Dear Lynx families/Chères familles Lynx,
I wanted to start out this week’s update with a message from Ms. Ramos about our band students who recently attended William Aberhart’s feeder concert:
“On October 30, the Grade 9 Band went to William Aberhart High School to participate at their Feeder Concert. There were four other junior high school bands there and all the schools performed wonderfully! Vanier was represented very well throughout the evening. Students were kind and respectful to everyone involved from start to finish. I especially appreciated that students made the choice to stay off their phones during the whole event and actively engaged with each other instead. It warmed my heart to see everyone enjoying the present moment and each other's company. Go Band Go!”
I am so pleased when I hear about how well the Vanier students represent themselves and the school in activities like this. Thanks as well to the volunteers who supported this trip and all the parents who continue to support our band program.
A big welcome to the 4 student teachers who have joined Vanier on their latest placement:
- Mme. Emily with Mme. Gillespie
- Mme. Duguay with Mme. Aristou
- Mme. Lambrinoudis with Mme. Hedieh
- Ms. Gonsalves with Mr. Brown
We also welcome back Mme. Jessica who will continue to work with Mme. Shah.
Bonne fin de semaine,
Mr. Chad Edmonds – Principal Georges P Vanier School
Child and Youth Well-Being Family and Caregiver Fall/Winter Series 2024-2025
The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in a pre-recorded and live online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and Recovery Alberta and will explore topics such as Peer Pressure, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health for Highly Sensitive Teens, and navigating Parent-Teen relationships. Acting on feedback from participants who joined us during our live online sessions over the past two years, moving forward we invite all guardians and parents to listen to the pre-recorded or live sessions at their convenience. Suggestions from the Well-Being team are listed below: For links and more information please see click here .
Upcoming Live Sessions
1| November 20 | 1:00-3:00pm | Can we Talk: Healthy Relationships | Diana Wark (She/Her), Parent Program Coordinator for Centre for Sexuality
2| November 21 | 12:00-1:30pm | Building Resiliency in Today’s Youth | Andrea Halwas Larsen, PhD, CT, REACE
3|November 28 | 10:00am-11:30am | Mental Health for Highly Sensitive Teens; Unique Struggles for those Emotional Feelers | Tracy Fields, MSW, RSW
Pre-Recorded Sessions
1| Adolescent Brain Development and Navigating Parent-Teen Relationships -Erin Dawson Myers
Description: In this session we will discuss the adolescent brain, how to support healthy brain development, promoting resilience, and navigating the ways that your relationship with your teen will evolve as they slowly but surely become little adults.
2| Screen Time: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly | Dr. Caroline Buzanko
Description: The effects of screen time on the developing brain. The behavioural outcomes of too much screen time and how and when technology can be beneficial.
3| Understanding Autism & ADHD to Promote Long-Term Success - Dr. Caroline Buzanko
Description: This session focuses on the complex nature of Autism and ADHD, as well as the associated strengths and challenges.
Eastern Canada Trip
Just a reminder to families to please check their MyCBE accounts as the deposit should now appear in your fees section. This needs to be paid by November the 8th to secure your spot on the trip.
High School Tours
Grade 9 families, please continue to check your email for updates from the school around the various high school tours. These evenings will be starting soon. For more information please reach out to Mr. Cheng (mscheng@cbe.ab.ca) or contact the high school directly.
BelCanFran Exchange Opportunities
BelCanFran will be holding an information evening for families interested in going on exchange in the 2025-26 school year. This will be happening at the Haysboro Community Centre on Sunday, November 3 from 2 – 3:30 pm.
Upcoming Sports Dates
Monday: Jr. Girls Basketball at GPV
Tuesday: Jr. Boys Basketball at Simon Fraser
Wednesday: Sr. Girls Basketball at Valley Creek
Thursday: Sr. Boys Basketball at Queen Elizabeth High School
Friday: no sports scheduled
Upcoming Dates
Nov 7: Remembrance Day Assembly
Nov 8: Indigenous Education Learning Day-Non-instructional day (no school for students)
Nov 11-13: Fall Break – no school
Nov 14: Students return to school
Nov 14: Grade 6 Immunizations
Nov 15: Healthy Hunger – Booster Juice, Order here
Nov 18-20: Grade 6 to Camp Chief Hector
Nov 19: Grade 7 and 8 Outdoor Education to Fish Creek
Nov 26: School Council Meeting