Trustee Greetings for school newsletters Sept2018

September 2018 – Trustee Greetings for School Newsletters

Message From Our Trustee

 I am pleased to welcome all of our students and families to the start of the 2018-2019 school year. This is an exciting time of year. I hope everyone had an enjoyable summer and is looking forward to the months ahead.

York Region District School Board is committed to advancing student achievement and well-being. The Trustees’ new Multi-Year Strategic Plan, developed based on feedback from the community, outlines four priorities that will guide this work: Foster Well-Being and Mental Health, Champion Equity and Inclusivity, Build Collaborative Relationships and Empower Ethical Leadership. Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts.

Our schools are stronger when families are engaged. There are many different ways families can support their child’s learning and get involved in life at the school, and I hope that you find opportunities to get engaged.

I wish you all the best for the upcoming school year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I want to take this opportunity to thank the entire VPPS community for another spectacular year at school.  2017-18 has been filled with many accomplishments for our students, their parents, and our incredible staff.

Congratulations to our Grade 8 Graduating Class!  You are the second group to come through VPPS in French Immersion, and we wish you all continued success in High School, and beyond.  Bravo!

Congratulations to Toni Brutto, our world-class EOAA who is retiring after an incredible 32 year career in Public Education.  Merci Mme Brutto.

Thank you to our incredible caretaking team: M. Rashid; M. Whaites; M. Haynes; M. Taylor, and Mme Walsh.

Bonne Chance to Mme Nassar, who will be transferring as Vice Principal at Randall PS.  All the best to Mme Saltarelli, who will be on a leave next year.  Congratulations to Mme Celli and Mme Whittingham, who are heading to Lorna Jackson PS to help start a new French Immersion program!  Bonne chance, to Mme Melanson, who is moving to Poplar Bank PS; to Ms. Ugarenko, who is moving to Kettleby PS; to Mme Armstrong, who is moving to Blue Willow PS; to Mme Abate who is moving to Windham Ridge PS; to Mme Kesisyan, who is moving to Michaelle Jean PS; to Mme Hoo, who is moving to Stonehaven PS; to Mme Walters, who is moving to Aldergrove PS; to M. Thompson who is moving to Peel DSB; and Merci to Mme Aminzadeh, M. Nayman, Mme Mandlsohn, Mme MacFarlane, M. Mehmood, and Mme Puche for your hard work with our appreciate students at VPPS this year.  Continued success to all of you!

With staff moving to new locations, we are privileged to be able to welcome amazing new staff to join our VPPS family for 2018-19.  Bienvenue a Mme Ghitulescu; Mme Tadrisi; Mme Lyon; Mme Avagyan; M. Shapiro; Mme Lombardi; M. Cohen; Mme Viau; Mme Gagnon; Mme Tyrrell; Mme Alarcon (EOAA); and Mme Mackaracher, our new Vice-Principal.

On behalf of myself, and the entire Staff at VPPS, have a safe, restful, relaxing, and enjoyable summer.

See you back here on Tuesday September 4, 2018!

Yours Truly,

Arin Otis, Proud Principal, Ventura Park PS

End of Year Letter to Families – Director and Chair – June 2018

June 22, 2018

Reporting Student Absences and Lates as of Monday, June 25^th, 2018

Dear Parent/Guardian,

We are pleased to let you know that we have a new telephone attendance reporting system.  This is in addition to online absence reporting through Edsby.

Regular and punctual attendance affects school success and is expected of all students. You are responsible for notifying the school before the bell time if your child will be absent or late. We have a safe arrivals program so that we can account for the whereabouts of absent students if the absence has not been reported prior to bell time.

To enhance our safe arrivals system, this new telephone system will reduce the time it takes to verify student attendance. It will also confirm student absences that have not been verified by automatically calling you.

You will no longer report absences to the Synrevoice/SchoolConnects system.

Starting from Monday, June 25th, if your child is going to be absent or late, please let us know before bell time by:

1. Calling the school’s main phone line at (905) 707-6488 and select the option “To report a student absence or late.”

 or

2. Logging in to Edsby and using the “Report an Absence” feature.  For more information on reporting your child’s attendance through Edsby, please see the online video tutorial to learn more (bit.ly/edsbyabsence).

Long-term absences or absences beyond the following day can be reported through Edsby or by contacting the school or your child’s teacher. If your child will miss more than 5 consecutive days of school, you must complete the Request for Vacation Form available through the school.

Thank you for your cooperation as we continue to ensure the safety of our students.  Please feel free to contact us with any further questions.

Your partners in education,

Arin Otis, Principal

 

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Good afternoon awesome VPPS Families!

Please be reminded that the last Sub Lunch for this year will be Wednesday, June 20^th and the last Pizza Lunch for this year will be Thursday, June 21^st.

 

Thank you for your continuous support!

Dear Ventura Park P.S. Community,

The 2017/18 school year is coming to an end but before it does I’d like to properly thank our wonderful Teachers, Administrators & Support Staff for everything that they do for us.

On Monday June 25th I’ll be bringing in a Catered Lunch for everyone on behalf of our Fantastic VPPS Community to say “Thanks”.

If you would like to contribute to this catered lunch please connect with me (Dana) via email or phone so that you can e-transfer me by Friday June 22nd.

For those who contribute I will sign your name on a BIG card and have it on display at Lunch on Monday.

Please email or Facebook message me your family/child’s last name. Thanks.

Have a safe and fun Summer,
Dana Glickman, 647-444-7440
homes@danaglickman.com

 

Last week, the Junior and Intermediate Track and Field teams participated in the Area meet. They demonstrated incredible skill and perseverance. We are excited to share the results from the Area meet. The Tyke (Grade 4) Boys received 2nd place. The Tyke (Grade 4) Girls received 2nd place. The Atom (Grade 5) Boys received 2nd place. The Atom (Grade 5) Girls received 3rd place. The Intermediate (Grade 7) Girls received 3rd place. Overall, the Ventura Park Junior Team received 3rd place of all the West-East schools. We are extremely proud of all of our athletes! Go Vikings Go!  Congratulations to our Viking Champions.  Special mention to the following students who will be representing VPPS at the Regional Track and Field Championships tomorrow in Stouffville:

Grade 4

Nikita 4A

Clarence 4B

Zidaan 4B

Leah 4C

Ellise 4A

Grade 5

Eric 5B

Mikayla 5C

Sofia 5B

Grade 6

Alexa 6B

Matthew 6C

Grade 7

Alissa 7/8B

Valentina 7A

Congrats to all of our AMAZING athletes. Making regional is a huge and difficult accomplishment!  Bravo les Vikings!

 

Dear Ventura Park Families,

As our school year is almost finished, we want to take a moment to celebrate all of our Ventura accomplishments.  This year we were able to increase the technology for students, support performing arts, sponsor two math contests, purchase a new scoreboard in our gym, and fund part of graduation.

School Council is able to do this with your help and our parent volunteers who assist with pizza, subs and other events during the year.  – Thank you!

I would like to thank the members of our School Council, who helped gather our community together for various events.

Also, BIG thanks to our school admin and school staff for supporting council’s initiatives.

Our year is always finishes with our annual Fun Fair. This year we really want to thank Julie Stein and Pam Braude for all their time, effort and creativity! These two, along with the many parent volunteers worked extremely hard to make our Fun Fair a huge success.

Dennis Lazovski, VPPS School Council Chair

 

We wish you and your families a safe and healthy summer,

See you in SEPTEMBER!