March
2010 News
Club
de lecture
For
the month of February, École Van Walleghem
once again had a grand prize winner! Félicitations
Madison (5 Bevan) who won a prize from DREF (Direction
des ressources éducatives françaises),
the organizer of this reading club.
Submitted
by Mme Chantal Fillion
MYRCA
update
Our
2010 MYRCA books continue to be in high demand!
Many students in grades 5-8 have already read the
required number of books (3) to be eligible to vote.
Others have read nearly all the books from the list!
Voting will take place in April. There is still
time to make your vote count!
Submitted
by Mme Chantal Fillion
Grade
7 Boys Basketball
Basketball
season is upon us and the boys here at VW have been
working hard. This year our team is coached by two
VW alumni; Stefan Scrafield and Matt Adamson along
with Miss Zayac, a teacher at VW. Our team has had
the opportunity to participate in 3 Friendship tournaments
thus far. The Friendship tournaments focus on fair
play, developing sportsmanship and knowledge of
the game.
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WSO
Project Report
Mrs.
Craddock’s class has been working hard since
the beginning of January on a project with the WSO.
Although the final goal of the project is a performance
on stage with the WSO, students have learned that
there is much more to the performance than just
the final performance itself. In fact, there are
so many elements to this project that each student’s
individual talents and abilities have been called
on as part of the preparation.
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Choir
Notes…
Congratulations
to all the VW choir members that participated in
Pembina Trails Sings on February 23 and 24. All
three of VW’s choirs had an opportunity to
perform two selections and to work with Mr. Morphy,
an accomplished choral conductor and adjudicator
across Canada.
more
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Grade
3-5 Concert Choir
Lunch
Lady
Would
you like a break from making lunches? Do you want
your child to enjoy a fresh cooked meal for lunch?
Why not Join Us on the Road to Healthy Eating?
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MTYP
- Beneathe the Banyon Tree
On
March 18th in the afternoon, Grade 1 Mrs. Wilson's
class along with Grade 2 Mrs. Lawrie's class are
viewing the play "Beneath the Banyon Tree".
This is a story of Anjali, a young dancer who has
recently moved to Canada, entertains and educates
us all about what it's like to find your place among
new peers. The dance, rhythms and colours of India
infuse the drama with a richness that has captivated
young audiences across the country. Permission slips
will be going home the second week in March.
sumbitted byLisa Lawrie
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Wushu
Lion Dancers visit VW for Chinese New Year
Admin
Message
“Wow,
they memorized the script!” I exclaimed.
“They wrote the script!” replied M Veen
Huyzen.
At our recent Festival assembly many classes had
dramatic presentations. Please see your video newscast
for highlights
http://ow.ly/1edTx
The
assembly was one of several events included in this
month’s newscast brought to you by the New
Media Club.
We had many successful evening events in February.
Tri-Conferences were a great success with over 800
conferences spread over 2 evenings and a ½
day. The Kindergarten Information Evening was standing
room only. We send out a special thanks to the 9
volunteer parents that gave tours to perspective
families. There are currently 41 FI students and
10 EI students registered. Finally, our parent education
evening with Martha Kaufeldt was very well received
with some 80 people in attendance. You can find
Martha’s handouts at http://ow.ly/16jR9
The Olympic spirit continues to inspire our students
to excellence. Basketball is going strong with our
own version of March Madness. All teams have been
involved in tournaments both at VW and at other
schools. Badminton players have had their first
meeting this week. Grade 6 and 7 students are off
to Ski at Holiday Mountain on March 11. Our coaches
deserve a gold medal for their inspiring work students.
Reports cards will be sent home on March 26.
Congratulations! You are reading the Van Walleghem
Voice – we know how hard it can be to get
time for the school newsletter. Your suggestions
for stories or comments on what you find here are
always welcome.
Brad Burns and Cheryl Chuckry
Your Admin Team
Students
enjoy la tire and hot chocolate during Festival
celebrations
Wolverine
Words
Our
40 cross-country ski club members were very enthusiastic
as they ventured out onto the ski trails behind
Van Walleghem on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school
throughout January and February with Mrs. Sauder.
We covered a lot of territory and mastered a variety
of ski skills. We had so much fun in the fresh air.
Thanks to parent volunteers Leesa Sylvestre and
Susan Lazarowich for joining us on several occasions.
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Congratulations
to the Grade 8 Girls' team on their tournament win!
Community
News
For
more information on Sport Camps, basketball registration,
and daycares, please click on the link below.
more
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March
Backpack Calendar
The
Grade 7 Girls & boys Basketball Tournament at
Charleswood Junior High School on March 5th and
6th was not included on this calendar that went
home with students at the beginning of this month.
Also missed was the Co-ed Grade 6 Basketball Tournament
on March 13th.
Please also note that an error on the "School
Day" was made on March 16th onward which should
of been shown as School Day 3. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Winning
Gold!
Congratulations
Samantha Leitold and Skylar Park for winning gold
in synchronized forms at the U.S Open TaeKwon Do
Championships in Las Vegas recently. Skylar also
took home the gold medal for sparring in the same
competition.
Submitted
by Mrs. Valerie Craddock
Students
visit CBC
Learning
for Life
The
Learning for Life Program has had an extremely busy
February. This past month, we had the opportunity
to do a number of excursions, many hours were spent
in the kitchen as well as working hands on with
money. Earlier in the month, Marcy Markusa from
CBC radio came to do a story on us here at VW and
to say Thank you, we prepared hot chocolate and
traditional sugar pies and delivered them to Marcy
and her team! Marcy was kind enough to give us a
tour of of the television studio and we even got
to sit at the broadcast desk - wow, what a morning!
more
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CBC radio interviews Mme Mzakar
Music
Report
Aside
from the exciting WSO project that Mrs. Craddock’s
class is working on, many of our students will be
attending WSO concerts this month. Grade 2 students
will be attending The Magic Orchestra on March 2
and Grade 4 students will be attending Orchestral
Games on March 25.
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Reading
for Gold/Lisons vers l’or
Staff
and Students read for gold during the week of February
22nd- 26th! Classrooms put aside 15 minutes each
day for silent reading. To celebrate this accomplishment,
Canada Day was declared on Friday, February 26th
and classrooms had their pictures taken with the
Olympic Torch!
A huge THANK YOU to Mrs. Aileen Madden for lending
us her torch for this occasion!
Submitted
by Mme Chantel Fillion
The
Knit Club
Following
the earthquake in Haiti, students in the VW Knit
Club were motivated to take action and help the
devastated country. They knitted and crocheted as
fast and as hard as they could for two weeks then
sold their dishcloths, scarves, cell phone holders,
and bookmarks during the Tri Conferences. Through
the support of VW’s students, parents and
staff, the club raised $270 for the Red Cross’s
relief efforts in Haiti. Thank you to all parents,
staff, and students who contributed to this fundraising
project! Together, we are making a difference.
Submitted
by Mme Jennifer Iverach-Brereton
Winnipeg
Harvest Needs our Help!
The
11th Annual Operation Donation for Winnipeg Harvest
takes place from Monday, March 1st- Friday, March
5th, 2010. Van Walleghem will be participating in
this event and we encourage students to bring a
donation of a non-perishable food items to school
during March 1 to 5th.
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