March 2012 Mini Gryphon

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Vo lum e 3 Is s u e 7

IN T HIS ISSUE : Annual Giving Donors

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Being Green at Meadowridge 4

SPR ING PLAY: JANE EYR E

Students took on the classic s tor y of Jane Eyre on the s tage. This emotional and dif f icult wor k was acted out with amazing talent and poise. Congratulations to all involved on a wonder ful per formance. Pictured above are Grade 12 s tudents Faran as Mr. Roches ter and Aver y as Jane Eyre.

Diploma Programme

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Librar y Update

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Physics Book Reviews

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Why Donate Your MEID

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Student Achievements

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Grade 4 For t Langley Trip

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Around Meadowridge

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Parent Guild Update

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Get Connected

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2012 Golf Tournament

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Students enjoyed var ious ac tivi ties dur ing reading week. Pic tured below is a Grade 12 s tudent and her Kindergar ten buddy wor king on a tr ivia challenge and another s tudent wor king on their magic tr ick s after seeing a magician in ac tion. For a recap of reading week ac tivi ties in the librar y, go to page 8.

Meadow r idge School is an a cc re d i t e d In t e r n a t i o n al B a ccal a u re a t e co n t in u u m Wo r l d S c h o o l .

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A NNUA L GI V ING D ONOR S Thank You For Contr ibut ing!

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Mr. & Mrs. Dipayan & Samita Chak rabar ti

Mr. Jay Fraser

Mr. & Mrs. Rafael & Lisa Acos ta

Mr. Chen Wei Sun & Ms. Hong Chang

Mrs. Hallie Fraser

Adventure Bay Fish Co. (The Larsen Family)

Mr. Gang Chen & Ms. Ping Li

Drs. Deepu & Reena George

Mr. & Mrs. Paul & Oltita Agaf itei

Mr. Jun Chen & Mrs. Zhe Zhou

Drs. Joe & Diana Germain

Mr. & Mrs. Ron & Cathy Antalek

Mr. Xiang Jing Chen & Mrs. Xiao Ming Yang

Mr. Bob Gill & Mrs. Diana Car withen

Mr. Raffi Antepyan & Mrs. Karen Ruckenstein

Mr. Richard Choi & Mrs. Angie Lee

Mr. Kenneth Go & Mrs. Connie Chow-Go

Ms. Rebecca Awram

Mr. Roy Choi & Mrs. Jeong-Mi Ryu

Mr. Mansour Gorji & Mrs. Nastaran Kasravi

Mr. & Mrs. Osama & Shannon A ziz

Mr. & Mrs. Bill & Laura Clarke

Mr. & Mrs. Ralf & As trid Got t fried

Mr. Frank Qin & Mrs. Jenny Bai

Mr. Bradley Senner & Ms. Tanya Cloete

Dr. & Mrs. Kandasamy & Diviam Gounden

Mr. Patrick Barber & Mrs. Sonia Nieto Bustos

Mr. & Mrs. Jef f & Katherine Craw ford

Mr. & Mrs. Jose & Paula Barbosa

Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Elizabeth Davies

Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Gouws & Kimberley Buchanan-Gouws

Mr. & Mrs. Ar thur & Elle Bargen

Dr. & Mrs. Anton & Elna de Klerk

Mr. & Mrs. Randy & Leslie Bargen

Mr. & Mrs. Clinton & Michelle Denesiuk

Miss Cori Bar ker & Jake Bar ker

Dr. Kalal Derhami & Ms. Shiva Sadighi

Mr. & Mrs. John & Terr y Becker

Mr. & Mrs. Ninderjit & Lakhvir Dhaliwal

Mr. Jonathan Peters & Mrs. Corisa Bell

Ms. Zahra Dhanani

Mrs. Kris tal Bereza

Mrs. Amrita Dhanji

Mr. Chris Ber toia

Mr. Avio Diniz & Ms. Patricia Lapointe

Dr. Michael Orser & Ms. Chris tine Bickle

Mr. & Mrs. Mat thew & Wendy Docker ty

Mr. Michael Biswas & Ms. P. Dawn ShawBiswas

Mr. Terr y Donaldson

Mr. David Blair & Mrs. Tyese Pat ton-Blair

Mr. & Mrs. Jack & Agnes Dubas

Prof. Nicholas Blomley & Ms. Jessie Hill

Dr. & Mrs. Bill & Barbara Durno

Mr. Rhys Clar ke & Mrs. Julie Bournival

Exper t Electric (The Brunet ta Family)

Mr. Hugh Bur ke & Ms. Eva Boyd

Dr. & Mrs. John & Theresa Farley

Drs. Dan & Anca Catona

Mr. Phil Brown & Ms. Ramona Franzen

Ms. Allison Esau

Ms. Maxine Gracey Mr. & Mrs. Andy & Cathy Graetz Mr. & Mrs. Alan & Marlene Graveson Mr. & Mrs. War wick & Carolyn Green Mr. Ying Pei Guan & Mrs. Wei Li Zhang Mr. & Mrs. Craig & Natalie Gunning Mr. Yanchuan Guo & Ms. Yun Wei Hagberg Technical (The Hagberg Family) Dr. & Mrs. Amin & Fawzia Hasham Mr. & Mrs. Carl & Shirly He Mr. & Mrs. William & Leona Healy Mr. and Mrs. Peter & Kelly Fr y Mr. & Mrs. Don & Linda Hincks Ms. Cindy Hops Ms. Delores Zibulak Mrs. Carrie Hughes-Grant Mr. Richard Hui & Ms. Stephanie Lee Mr. John Hwang & Mrs. Catherine Kim Mr. & Mrs. Ty & Jadina Ir ving Ms. Lynelle Johns Mr. & Mrs. Bruce & Judy Johns ton JP E-Design Ltd. (Peng Family) Mr. Terr y Jung & Ms. Audrey Lum Mr. & Mrs. Amrit & Kam Kahlon Dr. & Mrs. Al Karim & Eileen Karmali Mr. Kevin Kennedy Dr. Seoungjoon Kim & Mrs. Inhwa Sung Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Nina Ko Drs. Mur thy & Anu Korada Dr. Wayne Kuan & Ms. Tracy Lu

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Las t year you helped us IMAGINE. This year, please help us DESIGN t he nex t 25 year s.

