Year End Exams

                                                                       Year End Exams

            There are only a few more weeks left of the school year and the students are pulling out their Unit 1 notes to begin studying for the year end final exams at Sulli. The class exams from periods one through five will be held in a total of three days from June 13th, 16th and 17th. June 13th will hold the period one and three exams. On June 16th, the period two and four exams will take place and on school completion day, the 17th, will be when period five exams are in session. The provincial exams however will carry on for a consecutive nine day period from June 18th to June 26th. June 26th will also be the day that the last report card is issued. 

         Within such a short time period the students will need to review their semester two and linear courses notes to prepare for these exams. The teachers will also need to finish any new units with their classes and therefore add to the amount of studying the students are already required to do. Exam time is always a harsh period of time for the students however, because they stress about them far too much. The stress sometimes causes the students to blank out on the actual exam which is the worst thing that could possibly happen. Below, are some links that show how to help cope with the exam stress. It's always difficult for students to study as well, and re-learn everything over a second time, so links for sites on study tips are also posted below. 

Coping With Exam Stress:

http://www.stressbusting.co.uk/how-to-deal-with-exam-stress/

http://www.childline.org.uk/explore/schoolcollege/pages/exam-stress.aspx

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Dealing_with_exam_stress

https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/advice/personal/managingexamstress/

Study Tips:

http://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/health-and-support/exam-preparation-ten-study-tips

http://www.wikihow.com/Study-For-Exams#Keeping_Motivated_sub

http://www.teenvogue.com/advice/school-advice/2012-05/final-exams-study-tips

Yearbooks

Yearbooks

 

        Yearbooks are on sale once again at Sulli as the school photographers finish up with their long collection of photos within the last several weeks of school remaining. These memorabilia can be paid for at the school office for a fee of fifty dollars, and will be picked up at the end of the year. These books are important memories of our  high school years and it's necessary that at least one book is bought before the end of our glorious five years at Sulli. There have been so many fun events and clubs which even if some of the students are not a part of, there is always that one picture at the beginning of the year that Sulli students can look back at maybe ten years later and tell their children,

"That was me!"

 

     These yearbooks are an important and, you could say, essential part of our lives which tell us about the years we went through that shaped us into the people we will someday become. There are so many enjoyable moments that we cannot forget and many of them will be in that book. Treasure the time you had when you maybe attended the Halloween Fashion show, or when you helped out Global Issues with Earth week. It doesn't even have to be something incredible. Even that single picture of yourself, will tell you what memories you obtained just by being there with your friends. Enjoy the time now, because you will not be able to do the same after and cherish the memories.

 

2012-2013 Yearbook

 

 

Let the memories of everyone you knew be caught into this book.

The AIM Games

The AIM Games

 

 

       On Thursday, May 8th, Sullivan Heights hosted the annually famous AIM Games for the first time. The AIM Games or the Athletes in Motion event that was held on Thursday at the school, was a truly inspiring event where students with disabilities could let go and have fun for a day and play different sports and games such as wheelchair basketball or Bocci. The games had a positive impact on everyone who participated; from the student volenteers to the athletes participating. Students from different schools all over the district came to either play or participate on some way. Introductions were exchanged and everyone there had an amazing experience. It was truly about the positive vibe that spread like wildfire throughout the gym at Sulli. However, the events were not only held at the gym but throughout the school as well. The small gym, lower field, upper field, and dance room were also occupied.

 

 

(A poster made by the volunteers for the AIM Games)

 

 

 

      The AIM Games included a BBQ and breaks in between for the volunteers. The most amazing part of the entire event though was the closing ceremony, when all of the winning athletes were given medals for their participation, enthusiasm and a well-played game and a dance that was performed by some of the athletes and volunteers who worked and practiced their routine for seven weeks. It was really amazing to see everyone come together in one place and enjoy everything together. As a community. Smiles and fun times is what really made this event possible. It was truly a moving, positive experience.

