Karen Flamenco presents the classic story of Cinderella on Jun 16th (7pm) & 17th (2pm) at the Vancouver Playhouse!

This year, 7 Tennyson students will be performing:

Mellia (Kindergarten 2018/19)
Ella (Kindergarten)
Lydia (gr 1)
Katarina (gr 1)
Ema (gr 3)
Hannah (gr 4)
Mia (gr 5)

Karen Flamenco  is a progressive learning dance academy  which emphasizes performance, stressing technique, strength, individual and artistic expression. The program has a strong foundation in traditional, classical & modern flamenco dance forms. Students age 3 and up to adult will be showcased during the year end show and will perform alongside Karen and her company dancers. More information about the school and performance can be found at   http://karenflamenco.com/

Bike to School Week will be happening at Lord Tennyson during the week of May 28th - June 1st. Students, parents and staff are encouraged to ride their bike to and from school during that week. Let's see which class has the most riders during the week. 

Riding your bike is lots of fun, healthy and a social way to exercise, be independent, and get around your community!

If you are able to help out during Bike to School Week please email Tai Scott at taiscott@mac.com. Looking forward to seeing many of you on your bike!

The City of Vancouer is working on an update to their High-Density Housing for Children with Families Guidelines. This document is a design guideline intended to help create better apartment buildings for families with children.

The goal is to improve the overall diversity, flexibility, and livability of family units in Vancouver’s apartments and condos so that they are viable choices for longer-term family living. Specifically, the City is looking to hear from families with children who live in an apartment, have lived in an apartment before, or would consider living in an apartment.
 
You are invited to take a short online survey up right now that is open until May 22, 2018 at vancouver.ca/familyroom.

Check out the May 9 newsletter published by M. Roch and Mme Vosahlo.
They included many fun photos of school events.

On the evening of May 23rd at 7:oo pm, sexual health educator Marnie Goldenberg will host a conversation, free of charge, focused on helping you gain the skills you need to  confidently manage the messages your kids are receiving  and learn about the importance of talking to young people about sex in healthy and happy ways. 

Find all the details and regsiter here.

It’s that magical time of the year again!
Encore Musical Theatre Company proudly presents this year’s show…. Meredith Willson’s: The Music Man Jr

There are six Tennyson students (and one former student) in the show ... Amelia, Anna, Ellie,   Mailys, and Rhiley (all in Gr 6), Sophie (Gr 7), and a former student, Jay (Gr 9).

Encore is a theatre company for Vancouver kids in grades 4 through 9 who LOVE musical theatre. Auditions are in September (come check out the show if you think it might be a fit for your child).

Performance dates at the Norman Rothstein Theatre, 950 W 41 Ave
Thursday, June 7 at 7 PM
Friday, June 8 at 7 PM
Saturday, June 9 at 2 PM and 7 PM

Tickets are general admission and $20 each and can be purchased online from Encore’s website:   http://encoremusicaltheatre.org/tickets/

Please come support our Tennyson students while having a great time with your family!

Based on Meredith Willson's six-time-Tony-Award-winning musical comedy, The Music Man Jr. features some of musical theatre’s most iconic songs and a story filled with wit, warmth and good old-fashioned romance. The Music Man Jr. is family entertainment at its best – a bold, brassy show that will have the whole town atwitter!
Master showman Harold Hill is in town and he’s got “seventy-six trombones” in tow. Can upright, uptight Marian, the town librarian, resist his powerful allure? The story follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize. The catch? He doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, whose belief in Harold’s power just might help him succeed in the end in spite of himself.

The first track and field meets of the season will be held this week. The dates are:

Senior (Grades 6 and 7) Mini-meet - Tuesday May 8th
Junior (Grades 3-5)  Mini-meet - Thursday May 10

The mini-meets will be at Camosun Park, next to Queen Elizabeth Elementary School (4102 West 16th Avenue)

Please confirm your students attendance at the meets, to Veronica in the office. Parents are to organize student rides amongst your selves.  We will ask for the usual 2:45pm early dismissal to be announced by loud-speaker.
We will meet at the usual spot after dismissal (for sign out and rides) under the back west-side covered area of the school.

Please remember to sign your students in (at school) and out (at the meet) with the sponsor teacher for each event.

If your athlete does not yet have their ordered Tiger Shirt, please have them come ask Jacqueline Crummey for it Tuesday morning before school or at recess, at the front office.

Go Tigers!

Calling all track & field enthusiasts! Please see the above poster  for information on our 2018 Summer Camps held at West Point Grey Academy School each week in July.  Thunderbirds Track and Field Camps are an excellent way to improve and  refine the skills learned in our School Outreach and Making Track Fun programs, while also enjoying a variety of games and activities. Our camps provide a low coach-to-athlete ratio, meaning that the kids will enjoy extensive quality instruction from our energetic coaching staff.  The flyer has all of the information regarding dates, prices and registration. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me at jenny@thunderbirdstrack.org.

Our camps are filling up quickly, but there is still room to register! Please feel free to add the attachment to your school newsletters, or post on your school's bulletin board!