ANNUAL GIVING DONORS continued...

Dr. & Mrs. Allen & Rosie Shen Mr. & Mrs. Gurjit & Parneet Sidhu Mr. & Mrs. Jus tin & Jennifer Simpson Mr. Mangal & Dr. Tanbir Sindhar Mr. & Mrs. Rajindar & Sheila Singh Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Carrie Skeeles Mr. Troy Sobotka & Ms. Andrea Frisby Mr. & Mrs. Dennis & Norma-Jean Spika Mr. Scot t Spurgeon Mr. Rober t Stewar t Mr. Kevin Sun & Ms. Feng Li Mr. & Mrs. Mahmud & Rishma Sunderji Mr. Pres ton Tan Laptops purchased through the Annual Giving Programme.

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Meadowridge Student Initiatives

Ron Hof far t Architects Inc.

Ms. Glenda Mensah

Mr. Michael Schutz

Mrs. Patricia Merr y

Mrs. Chantal Schutz

Ms. Sherrie Metz

Ms. Jennifer Maynes

Truc Truck Finder Inc. (The Vine Family) Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Sue Tsoi Dr. & Mrs. Kur t & Melanie Tsuyuki Ms. Simmi Khanna Mr. & Mrs. Julian & Marilyn Turner Mr. & Mrs. David & Lyn Tyler Dr. & Mrs. Hanif & Sophie Ukani Ms. Michelle Vally Drs. Ravi Vanukuru & Rajasree Nadella Ms. Tamara Warner Drs. Qasim and Tehmina Was ti Mr. & Mrs. Mat thew & Jennifer Wat t Mr. & Mrs. Rick & Susan Waugh Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence & Tracey Welsh Mr. & Mrs. Paul & Kalie Whitaker Ms. Samantha Coates Mr. & Mrs. Steve & Annet te Woloshyn Mr. William Wong & Ms. Tina Lee Mr. Han Min Wu & Mrs. Xiao Feng Mr. Zitao Ye & Mrs. Jenny Lu Mr. Lixiang Yuan & Mrs. Yuhong Yang Mr. Xiaoping Yuan & Ms. Hongli Gong Mr. Eric J. H. Yue & Ms. Maggie Ma Mr. Kyle Jeans & Ms. Kris ta Zambolin Mr. Dong Zhang & Mrs. Xiao Hua Qi

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B E I N G G R E E N AT M E A D O W R I D G E Meadowridge School has organized a Green Committee which has begun a process of ref lection; looking at past and present development actions, and assessing them through a lens of sustainability (according to the def inition to the right). In order to “live well, for others and with others,” the Meadowridge community has an obligation to learn how to sustainably share and strengthen our community and planet through educating and acting in sustainable ways.

“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their

We would like to invite the whole Meadowridge community to share their thoughts, ideas and concerns regarding the diverse aspects of sus tainability. The graphic below gives a brief outline of the many facets that the Green Commit tee has deemed foundational to the development of a Programme of Sus tainability.

own needs.” (UN Bruntland Repor t, 1987)

Although the above mentioned areas of sus tainability are integral, there may be others to consider incorporating into the foundation of the Programme of Sus tainability. Meadowridge is excited to launch a forum, at w w w.meadowridge.bc.ca/greenforum, that will allow for an ongoing dialogue that will help guide the formation of the school’s approach to a sus tainable community. We encourage you to connect to the forum with your k nowledge and ques tions as we work together to sus tainably share our planet.

The Meadowridge community talks about where their love for the environment comes from and how they’re doing their par t.

- Mr. James Willms, PYP Teacher

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Las t year you helped us IMAGINE. This year, please help us DESIGN t he nex t 25 year s.

Mr. James Willms, PYP Teacher, Green Team Member My love for the environment s tems from my childhood and having the oppor tunity to play outside in the ravine behind my house ever y day. There was an amazing creek that I could watch through the seasons, f looding in spring, dr y in summer, salmon spawning in fall and ice forming in winter. I was also exposed to the beauty of British Columbia by my dad who took me canoeing, hiking, biking, skiing, snowshoeing, camping and f ishing. Nature has always provided a place of wonder, res toration and rejuvenation for me and I think that all people and generations need the oppor tunity to experience it.

I am involved with sus tainability action at Meadowridge because it is something that I am passionate about. My previous two years in Thailand exposed me f irs t hand to the abuses and des truction that garbage, pollution, human neglect and ignorance impose upon the Ear th. The numerous developing nations that I lived in and traveled to have a majority of their population taking whatever they needed to get wealthier (myself included). Since moving back to Canada, I have recognized one of the major dif ferences between Thailand and here is that the was te and des truction I am creating is much more unseen and therefore has less of an impact on my immediate environment. I am continually ref lecting on my lifes tyle choices and I am cons tantly f inding myself facing dilemmas involving was te, consumption, need versus want and my impact on the environment around me. Ref lection is an integral par t of the IB curriculum, and there is no bet ter time than the present for the Meadowridge community to become increasingly ref lective, cognizant and responsible in our pursuit to sus tainably share the Ear th.

Ms. rebec ca awram, mead owrid ge parent I was raised in a household with environmental practices that I took for granted. In hindsight, the things we did probably weren’t par t of any environmental movement, but rather were for our health and our f inances. We grew our own vegetables and compos ted to save money and have bet ter food. My mom cooked all our meals and baked bread and never bought processed food, not necessarily because we k new it wasn’t good for us, but mos tly because we were on a tight budget. We also turned out lights and kept the heat low to ensure an af fordable electricity bill.

I am on the Board for the CEED Centre in Por t Haney. I originally went down to CEED because I’d read about a group there tr ying to s tar t a food co-op with local and organic produce. After a few visits, I was simply blown away by the action groups, programmes and initiatives. While food security and local gardens are a huge component (including school gardens), there are also many community development and outreach programmes as well, which humbled me. I couldn’t help but be inspired and I’ve been a volunteer for almos t two years, and joined the Board las t fall.

