For the last year, our students from Ms. Ethel Forester's speical needs class have been baking Jack Goodlad--a local senior citizen residence. They recently received a letter of congratulations from Maureen Prinsloo, President of Jack Goodlad. The letter can be read by clicking the link below. Congratulations to Ms. Forester and all of her students!
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The Jean Vanier Graduation Ceremony was last night. It was a wonderful evening celebration with staff, parents, family, friends, honoured guests and of course the Graduating Class of 2009. We once again want to congratulate our graduates and wish them the best of luck in what we are sure will be a most promising future. Below you will find photos of the Graduation Ceremony. Clicking on the slideshow will take you to a website where you have the option of downloading high quality digital photos for printing. We will be soon be mailing our graduate a 5 X 7 photo of them receiving their diploma. Enjoy!
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A couple of weeks ago an important communication from the Director of Education went out to all parents regarding Jean Vanier's involvmenet in an upcoming ARC (Accomodation Review Committee). The planning process for the ARC has begun, and the attached letter outlines the public process that will begin in the Fall. Please feel free to contact the school if you have any questions.
Jean Vanier athletes competed at OFSAA this past weekend. Here is some video of the Boys 4 X 100. Vanier didn't win, but raced a personal best. Well done!
On Thursday, June 4, the Jean Vanier community will be
holding our final Mass of the year. This is a wonderful opportunity to
celebrate the end of the school year, and to give thanks to God for everything
with which we have been blessed and all that He has allowed us to accomplish.
Normally students report to St. Marie Goretti Church at 9 am for Mass. However,
this Thursday we will be celebrating Mass at the school in our newly
refurbished Quad. As always, attendance
at Mass is required for all students.
Parents, please note that all students will now report directly to
school at the regular time. They will attend period one, and then will attend
one of two Masses during period 2. Any
student not at school will be marked absent and a call home will be made.
As always parents are welcome to attend. If you would like
to join us, the first Mass will begin at approximately 10 am. Please report to
the main office if you do attend.
If you have managed to visit Jean Vanier in the past, you may have noticed that in the middle of our school we have a wonderful outdoor quadrangle, with tiered seating, that is enclosed on four sides and surrounded by some wonderful trees and bushes. Unfortunately over the years, the Quad has not been used, the vegetation has become overgrown and it has become a little rundown. That is all changing. Our Student Council and its teacher moderators recently applied for a Government Speak Out Grant. Their application was successful, and the money they received has resulted in the rebirth of our Quad. Through some hard work, and the pulling in of some external resources, the Quad is well on its way to being a fully functional space at Vanier. The vegetation has been pruned, the grounds tidied up, park benches have been purchased and the walls are being scraped and are in the process of receiving a new coat of paint. We hope to have our end of year mass in the Quad on Thursday. The Quad will then become an area where students can meet, study and have lunch in good weather. There are even tentative plans to hold on outdoor dance in September. Thank you to the Student Council and its teacher moderators, Ms. Sisca, Ms. Barbitta and Ms. Avecillas, for doing such a wonderful job.
Jean Vanier had an amazingly successful day at the Metro
Regional high school track finals yesterday. Eight of our students will be moving on to
the provincial OFSAA championships which will be held on June 5-6 at the
University of Toronto. Congratulations
to the following student/athletes who have qualified for OFSAA
Very special congratulations to Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Hnatiuk for an awesome coaching job, and thank you to Ms Buntyn (one of our parent volunteers) for her time and dedication.
Best wishes at OFSAA to all our athletes and coaches!
At Jean Vanier we are busily planning for the 2009-2010 school year. In particular, we are looking forward to welcoming another large number of new grade 9 students to our community.
For a teenager, it is natural to feel both excitement and anxiety when starting high school. To assist with the transition to high school, and to provide our new Grade 9 students with every opportunity to succeed at Jean Vanier, we are offering an exclusive Jean Vanier Summer School Program for incoming Jean Vanier Grade 9 students. These students will be supported by Jean Vanier teachers and Jean Vanier peer tutors. Five courses are being offered. This program will offer students the opportunity to:
Earn a high school credit BEFORE starting high school in September Have curriculum delivered by Jean Vanier teachers Learn new curriculum or work on important literacy and numeracy skills that will help them succeed in Grade 9 Take part in a high school experience before starting high school Meet their new peers and Jean Vanier teachers
It is our hope that students taking part in this program will be well prepared in September to start a successful high school career.
There are a limited number of courses being offered and students will be accepted into the Jean Vanier Summer School Program on a first come basis. An application package, with full course descriptions, has already been mailed to all incoming Grade 9 students. You can download the package below. Application deadline is Friday, June 05.
