Dear Vanier Families,

I want to start this week by thanking Ms. Ramos and Mme. Gillespie for putting on a Fine Art presentation for our incoming grade 6 and 7 students from King George, Mount View and Buchanan schools.  It was a wonderful opportunity for Vanier students and staff to showcase our art program and get students excited about these opportunities next year.  This follows on from a successful Jazz Band performance and William Aberhart last Saturday night. 

Next week marks the start of our track and field season.  Students have been made aware of practice schedules, and these are posted in the gym hallway for student reference.  Please see the note below for more information from Mme. Dunn as well as a request for parent volunteers for the meet in June. 

Finally, a reminder that next Tuesday night (April 28th) school council will be attended by the ward trustee, Laura Hack.  Thank you to all the families that submitted questions for the trustee; she will address these that evening.  The online link for this meeting will be shared early next week. 

Bon weekend, 

Mr. Chad Edmonds – Principal École Georges P Vanier School 

Gary Weimann Award

It’s hard to believe it’s that time again but I am pleased to confirm that applications for Education Matters Awards are now open!

With this, students at Georges P. Vanier School can now apply for the Gary Weimann Award for Community Service. Like last year, I have set the deadline as May 30!

As in the past, to apply, students can visit our application portal at https://applications.educationmatters.ca , register an account and look for the “Gary Weimann Award for Community Service” application.

Winston Heights Community Newsletter - Share Your Stories

Share Your Stories – We’d Love to Hear From You

One of the things that makes our community special is the people who live here. Their stories, talents, experiences, and moments—big or small—are what truly bring our neighbourhood to life. That’s why we’re inviting community members to contribute content for future issues of this newsletter.

If you enjoy writing, photography, history, or simply sharing something interesting or uplifting, we’d love to consider your submission.

What kind of content are we looking for?

We’re interested in pieces that are informative, educational, or entertaining, and that reflect community life. Ideas include:

  • A short story or reflection about life in the neighbourhood
  • A local history piece or "did you know?" article
  • A resident-written column on a hobby, skill, or passion
  • Photos from a recent community-hosted event with a short caption or story
  • A creative contribution like a poem, puzzle, cartoon, or game
  • Letters to the editor or thoughtful opinion pieces on community topics
  • Helpful, non-promotional how-to articles or seasonal tips

To keep things fair and aligned with our newsletter guidelines, submissions cannot include links, self-promotion, advertising, calls to action, or content that promotes paid programs, services, businesses, or events. The focus should always be on sharing information or stories—not selling or promoting.

Length and format guidelines:

  • Articles should be approximately 300-600 words
  • If you include photos, the written word count should be shorter
  • Photos should be clear, high-quality, and relevant to the story

Please note that the newsletter team reserves the right to edit submissions for clarity, tone, content, and length to ensure everything fits well within the publication.

If you’ve been thinking, “I have something I could share,” this is your nudge. Whether it’s thoughtful, fun, creative, or informative—your voice matters, and your contribution helps make this newsletter a true reflection of our community.

We look forward to reading what you send!

— Shannon Smith, Newsletter Editor

Vanier Community Corner

  1. Hall Passes: We are looking for interesting and unique items that we can use for classroom hall passes. For example, one class has a rubber duck, another has a small hub cap. We use these passes to minimize student traffic during class time, and it lets teachers quickly identify which students have permission to be in the hallway and what class they are from at a distance. If you have any items that fit this description, please send them to school and we will gladly put them to use.
  2. Guitars: To support our growing Guitar class, we are looking for any gently used guitars that we could use as loaners for those students who want to bring a guitar home. Most importantly, if you have guitar cases, this would also be a great help.

Track and Field Message

Track and field tryouts begin the week of April 27 with the meet on Monday, June 1 .

Students must attend MINIMUM of 2 tryouts for each sport they are interested in, in a 4-week span. (April 27 - May 22 )

Please see the tryout/practice schedule below:

  • Shot Put: Mondays @3:45pm
  • Discus: Wednesdays and Thursdays @3:45pm
  • High Jump: Mondays @Lunch
  • Long Jump: Wednesdays @Lunch
  • Hurdles: Wednesdays @3:45pm
  • Relay/Sprints: Tuesdays @3:45pm
  • Long Distance: Mondays @3:45pm

We are also looking for parent volunteers for the track-meet on June 1. If you can volunteer, please contact Mme. Dunn at madunn@cbe.ab.ca

Upcoming Dates