CEED currently operates many of our programmes on government and private grants. These funds are not guaranteed ever y year, but only cover the operation of specif ic programmes. For this reason CEED will be put ting on a fundraiser, Cheers to the Planet, to raise money to improve and implement various projects, including building a kitchen and a wheelchair ramp at the CEED centre.

Thanks to Meadowridge kindly donating their facilities for this event, this year’s event will be held at Meadowridge on April 22nd. If you are interes ted in purchasing a ticket, they can be bought through the ACT box of f ice.

I am ver y passionate about the environment and am ver y excited about Meadowridge’s involvement in sus tainability. So many people “give up” because they feel the problems are too widespread and insurmountable. DON’T! Ever y thing is relevant, and changes, big or small, can have a tremendous impact.

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ms. c orisa bell, mead owrid ge parent Love for the environment surrounded me in the community I grew up in as a young child. I was raised in Nor thern BC, traditionally k nown as Firs t Nations territor y. I was taught to respect Mother Ear th and that our water and air were gifts. While in elementar y school I watched a presentation about David Suzuki, which made a las ting impression on me as I became forever inspired and passionate about reducing was te and taking care of our environment.

Conser vation I chose to get involved with Cheers to the Planet because of the CEED Centre, which is an environmental water/energy leader in our community. I chose to volunteer at an already ver y busy time for me, to show suppor t and let them k now that I believe in them and am proud of all the work they do, not jus t for the environment but also the wonder ful things they do working out of Por t Haney (jus t look at the lis t of programmes they now run!). I encourage parents to come out to the fundraiser and suppor t Food this facility that is led by jus t one par t time employee and the res t volunteers and friends of Supply the CEED Centre.

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DIPLOM A PRO GR A MME a t ME A D OW R ID GE Meadowridge School is proud to receive accreditation to of fer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. With our current of fering of the Primar y and Middle Years Programme, the addition of the Diploma Programme makes Meadowridge a full IB continuum school. This is an impressive accomplishment, as Meadowridge joins only 3 other schools in BC, 8 in Canada, and only 194 worldwide that have been accredited to of fer the full range of IB programmes.

The Diploma Programme is a natural f it with Meadowridge, as it will be the f inal culmination to the IB programme.

Students throughout their years in PYP and MYP have learned how to inquire and think critically about what they s tudy. These skills will come to fruition through the Diploma Programme. The Diploma Programme is also a worldwide recognized programme that will benef it our s tudents as they enter university.

Depending on their achievements, they will have the oppor tunity to gain university credit while s till in high school, in some cases, they will be able to move directly into second year of their university s tudies.

The IB philosophy is a great f it with our school mission s tatement. A member of the authorization team said that she had never obser ved a school so authentically live the learner prof ile characteris tics. In my opinion, she hit at the hear t of the mat ter. IB wor ks so well in our school because we did not change to of fer the IB programme. Rather, we found a programme that f it what we wanted for our school, community and s tudents.

The accreditation and application process, which began in 2009 by Mr. Steve Olah, was not an easy task as teachers had to not only plan a detailed two year course outline but also at tend training in order to be able to teach the courses.

The authorizing team also looked at such things as the librar y resources available

(money raised from the 2011 Golf Tournament has been used to purchase librar y resources), science labs, etc. IB does not want schools to take on DP for a shor t period, but rather have schools that are in it for the long haul.

As the f irs t group of Meadowridge s tudents to enter the Diploma Programme, our current Grade 10 class is excited to begin. They have done ex tensive research, during their Planning 10 course, on IB requirements and universities and have seen f irs thand the advantage that this will give them. Even though they are ner vous at the hard wor k ahead of them, as risk-takers they are ready and recognize that they will be in a ver y marketable position when they leave their high school careers due to their Meadowridge and IB education.

- Ms. Kris tal Bereza, Academic Director, Diploma Programme

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Las t year you helped us IMAGINE. This year, please help us DESIGN t he nex t 25 year s.

F ROM T HE ST UDEN TS :

H o w o u r Gr a d e 1 0 St u d e n t s Fe e l a b o u t t h e Di p l o m a Pr o g r a m m e For my career path I want to become an International Corporate Law yer. I am looking for ward to having to oppor tunity to earn f irs t year university credits and I am looking for ward to giving the Diploma Programme a tr y. I am curious to k now jus t how demanding the work will be as we do already wor k hard, however, I believe all this hard work will pay of f in the end by us having the luxur y of get ting into our universities of choice. We are dedicated s tudents that are ready to be challenged by the IB Programme. - Emily I feel as if the Diploma Programme will be more challenging and will push us to our fulles t potential.

I feel ner vous about entering the programme but I k now I will get the full suppor t of our teachers.

There will cer tainly be more wor k related to this programme; however ever y minute that is put in our wor k will pay of f once we go of f to university. The feeling of such a great oppor tunity ahead of us makes it exciting to k now that all the work put in this programme will pay of f in a successful life with bright futures ahead. - Helena With the Diploma Programme coming up soon, I’m anxious to f inally experience how hard it really will be. Hearing so many s tories about the many programmes that IB requires, such as Theor y of Knowledge, Creativity Action Ser vice, and the Ex tended Essay, I’m a bit intimidated by what seems to be a big wall of looming wor k to be done. Sounds like a challenge! I am really looking for ward to the Diploma Programme and all the new surprises that a new school year will bring! - Kelsey From what I’ve heard, the Diploma Programme is going to be tough, but in the end ver y wor th our while. After going through such a rigorous course my applications will def initely s tand out when given to the admissions at the universities I apply to. I look for ward to pushing myself in the two sciences I will be taking. - Liam For s tudents who are taking visual or per formance ar ts in university like myself I feel the Diploma Programme higher-level ar t courses will of fer the tools and the intensive one on one learning with highly experienced ins tructors that will insure we s tudents are ready for university and enlightened for life’s journey ahead. As a passionate theatre and ar t s tudent I am hopeful that Meadowridge will inves tigate creative ways for all s tudents to take an ar t course while s till meeting the Diploma Programme science requirements. The ar ts are a huge par t of today’s society. They encourage you to become a more well-rounded and worldly person. The ar ts evoke creative thinking, public speaking, and human interaction in all of us. And these are the things, the building blocks we need to sur vive university and life on our own. - Adriana

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L I B R A R Y U P D AT E Reading Week Recap

Reading week at the Meadowridge Librar y was a huge success! There were many activities for students of all ages to celebrate this special week! Here are some highlights: PYP Book Swap: Students were thrilled and we had over 1000 books swapped.

