WEEKLY UPDATE March 17, 2014 issue 24 School # 905-­‐792-­‐2251 Georges Vanier Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all our Irish families and friends in the Vanier Community School secretary: Mrs. Fay School principal: Mr. Maiolo Superintendent: Mr. Vecchiarino Trustee: Mr. McLauchlan School Parish: St. John Fisher Pastor: Fr. Grima Journeying with Jesus through Lent. Lent is a 40-­‐day period of preparation for Easter Sunday and one of the m ajor liturgical seasons of the Catholic Church. A penitential season m arked by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Saint Paul tells us that we should "pray without ceasing," yet in our busy world, it sometimes seems that prayer takes a back seat not only to our work but to entertainment. Take time during this Lenten Season to pray. While fasting takes the form of refraining from eating, it is primarily a spiritual discipline designed to tame the body so that we can concentrate on higher things. Almsgiving involves giving to others as an act of virtue, either materially or in the sense of providing capabilities for free. God, heavenly Father, look upon me and hear my prayer during this holy Season of Lent. By the good works You inspire, help m e to discipline my body and to be renewed in spirit. AMEN Intramurals gr. 1 to 6 as well as Dancercise gr 3 to 8 continue for students. Intermediate Basketball under way GO VIKINGS! The Vanier Vikings Dance-­‐a-­‐thon was held on Thursday, March 6. What a GREAT success! We were able to raise almost $2000.00. We thank our community for their generosity and support. Our grand prize winners were: Nevaeh in grade two.(Wii U Gaming System) and Perena in grade eight (iPad Mini). WELL DONE VIKINGS! School Council News
Next School Council Meeting: Monday, March 24th at 7:00 p.m. March dates: We thank our School Council and p arent volunteers for their efforts in making the Pancake Breakfast a great success on Shrove Tuesday. We continue to seek All Star Reading Coaches. If you wish to help our students with reading skills, and have a little time during the week to volunteer, please call the school to set up an appointment with Mrs. D’Souza. She will b e more than h appy to set up a training session so that we can continue to support our students in literacy. We thank all our volunteers for their time and effort with our students. March 24 School Council Meeting March 25 Earth Hour March 25 Literacy E vening (change of date) 6:30 -­‐7:30 p.m. in our gymnasium March 28 See and Hear Clinic March 31 Virtue Assembly at 11:20 a.m. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS……Our Literacy Evening date has been changed to Tuesday, March 25 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. We will be launching our new literacy initiative, Raz Kids for our JK to grade 4 students. Please join us to learn more about this exciting new computer based literacy program for your child(ren). We thank our School Council for helping fund this initiative. Our Kiss ‘N Ride program needs a few reminders in order for the process to run smoothly and keep everyone safe. Please make sure you are always
following the rules of Kiss ‘N Ride.
1. Exit the vehicle only on the right-hand passenger side. To exit out the left side is very, very
dangerous as thru traffic passes (sometimes quickly) on the left drive-thru lane.
2. DO NOT PARK OR LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE in the Kiss ‘N Ride lanes, even if only for a few seconds.
3. If at the end of the day your child does not exit the building, please do not leave your car in the Kiss ‘N Ride lane to investigate. Park the car and we will be happy to
assist you in the office. Need extra help in Grade 7 or 8 math? Visit the Homework Help website for free help from Ontario certified teachers. On this site, students have access to live chat rooms between the hours of 5:30-­‐9:30 from Sunday to Thursday and 24/7 resources such as videotaped lessons and interactive tutorials. Homework Help is ideal for understanding homework, reviewing lessons, studying for tests, and searching math topics. Register today at https://homeworkhelp.ilc.org/. All you need to register is your student OEN number which is found on the report card. If you have additional questions, please contact your classroom teacher. VIRTUE ASSEMBLY: Celebrating the virtue of KINDNESS on March 31st at 11:20 a.m. in our gymnasium