Author: Ventura Park P.S.

An information session for the French Immersion (FI) program will take place at Ventura Park Public School on Thursday January 19, 2017 at 7 p.m in the Gym.

French Immersion registration will take place from January 20 – February 10, 2017 

In order to streamline the registration process, parents or guardians of Senior Kindergarten students entering Grade 1 in 2017, and wishing to enrol in the FI Program, can visit or call their home school office (where your child currently attends) and request an Office Index Card – short version. The Office Index Card must be signed by the principal of the home school. Parents or guardians then take this form, along with one piece of identification showing their address to your designated French Immersion school to register between January 20 and February 10, 2017. This eliminates the need to provide duplicate enrolment information or to pre-register.

Families registering students who do not currently attend a YRDSB school will need to complete full registration paperwork at their designated FI school. Information required for registration includes:

• Proof of child’s age (Birth Certificate/Passport)
• Any legal documents related to custody arrangements if applicable
• Proof of Residency of the student – two documents, one from each of the categories below showing the home address;

• Category A – notice of tax assessment, current rental/lease agreement, agreement to purchase including proof of purchase provided before the pupil attends the school, or property tax bill, and
• Category B – utility bill, bank statement or other official document.

YRDSB’s FI Accommodation Plan provides long-term consistency and equity of access to all students in York Region and will enable YRDSB to continue to offer the FI program to all who wish to enrol. The FI program will be offered in Dual Track or Single Track settings, in a variety of configurations. In order to meet community needs and optimize available space in our schools, a community’s Grade 1-8 FI program may be provided over more than one school during the course of a student’s FI education. This will allow flexibility in addressing community needs and the opportunity to use existing space in schools. Please note: Some of the FI accommodation plans will require facility modifications or the development of new schools and will require short-term transition plans that might include overflow while we work toward the long-term vision. Overflow refers to situations in which the Board directs students to attend a school other than their community school or optional program for a specific period of time, as defined in Policy #108.

What’s new at Ventura Park?

The Vikings Student Council (Le conseil de Vikings) has been trying to think of new ways to spread kindness and promote happiness. This year, they’ve decided that all we really need is to be happy so they’ve introduced “Happiness Goals/Les buts de bonheur” at VPPS. Each month, a new goal is posted on the bulletin board in the front foyer indicating the goal for that month to be happy! January’s goal is: say something nice to someone/compliment them”

Try it outside of school too and remember to always be happy!

Good afternoon Amazing parents!

A reminder that student dismissal will occur at 3:20 pm today. For those who normally walk home, dismissal is as per usual.

For those of you who drove your child to VPPS today, here are the pickup arrangements:

• Grade 1, 2, and 3 students can be picked up in the Gym;
• Grade 4 and 5 students can be picked up in the Library;
• Grade 6, 7, and 8 students can be picked up in the Staff Room.

Drive Safely!

​Due to the weather forecast and weather warnings, YRDSB has cancelled buses and taxis for today. VPPS is still open. If you bring your child to school today, please have a plan to pick up your child by 3:20pm which is our regular dismissal time.  When buses are cancelled in the morning, they are cancelled for the entire day.  Stay safe and warm today!

Our amazing Fun Fair Committee has begun planning for our Thursday June 1, 2017 Fun Fair at Ventura Park!!!

If there are any parents who have a service or skill that they would like to offer at the Fun Fair, please contact Danit and Julie at vppsfunfair@gmail.com

Thanks to our amazing VPPS School Council, VPPS is pleased to offer some great pay-as-you-go programs starting in January 2017, and running until just before the March Break. Have a look below.  Any questions can be emailed to homes@danaglickman.com 

Thanks to Mackenzie and Mme Dakran, and their team of amazing supporters for contributing to the “One Warm Coat” clothing drive this year.  Here are the totals:

A very warm year from Ventura park! Here are the totals:

Coats 135
Hats 103
Sweaters 65
Scarves 62
Snow pants/ pants 52
Gloves 50
Boots 35
Vests 8
Socks 3

For a total of 513 items donated!

Thanks to all for your generosity!

Term 2 – starts February 2017

Milk – begins February 6^th.

Pizza – begins February  2^nd.

Subs – begins February 1^st.

All options are available on school cash online from December 16 – January 16^th, 2017.