Kindergar ten and Grade 12 Buddies Trivia Challenge: Students tes ted their k nowledge of fair y tales and nurser y rhymes. The champions will have a book plate inser ted in their books of choice.

Grades 6 to 12 Movie Day: Our s tudents enjoyed popcorn and a movie during their lunch hour.

Usborne Books: This fundraiser was a wonder ful oppor tunity for s tudents to order some of these amazing books while also helping our Librar y collection grow. We earned almos t $600 wor th of free books for our Librar y. Thank you to all the parents that took par t.

Norden the Magician: An exciting per formance in the gym for our PYP s tudents. This show inspired over 25 s tudents to visit the Librar y at lunch and showcase their magic talents.

Grades 6 to 12 Green Trivia Challenge: Students answered green themed trivia, earned house points and the winner with the mos t correct answers won the book “Green Angel”. Congratulations to Grade 10 s tudent Gur veen who won the book!

Whonnock got the mos t points on behalf of the houses!

Grades 6 to 12 Board Game Thursdays: Students have been challenging one another in chess, checkers, Yahtzee or cards and each time they come to the Librar y to play board games their name was entered into a draw for a free board game.

Congratulations to Grade 6 s tudent Melissa who won the draw!

Gues t Readers: The PYP classes cozied up in the Librar y and lis tened to one of our many talented gues t readers. Thank you to Ms. Hughes-Grant, Ms. Neibergall, Mr. Donaldson, Mr. Bur ke, Ms. Durno and Ms. Villeneuve for making this a special time for our s tudents.

MYP Book Swap: Excited s tudents came by to swap books and there were at leas t 150 titles to choose from.

Thank you to all our teachers, parent volunteers and gues t readers – you have made this year’s reading week a success!

- Ms. Chris tal Storgaard and Ms. Heather Nicholson, Teacher-Librarians

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Las t year you helped us IMAGINE. This year, please help us DESIGN t he nex t 25 year s.

B O OK R E V IE WS

Grade 11 Reviews Physics B ook s Review: The Grand Design by Stephen Ha w k ing

By Sunny, Grade 11

“The Grand Design” by Steven Hawking is one of the mos t interes ting works of literature I have ever set eyes on. Throughout this book Hawking’s presents the reader with information over a variety of topics, such as, reality all the way to the ex tremely complicated s tuf f such as quantum physics.

One topic that s truck me as ver y interes ting was an experiment per formed by Richard Heynmen that he summarizes for the reader. In this experiment Heynmen shot electrons through a slit into a screen-like barrier. As imagined the electrons went right through the slit and ended up hit ting the barrier. The second experiment was with two slits and this surprised me. They launched electrons s traight into the center of the two slits and the result was mind blowing. The electrons seemed to have split and gone through each slit and then join back together on the other side.

This is one of the many amazing s tories that Hawking’s tells in this par ticular book. I s trongly recommend this book to anyone that has a passion for physics and wants to learn how physics truly is incorporated ever y where in life.

Review: Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku

By Omar, Grade 11

One interes ting point that s truck me while I was reading “Physics of the Impossible” was an experiment that was conducted in 1958. The purpose of the experiment was to f ind ex traterres trials.

The project was called (SETI) “The Search for Ex traterres trial Intelligence”. The procedure was basically to lis ten for microwave radiation in the universe. However, the frequency used to lis ten for the radiation could not be any random amount. It had to be between 1 and 10 gigaher tz because if not between those two numbers, then various factors would create errors in the experiment. This method did not provide us with any results. Exactly 20 years later, we sent a coded message to outer space that showed where we are located and what humans look like. We (as in our generation) will never k now if ex traterres trials got our message because even if they did, it will take at leas t 52,147 years for them to receive it and send us a coded message back! I thought this was ver y interes ting because I am ex tremely interes ted in ex traterres trials, UFO’s and life in the universe other than on Ear th. I personally believe that there are thousands of civilizations out there; mos t of them are probably even more advanced than ours on Ear th. I have always wondered how our life would be dif ferent if we came into contact with a dif ferent civilization somewhere else in the universe (page 130-131).

The second interes ting point that s truck me while reading my book was the idea of solar sails. Solar sails are an idea that can help humanity. We never really seem to think about what is going to happen when the world comes to an end, because it is assumed that it will not end in our lifetime. However, when the time is near, if we do not f igure out a way to travel to another solar sys tem, our species will forever be wiped out. We already k now that it is impossible to travel fas ter than the speed of light because of time dilation, and iner tial mass. We also do not have the technology to build a rocket that can travel even remotely close to the speed of light. However, Johannes Kepler may have come up with an idea that can solve this problem. Kepler came up with this idea in 1611. He said that the sun exer ts a small amount of pressure, and we can use that pressure to transpor t a sail through space, jus t like wind pushes a sail through the ocean. Prototypes of the solar sails have actually already been created, and they were successful.

Another major idea was based of f of solar sails, and that was set ting up lasers on the moon that will shoot laser beams at a sail in outer space, which will push it in a direction. This idea is ver y far-fetched since it would be ver y dif f icult to build a sail large enough for this project, and the lasers would have to shoot beams for years. Then there is the problem on how the sail returns back to Ear th (another set of lasers?) The good thing about this, however, is the fact that if completed successfully, solar sails could travel at half the speed of light which means get ting to other s tars would be possible. I found this ver y interes ting because I am interes ted in dif ferent technologies that can be used to explore the universe. We solely seem to be set on using things such as the Mars Rover and satellites. I think all of these ideas are ex tremely cool, and some are even plausible (Page 158-159).

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W E C A N S AV E YO U M O N E Y !

