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Message
from Administration . . .
May
is here and so is the sunshine! This
month we
will be wishing our Grade 8s Bon Voyage as they
head
off to Space Camp. We
hope to see you at the school for our Musical
Production, "The Best Little Theatre
in Town" which will be held on May 29. Of
course, you are always welcome to join us for
Marathon Club which runs Mondays and Wednesdays
after school. Speaking of marathons, after
marathon teaching careers four of our teachers
will be crossing the finish line to retirement
and
running along to the next chapter of their lives
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Artists
in the School
Grades
4 and 5 students were given the opportunity to work
with a well known artist creating fabulous works
of art
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Fitness
Club
Students
in Grades 6 - 8 have been offered the chance to
take a noon hour fitness class on Tuesdays from
a Certified Fitness Instructor (Shelley Fisher).
The format consists of a warm-up, hi-lo aerobics,
resistance training and a cool-down with a stretch!
The music is great and the class is FUN!
So come and try out the class on Tuesdays from
12:25-1:00!
Craft
Club
Grades
1 - 6 had enjoyable lunch hours creating various
crafts including friendship bracelets, memory boxes,
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Fall
Classic
The Fall Classic Running Club (FCRC) is off and
running! We're running Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at 9:15, starting at the VW bus loop. Friday's
Latté Lap is a great success and terrific
way to relax after the run! Come and
join us; we get new runners all the time.
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Coat
Hanger Novel Study
 Ms.
Greene's Grade 5 class has been working on
a COAT HANGER NOVEL STUDY. Our other novel studies
have focussed on setting, events, problems and solutions.
We decided to work on character traits, appearances,
likes and dislikes for this novel study. Our class
wanted to do a more creative novel study, so we
displayed our work as a mobile, using a coat hanger,
yarn and coloured paper!
Hola
amigos!
The Grades 5's and 6's have been meeting one lunch
hour a week to sing and learn in Spanish.
We had a great time practicing Spanish and playing
games to learn the language. Our last activity was
a smashing success as we broke our pinata to share
all the treats inside. It was a Spanish fiesta!
Marathon
Club
To
date, Marathon Club has been enjoying great weather
and great participation! We have approximately
one hundred and seventy students and sixteen adults
participating on a regular basis. In May,
Marathon Club will begin to meet three times a
week. We will continue to run Mondays and
Wednesdays after school, from 3:30 - 4:30, and
we will add an 8 o'clock muffin run on Friday
mornings, to our weekly schedule.
Grades
3 & 4 Study Ancestors & Create Family
Crests
The
grade three and four students in Mlle Deeley's
class have been working on a unit studying their
ancestors. With their student teacher Mlle Johnson
they have conducted a research project that enabled
them to learn more about the history and cultural
customs about each of their countries in Social
Studies
Math
Enrichment News
The
Grades 4-8 Canadian Math League competitions
are completed, scored and ranked.
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Notes-n-Quotes
April was "Music Month" in Manitoba.
We celebrated music every day by listening to
morning announcements filled with interesting
facts about music and the importance of music
education in the lives of children.
Some of our VW Grade 5 musicians provided much
of our 1:03 p.m. school listening program in April
with their soprano and alto recorder playing.
Staff, students and parents very much enjoyed
listening to their solos and ensembles. Thank-you
Grade 5 student musicians.
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Parent
Council News
Our
last Parent Council meeting and our Annual General
Meeting will be on May 8 th . At this meeting
we will conduct our elections and pass the budget
for the Lunch Program for the upcoming school
year. So it's an important meeting for
parents to attend. Everyone has a voice
and a vote!
Wolverine
Words
It's
finally time to dust off those golf clubs and
bicycles. Those baseball and soccer games are
already underway. It's exciting to think of
all the great outdoor activities we can put
into our daily 'keep fit' schedule now that
the warmer weather is here.
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Counsellor’s
Corner
Mme
Fillion and Mrs. Booth introduced two games
to the Grades 7 and 8 students. The Grade
7 students played "Air Dogs" and the
Grade 8 students played "Mirror Image".
Although both games deal with internet
safety issues they target different topics.
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Coming
in May - Presentation about body image, self
esteem and disordered eating.
Meaghan
Buisson will be presenting to the Grade 6, 7
and 8 students about very prevalent teens topics.
Counsellor, Mrs. Booth, has arranged the presentation
in meeting the requests of parents and teachers
to have topics on healthy living.
Wedneday,
May 23rd 9:30-10:30 am, Large Gym
Grade
6, 7, & 8 Students
Learn
more about Meaghan Buisson
Dream...Believe...Achieve
Library
Links
The
votes are in - MYRCA winning book is "The
Crazy Man" by Pamela Porter.
Information
on Health & Fitness, Circle of Love, Chess
Club, Mother's Day Fun Sites
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Celebrating
Success
VW
Students have many talents! Submit information
regarding a talented student to be featured
in the Newsletter. Submissions to pbrooks@pembinatrails.ca
Community
News
Camps,
Clubs, Carnivals etc. There is ample opportunity
to get involved and see what is happening in
our community!
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Eva Wiseman Visits VW Grade 8's
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Some
of our families are finding it especially difficult
to find childcare for the 2007-2008 school year.
If you or someone you know is aware of any open
childcare spaces please contact the school office
at
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