Ventura Park PS BLOG

We did it! Thanks to your generous support, VPPS raised over $3,200 during the Change Can Change Fundraiser for the SickKids Hospital. Your gifts helps SickKids with their fight to save lives, find new cures and provide world-class care.

Our celebratory assembly will be held in April. Please stay tuned to the Blog for the exact date.

Thank you to all of our VPPS students that participated and supported Pink Shirt Day and took a stand against bullying.

Last week at VPPS, we had a French concert performed by Roland Bibeau for our Primary students. We all enjoyed singing and dancing to the songs. The show was fantastically fun, high energy, and engaging from start to finish!

Thank you Roland Bibeau for coming to VPPS! We are very grateful for your visit!

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Coffee, Cake and Chat is open to all parents, guardians and school community members this Thursday February 27th from 9 to 10 am in the staff room. It is for anyone who wants to drop in for a chat, some cake, and a coffee (or a cup of tea) with M. Farrell and Mme MacKeracher.

We look forward to connecting and getting to know the members of our VPPS community.

VPPS students are organizing a ‘Change Can Change’ Fundraiser. All proceeds will be going to The SickKids Foundation. Donations will be collected until Friday February 28th.

All pizza orders from last Thursday, February 13th will be made up next Tuesday, February 25th. Orders will continue as regular on Thursday, February 27th.

Vaughan Secondary School is hosting a Hot Docs Movie Night for Black History month. VPPS has 10 free tickets to Life Without Basketball playing on Thursday February 27th at 6:30pm. If you are interested in tickets please see the office.

LIFE WITHOUT BASKETBALL (89 MINS.) 
Thursday, February 27, 2020                                                        Time:  6:30pm – 8:30pm
What is it like to be a Muslim female athlete in the world today? Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir broke records and barriers on her way to become the first Division I basketball player to play wearing a hijab. When a controversial ban on religious headgear ends her chances at playing professionally, she is forced to re-examine her faith and identity as a Muslim American. Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir lost her dream of playing professional basketball because of the ban—but now millions of girls in Muslim majority countries can play basketball because of her successful fight to overturn it.