Ventura Park PS BLOG

Forest Run P.S. School Council has invited our community to a YouthSpeak Performance Charity visit virtually on Thursday, June 16, 2021. YouthSpeak will deliver 2 virtual presentations using Zoom (see link below).

The first presentation called Building a Self-Care Toolkit is from 6:30pm – 7:10pm. This presentation is for parents and students from  kindergarten to grade 3. This will be an interactive workshop for parents and their children.

The second presentation called Understanding Youth Mental Health is from 7:20pm – 8:30pm and is intended for parents only, of grade 4-8 students.

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89316278931?pwd=YlBqSk5hSkJOTDE2Qm5URVZyR1J0QT09

Meeting ID: 893 1627 8931

Passcode: 071042

Best regards,
VPPS Team

Graduation swag bag pick-up and photo opportunity online booking will be held on Monday June 14th at 11:00am.   Families can use Edsby, our online platform, to schedule a time to pick up your graduation Certificates, Grab bags and photo opportunity for June 22nd and 23rd. You will receive an invitation to sign up for a time.   Families that already have an Edsby account may use their previously created account. The username is the full email address that is on file at your child(ren)’s home school and the password is the one created at activation. If you have forgotten your password, you can find resources on the Board website to help, including how to reset your password. 

All EVS parents will be called at this time by someone in our main office.  We will be able to help EVS parents book a time slot.

Log into your Edsby account. An invitation to book appointments will be sent to your Edsby account and a notification to your email. Instructions for signing up for pick up slots are found here. If you have any questions about this process, please contact our main office.

Your partners in education,

Greg Farrell                                                                                        Melanie Chamberland

Principal                                                                                              Vice-Principal

We continue to offer open-enrollment public workshops over the summer.  Below is the list of some of our live virtual workshops available this summer.

LIVE VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS Actively engage with trainers and other participants in our live virtual workshops.

Eating Disorders – From Image to Illness June 17 Vicarious Trauma – Strategies for Resilience June 29 Critical Incident Group Debriefing July 6 Autism – Strategies for Self-Regulation, Learning, and Challenging Behaviours July 14-15 Gender and Sexual Diversity in Youth July 21-22 Play Therapy – Tools for Helping Children and Youth July 28-29 Wellness Strategies – Stress, Compassion Fatigue, and Resilience August 5 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – Strategies for Supporting August 12-13 De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations™ August 17 Addictions and Mental Health – Strategies for Complex Issues August 18 Harm Reduction – A Framework for Change, Choice, and Control August 19 Trauma-Informed Care – Building a Culture of Strength August 24 Anxiety – Practical Intervention Strategies September 1

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