Administration Message

Welcome to the June newsletter. Congratulations!  You found the time to read this newsletter.  That is no easy task, especially in June.  

You may find the following link to our next year's homeroom class configuration interesting:

http://vwenews.pbworks.com/2009-2010+Projected+Classes

We are expecting our population to remain stable at around 565 with 26 homeroom groups.  Staffing will also remain stable.  New additions include Mrs. Amanda Ciavarelli as VW's new full-time Music teacher, and Stephanie Davis who will teach some Music and some French classes. Both teachers are graduates of the University of Manitoba , School of Music and have degrees in Music and Education.

Space Camp 2009 was a great success for 38 or Grade 8 students.  The photo above depicts the training simulators in Montreal . If you like hands-on science, you will be interested in the contribution in this month's newsletter from Mrs. Else who took a group of Grade 8s on a research mission to lake Winnipeg.

This weekend the front flower bed area will be transformed from a tangle of weeds to a beautiful garden, thanks to the Parent Council's leadership and fundraising.  We will send out a before and after photo.

Also look for our Community Report in your child's report card.  The Community Report chronicles our growth and success towards our mission - Working together, we provide a respectful and caring learning community where all individuals can reach for personal excellence and grow in social responsibility.

Sincerely,

Brad Burns and Cheryl Chuckry

Your School Administration Team

Library News

Chess Club

Congratulations to the 6 students who represented VW at the Divisional Chess Tournament this year!

Early Years:

Bryce (Mrs. Hughes)

Eugene (Mme Alison)

Kyle (Mme Alison)

Middle Years:

Min (Mr. Weber)

Denzel (Mr. Weber)

Shuaihua (Mme I-B)

Both groups of students came in 3rd place overall!  Well done!

Congratulations to all students who participated throughout the year for making this year's Van Walleghem Chess Club such a huge success! See you all next year!

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Tabloid Day for K - 3's

Tabloid Day for Van Walleghem's Kindergarten to Grade 3 classes will be held on June 23rd starting at 10:30 am. 

Kindergarten parents will be notifed regarding time scheduling on the class website.

Science Trip to Gimli

As part of their study of water, students in Mrs. Else's Grade 8 Science classes travelled to Gimli where they boarded the Namao, a Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium vessel.

Once on the Namao, students took both biological and physical data to help them determine the health of Lake Winnipeg . Through this activity students were able to get hands on experience in data sampling and learn what factors impact a watershed and the health of the lake.

Roots of Empathy

Only two more baby visits and we will have completed our Roots of Empathy program with Mrs. Craddock's Gr. 6 class.  We have watched baby Hazel grow and develop and continue to see something new each visit.  She is making sounds and formulating words and has shown an interest in music. 

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Wolverine Words

As our spring skipping clubs wrap up here at Van Walleghem School, we must send bouquets of thanks to all of the teachers that helped to supervise our Skipping Clubs over the past few months. Without them, our active skippers would not have had the chance to improve their jumping skills and fitness levels.

Thanks to our volunteers, Mrs. Bridgeman, Mrs. Perron, Mrs. Fraser, Mme Deeley, Mme Kovach, Mme Lagace, Mrs. Swintak, Mrs. Derksen, Mme Lacasse, Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Craddock. Our Grade 5 assistants who helped with the grade 1-3 skipping club are also greatly appreciated: Paulina, Julianna, Gabby, Justine, and Su Kyung.

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