Christmas retreat
Hope Virtue Assembly
We are the Mockingjay.
On Thursday the 18th of December Mr.
Laporte’s class put on this month’s
virtue assembly on Hope. It featured
songs like “Joy to the world a
Christmas wish” by Nick Jonas, and
skits performed by the students
showing us how we can find hope in
our lives. Then at the end the Student
Council showed off all the ornaments
that the classes had made for the
ornaments making contest. It really
was a wonderful liturgy.
Fire Is Catching….grade 7 and 8 trip to
the movies…fun…fun…fun
Guess the Teacher #2
Hello everyone! Are you ready to play the weekly game of
“Guess the Teacher”? I will give you last week’s answer at
the end of this article, but first here are the clues for this
week!
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This teacher has always wanted to be a
teacher, and would be working in the
education system or with kids no matter what.
This teacher has already travelled to many
places, but still wants to visit Greece, Australia,
Scandinavia, or South America. Or possibly all
four!
This teacher likes rock and roll music, and his/
her favourite artists include:
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Dave Matthews Band
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Pearl Jam
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The Beatles
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The Foo Fighters
This teacher has been teaching for nine yearsbut not necessarily 9 years at Georges Vanier
(wink wink!)
So there you have it! Those were this week’s clues. I
wonder if you’ll guess which GV teacher it is!
Hopefully you will find out by next week! Which
reminds me, there’s a little answer I believe I owe
you…
The teacher from last week is…… Mr. Laporte!
All of those clues from last week’s issue are about
him! Did you guess it? Well, whether you did or not,
I bet you learned a lot about him that you didn’t
know before! Have a great week and I hope you can
solve this week’s riddle!
Naomi Benedict
St. Thomas Aquinas
serenades us
with their sweet Christmas
carols…awesome!
On Thursday Dec 18th we had a
school wide Advent Retreat. This is
where all the students went around
to different classes to do different
Christmas activities. Some of the
activities included Jeopardy, Tabuu,
Guess the Christmas carol, singing,
arts and crafts, etc. We hope all
students and staff had a great day.
GO VIKINGS!
Rockin’ And Poppin’!
On Friday, everyone in the school had a really good time! Let me tell you why…..
This Friday was a movie day for the Primaries (K- Gr. 3) and Juniors (Gr. 4-6), and the
Intermediates had a special Christmas Dance!
The Primary and the junior students watched movies and they had a blast! After all, there’s
nothing much better than celebrating the biggest holiday of the year- Christmas- by watching a
holiday movie and eating popcorn! The Student Council made and sold popcorn to go with the
movie. This not only lets the students have popcorn with their awesome movie, but it also raises
money for the Student Council, which allows us to have more money for future events!
And
that’s
a
poppin’
good
idea
for
a
poppin’
good
time.
The Intermediates didn’t miss out on the fun! They rocked out at the dance that was held on
Friday. They played awesome popular songs that the students couldn’t help dancing to! And
what a party that was! Everyone had a blast and clearly showed it!
Friday was a really great day for everyone- both students and staff. And what better way to
celebrate the last day of school than to party? That’s the end of my article this week, and sadly
I won’t write to you until January. But I wish all the best to the people listed:
-Everyone reading this article- it means a lot to me and my friends who write, because it means
that our Vanier Voice is being read and ‘heard’. Thanks!
-The parents of the students who attend Georges Vanier thank you for making sure your
child(ren) go to the best and most spirited school out there! Have a merry Christmas!
-Our teachers and Georges Vanier Staff. They teach us! - they deserve a great Christmas!
-Our fellow students, big and small- they worked hard for four months! We should really have
a good break to rest up!
-And lastly, all the people who are in need and are hoping for food or shelter- may they have a
good Christmas and receive what they need.
May you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! God bless you all!
-Naomi Benedict -Minister of Communication
And the wise men followed the star and found
the Light of the World, Jesus! Epiphany -Jan 6