Author: Ventura Park P.S.

The groundskeepers have been taking care of our new garden and enjoying the flowers and fruits. We had our first wild strawberry last week which was exciting. As the school year winds down, we are fortunate that many Ventura families have offered to water our garden during the summer. The groundskeepers thank the following students and their families for their help:

Aviv 4E & Yasmin 7C, Julia 6A, Morgan 7B, Evan 4D, Hannah 2C, Marc 3C, Allan 4D, Nyles 1C. Merci!

See you in September!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The students and staff at Ventura Park would like you to join us for our Volunteer Appreciation.  If you were a volunteer at Ventura Park this year (i.e. School Council, Field trips, Scientists in the School, etc.), please join us on Monday June 26th at 11:00 am in the Staff Room for a Volunteer Appreciation Event. Tea, coffee, and snacks will be served.

Your commitment to the VPPS community is truly appreciated. Merci!

As prepare for the end of another fantastic school year, please be aware of the following important information:

School Lunch Programs

1. Last Sub Lunch Delivery Wednesday, June 21
2. Last Pizza Day Delivery Thursday, June 22

Please send your child with a lunch Wednesday, June 28^th if they normally receive a sub.

End of School Year – Important Dates:

1. Report Cards will be sent home on Wednesday June 28.  If you know that your child will be absent on that date, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to your child’s homeroom teacher; If your child is absent, and you do not send an envelope, you may pick up your child’s report card the week of August 28, when the main office reopens.
2. The last day of school is Thursday June 29.  Dismissal will occur at 11:55 am on that day, and buses are scheduled for early pick up.  Please be sure that you have made arrangements for this date.

Last weekend, Michelle and her friends set up a Lemonade stand to raise funds for Sick Kids Hospital.  #VPPSRules!  Have a look below.  Merci Michelle

Hello VPPS Staff,

Last Tuesday, our intermediate students participated in the YRDSB Modern Learning Broadcast, MLonAir. The TV/Video Production Team worked diligently for weeks leading up to the broadcast, choosing the content of the video, filming and recording the necessary segments, and editing the video before it aired. Our video can be found at: https://sites.google.com/view/mlonair/broadcast-schedule – we are the 3:15pm segment (third from the bottom). The video features the Lego Robotics club as well as various Science initiatives the intermediate students have completed this year.

A huge congratulations to Mme DiLucia, along with the following students for their hard work and dedication. Without them, this wouldn’t have been possible!!

Aidan A (7A)

Danielle G (7A)

Ariel P (7A)

Ishaan N (7B)

Eden S (7B)

Adam S (7B)

Alyssa K (8A)

Paula L (8A)

Reuben P (8A)

Forest Z (8A)

Danny M (8B)

Way to go Vikings!

 

Dear Ventura Park Parents/Guardians/Family,

As the 2016/2017 school year comes to an end, please join me in acknowledging the wonderful Staff & Teachers that make our school so AWESOME.

A Potluck Lunch is going to be held on Friday June 23rd from 12:40-1:40 pm in the Staff Room.

I kindly ask that no food items contain nuts.  As well, please keep in mind there may be vegan & gluten-free dietary restrictions. In addition to lunch & desert, plates, napkins, drinks and cutlery are all needed.

The item(s) need to be dropped off before 12:00 pm on Friday.  There is a fridge in the Office and Staff Room should you require. Please label your item “STAFF LUNCH”.

Should you wish you contribute but are unable to cook/prepare a potluck item please contact me in order to contribute to the Staff Appreciation Lunch.

If you have any inquiries regarding the Staff Appreciation Lunch please email me Homes@danaglickman.com
Or call 647-444-7440

Thank you in advance for your help in making this Staff Appreciation Lunch a lovely affair.

Dana Glickman

Get ready for summer camp with personalized and trackable labels!  Please click on the link below to stock up for summer, and support our school, too!

www.oliverslabels.com/venturapark

Ventura Park PS now has a wildflower garden! Since October, the student groundskeepers have been learning about problems facing wild birds and butterflies. The club decided to make a butterfly garden to help mitigate these problems. Students met every week to learn about wildflowers, to plan and design a garden beside the portapak and to communicate the project to the school community. After months of preparation, the groundskeepers finally broke ground on May 15th! With the help of students, parents and teachers, and with funding from TD Friends of the Environment, we dug a bed for a native, wildflower garden and a trench for a cedar hedge. Then, on May 24th, everyone came together again, on a sunny spring afternoon, to plant one small tree, four bushes, 36 native flowers and 11 cedars. Students were able to water our new cedar hedge using water from the two rain barrels attached to the downspouts of the portables.

We have now completed the first phase of the outdoor classroom project. The groundskeepers thank everyone who came out to help dig and plant. We also say un grand merci to the Sakal family who generously helped in planning and purchasing for the garden. We hope to obtain another grant that would allow us to plant mature trees and to make seating and pathways between the flower bed and cedar hedge. Ventura Park would have an outdoor space for learning and for enjoying nature.

Now, the groundskeepers are looking for Ventura families who can water the garden during the summer. Each family would sign up for one week (one or two days during the week) to water the garden. If you can help us with this, please contact Mme Walters at extension 325. Merci!