There are ways to donate your MEID, suppor t the school and sa ve money Okay, it’s time for a reality check. Using donations as a way to reduce your taxable income, or to lower your tax bracket, is lis ted on ever y Financial Planning website as one of the mos t regularly missed tax saving oppor tunities in Canada. Each year, about 26 million taxpayers f ile tax returns in Canada. Only about two-thirds actually receive tax refunds. The average tax refund is about $1,400. The CR A recommends that ever y tax-payer should donate at leas t $200 a year to take advantage of the tax credit.

If you did not donate to Meadowridge School in 2011, and the idea of giving your hard-earned money away simply does not appeal to you, there is a way of donating to Meadowridge without leaving you fur ther out-of-pocket, and which actually helps you get some cash back in hand. You can donate your MEID, the $10,000 deposit each family is required to make on entrance to the school.

There is a way of donating to Meadowridge, which actually helps you get some cash back in hand.

There are several ways to donate your MEID, and each gives you a different return on your investment. Here are just t wo of the options: You can donate the full $10,000 to take advantage of the tax credit you will receive all in one year; a donation in 2012 will result in at leas t $4,322.72 as a tax credit , which is cash back in your pocket. Cash you can put towards your child’s university education (RESP), pay down your mor tgage, inves t, or to book that long-awaited family vacation.

Donate $2,000 from your MEID ever y year, for f ive years, and use your annual tax refund to contribute to an RESP to pay for your children’s university education. Now, it may be sugges ted to top it up with

you could have more than $10,000 in your child’s RESP within f ive years . What’s really great about this option is that not only did an additional $50 a month and then

you not donate any cash, you made a SIGNIFICANT gift to the school, you got the government to par tner with you in making 40% Whoo hoo!

We’re off to tax savings!

of the donation to Meadowridge School through a tax credit, and you received an additional 20% contribution towards your child’s university fund. Doesn’t that jus t make you feel brilliant! Of course this is jus t the s tar t; you can continue inves ting in an RESP until your child is 18 years old.

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of his reasons for donating their family’s MEID. “We’re here for the nex t 10 years, and it makes per fect f inancial sense to do this.”

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$1,426

$285.20

$1,808.16

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$2,000

$826

$826

$50

$1,426

$285.20

$3,724.80

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$2,000

$826

$826

$50

$1,426

$285.20

$5,756.45

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$2,000

$826

$826

$50

$1,426

$285.20

$7,909.99

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$826

$826

$50

$1,426

$285.20

$10,192.75

You will use your $826 tax credit (from your $2,000 donation) and purchase an RESP with it each year.

This may put a smile on your face.

You will end up donating your entire $10,000 MEID to Meadowridge in $2,000 increments each year. Thanks!

This is the total amount in your RESP with your tax credit and $50/ month contribution.

Contribute an ex tra $50 a month to make sure the interes t you earn will add up to over $10,000 af ter f ive years.

When you contribute to an RESP you are eligible for a Canadian Education Savings Grant (CESG). The Government deposits a % of your own contribution directly into the RESP.

At the end of f ive years you will have over $10K saved for your child’s future education and will have donated a signif icant amount to your child’s current education!

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S T U D EN T ACHIE V EMEN TS SHAQ Grade 10

LEXIE , Gr a d e 7

As par t of the Model UN club, Shaq par ticipated at the Canadian High School Model United Nations (CAHSMUN) event at the beginning of March. Representing the countr y of Andorra, Shaq debated and delegated his way to earn the Outs tanding Delegate cer tif icate!

It is no secret where Grade 7 s tudent Lexie’s passion lies. One jus t needs to see where she spends all her time to k now that dance is one of the mos t impor tant things to her. Lexie has been competing in an impressive number of competitions with her dance groups and individually, and her accomplishments at these competitions are even more impressive. She has won various medals, including High Gold, Ballet Solo Gold, Lyrical Solo Gold and not surprisingly f irs t place overall.

The competitions themselves are grueling and can take place over three days. It is a good thing then that Lexie is well prepared.

Lexie began dancing over 7 years ago, s tar ting in ballet and eventually moving onto jazz and lyrical dance. She practices ever y night during the week and sometimes on weekends, which ends up being around 12 hours a week. All that time commitment is alright with her, since she feels that she can really be herself when she dances. Lexie’s favourite par t is going on s tage and dancing her bes t. She says that dancing is her whole life and she loves competing and can’t wait for more!

Congratulations Lexie!

SHIVANI, Grade 6 & TEJAS, Grade 4 Shivani and her brother Tejas have made it into the Child Haven Book of World Records for at tending ever y Vancouver Dinner ever y single year of their lives. They are pictured above with their parents visiting the Child Haven Gujar t Home, which suppor ts children and women in developing countries with food, healthcare, shelter, suppor t and more.

MATHESON Grade 7 Matheson par ticipated in the Rain City Fencing Tournament and f inished 7th overall for Y12 Sabre Boys. This is a big accomplishment as he was one of only two fencers representing Canada and there was f ierce competition as this was a qualif ying tournament for many US par ticipants.

Way to go Matheson!

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GR A D E 4 : FO RT L A N GL E Y T R IP For t Langley was ver y enjoyable! I learned a lot and saw many things. Firs t, we learned about the Hudson Bay Company, now k nown as The Bay. Another thing I learned about was Sir James Douglas, who had signed the contract to create British Columbia. We got to learn about the dif ferent kinds of jobs at the for t.

Near the beginning, our guide showed us where a blacksmith wor ks. She even made us a tool! One common tool was an axe head, that could be used for many things. One thing I learned at the blacksmith’s shop was that the blacksmiths didn’t live ver y long because the smoke they were inhaling was af fecting their health. Another thing I learned was more about the furs the people back then were trading. I learned that beaver fur was the mos t expensive because it was soft and it was fully water repellent. At one point, we learned about coopers. Coopers were people that worked with wood. When we learned about coopers, we got to take apar t and rebuild a wooden bucket.

Another thing I learned was that when the fur trade was happening, men had to carr y enormous and hefty bags on their shoulders which resulted in many deaths.

