Ventura Park PS BLOG

Our Grade 7 and 8 students are organizing a Winter Wonderland Dance on Friday December 20th during the last 3 periods of school. The party will take place in the gym and will be only for intermediate students. There will be a DJ, winter decorations and food along with amazing music and an opportunity for the students to have fun and socialize.

The cost of the ticket is $5 and that will include a slice of pizza, a drink and a snack.

Tickets will be sold until Wednesday December 18th and all funds will be supporting our Grade 8 students Graduation Activities. Students who do not participate will not be participating in the dance and will be able to stay in class.

It is important to note that at all times during this dance, students need to adhere to school rules, regulations and the behavior code.

With Winter Break approaching,  we know that some families decide to extend their vacations by either leaving before December 21st or returning to school after January 5th.  If you are going to be extending your child’s vacation, please make sure to enter the absences in Edsby.  This can be done at any time. If absences are not reported ahead of time, the office will still need to call you to get confirmation that your child is safe. You can avoid this disruption to your vacation by being sure to report the absence ahead of time.  Thank you in advance for your cooperation!

CLICK HERE TO ORDER MILK FOR TERM 2

For those families interested in ordering milk to be served at lunch time for Term 2 (February- June), the last day to order is January 27th, 2020 at noon.

Thank you to our VPPS parents and community members who joined us for “Frozen, the Broadway Musical” last night. It was fantastic to watch the students perform and demonstrate their talents in a variety of ways. A special thank you to Class Act Production and our VPPS students for putting together the amazing performance at Ventura Park P.S.

This holiday season, why not give an exceptional teacher or early childhood educator the gift of recognition by nominating them for a Prime Minister’s Award. National awards are worth up to $5,000 and recipients are honoured by the Prime Minister. Nomination packages are available at www.canada.ca/pm-awards.  You have until January 14, 2020 to submit a nomination. Need inspiration? Check out some of our previous teaching and early childhood education award recipients. The Prime Minister’s Award program would like to thank the RBC Foundation and the Trottier Family Foundation for their generous support of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence and Teaching Excellence in STEM.

The deadline to order pizza and sub lunches is Friday January 24th at noon.

                                  CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR TERM 2 ORDER 

With Winter Break approaching,  we know that some families decide to extend their vacations by either leaving before December 21st or returning to school after January 5th.  If you are going to be extending your child’s vacation, please make sure to enter the absences in Edsby.  This can be done at any time. If absences are not reported ahead of time, the office will still need to call you to get confirmation that your child is safe. You can avoid this disruption to your vacation by being sure to report the absence ahead of time.  Thank you in advance for your cooperation!