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Principal's Update

Dear Vanier Families,

Congratulations to all our budding thespians.  On Wednesday we our students put on two performances of Murder on the 518, one for students and then families and friends in the evening.  Thank you to Mme. Gillespie (and her dedicated team) for creating this opportunity for students to connect with, or explore, their passions for the performing arts. 

Congratulations to our Kiwanis award winners who attended a recognition ceremony on Wednesday evening.  I spoke with a few of these students on Thursday morning, and they were proudly sporting their new watches. 

PATs begin again next week and continue weekly for grades 6 and 9 until the end of the year.  Please see the list below for dates and times. 

Also, the city of Calgary is expecting a large amount of rain this weekend and early this week.  We have already been told that our outdoor education field trips have been cancelled due to flood warnings and high-water levels in the reservoir. A message will be sent out early Monday morning with an update on the Track and Field meet. 

Finally, I would like to recognize the outgoing parent council president, Farouk Gillani.  For the past 8 years he has been a part of the fabric of the Parent Council and played an outsized role in its support of the Vanier students.  As he passes the torch of leadership, I wanted to thank him for all his support of our students. 

Bon long weekend, 
Mr. Chad Edmonds, Principal École Georges P Vanier School 

• Georges P. Vanier School website has information
• GP Vanier Cafeteria Menu 

June is National Indigenous History Month 

June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to honour and celebrate the histories, languages, cultures, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. In alignment with the Education Plan, all people connected with the CBE are invited to deepen knowledge, understanding and relationships, to include Indigenous ways of being, belonging, doing, and knowing across schools and service units. To support planning and engagement, check out these events. Everyone is invited and welcome. 

City of Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Week: From June 15-21, the City of Calgary offers many events to honour Aboriginal Awareness Week culminating on Sunday, June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day. Everyone is invited to join the activities. 

The Gathering at Moh'kinsstis: A one-day community gathering grounded in culture, connection, and ceremony to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on Sunday, June 21 from 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. at  ContainR Art Park & The Alexandra Centre (922 & 925 9 Avenue SE in Inglewood). 

Heritage Park Celebration: A full day of community-led programming on Saturday, June 20, rooted in tradition. The centerpiece of the day is a vibrant Pow Wow, a powerful gathering that brings together dancers, drummers, and community in celebration of culture, identity and connection.  

Library Message from Ms. Peggy Goddard 

Dear Parents, 

As the school year is winding down, one of the important tasks for us is to collect all the outstanding books for our library. 

All the books are valuable resources that belong to CBE to help students learn. In the case of lost or missing books, we will need to charge a fee for their replacement. 

Our final due day this school year is May 29. 

As part of the policy, we understand that the books are already in a used condition. Therefore, we will charge a depreciation fee based on its face value should your child not be able to return the book by the final due date. 

We appreciate your understanding and help. 

Sincerely, 
GPV School 

Outstanding Fees 

Hello GPV Families, 

If you have not paid fees this year, you should have received an Account Statement home Thursday of fees that you are owing. You can also see all the fees you owe to the CBE on your MyCBE account. 

If you have paid fees since this Account Summary was printed, please disregard information on any fees you paid. 

If you do not pay your fees, unfortunately we cannot offer option programs/activities/sports/field trips to students in the future or for the remainder of the year. These fees are in place so we can offer students several opportunities throughout the year. It is very important that these fees are paid. 

There are several ways you can pay your fees. Online, Cash, Debit/Credit(at the school) or Cheque. 

Our preferred method is of course Online Payments. This can be done through your MyCBE Parent Account. Please go to the Fees and Waivers Information for all the details about paying your fees using your MyCBE Account. 

If you are unable to pay fees using your MyCBE account, please pay using one of the other methods. Debit/Credit can be done in person at the school. If you wish to send cash or a cheque made out to Georges P. Vanier School with your student to the Main Office, you can do that as well. 

If you are unable to pay your fees, there are resources available to families. Please go to the website information regarding fee waivers.

If you have any questions regarding your fees or the Account Summary you received, please feel free to reply to this email or send a separate email to myself Beth Gilkes at eagilkes@cbe.ab.ca and I would be happy to help any way I can. 

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 through the Education Matters website to register an account, and search for the "Gary Weimann Award for Community Service" application.

Vanier Community Corner

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. 

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

We are 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 Sports

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PAT Schedule

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Grade 6: