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Principal: M. S. Aulakh Vice-Principals: V.K. Boparai and M.K. Nijjar 13479 77 th Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 6Y1 Phone: 604-595-0888 Fax: 604-595-0889 www.gadschool.com [email protected] Page1 May 5 th , 2016 News Inside 1: News 2: Community Involvement 2: Reminders 2-3: Special Mentions 4 Calendar Dear Parents/Guardians, As we approach the last two months of the school year, it is important for students to continue to perform at their best in both academics and extra-curricular activities. Our staff will continue to help and engage with the students while maintaining open communications with parents’ queries. We wish to thank all the participants involved in the Parkash Purab Guru Angad Dev Ji Assembly and Langar this past week. It was a wonderful celebration and we thank you all for coming. The annual Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan was a tremendous success this year! The school is very grateful for having the opportunity to display our students performance skills in the celebration! Thank you to all volunteers for helping us in the festivities. Registration for 2016-2017: If you have family or friends thinking to register their child in G.A.D. Elementary for the 2016-2017 school year, please encourage them to come to the school office at the earliest as spots get filled up quickly. Children born in 2011 are eligible for admission to Kindergarten as well. Registration for Summer School is open. Summer school will run from July 4-July 29. Please register now to review concepts and prepare for the next grade. New Curriculum : For the 2016- 2017 school year the curriculum in BC will be changing and more emphasis will be given to understanding skills and processes. If you would like to learn more about the curriculum please visit the following website: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/rethinking- curriculum Field Hockey Club: Mr. Basra is running a club for both boys and girls in grades 2-3. It is on Saturday from 8:50-10:00 in the school gym. This is a free club and we encourage our students to participate in this fun filled activity! Salmon Release: Students in Ms. Vandher’s and Miss Mangat’s class released their Coho Salmon fry into Bear Creek after taking care of them for the past 3 months. Students in both classes took great pride in caring for the salmon, and learned the importance of keeping creeks and streams clean for young salmon fry. We hope their journey to the sea will be a healthy and adventurous one! May 13 th Interim Report Cards: The school will be issuing brief reports on the progress of your children. This is an excellent opportunity to review your child’s progress and discuss their school life. GAD Science Fair: Our schools science fair was a tremendous success. Students from the different grade levels in 1 st , 2 nd or 3 rd place received trophies, medals or certificates. We wish to thank all the students for their hard work and dedication! Excellent work everyone for making this year’s science fair a fun filled learning event.

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Principal: M. S. Aulakh Vice-Principals: V.K. Boparai and M.K. Nijjar

13479 – 77th

Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 6Y1

Phone: 604-595-0888 Fax: 604-595-0889 www.gadschool.com [email protected]

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May 5th, 2016

News

Inside 1: News 2: Community Involvement 2: Reminders 2-3: Special Mentions 4 Calendar

Dear Parents/Guardians,

As we approach the last two months of the school year, it is important for students to continue to perform at their best in both academics and extra-curricular activities. Our staff will continue to help and engage with the students while maintaining open communications with parents’ queries. We wish to thank all the participants involved in the Parkash Purab Guru Angad Dev Ji Assembly and Langar this past week. It was a wonderful celebration and we thank you all for coming. The annual Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan was a tremendous success this year! The school is very grateful for having the opportunity to display our students performance skills in the celebration! Thank you to all volunteers for helping us in the festivities.

Registration for 2016-2017:

If you have family or friends thinking to register their child in G.A.D. Elementary for the 2016-2017 school year, please

encourage them to come to the school office at the earliest as spots get filled up quickly. Children born in 2011 are eligible for admission to Kindergarten as well.

Registration for Summer School is open. Summer school will run from July 4-July 29. Please register now to review concepts and prepare for the next grade. New Curriculum : For the 2016-

2017 school year the curriculum in BC will be changing and more emphasis will be given to understanding skills and processes. If you would like to learn more about the curriculum please visit the following website: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/rethinking-curriculum

Field Hockey Club: Mr. Basra is running a club for both boys and girls in grades 2-3. It is on Saturday from 8:50-10:00 in the school gym. This is a free club and we encourage our students to participate in this fun filled activity!

Salmon Release: Students in Ms. Vandher’s and Miss Mangat’s class released their Coho Salmon fry into Bear Creek after taking care of them for the past 3 months. Students in both classes took great pride in caring for the salmon, and learned the importance of keeping creeks and streams clean for young salmon fry. We hope their journey to the sea will be a healthy and adventurous one! May 13th Interim Report Cards: The school will be issuing brief reports on the progress of your children. This is an excellent opportunity to review your child’s progress and discuss their school life. GAD Science Fair: Our schools science fair was a tremendous success. Students from the different grade levels in 1st, 2nd or 3rd place received trophies, medals or certificates. We wish to thank all the students for their hard work and dedication! Excellent work everyone for making this year’s science fair a fun filled learning event.

