Lord Tennyson Elementary School



Friday, November 1, 2013Dear Parents and Guardians,Last week was an extremely busy week with many activities. These activities for our students would not have been possible without the dedication and support of many people, including staff and parents and for this we need to thank them all.Thank you to staff, students and parents for participating in our conferences last week. We hope that you found the time and the format productive and helpful in supporting your child’s academic achievements. Your child’s progress will be reported on formally in the first term report card which will be issued on Friday, December 6th.Thank you to the Quebec 2015 group for organizing our third annual pumpkin patch the morning of October 23rd. It was an extraordinary sight seeing 400 pumpkins on our field. The students absolutely loved walking through the soccer field admiring and selecting their favourite pumpkin. A huge thank you to Carla Iacobelli, Veronica Ross, Chris Ansley, Jennifer Lindsay and all the other parents who helped out on that day.Speaking of pumpkins. Bravo to all of our students who entered the pumpkin carving contest the morning of October 24th. Our judges, Muriel, Yvette and Carla, our Supervision Aides, had a very difficult time selecting the winners. We are so proud of all of our very creative and talented students.And last but not least, a HUGE thank you to our community for making our 27th annual Halloween Howl a huge success. We are certain that no other school in Vancouver had 800 people out for a school event! A true testament to Tennyson’s amazing school spirit. But we all know that events such as the Howl, would not occur without the dedication, time and commitment from many, many parents. Thank you to parents and students who helped out in many ways- too many to name in this space, but all forms of help were appreciated in ensuring a wonderful event. With any event as huge as the Howl, it takes a champion or two to ensure everything goes smoothly. Our very big thank you’s and gratitude go out to Borja Fisher Brown and Ward Stirrat, who spent many, many hours ensuring a safe and successful event. We truly appreciate your time away from your other commitments, and cannot thank you enough! Merci!We thank you for your on-going support in ensuring that no Halloween candy comes to school.Your feedback on any of our events is always welcome. Feel free to contact me at any time.Regards,Jacquie LavoiePrincipal Volleyball Our volleyball teams are up and running with many students participating. We have two girls teams in place, junior girls and senior girls. A big thank you to Mme Janesse who is coaching the senior girls and and thank you to Alex Vitkovic who is coaching the junior girls. Also, thank you to parents for driving our students to the games. Our students are most fortunate to have this experience.Destination ConservationOn Wednesday, October 2nd, five members from our Conseil d’étudiants (Student Council) attended a Destination Conservation workshop at the Vancouver School Board, which was aimed at creating greater awareness about the type and the amount of waste created at Vancouver schools on a daily basis. Max Botham, Julia Ionica, Mila Djurkovic, Samantha Porter and Jasper Schaller showed great leadership and enthusiasm in their participation throughout the session. We hope that they will be able to share some of their findings with the rest of the school sometime soon!We Day and the Global GroupOn Friday, October 18th twenty-five Lord Tennyson students (now a part of the Groupe Globale) were able to participate in We Day celebrations at Rogers Arena. It was a very exciting and inspiring day, and our students came away with a wealth of new and fresh ideas to help raise funds for and raise awareness about children in need around the world. Stay tuned for coming initiatives from the Groupe Globale to support the Free the Children Foundation.Remembrance Day AssemblyWe invite you to attend our Remembrance Day assembly on Friday, November 8th. As you know, we must hold two assemblies due to gym capacity. The assemblies will be at 9:30 am and 11:00 am. The Grade 1 students will be presenting at both assemblies. This assembly is being organized and hosted by our new students leaders.Student Leaders are Grade 7 students who have put their name forward to help with initiatives around the school. These students are expected to be exemplary role models for all students and to help in many capacities. Interested students were asked to put their nomination forward in written form. Final selected was made by their classroom teacher and administration. MindUpFinding #2- Children who participated in MindUp demonstrated improvements in social-emotion competence and decreases in aggression and antisocial behaviours. 87% of the participants were more accepting of other perspectives.French Book FairIt's time for the Tennyson French Scholastic Book Fair - Festival du Livres.Tuesday Nov. 5th - Friday Nov. 8th, open from 8:30 AM -1:00 PM and again after school.?This is a great opportunity to earn book credits for your child's classroom and the library, at the same time as building your French library at home. Picture books, dictionaries, non-fiction - we have it all! ?All of the books will be in French this fall (the English Book Fair will take place in the Spring).?This year we are keeping the focus on books and reading, thus we will not be selling the school supplies that we have in the past. There will be many books under $10, so your children can still have fun shopping on their own.?Volunteering at the?Book Fair is a great way to meet lots of Tennyson students and have plenty of time to browse the shelves yourself. If you are