Originally, no one k new why they were dying, until they discovered that by lifting heav y objects, their diges tive organs became twis ted, and they couldn’t diges t their food. That was why the men wore sashes around their wais ts when they were carr ying bulk y and heav y things.

The sashes kept their intes tines in the correct place.

What I enjoyed about For t Langley was being able to learn about the pas t, and especially when we built a miniature house with wood. What I disliked about For t Langley was when we had to run around with bags of hay on our shoulders. The bags were weightless, but it was exhaus ting! I learned many new things at For t Langley. I hope I can visit there again.

- Denise, Grade 4

At For t Langley, we learned that it was a trading pos t that had jobs like a cooper, blacksmith and voyager. The cooper made barrels to help s tuf f get shipped to places. The barrels carr y salmon and cranberries. The blacksmith makes the metal goods like axe heads and nails to build things. The voyager had to carr y the barrels of things to the des tination of where they need to go. Each person was responsible for carr ying six bundles.

Also, gold was discovered in the Fraser River so a whole bunch of people came from the United States. The Hudson Bay Company was worried they would tr y to take over so they sent a let ter to the Queen and she said that the land was par t of her territor y so no one could take it.

One of my favourite par ts was when we got to touch the furs and feel what they were like. I think that the Hudson’s Bay Company was being a communicator by always having other groups that wanted things to come to For t Langley or ship goods to other places that wanted things.

- Noah, Grade 4

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A RO UND ME A D OW R ID GE Mar ble Ar t The Junior Kindergar ten class has wor ked hard in groups of four while marble painting on large canvas. It was a ver y cooperative activity, which elicited lots of excitement and discussion from the s tudents about the movement of the marbles and paint, to deciding what colour to tr y nex t. It was action packed and used the whole body to manipulate the movement of the marbles on the canvas. The reactions of the s tudents were priceless, as they manipulated the paint and marbles to create their ar twork.

“Look what I did!” “No, look what we did. We did it together!” “The small marble moves fas ter than the large marble!” “I think it is because it’s small, it moves fas ter.” “Wow! Look at that colour! “Wow! Did you see that!” “Let’s tr y to move the marble through the blue paint.” “My arms are get ting tired!” “Don’t drop it!” “Rock and Roll!” On the sidelines the other children waited with anticipation for their turn. They were smiling and clapping for their friends and saying. “When is it my turn?”

- Ms. Lynelle Johns, PYP Teacher

Science Buddies The Grade 5 s tudents inves tigated one scientis t or thinker who discovered a par ticular force. Some of the scientis t or thinkers inves tigated were Aris totle, Galileo, Isaac New ton, Montgolf ier, Wright Brothers, ‘Eureka’ Archimedes, Leonardo da Vinci, and Magnes. Nex t they applied the Scientif ic Method to tes t their theor y on a par ticular force. From their individual experiments, the s tudents were able to draw conclusions and bet ter unders tand how forces wor k. Las tly, the s tudents were able to explain how this discover y caused a great shift in human thinking and in some cases led to fur ther innovations. The s tudents presented their f indings through a video, the scientif ic inquir y and an informative brochure.

On Thursday, March 8, our Grade 12 Physics buddies visited our Grade 5 class to share in our learning. They asked thought provoking-ques tions, read our information and even expanded our k nowledge about forces. Not only do the Grade 12s help the Grade 5s unders tand force, but they also s top by to help us unders tand biology.

Pictured is the Grade 12 and Grade 5 class during a biology lab with a cow’s hear t.

Thank you for visiting our class Grade 12!

- Mr. Avio Diniz, PYP Teacher

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Glow in the Dar k Cr ys tals The Grade 9 cr ys tal growing is complete and the f inal s tage of the project was to bring in the Kindergar ten class to “judge” the cr ys tals. The Kindergar tens loved how the black light made the cr ys tals glow in the dark. Some Kindergar ten s tudents even got to see the cr ys tals glowing up close, holding the black light up to the cr ys tals for the Grade 9s. The Kindergar ten s tudents were so impressed that they asked the Grade 9 Science class to come to their classroom and help them grow cr ys tals.

- Ms. Chris ty Mooney, Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Dissec ting Owl Pellets The Grade 7s of Meadowridge have been wor king hard in Science class. Their lates t project is discovering what owl pellets contain and how they are produced. You may see owl pellets produced from the common Barn Owl (Ty to Alba), since these pale birds are ver y common and found worldwide.

Like other versions of the same species, and mos t other birds in general, owls cannot chew their food. Therefore the owl’s prey is swallowed whole, or ripped up into smaller pieces before diges tion begins. The glandular s tomach or proventriculus, will s tar t the process of diges tion in an owl's s tomach. The ventriculus, or gizzard of this great bird of prey will hold back items such as fur, teeth and feathers. After eating, all that remains in the gizzard is compressed into a pellet shape. After about 10 hours, the pellets will be regurgitated by the owl.

The Grade 7 Science class examined and dissected these regurgitated owl pellets. This is a fun and educational method of looking at predator/prey relationships, which ties in ver y nicely with our unit about ecosys tems and what they consis t of.

What this class was specif ically meant to do was to see what each owl ate by examining the bones and teeth in the owl pellets.

Once the bones and teeth were found, the fur and feathers were disposed of. What mos t of the Grade 7 s tudents found in the pellets were shrews, rodents, and birds (mos tly thrushes). The shrews, of the family Soricidae, are small animals that are classif ied under the order of Soricomorpha.

This project was a success, with all groups being able to completely recons truct the skeleton of a bird or mammal, jus t from one owl pellet. The Grade 7s this year are having a lot of fun while learning about ecosys tems and dissecting owl pellets. We hope to do this again nex t year!

- Jo-Raul, Grade 7

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PA R E N T G U I L D U P D AT E Jus t prior to Spring Break, the Parent Guild hos ted a luncheon on behalf of all school families to show appreciation to all the teaching and adminis trative s taf f at Meadowridge. Lunch was catered by a local res taurant, Organic World, and desser ts and f lowers were generously donated by parents. We would like to thank all the s tudents who helped us to create two large bulletin boards of “Thank you” notes – they were ver y much appreciated by the s taf f.

