The Viking News
Weekly UPDATE
April 27, 2015 issue #30
Virtue of the Month: Love
We will be celebrating the virtue of LOVE, as a school community, on Tuesday, April 28 @ 2:45 p.m. in our gymnasium
Georges Vanier School Prayer
Spring Prayer
Lord, in the morning as we start this day,
We take a moment to bow and pray.
We start with thanks,
For all your kind and loving ways.
And now as we begin our day,
Watch over us as we work and play.
We ask you to help us respect and love one another,
And all we meet during the day.
Hold our families and school staff in your hands,
As we follow, in your commands.
Teach us to love you more than before,
Through random acts of love and kindness.
Guide us to be like Georges Vanier,
And make aVISIT
difference by
Helping the poor, the needy, the sick and the homeless.
We ask this through Jesus, Our Lord.
Dear God:
For assistance please call…
School # 905-792-2251
School secretary: Mrs. Fay
School principal: Mr. Maiolo
Superintendent:
Mrs. Oude-Reimerink
Trustee: Mr. Xaviour
Spring is a metaphor for change. Some changes we
eagerly await, and some we abhor. Some changes
we plan and others arrive uninvited. To all these
changes we ask the gift of Your perspective
beckoning us to expectation, hope, and rebirth.
School Parish: St. John Fisher
Pastor: Fr. Grima
“Go Make A Difference”
May the sunlight and the rain be reminders that You
are at work renewing the earth. As a God of renewal,
You are ever at work in our lives, too.
Open our eyes and lives to the needed changes in
our lives this Spring. Awaken us to new life and
perspective, for this we pray in Jesus' name.
Milk available daily at
12:40p.m. Front foyer.
$1.00
(chocolate or white milk)
Amen
Amen
Sacramental preparation continues for our grade 2 & 8 students.
Gr. 8 Confirmation: Friday, May 29 @ 7 p.m. at Parish
Gr. 2 First Holy Communion: Sunday, May 31 @ 2p.m. at Parish
New for the next school year:
Confirmation Moving to Grade 7
The School Board has received news from the Archdiocese of Toronto that the elementary school grade for candidates
for Confirmation is to be moved from Grade 8 to Grade 7, effective September 8, 2015, in terms of sacramental
preparation. Local pastors have been notified. More information to follow in the upcoming months.
School WEBSITE:
ECO-Schools NEWS.
Please see attached Earth Week activities for April.
www.dpcdsb.org/GVANI
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1.
PLEASE
see
April Dates:
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April 27
School Council Meeting 7:00 p.m.
d Earth
April 30
Skills Ontario Presentation for Grade 8 students
Week
April 30
Parent Engagement Evening (session 2)
informa
May 1
SK Grad Pictures and Sibling Picture Day (more information
to follow)
May 4
Catholic Education Week Liturgy (in our gymnasium a.m.)tion.
May 4
Grade six class to Celebration Square, Mississauga, to celebrate Music Monday.
May 5 & 6 Drumming Workshop (all students).
May 5
Music & Math Night (more info. to follow next week)
2.
SHOOL COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, April 27 @ 7pm
Sports this month at VANIER:
Intermediate Boy’s and Girl’s
Basketball.
Intramurals for grades
1-6 students.
EQAO Testing
Administration of the Grade 3 and 6 Assessment of
Reading, Writing and Mathematics will be held from
May 25 to June 4. Specific dates will be sent home in the
upcoming weeks. We ask that parents/guardians of
students in Grade 3 and 6 refrain from making
appointments and or booking trips at this time to ensure
your child(ren) will be available to complete the testing.
Catholic Education Week (May 3-9)
We look forward to celebrating Catholic Education
at Georges Vanier School with many fun and
exciting activities throughout the week. We will be
sending home a flyer with all the activities for
students and for parents this week. Stay tuned
and mark your calendar.
PLEASE be reminded that staff supervision of the school yard does not begin until 8:50 a.m.