December
2009 News
Fall
Classic Omission
Submitted
by Cindy Epp
LWFC
Omission - In the last newsletter, "thank you's"
were sent to the Lindenwoods Fall Classic Committee
members with the exception of our energetic, always
smiling leader, Mark d'Almeida.
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Community
News
For
more information on Koats for Kids, Festivals, Daycares,
etc. click here.
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Holiday
Gift Bazaar
The
school was crawling with activity on Sunday Nov.
22 as the VW Parent Council held the
first-ever Van Walleghem School Holiday Gift Bazaar.
As was expected, this fabulous event was very well
attended by our VW families and members of our community.
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Library
Links
Circle
of Love Reading Event
“A Circle of Love is a gathering of parents
and guardians, teachers, children, seniors / grandparents
and other friends from the community who come together
to read with young children to help them develop
a love of books and reading.
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Books
Brought to Life - Tag Readers by LeapFrog
The
Tag reading system engages children’s senses
to make reading fun. It allows children to learn
at their own pace building confidence. Students
can use the Tag to help with words in the story
or have the Tag read the story while they follow
along. The Tag reader pen also lets you interact
with the setting and illustrations in the book through
fun activities. A number of tag readers and book
sets have been purchased to be used by students
as a learning tool.
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Ballet
visits VW
Admin
Message
"And
how old is your sister," asked Mr. Burns.
"I don't know that ... yet,"
replied Vince, a Grade 1 student.
What
a great attitude! For Vince it appears that there
are 2 types of knowledge. There are the things
he knows, and then there are the things he doesn't
know yet! This is the attitude
of a life-long learner. Exactly the type of
attitude that every employer would like to see in
their leading employees.
You
will find our current school plan goals and our
last year's community report
here. Plans for this year include
a focus on best practice in literacy instruction
from K-8 and on strategies for enhancing the success
of our English as a Second Language learners.
The
excitement is growing for our holiday concert to
be
held at Church of the Rock on December 15th at 7:00
pm.
We
would like to take this opportunity to wish you
and yours a season filled with beautiful moments
and cherished memories.
Brad
Burns & Cheryl Chuckry
Your
Admin Team
New
Media Club Video
Click
here
to see a short video of the recent Royal
Winnipeg Ballet visit to Van Walleghem.
This photo montage was created by Paul Chorney a
member of the VW New Media Club.
Holiday
Concert
Please
circle your calendars for our annual Holiday Concert
which will be held at Church of the Rock on December
15th at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30. There is loads
of parking and seating for 2000, and a high stage
so that all participating students, in Kindergarten
to grade 5, will be seen and heard!
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ensemble
plays for Holiday Bazaar
Requesting
Parent Volunteers!
Our
Christmas concert is quickly approaching. As always,
we are busy collecting props and putting together
costumes. This year we are asking for some parent
volunteers to help us make masks for the grades
1 through 3 students. All that is required is a
few hours of your time to cut and staple. If you
are willing to volunteer please e-mail:
Mrs. Swintak
tswintak@pembinatrails.ca
Ms Lacasse blacasse@pembinatrails.ca.
Thanking you in advance!
The Costume and Props Committee
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Winter
Holiday Tradition
For
the 3rd year, Staff and Students at VW are working
with Child and Family Services to prepare hampers
for families in need. Classroom teachers are asking
each student to bring in 2 food items and a donation
of $5-$10.nts.
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Van
Walleghem Knit Club
The
Van Walleghem Knit Club members have been knitting
up a storm in room 23 on Mondays and Wednesdays!
The students are all very proud of their dishcloths,
scarves, blankets, and other projects that they
have made. For information about the Club,
http://vwmiddleyears.pbworks.com/
VW-Knit-Club.
New members in grades 4 to 8 are always welcome.
Counsellor’s
Corner
Wow! The first part of
the year has sure flown by. Only a few weeks until
the holiday break. The holidays can bring with them
a range of feelings from excitement and joy to sadness,
anxiety, and loneliness.
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Roots
of Empathy
Ms. Derksen’s and Ms. Palmer’s class
is having a wonderful time watching baby Anders
grow and develop! Anders is getting stronger and
is able to hold his head up on his own now.
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Student
Threat Assessment
The
Pembina Trails School Division is committed to creating
and maintaining school environments in which students,
staff, parents and others feel safe. Schools cannot
ignore any threat of violence.
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Choir
Notes
November
was an exciting month for the VW Junior Choir with
their first performance at our annual Remembrance
Day Service. This performance featured not only
the Junior Choir, but also Grade 7 and Grade 8 Band
students who jointly performed The Water is Wide.
Bravo to all chorists and band students on a wonderful
performance.
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