Upcoming Guild events include the ver y popular Grandparents and Grand-friends luncheon which will be celebrated on April 25, 2012. We will also be holding our popular Hanging Basket fundraiser with baskets available jus t prior to Mother’s Day. Details will be sent out mid-April.

The Parent Guild is pleased to announce the following executive for the remainder of the 20112012 school year: EILEEN K AR MALI Chairperson DANIELLE NOËL Vice-chairperson SANDHYA MCLAR EN Treasurer ZEINEEN PANJU Secretar y CAROLYN TR EGER Immediate Pas t Chair, remains in an advisor y role.

A pic ture from the popular 2011 Grandparent and Grand-fr iends Spr ing Luncheon.

The Parent Guild cannot do all of this without our fabulous volunteers and we have many oppor tunities available. The commitment can be as lit tle as one hour. You can help with a specif ic event, par ticipate on our fundraising commit tee, become a volunteer coordinator, or be a grade representative.

We are currently looking for volunteers to assis t us with the Grandparent/Grandfriends Luncheon, the Golf Tournament (June 9th) and the Gala (Fall 2012 with the f irs t meeting to be held Thursday, April 12th at 7:30pm).

Anyone wishing to volunteer for the Luncheon or Gala should contact the Guild via email at parentguild@meadowridge.bc.ca. Anyone interes ted in volunteering for the Golf Tournament should contact carolyntreger@telus.net.

If you feel you k now someone who would f ill a role par ticularly well, please pass their name along to the Parent Guild email (parentguild@meadowridge.bc.ca), we will happily follow up.

- Mrs. Zebeen Panju, Parent Guild Member

What is the ME A D OW R ID GE PA R EN T GUILD ?

The Parent Guild was sanctioned by the Meadowridge School Society Board of Governors on June 15, 2001.

The Guild is a non-prof it parent volunteer group that works closely with the School and Adminis tration on various events and initiatives.

Monies raised through events and fundraising initiatives go towards items on the school’s wish lis t.

The Parent Guild suppor ts the spirit of the community by dis tributing information to parents (mos t commonly through Grade Reps); builds bridges through outreach initiatives; provides welcoming oppor tunities for new families; recognizes and celebrates volunteers.

Staf f apprecia tion display in the s taf f lunch room.

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G E T CO N N E C T E D GR ANDPA R EN TS ’ LUNCHEON

GRYPHON’S EMPOR IUM

Various volunteer oppor tunities s till needed including: • Student Volunteer Coordinator • Parent Volunteer Coordinator • Student Ser ver Mentors

Firs t Wednesday of ever y month

Tuesday, April 24th | 3:30pm to 6:30pm Volunteers needed to help assemble tiered plat ters, set tables and decorate the theatre area (we hope to make child minding available).

Wednesday, April 25th (Event Date) Various volunteer oppor tunities are s till available.

Thursday, April 26th | Time TBD Volunteers needed to properly pack away tiered plat ters and décor items.

For more information, please contact: parentguild@meadowridge.bc.ca.

3:00pm to 4:30pm Jessie Hill is looking for one or two

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MEADOWR IDGE SCHOOL SOCIETY Are you a member? As an independent school, Meadowridge is required to be governed by a non-prof it society.

Membership in the Meadowridge School including parents, faculty, staff and alumni.

Members may par ticipate in a variety of

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201 2 GOLF TOUR NAMENT Would you like to volunteer at this year’s Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 9th?

Contact carolyntreger@telus.net for more information.

activities, including electing the Board of

Gala Commit tee f irs t meeting.

Governors, approving Bylaws under which

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information gathering, so if you are

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you can suppor t the nex t Gala!

Membership is $10 and a form is included

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with the Mini Gr yphon mail out or you

bc.ca for more information.

can download one in the Documents area of the Parent Por tal.

PAR ENT GUI LD The Parent Guild is always looking for other parents to help out with future projects. Come out to the nex t meeting on Wednesday, April 11th at 7:30pm in the House.

PA S T CH A I R W I N S B U S I N E S S P E R S O N O F T HE Y E A R Congratulations to Mr. John Becker for winning the Maple Ridge Chamber of Commerce Business person of the Year award. Mr. Becker is a Meadowridge alumni parent and ser ved on the Meadowridge Board of Governors for 10 years and is now in the role of Pas t Chair. His suppor t and dedication to Meadowridge is greatly appreciated and we are pleased to congratulate him on this award.

The Maple Ridge Chamber of Commerce Businessperson of the Year award is given out each year at the Chamber Business Excellence awards ceremony. Mr. Becker was awarded for his work as a law yer, politician and for his community ser vice.

Mr. Becker has always respected the Meadowridge Board and Senior Adminis tration Team as exemplif ying the bes t of private business acumen in a public realm. He has often used the working relationship between the Board and the Senior Adminis tration as a bes t practice example for private governance presentations.

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2 0 1 2 G O L F TO U R N A M E N T We’re Raising Money for a New Bus!

Get your pencils ou t and mar k Sa turday, June 9 th on your calendar s! Meadow r idge School’s Annual Fundraising Golf Tour nament is jus t around the cor ner. Come ou t and enjoy a day of leisure in the beautiful set ting of Swan-e-Set B ay. You don’t ha ve to be an ex per t golfer to take par t in this event. You can ex plore the game as a new golfer or a spec ta tor, or join us for dinner a t the end of day.

T ICK ETS AR E SELLING FAST Over half sold! $1,000 for a team of four (includes dinner) $250 for a single player (includes dinner) $75 for a single dinner ticket (no golf ing) Tickets can be purchased by f illing out the Golf Tournament form included in the Mini Gr yphon mailout or visiting w w w.meadowridge.bc.ca/golf.

SPONSOR t h e TOUR N A MEN T

As a sponsor of one of eighteen holes, you will be recognized in our event programme as well as on the course at your sponsored hole. There are also oppor tunities to sponsor the golf car ts provided to all the players. For more information about golf sponsorship oppor tunities, please contact Phil Pitzey at 778.233.1272 or Lyn Tyler at 604.476.3043.

