the health effects, the increased experimentation and use by young people is a concern among educators and public health officials. Surrey Schools has compiled an array of resources for parents, teachers and the public, created by Fraser Health, the B.C. Lung Association and Vancouver Coastal Health. The resources can be found online at surreyschools.ca. The information includes an easy-to-read overview of vaping, information to start conversations and frequently asked questions. Surrey Schools and Fraser Health also collaborated to deliver public information presentations through April and May at local schools. A PDF from the sessions is also available at the above link for those who were unable to attend. Surrey School District
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Infrastructure
Construction launched for two Surrey schools Construction has begun on two new Surrey schools – Grandview Heights Secondary and a Douglas-area elementary school – and will provide more than 2,100 new student spaces by 2021. “We want every student to get the best educational experience possible, and that means learning in positive, engaging and inspiring classrooms,” said Rob Fleming, Minister of Education. “These new schools are a great example of everyone working together to improve education for Surrey students and to reduce portables in this community.” The provincial government has announced an additional $32.6 million for the Grandview Heights Secondary school, for a total budget of up to $93.2 million. The school will have capacity for 1,500 students. The new Douglas-area elementary school, near Peace Arch border crossing, has a total budget
of up to $33.1 million and will have capacity for 605 students. To continue to meet the demand for future classrooms in Surrey and to reduce portables at nearby schools, the province is providing an additional $3.6 million for the Surrey School District. These funds will allow the district to complete the purchase of a site needed for a future school in the Sunnyside Heights neighbourhood. The district will provide an additional $2.4 million in land capital. In total, government is providing $31.2 million, along with $3.8 million in district land capital, for the property located at the corner of 20th Avenue and 165A Street in Surrey. Sunnyside Heights is expected to add more than 5,000 homes in the next 10 years. With this property now secured, the province will “work with the Surrey School District on the best path forward” for a new, approximately
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Minister of Education Rob Fleming was in South Surrey on May 17 to help break ground on the new Grandview Heights Secondary, and symbolically break ground on a new elementary school for the Douglas area. Fleming also announced funding to complete the land assembly for a new elementary in the Sunnyside neighbourhood. 630-seat elementary school. “It’s wonderful to see construction getting underway for Grandview Heights Secondary as this school is so badly needed,” said Laurie Larsen, Surrey Board of Education chair. “To have con-
struction also beginning on a new elementary school in the Douglas area just three months after our groundbreaking for the Edgewood Drive-area elementary school is great news for South Surrey and a statement about the progress and
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The Surrey District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) is a registered non-profit society that is the legislated representation of parents at the school district level. Most general meetings are held monthly on the 4th Wednesday (except March) from 7-9 p.m. (registration at 6:45 p.m.) at the District Education Centre, 14033 92 Ave. For more information, email info@surreydpac.ca
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What’s the biggest difference between school classrooms today and classrooms in the past? Digital technology? Desks that aren’t lined up in rows? Probably the biggest change in recent decades is inclusion. Students with special needs share the space with their neighbours and their siblings. Inclusion means teaching every student in their neighbourhood school alongside their peers. Inclusion means meeting every student’s needs. Inclusion means finding every student’s strengths. Inclusion means a positive environment for all students. Sometimes these goals are hard to reach; teams of support staff and teachers are working with our kids, assisting them on the way. Some needs are easier to assess,
but many are not obvious immediately, which is why the school must do assessments to determine what the students need. If you think your child has a learning disorder, or needs some kind of assistance, talk to your teacher about getting assessments done. At a recent conference, a young man with autism was asked to describe what autism meant and his best answer was “my brain works
2018-19 DPAC board Acting President/Chair – Dean McGee (president@surreydpac.ca) Vice-president/vice-chair – Jyotika Jasuja (vp@surreydpac.ca) Secretary – Amanda Grimson (secretary@surreydpac.ca) Treasurer – Anissa Rimer (treasurer@ surreydpac.ca) Directors: Rina Diaz, Jagwinder Mahal, Robert Ran, Tre Verbeek.
different.” Different can be good. The goal we all need to work toward is to make all these “different” people included in their school and community. We are recognizing that there is strength in diversity. Here’s to finding every child’s strengths. Dean McGee is president and chair of Surrey DPAC. You can email him at president@surreydpac.ca
BUDGET: Meeting the growth The Surrey School District continues to grow, with about 1,060 more school-aged, full-time equivalent students anticipated for the next school year. To meet that growth, the Surrey Board of Education has approved hiring 78 more teachers (including 12 teachers funded by the Classroom Enhancement Fund), 107 educational assistants, 19 support staff, seven professional staff and five school administrators for 2019-2020. Despite ongoing growth and no funding to offset inflation, and other funding challenges over the years, the board continues to
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Surrey Schools named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for third time
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Science projects noticed at nationals Two Surrey students win silver for their project on long parking wait times Four science projects and their five student creators from the Surrey School District travelled across the country to compete against other youth at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in New Brunswick, which took place from May 15 to 17. One project created by Surrey students won silver in the junior category at the national competition. That was Mikko Lorico and Deven Marrero’s project, “AutoParkade:
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Could this solve long parking wait times?” The two Grade 8 students are from the Surrey Academy of Innovative Learning (SAIL). Mankeerat Singh Sidhu, who is cross-enrolled in SAIL and Khalsa School, took home a bronze medal at the national competition for a project called “A Hand For Hope.” About 500 young scientists attended, competing for nearly $1 million in awards, prizes and scholarships at the Canada-Wide Science Fair. The Surrey students advanced to nationals after winning gold at the 13th-annual South Fraser Regional Science Fair that took place at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Surrey
campus in April. Two other Surrey students also competed at the national fair after winning gold at regionals: Mohamed Fawzan Hussain, (Grade 11, Fraser Heights Secondary, for “BCI-Neurokey - Development and Testing of a Non-Invasive Brain Computer Interface System”) and Anson Exner (Grade 10, SAIL, for “The Intra-Urban Grow Box”). Hussain was also among the winners last year, when he was in Grade 10, and attended to the national fair in Ottawa for his project that investigated using EEGs to analyze student attention during math assessment. Surrey School District
The Surrey School District has received national and provincial recognition for its environmental efforts and exceptional workplaces, respectively. For the third time, the district has been selected one of Canada’s Greenest Employers – an acknowledgment of ongoing environmental leadership and commitment to sustainable practices. The Canada-wide competition (through Mediacorp Canada Inc.) evaluates employers on things such as unique environmental programs offered and the extent to which environmental footprints have been reduced. According to canadastop100.com/environmental, the “special designation recognizes the employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness in their organizations.” Programs in Surrey like the EKOLogy outdoor education program at East Kensington Elementary were acknowledged, as were the many initiatives that encourage students and staff to get involved, such as the Surrey Youth Sustainability Network, Green Teachers Network and the annual Energy Conservation Cup. “This recognition is one we are particularly proud of,” said Surrey Board of Education chair Laurie Larsen. “Environmental efforts
take place daily on numerous fronts and at all levels in our vast school district, from our senior district staff to our youngest of students and future leaders.” The district was also named one of B.C.’s Top Employers for 2019 by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which recognizes employers “that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work.” Winners in the competition are selected based on criteria including the work atmosphere, training and skills development and health, financial and family benefits. Again, Larsen was thrilled about Surrey Schools’ inclusion among the province’s top employers. “We respect and value our employees,” she said, “and always strive to provide supportive, welcoming and inspiring workplaces where everyone – educators, clerks, tradespeople, professionals or custodians – can take pride in what they do to support children and student learning.” Surrey School District
