School Cash Online

Please be sure to log into School Cash Online as there are many items available for purchase:

• Next Term Pizza orders
• Next Term Popcorn orders
• Hot Dog lunches (new!)
• G.V. Spirit Wear

Also, we will be attending Mass as a school community at St. Isidore Church on May 4. You will find a permission form on cash online to be completed so your child can ride the bus. 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the school!

Farm Boy Visit Change

Please note: our visit from Farm Boy that was originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 11 has been moved to after Easter instead (actual date will be confirmed later). Students will visit with Farm Boy employees and the store mascot, and also share a special snack of fresh fruit. To help celebrate, students will be invited to come dressed as a farmer (plaid shirt, jeans, straw hat, etc.). We will send another reminder when the new date has been confirmed!

Lenten Collection

During the last two weeks of Lent, as we prepare for Easter, the Georges Vanier school community will be invited to collect toiletry items for the Shepherd's of Good Hope. Our Lenten journey has included celebrating together for liturgies, and in the spirit of alms giving, we will come together to support those in our community who are in need at this time.

Students in the Social Justice Club have been learning about the Shepherd's of Good Hope, and how they support people throughout the greater Ottawa community. Students from kindergarten through grade 6 are invited to donate different toiletry items, which we will collect beginning on April 3 until April 13.

Kindergarten	Men’s socks
Grade 1	deodorant
Grade 2	toothbrushes/toothpaste
Grade 3	toothbrushes/toothpaste
Grade 4	Bars of soap
Grade 5	shampoo
Grade 6	Shaving cream

Welcome back!

We hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing March Break! We're looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, and hearing all about your adventures!

Quiet time blankets were sent home before the break - a reminder to please return them to school tomorrow! Also, Monday is Library Day, so if you haven't already returned your child's library book and book bag, please send them in tomorrow so that your child can take out another book to enjoy.

The Kindergarten Team will be celebrating the third week of Lent with a Liturgy this Tuesday, March 21 at 11:00. Parents and family members are welcome to attend.

Winter Carnival Week

It's Winter Carnival week at Georges Vanier! For details about this week's events, please click here: Winter Carnival 2017.

Monday - Family Day (no school)

Tuesday - Moustache Day and Favourite Jersey Day

Wednesday - Pyjama Day

Thursday - Crazy Hair and Hat Day

Friday - Winter Carnival Day**

**Winter Carnival Day will ONLY be for students in grades 1-6; Kindergarten students will have their own activity day at a later date. We also ask that Kindergarten students NOT bring a board game on that day - we have many games and activities here at the school that the students are welcome to enjoy, and we would hate for pieces from favourite games to go missing. We are planning a special activity for this day - more details to follow.

We will also be celebrating Kindness Week at Georges Vanier. The Social Justice Club has been busy making special kindness pencils and rainbow loom bracelets, and will be visiting classes on Wednesday through Friday. Students are welcome to purchase a pencil and/or bracelet for a $1 donation. All money raised will go towards Free the Children global initiatives we support. In the past, we have raised money for clean water projects in Ecuador, building schools in Kenya, and supporting health care programs in Haiti. Thank you for your continued support!

Kindergarten Communication of Learning

Today your child came home with their first term Communication of Learning. This document is meant to give you a glimpse into your child's first term in our kindergarten classroom. If your child was in junior kindergarten last year, you might notice that this report looks quite different. Some information about the report can be found on the fourth page of the report itself, as well as in the letter from Mrs. MacPhee, our school principal. We also encourage you to also check out the information provided by the Ministry of Education, which can be found here. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at the school.

Some important information regarding the reports:

• Please sign and return the third page of the report as soon as possible. The envelope should also be signed and returned to the school, as we will use it to send home your child's second report in June. 
• There is information about parent-teacher interviews in the envelope with your child's report. Teachers have indicated on the sheet if an interview is requested at this time. You are welcome to request an interview if you wish; interviews will be held after school on Thursday, February 23. 

Valentine's Day

We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, February 14. If students would like to bring in Valentine cards, we ask that they bring in enough cards for everyone in the class and that cards only be signed “From (your child’s name)” or “Your friend, (name)” and not addressed to individual students. This makes it easier for the delivery of the valentines.

As some students in our class have allergies and food sensitivities, we also ask that you do not send in candy or treats with your child’s valentines. Though certainly not expected, if you wish to send in a little something extra with your valentines, we suggest stickers, erasers, pencils, etc.

There are 26 students in Team Hummingbird and 3 educators (Ms. Quinn, Mme Brooking and Mrs. S).

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!