Principal: M. S. Aulakh Vice-Principals: V.K. Boparai and M.K. Nijjar

13479 – 77th

Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 6Y1

Phone: 604-595-0888 Fax: 604-595-0889 www.gadschool.com [email protected]

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Volunteer Parents are welcome to volunteer and help out around the school. We all here wish to thank all parents for participating and being involved in the school community. If you are interested in volunteering please enquire in the office.

Jump Rope for Heart: We raised $3,146.85 for jump rope for heart! What a great contribution by our wonderful school community! This money will go directly towards heart disease and stroke research.

Community Involvement

Reminders

South Fraser Regional Science Fair: Two of our groups from grade 7 made it into the South Fraser Regional Science Fair held at the SFU Surrey Campus. We would like to congratulate Harnoor Kaur Sandhu and Gurnoor Kaur who displayed a wonderful project called the Observant Eye. Also congratulations go to Bhuvneet Thiara and Eknoor Kaur Toor who submitted their project on Antacid Potency. This was a wonderful learning experience for them as they competed against students from grades 7-12 and we are all so proud of their efforts! 2016 Spelling Bee of Canada Championship: The BC regional spelling bee championship was held recently and many of our students participated. Congratulations to all of our students! Many of our students successfully participated in the finals. We wish to congratulate, Harnoor Boparai, Manvir Dhindsa, Maya Sidhu, Simone Samra, Tajnoor Aulakh, Aasees Raina, Jaskirat Sandhu, Neha Chahal, Sukhbreet Gill who all made it to the final rounds of the tournament! Way to go everyone! Scholastic Book Fair: There will be an incredible selection of books coming to the school this month! The scholastic book fair will be held from May 11-May 13 and again on May 16, please take this opportunity to purchase some great new books for yourself and your family. Mother’s Day Assembly: On May 5th 2C and KGD will be hosting an assembly about

Uniform Please remember to come to school dressed in your full school uniform. This includes ties, sweater, and blazer. Uniforms give students a sense of belonging to the school community and create an identity. Wearing the full uniform with pride is a way of building respectfulness and discipline. Traffic: Please pay attention to all signage and park in designated spots. Please use the crosswalk to cross the street. Schedule: Please drop off students no later than 8:10am. Also please pick up students on time as there is

Mother’s Day. This is a day to recognize all mothers for their unconditional love for their children and their families.

Principal: M. S. Aulakh Vice-Principals: V.K. Boparai and M.K. Nijjar

13479 – 77th

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Special Mentions

KGA Harsezan Gill KGB Angadbir Grewal KGC Sahil Saran KGD Gursirat Binepal KGE Gurleen K. Rai 1A Amy Kailey 1B Sahibjeet S. Sindel

1C Gursimran Mann 2A Afsana Dosanjh 2B Gurlaggan Grewal 2C Gurmeera Saran 2D Tavleen Birring 3A Jason Padda

no supervision available, unless they are in a club. May 6 Professional Development Day School Closed for Students May 23 Victoria Day School Closed .

Congratulations to all our students who made the student of the month list. Your hard work and dedication is greatly appreciated! The school year is coming to a close soon, so keep trying your best and finish the year strong!

Student of the Month:

3B Mantaab S. Dosanjh 3C Karmanjit Chahal 4A Angad S. Kala 4B Gurneer Johal

5A Ravjot K. Mann 5B Aryan Sandhu 6A Jason S. Chahal 6B Gurleen Bahia 7 Buvneet Thiara Punjabi: Japreet K Rai KG B Parneet K Brar 3A Randeep Singh 5B Kirtan: Garvansh Singh Tabla: Sukhpreet S. Barath PE: Jashan Heer

Noorjot Grewal

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May 2016

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Scholastic Book Fair

Interim Report Cards

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Scholastic Book Fair

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Victoria Day – School Closed

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Principal: M. S. Aulakh Vice-Principals: V.K. Boparai and M.K. Nijjar

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Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 6Y1

Phone: 604-595-0888 Fax: 604-595-0889 www.gadschool.com [email protected]

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Principal: M. S. Aulakh Vice-Principals: V.K. Boparai and M.K. Nijjar

13479 – 77th

Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 6Y1

Phone: 604-595-0888 Fax: 604-595-0889 www.gadschool.com [email protected]

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