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Students medal at French-speaking contest Eight Surrey elementary and secondary students reached the podium at the 2019 Concours d’art oratoire. The 36th-annual French public speaking competition attracted 10,000 students from across B.C. Of those, 209 made it to the provincial finals, which were held May 4 at SFU Surrey. Seventeen of the finalists were from Surrey Schools. Winning gold medals were two Surrey secondary students: Ben Tyler, a Grade 9 immersion student at École Earl Marriott Secondary, for his speech “Les Avantages des OGMs alimentaires”; and Kaitlyn Lu, a Grade 11/12 core French student at Fleetwood Park Secondary, who won for “L’importance du vote.” Tyler also won the RésoSanté prize for health subject. Six other Surrey students also took home medals, including: z Silver - Liam Quan - École Martha Currie Elementary, Grade 6 early immersion, “La Dependance” z Silver - Kiana Verrier - École
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z Amélie Hall - École Peace Arch Elementary, Grade 6 Francophone, “Être enfant unique” z Elisha Zeng - École K. B. Woodward Elementary, Grade 6 Late Immersion, “Le Japon” z Louis Wight - École Peace Arch Elementary, Grade 7 Francophone, “Le meilleur astrophysicien” z Felix Bubbar - École Laronde Elementary, Grade 7 Immersion, “9-1-1” z Kelly-Anne Gardner - École Salish Secondary, Grade 8 Immersion, “L’exploration de l’océan” z Simarpreet Singh - Frank Fleetwood Park Secondary’s Kaitlyn Lu and Earl Marriott Secondary’s Ben Tyler both Hurt Secondary, Grade 10 Core took first place at the 2019 Concours d’art oratoire. French, “Le rêve d’un roi” z Maggie Huang - Elgin Park z Bronze - Sarah Hwang - École Earl Marriott Secondary, Grade Secondary, Grade 11 Core K.B. Woodward Elementary, 9 Francophone, “Les écoles résFrench, “Mes parents” Grade 7 late immersion, “Le the identielles” z Shana Nursoo - École Salish aux perles” z Silver - Roop Dhillon - École z Bronze - Simone Saini - École Secondary, Grade 11 FrancoFrost Road Elementary, Grade 6/7 intensive French, “La science Kwantlen Park, Grade 10 immer- phone, “Le monde modern” z Ryan Zrymiak - École Salish sion, “Pourquoi devrait-il être derrière le système” nécessaire de vaccine les enfants?” Secondary, Grade 11 Immersion, z Bronze - Kashish Bal - École “La collusion américaine Other provincial finalists from Frost Road Elementary, Grade Surrey School District Surrey were: 6/7 intensive French, “Ma vie”
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Surrey’s students are being encouraged to build better robots. Two Surrey schools are among schools to benefit from a $250,000 grant from the provincial government to First Robotics BC. Students from L.A. Matheson Secondary and North Surrey Secondary were among five B.C. schools to participate in the 2019 First Championship in Houston, Texas last month. Each team received $5,000 toward its competition fees. “Through our robotics program, youth earn important life skills,” said Ian Koscielski, regional director of First Robotics BC. “A sense of purpose, a sense of belonging and a sense of achievement. Developing innovative and highly technical skills and attitudes is essential to our participants’ future success, as well as B.C.’s science and technology advancement and economic growth potential.” Premier John Horgan said the grant is intended to help students hone their skills in the what the government calls the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Tom Zytaruk
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CANSKATE • 3 years of age to adult FIGURE SKATING • Test & Competitive Streams Certified Skate Canada Coaches
Carillon Preschool Program (ages 2-4)
• Introduction to music through singing and activities • 1/2 hour lesson each week • 15 week semester • Parent participation
Carillon Red Program (ages 4-5)
• Learn to play piano through the development of a variety of skills including ear training, note reading, rhythm, technique, singing and composition • 3 year program • 1 hour lesson each week • Parent participation
Carillon Yellow Program (ages 6-7)
• Skill development similar to Red Program, including learning repertoire through ear development and sight reading • 2 year program • 1 hour lesson each week • Parent participation
Carillon Blue Program (ages 8-10)
• Skill development in ear training, note reading, rhythm, repertoire, technique, theory, singing, chording, composition, improvisation and transposition • Multi-year program • Parent participation optional
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Online registration available. We accept subsidy from Kidsport and Canadian Tire Jumpstart. For more information to register
northsurreyskatingclub.ca www.northsurreyskatingclub.ca or email at registerwithnssc@gmail.com
Carillon Voci Program (ages 7+)
• Learn the foundations of singing and music in a choir setting • Sing in ensembles and individually • Sing great Choral Music, Pop Songs as well as Music Theatre • 1 1/2 hour lesson each week
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Carillon Music Academy
SURREY 604.591.1161 7050 King George Blvd.
Call for rates & times.
BURNABY 604.421.5525 2849 North Road
Visit uswww.carillonmusicacademy.com at carillonmusicacademy.com
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