Global Issues Earth Week

Global Issues Earth Week

    Last week was yet again another very succsessful week for the Global Issues Club as they ended Earth week with some prizes for our students. Teusday and Wednesdays guest speakers gave excellent presentation on or city's plans to create a greener and more environmental city during the upcoming years for our growing population. One plan they have, is to turn compost into a emission free and non-pollutant gas for our vehicles. They are also planning to put compost bins in every school in Surrey! Teusday's energy conservation day for Sulli was perfectly acheived as half of the lights in the school were shut off to conserve some electricity. Wednesday's walk to school day went smoothly as ever, when students walked the hill or down the block to get to school in an evironmentaly friendly way. Some skateboraded, longboarded, and biked to school. It was really great to see all those students working towards a way to help out our environment. Thursday however was the real ice breaker as students lined up with their reusable water bottles and containers for their lunches to get a free cone of ice cream! It worked out wonderfully because the students were not polluting by using plastic wraps or foil for rheir lunches and instead using reausable containers. On the last day during morning announcements, all of the classes were shown a video on how much waste is collected on just the beaches of our earth. It showed how a group of dedictaed environmentalists go every year to some of these beaches and 'comb' the coast for plastic waste and garbage that was left on or reached the beaches through the ocean. It was sad to see how much waste we could produce but if we worked together like the environmentalists in the video we could collect as much waste as they did. In fact, one of our teachers has a son who works with his wife to clean these beaches in that video. The link can be found below. Friday, also included a raffle draw for the winners of some prizes who helped out during earth week.

     The Global Issues club showed us that Earth Day should not just be one day but everyday. It was really amazing to see what we could do if we worked together as a community so just remember this: everyday is Earth Day.

'Combing the Coast 2013: Rugged Point Provincial Park':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws1dbS91KeI

Also, check out this video from the City of Surrey on recycling and waste collection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b1cPUCOQwA

 

    

Multicultural Week: Food Day

        Multicultural Week: Food Day

      Last week was multicultural week and it was an amazing week yet again this year as the students played games, watched performances, and ate different foods. The different dishes served were amazing on foods day which was on Wednesday, at lunchtime. There were some samosas and butter chicken. I bought some myself and it tasted delicious. A great recipe for the butter chicken is below:

http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/141169/easy-indian-butter-chicken

    It was a really amazing week overall and the food was one of the best parts.

Global Issues Earth Week

             Global Issues Earth Week

     Earth week is coming up this week for  Sulli and Global Issues will be busy busy busy with preparations for the four days! Teusday and wednesday will be offering a an environmental talk with a guest speaker in the library at lunch. Teusday will also include an energy conservation day for the school with prizes in the library at lunch. The day after will be walk to school wednesday and there will be raffles given out. Prizes will be given out at lunch. Thursday will be the famous litterless ice cream lunch where the students bring their lunch in a plastic reusable container and receive a free ice cream! A video on a beach clean-up will be shown in the library as well. On the final day this week there will a plastic bottle display in the hub to show how much plastic we use. During the entire week however there will be a photo challenge for students to take pictures of you or your friends acting for Earth Week.  The photos can be tweeted out using #sulliacts with a sweet treat given to the winners in period 4. It will be a fun week for sure!

Costa Rica

                       Costa Rica

  In a recent article, it was mentioned that some students from Sulli had gone on an extravagant trip to Costa Rica over the break! During my last post I only mentioned a small adventure they had but here are some photos of many more!

A monkey carrying her child on her back.

         Ziplining through the jungles!

                Chillin' at the falls!

  Single file everybody, we're going on an adventure!     

This was one picture they took at the airport.

This was the waterfall that they all went swimming at.

They had a lot of fun camping out as well!

             Time to feed the gators!

     This trip definetly looked worth the plane ride, beacuse we all know how exausting those are! Everyone had a lot of fun and if course, they would love to do it again.