Ventura Park PS BLOG

The cross country team recently participated in the area meet this past week. We had yet another successful meet. Runners were grouped by gender and age group. Some groups had up to 160 runners in their division. Team scores were calculated by tabulating the top 4 finishers for each school within an age group and gender. Here were our team results:

Grade 4 Girls >> 3rd place

Grade 4 Boys >> 1st place

Grade 5 Girls >> 1st place

Grade 6 Boys >> 2nd place

Grade 7 Boys >> 3rd place

Junior Division Overall >> 1st place

Intermediate Division Overall >> 2nd place

On top of some spectacular team performances, we also had many great individual performances. The following students have qualified for the cross country regional meet next week for having finished their race in the top 15. Reminder that these races had up to 160 runners running in them. In total we had 18 athletes qualify for the regionals.

Grade 4
Anna – 4B – 2nd place
Ivana – 4C – 14th place
Presley – 4D – 2nd place
Alex – 4C – 3rd place
Daniel – 4A – 12th place
Myles – 4D – 14th place

Grade 5
Katerina – 5D – 1st place
Alexa – 5A – 2nd place
Emma – 5A – 5th place
Islay – 5D – 7th place
Edan – 5B – 5th place

Grade 6
Leah – 6C – 7th place
Clarence – 6A – 1st place
Greg – 6C – 7th place

Grade 7
Emily – 7D – 11th place
Jaian – 7D – 11th place

Grade 8
Ruben – 8A – 7th place
Sion – 8A – 15th place

Congratulation to all cross country athletes. Not only did they perform very well, but they demonstrated exceptional behavior while at the meet. They represented our school and community with great pride. We overheard many other coaches talk about how well rounded our athletes were because they showed tremendous sportsmanship, model behavior and fiercely competitive. We couldn’t be any more proud of our athletes!!!!! 

Way to go Vikings!!!!!

Thursday we will be celebrating Global Purple Shirt Day. We ask that everyone dress in purple in support against 2SLGBTQ+ bullying.

Help Earth Rangers help the environment!
Bring your used batteries to School to recycle outside room 111.

Grade 8 Parents:

The Bill Crothers S.S. Information Night has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 17th.

Bill Crothers Secondary School (BCSS) is a system-wide school with a focus on healthy active living and sport. The school is open for Grade 9 to 12 students. Students and parents from across the region are invited to attend an information evening. Information will be shared regarding the vision, mission, schedule, programs, the transfer policy, and application process.

6:15 p.m. – for School Tours
7:00 p.m. – Information Presentation

More information has been posted to www.billcrothers.com

Thank you to all of those that attended our first School Council Meeting last night. It was a very successful evening.
For those that missed the first meeting but are interested in attending meetings in the future, below are the details. All parents are welcomed!

School Council Meetings for 2019-2020 are scheduled at 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. as follows:

• Monday November 18^th, 2019
• Monday February 3^rd, 2019
• Monday April 6^th, 2019
• Monday June 8^th, 2019

Many of our families will be observing Yom Kippur tomorrow.  Just a reminder that if you are keeping your children home on this day, please notify the school by entering the absence in Edsby.  This can be done as early as today.  If you have not reported the absence, we will have to call tomorrow to confirm that your child is home safe.  You can avoid this disruption by being sure to report the absence ahead of time.  Thanks in advance for your assistance!

Please join us this Monday, October 7th@ 7 pm for our first School Council Meeting of the School Year! All are welcome. We will have child minding and a light snack.