able to help out for an hour or two next Tues-Fri. please email Shauna Farrell at sfarrell@ with the days/times you are available. See you there!After School Programs. Register Now!??Looking for a few more fun things for your Tennyson student(s) to do this fall??The West 2 Community Schools Team has opened registration for the November/December 2013 Tennyson After School Programs! The offerings include:??Yoga for Kids (Grades K-3)?Mandarin (Grades 3-7) ?Drama (Grades 3-7)?Sportball (Grades 1-3)?Glee (Grades 4-7)???As classes are commencing next week, please register ASAP for courses of interest!Detailed program information and hard copies of registration forms are available outside the school's main office -OR- you may go to our website homepage (under "Current Activities"): After School Program Offering.. In addition to the School Program offerings noted above, the following new program has been added to the line-up:LEGO Robotics WeDo 1.1! Students will be learning how to design and develop models using Lego, pulleys, motors and gears.? As students progress in their learning, they will be challenged with more creative and intricate designs.? Students will also have exposure to entry level programming as they explore LEGO Education WeDo software.Dates: Wednesdays from 3:05 to 4:35 pm; Nov. 7 to Dec. 12, 2013Cost: $117 for 6 classesFor more information email: info@For registration: . Select "Vancouver" from the city list to find this program.??If you have questions regarding After School Programs, including the newly added LEGO Robotics WeDo 1.1, please contact: The West 2 Community Team Office (tel: 604.713.5610) or the Community School Coordinator, Les Smith (email: lsmith@vsb.bc.ca).Bullying or Peer Conflict?Attached you will find a short video, as well as some literature on the difference between bullying and peer conflict. These resources have been provided to us by our Manager of Social Responsibility and Diversity at the VSB.Clothing Drive – Quebec 2015 and Big Brothers EXTENDED to November 15th due to Popular Demand!We continue to do great.? We have gathered about a half a garage full of clothes.? Due to the popularity of this fund raiser, we will continue it until mid-November.? Please keep bringing clothes you no longer wish to have to the school.? Put them in garbage bags; tape a piece of paper on them that says, “BB” or Big Brothers and then put them on the stage in the Tennyson gym.? We will take it from there.? Thanks for your support which is helping so many people.T.O.S.S Waitlist registrationTOSS registration begins Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 7:30 AM through February 8, 2014. Registration will be IN PERSON ONLY. You may register over the phone beginning Monday February 10, 2014. Please be reminded this is a waitlist registration ONLY. Once you are on the waitlist you will remain on the waitlist until a space becomes available, but there is no guarantee you will get a spot at TOSS in September 2014. Please call Kathy of Mary at 604-733-5111.Kindergarten RegistrationWill you be registering a child for French Immersion Kindergarten in September 2014? Your child will receive sibling priority for a space in French Immersion Kindergarten, but you still need to register your child and VSB registration procedures have changed this year. In previous years, parents of French Immersion kindergarten siblings simply registered their child at their French Immersion school. New procedures:You must now register your child at your regular English program neighbourhood/in-catchment school. Even if your child will not attend there, your child must first be registered at their regular neighborhood school. If you do not know which school this is, you can ask at the office, or go to the school locator at vsb.bc.ca. Registration opens on November 1, 2013.After January 6, 2014, you will receive a Personal Education Number (PEN) for your kindergarten child. You will need this for the next step.Please note: You will also need the PEN for your child who already attends Secord—if you need it, please call the office.You will then need to register your child on-line for French Immersion at Secord. This will give your child sibling priority for a space in French Immersion kindergarten. On-line registration is from January 10-31.Deadlines are firm. Failure to follow these steps will result in your child losing sibling priority and likely not getting into French Immersion at all.Summary of steps/dates:November 1 – Registration opens. Register at your neighbourhood English program school.After January 6 – You should receive a PEN for your child. (If not, call the school office.)January 10-31 – Online registration for French Immersion. Make sure you have the PEN as well for your older child who already attends Secord.Questions? Don’t hesitate to call the school: 604-713-5426.IMPORTANT DATESMONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 - PHOTO RETAKES – 1:00 PMTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 – FRENCH BOOK FAIRTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 – CODE RED PRACTICE – 1:15 PM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 – PAC MEETING 7:00 PM- ALL WELCOMETHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 – PRESENTATION BY UBC AND CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY FOR GRADES 3-5 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 – REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY- 9:30 AM AND 11:00 AMMONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – NO SCOOL- REMEMBRANCE DAYFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 - CROSS COUNTRY PIZZA LUNCH TO CELEBRATE THE GREAT SEASON ................
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