Dear Lynx families/Chères familles Lynx,
Another busy week complete here at GP Vanier. I want to thank the teachers and families who came after school this week for meetings involving our Grade 8 outdoor school trip as well as our grade 9 French trip to Eastern Canada.
As we approach the end of the school year, the team here is already busily planning for the 2024-25 school year. Our Open House is coming up next Thursday evening (more information on that is below) and we are expecting a full house. We are projected to be a school of limited capacity but, just like many schools in the city, we continue to experience growth. When I began at Vanier a couple years ago we had an enrolment of 440 students, while currently, as I write this update, we have over 580 registered for next year. This does not include prospective late French Immersion students who will be attending our Open House or families that are continuing to move into our community. I will give families an update on enrolment numbers closer to the end of the school year.
Finally, we have had to speak to numerous students at the school about their behaviour in the washroom. Over the past few months, it has become a place where students congregate at various points of the day, including during class time. This is impacting their learning time and making other students feel unsafe when they need to use the washroom. Teachers will be looking at ways to change this behaviour and speaking with their classes next week. I do want to highlight that this message does not apply to the vast majority of our students, and I want to thank the ones that came forward to let us know how this behaviour made them feel and asked us to address it. We are a better school when students choose to do things that make us better, and for many of the students who came forward, this also meant negotiating the conflict between peer relationships and recognizing the greater community. This is something that is incredibly difficult, often scary, and especially conflicting at a time in their lives when peers are so important. However, it is these students that go on to make Vanier, and their communities, better places.
Bonne fin de semaine,
Mr. Chad Edmonds – Principal Georges P Vanier School
Georges P. Vanier School website has information as well:
https://georgespvanier.cbe.ab.ca.
Georges P. Vanier School Open House
Georges P. Vanier will be having an Open House for all their programs: Regular English, Early French Immersion, Late French Immersion, and Learning & Literacy. We welcome you to join us on Thursday, May 9 from 6:15 –8:00. This evening is open to all students who are joining the GPV learning community in the 2024-2025 school year.
The evening is meant to build connection and introduce you to our learning community.
- A variety of Food Trucks will be onsite starting at 4:30pm.
- Our Jazz Band will be playing in the foyer, and the Grade 7 Band will perform in the gym starting around 6:15pm.
- A general presentation for everyone is in the gym from 6:30 - 7:00.
- Tour the school by meeting teachers in various classrooms from 7:00 - 8:00.
If you prefer to join us virtually for the GPV Information Session at 6:30, please use the following link: Join the meeting now
If you would like more information, please visit our school website. Please also see the attached invitation for details. We will post the presentation to our school website after May 9.
https://georgespvanier.cbe.ab.ca/
Bienvenue chez nous! We are looking forward to welcoming you!
Spring has Sprung and so has Spirit Wear Store.
Be sure to check out the link for Vanier's online merchandise store for all the great items available. The store will be open until May 10, 2024.
- GPV Spirit Wear Store is open for spring orders until May 10, 2024 at 11:59PM
- Spirit Wear Store Link https://georgepvanier2024.itemorder.com/shop/home/
- Orders are typically completed in 4-5 week after the store closes and delivered to the school
- All school store sales are custom made and cannot be returned
- If this order is meant as a gift please contact us and we will hold the order for parent pick up
For more information of questions regarding the online spirit wear, please contact Sherri Nickle at sanickle@cbe.ab.ca
Upcoming Sports Dates
Monday, May 6 – no games scheduled, Jr Badminton practice after school
Tuesday, May 7 – no games scheduled, Sr Badminton practice before school
Wednesday, May 8 - no games scheduled
Thursday, May 9 - no games scheduled, Sr Badminton practice before school/Jr Badminton practice after school
Friday, May 10 – no sports scheduled
Upcoming Dates
May 7: Girls Basketball with Constable Shaw 3:45 – 5:00
May 9: GPV Open House for all programs 6:15 – 8:00
May 13 – 16: Camp Chief Hector for grade 8 students
May 13: PAT Grade 9 ELA, Part A
May 13: Track & Field Season Starts
May 15: Grade 7 Band Trip
May 15: Junior Badminton Tournament
May 16: PAT Grade 9 FLA, Part A
May 17: Non-Instruction Day (no school for students)
May 20: Victoria Day (no school for students)
May 21: Girls Basketball with Constable Shaw 3:45 – 5:00
May 23: Grade 7 Band Clinic
May 24: Eastern Canada Trip departure