This year’s goal is to purchase a school bus with the funds raised and we are therefore of fering an oppor tunity to adver tise the businesses of our presenting sponsors on the back. This bus will be seen throughout the Lower Mainland and Vancouver as it is driven to spor ting events and other activities with the s tudents. In all we will make up to six of these $5,000 sponsorships available.

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VO LU N T E E R The Meadowridge Drive Fore the Future Golf Tournament has been hugely successful because of the tireless wor k of our commit tee and our event volunteers. Their ef for ts before the event, planning and organizing, and on the day of the event, ensure that the golf tournament, dinner and auction of fer our par ticipants a great experience. If you would like to volunteer at this year’s tournament, please contact Carolyn Treger at carolyntreger@telus.net.

W E S T I L L H AV E S P O N S O R S H I P O P P O RT U N I T I E S AVA I L A B L E

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T H A N K YO U TO O U R CU R R E N T S P O N S O R S Financi al S p o n s o r s

Food and B everage Sponsor s

Golf Car t Sponsor

Advance Wire Products (Mr. Ron Le Boutillier)

Black Sheep Pub & Liquor Store (Mr. Andrew Wong)

Big Feas t Bis tro

Heli-Drop Sponsor

Freeform Communications (Colleen Hayes) & Lordco Auto Par ts Ltd. (Coates Family)

Rex Perr y

Canuel Catering

The McLaren Family

Starbucks Cof fee

Mini Heli-Drop Sponsor

Puro Clean (Mr. Kevin Demas and Ms. Shelley Lewis)

Maple Leaf Foods

Yoplait (Phil Pitzey)

Chipping Contes t

Brandee McWhinney, Mor tgage Exper t

Dinner Sponsor

Dubas Engineering Inc.

At the Drive Fore the Future Golf Tournament, players, sponsors

Photography Sponsor

Lit tle Black Box Photobooth (Jadina Ir ving)

and volunteers enjoy a variety of tas ty treats and ice cold

Hole 1 Sponsor

Black Sheep Pub & Liquor Store (Andrew Wong)

Hole 2 Sponsor

Alouet te Animal Hospital (Dr. Mike Orser & Ms. Chris tine Bickle)

Hole 3 Sponsor

DCT Consultants (The Tyler Family)

Hole 4 Sponsor

Centaur Products

Hole 5 Sponsor

Rex ford Pump Ser vices

Auc tion Sponsor s

Hole 6 Sponsor

Link Developments (The Gandesha Family)

Bombay

Alex Barber Nieto

Hole 7 Sponsor

Mike French, Key Tracer Sys tems Inc.

Pat ty Durrance

Ryan Jewellers

Hole 8 Sponsor

Michael & Young Fly Shop (The Tsuyuki Family)

Lordco Auto Par ts Ltd.

Exper t Electric (The Brunetta Family)

Hole 9 Sponsor

Heritage Dental – (The Germain Family)

Vancity

Favourite Finds

Hole 10 Sponsor

S T I L L AVA I L A B L E !

Hole 11 Sponsor

Johns ton Meier Insurance Agency Group

Hole 12 Sponsor

Lordco Auto Par ts Ltd. (The Coates Family)

an item or ser vice to the live auction, silent auction, gift baskets,

Hole 13 Sponsor

Inves tors Group

or players’ prizes. The auctions are seen as a highlight of the

Hole 14 Sponsor

Rob Jeeves, Remax Lifes tyles Realty

day by many of our gues ts and they are a critical component

Hole 15 Sponsor

HY Louie

Hole 16 Sponsor

Julian & Marilyn Turner – Jus t Enterprises Inc.

Hole 17 Sponsor

Michael J. Nice, CGA, CFP

Hole 18 Sponsor

Dan tenBrink - Remax LifeStyles Realty

Available Sponsor ships PR ESEN T ING SPONSOR S $ 5 , 0 0 0 Includes golf for eight and dinner for four ALUMNI SPONSOR $ 1 , 50 0 Includes golf and dinner for four HOLE 1 0 SPONSOR SHIP $ 1 , 50 0 Includes golf and dinner for four BAND SPONSOR $ 1 , 0 0 0 Includes dinner for two TABLE W INE SPONSOR $ 1 , 0 0 0 Includes dinner for two RECEPTION SPONSOR $1,000 | PUTTING GREEN $500 PR IZE SPONSOR S $ 2 50 | MINI B US SPONSOR S $10 0

beverages throughout the day. No waiting for the nineteenth hole here! For more information about food and beverage sponsorship oppor tunities, please contact Shelley Lewis at 604.467.4444 ex t. 174.

Jungle Jac’s (The Walker Family) Help us to create a memorable and successful event by donating

of our fundraising ef for ts. For more information about auction sponsorship oppor tunities, please contact Chris tine Bickle at 604.476.3040, Shirley Brunet ta at 604.716.9428 or Karen WilbyRiddell at 778.808.5243.

Pr ize Sponsor s Heli-Drop Prize: Lordco Auto Par ts Ltd. & Freeform Communications Golf Shir ts: Lordco Auto Par ts Ltd. Meadow Gardens Golf Centre (Mr. Ken Par k) Skin Health Laser & Medi-Spa Crossroads Puro Clean (Mr. Kevin Demas & Ms. Shelley Lewis) Ms. Colleen Hayes We of fer prizes for a number of on-course competitions, including our KP, hole-in-one, closes t to the line, mos t hones t, and winning team. Help us to congratulate these players, as well as the winners of other gaming activities, by donating or suppor ting a prize. For more information about prize and auction sponsorship oppor tunities, please contact Lyn Tyler at 604.476.3043.

Buy a Ball &

WATCH IT FALL Saturday, June 9th at 8:00pm

HELI-DROP Hole-in-One Dra w Don’t miss your chance to win a:

CANUCKS NIGHT OUT PACK AGE FOR FOUR valued at over $1000 (Prize includes booth seats for four to a 2012/2013 Canucks game, hotel accommodations and dinner.)

Tickets: $25 each Ticket order forms will be available at the school, on the website or through your Grade Rep af ter April 1s t.

w w w.meadowr idge.bc.ca/golf Sponsored by: Chances to win: 1:500 Gaming License #41886 Know your limit, play within it.