Cameron Elementary School
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| Cameron Elementary School | |
| Address | |
| 9540 Erickson Drive Burnaby, British Columbia, V3J 1M9, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | School District 41 Burnaby |
| Principal | Mrs. Angela Henning |
| Staff | 38 |
| School type | Elementary School |
| Grades | K-7 |
| Enrollment | ca. 320 (2007) |
| Head teacher | Mr. David Barry |
| Homepage | http://cameron.sd41.bc.ca |
Cameron Elementary School is an elementary school in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. This school participates its best in events such as fundraising, sports and competitions.
This year there are about 53 grade 7 students that are going to graduate at Cameron. Cameron Elementary School is a feeder or in-catchment school to Burnaby Mountain Secondary School, so students graduating from Cameron are immediately placed into Burnaby Mountain Secondary.
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[edit] School Goals
1. Students will improve writing skills while increasing pride in and enjoyment of writing.
2. Students will demonstrate a willingness to contribute to the school and community.
[edit] Cameron School's Belief statement
At Cameron school, where everyone's respected, we believe in taking responsibility for our actions, being diligent in our learning, caring for each other and having fun together.
[edit] Principal's Message
We are a caring community of learners. Read our belief statement to learn about the values by which everyone in our school has agreed to live.
Cameron has a strong academic program and we also offer lots of opportunities for extracurricular activities. You can choose to join sports teams, choir, or clubs and participate in Student Leadership and other service opportunities.
You are encouraged to study hard, to develop friendships, to contribute to the school community and strive to be the best you can be!
I hope you have a great year!
Mrs.Angela Henning
[edit] This Month's Events
March 1/07~ Aboriginal Circle @ 9:30-11:30am!!!
March 2/07~ Look-Alike-Day!!!
March 7/07~ Vancity is opened!!!
March 8/07~ Intermediate Creative Dance Lessons & Div.12 Visit Royal Colombian Hospital!!!
March 9/07~ Learning Together Session in Library @ 9:00-11:30am!!!
March 12-16/07~ Report Card Week!!!
March 12/07~ Kindergarten Dental Survey @ 10:45-12:30 & Primary Day of Music for Grade @'s and 3"s at Montecito & PAC Meeting @ 6:45pm!!!
March 15/07~ Intermediate Creative Dance Lessons & School Plan District Review at Cameron @ 4:00pm!!!
March 16/07~ Feats of Strength Peformance @ 10:30am!!!
March 17/07~ Kindergarten Kids @ Cameron Public Library @ 1:00-4:00pm!!!
March 19-23/07~ SPRING BREAK!!!!!
March 28/07~ Vancity is opened & Div. & Visit Public Library @ 11:00-12:00pm!!!
March 29/07~ Talent Show!!!
March 30/07~ Celebration of learning Assembly at 9:10am!!! Spirit Day: Athletic Day
[edit] Sports
In 2006, Cameron Elementary competed in the local track and field competition at Swangard Stadium. The grade 5 boys team came in first in the boys 4x100 m relay.
[edit] Leadership
The leadership community is a group of students that help make the school a better place. Joining leadership is not mandatory, but it is a commitment and there are consequences for students who don't participate to the greatest of there ability.
Leadership students organize events such as fundraisers and dances. The most recent event was "look-alike-day", a day when every tries and dress alike. Another upcoming event is the Talent show. This event is coming March 29, 2007.
[edit] Grade 7 Public Speaking Contest
Each year, grade 7 students of Cameron participate in a grade 7 public speaking contest. In 2007, the topic was the Journey is the Destination.This year 6 students managed to make it to the school speech finals where they presented to 3 judges and the intermediates of Cameron. The 6 students are Megan Livesey, Hooman Sharifi, Joo-Hyun Lee, Maziar Ahmadi, Yvonne Ma, and Christina Yu. Congratulations to those 6 students. Out of the 6 students 2 were chosen to go to the Zonal finals. The Zonal finals consists of many schools in Burnaby, many as good or better than these 2 chosen students. These 2 students were Maziar Ahmadi and Joo-Hyun Lee.
[edit] Vancity Junior Credit Union
Every second Wednesday at Cameron, students can come to deposit money into their accounts. The Vancity Junior Credit Union is operated by students of Cameron. This years board members are a very enthusiastic and dedicated group of students, all of which are grade 7's. The board members for this year are:
Chairperson - Yezi Zhang
Vice Chairperson - Kevin Braymore
Secretary - Sarah Jeon
Secretary - Pauline Quina
Treasurer - Joyce Zhan
Treasurer - Melissa Lee
Marketing Officer - Hana Fazeli
Marketing Officer - Megan Livesey
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Schools in Burnaby, British Columbia
| Secondary schools | Alpha · Burnaby Central · Burnaby Mountain · Burnaby North · Burnaby South · Byrne Creek · Cariboo Hill · Moscrop |
| Primary or elementary schools | Armstrong · Aubrey · Brantford · Brentwood Park · Buckingham · Cameron · Capitol Hill · Cascade Heights · Chaffey-Burke · Clinton · Confederation Park · Douglas Road · Edmonds Community · Forest Grove · Gilmore Community · Gilpin · Glenwood · Inman · Kitchener · Lakeview · Lochdale Community · Lyndhurst · Ecolé Marlborough · Maywood Community · Montecito · Morley · Nelson · Parkcrest · Rosser · Seaforth · Second Street Community · South Slope · Sperling · Stoney Creek Community · Stride Avenue Community · Suncrest · Taylor Park · Twelfth · Westridge · Windsor |
| Private schools | St. Thomas More Collegiate
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