Congratulations to our December 2017, January and February 2018 Athletes of the Month!
December 2017
Junior Boys – Daniel L.; Intermediate Boys – Nicholas C.; Intermediate Girls – Rowen H.; Junior Girls – Violet M.
January 2018
Junior Boys – Ethan S.; Junior Girls – Layla R.; Intermediate Girls – Gilly D.; Intermediate Boys – Antony O.
February 2018
Junior Girls – Mikayla W.; Junior Boys – Jonathan K.; Intermediate Girls – Madison R.; Intermediate Boys – Milan P.
Summer Institute
Looking for summer learning and fun activities for students entering Senior Kindergarten to Grade 8? Summer Institute offers academic, recreational and athletic programs and activities with intentional links to the Ontario Curriculum.
The program runs for six weeks during July and August. It is offered at 11 school sites around York Region.
For more information on dates, programs and locations, please visit the Summer Institute page on www.yrdsb.ca.
Registration opens March 7. Families can now register online, as well as in person or by mail.
Base Registration Weekly Fees:
York Region District School Board students: $105 (4 day weeks) $120 (5 day weeks)
Non- York Region District School Board students: $130 (4 day weeks) $155 (5 day weeks)
Based on the amazing success of this week’s bake sale, on Tuesday February 20, Abbey and Danielle are continuing their Bake Sale to support the Me to We Foundation:
Nut-free baked goods will be on sale next week at lunch recess.
Personalized Note Cards is a set of 30 cards and envelopes. The price for one set of cards is $30.00. The fundraiser drive runs from February 5th thru February 22nd 2018. Information is also available on SCHOOL CASH ONLINE
Your child has brought home an order form and step by step instructions.
Don’t forget our amazing prizes!!
The top selling class wins a class pizza party.
For every three sets of cards your family sells, your child’s name will be placed in a draw to win 1 of 3 $25.00 gift cards.
You can purchase as many sets of cards as you like by February 22nd – LATE ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
VPPS is so enthusiastic about the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic games that are now underway. While we cheer enthusiastically for all countries to compete, and do their best, this year, our very own VPPS student Sadie will be watching closely as her cousin Taylor Henrich competes for Canada in Women’s Ski Jumping. Have a closer look:
Taylor Henrich will always have her place in the history books as the first woman to take part in ski jumping at an IOC-sanctioned event. As a 16-year-old she wore bib number one during the first round of competition at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games where she finished fifth individually and helped Canada win bronze in the mixed team event.
Two years later Henrich participated in the Olympic debut of women’s ski jumping, finishing 13th in the individual normal hill event at Sochi 2014. Henrich had made her international debut in August 2008 on the Continental Cup circuit before her 13th birthday. She would disappear from the international scene for two years, returning to the Continental Cup in January 2011. She competed at both the world championships and world junior championships in 2011, posting a better result against the senior competitors. That 18th place finish gave her a spot at the very first World Cup ski jumping event for women in Lillehammer, Norway in December 2011 where she finished 23rd.
Henrich made more history in January 2015 when she finished third in Oberstdorf, Germany to become the first Canadian woman to win a World Cup ski jumping medal. She added another World Cup bronze medal in March 2015. In between those two podiums Henrich placed a very impressive fifth at the 2015 World Championships for Canada’s best-ever world championship result by a female ski jumper.
There are a significant number of amazing activities, initiatives, and school spirit building events going on over the next few weeks, including:
Tomorrow, Friday February 9 is Olympic Spirit Day at VPPS:
Monday February 12, Abbey and Danielle are running a Bake Sale to support the Me to We Foundation:
Ongoing:
VPPS Spirit Wear is available via SCHOOL CASH ONLINE.
Sample sizes of ALL STYLES are available to try on in the main office.
2. Personalized Note cards – Sales continue until February 22 via SCHOOL CASH ONLINE
Personalized Note Cards is a set of 30 cards and envelopes. The price for one set of cards is $30.00. The fundraiser drive runs from February 5th thru February 22nd 2018. Information is also available on SCHOOL CASH ONLINE
Your child has brought home an order form and step by step instructions.
Don’t forget our amazing prizes!!
The top selling class wins a class pizza party.
You can purchase as many sets of cards as you like by February 22nd – LATE ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Good Morning VPPS!
Due to continued weather warnings issued by Environment Canada and poor driving conditions, school bus and taxi transportation in York Region has been cancelled for today, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2018.
The school remains open today – but there will be no buses or taxis to or from VPPS this morning or this afternoon. Remember that when buses are cancelled in the morning, they do not run in the afternoon. If you choose to drive your child(ren) to school today, please make sure you can pick them up at 3:20 pm. Dismissal for students will occur as follows:
For those who are walking, please be very careful and give cars extra space for stopping and turning.
Have a safe day VPPS!
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