We had a lovely kick-off to the week with carolling this morning in the lobby.
Thanks to Gr 7 student Rachel for playing the piano and to Bernie for playing the guitar.
Come join the fun every morning this week from 8:30am - 8:55am!

The new C'est mon Cafe menu is now available for ordering for the new year.

The Tuesday lunches (C'est mon Cafe lunches) have only been ordered until the end of 2018. If you would like to continue C'est mon Cafe lunches on Tuesday you need to reorder for the new year. The menu and online order form of 2019 has been uploaded to their website,  www.cestmoncafe.com.

Monday and Wednesday lunches through Munchalunch goes through January so you will need to re-order in mid January in order to continue with Sushi and Pizza. We'll tell you about that closer to the time.

Come to the lobby and join the caroling fun next week December 17-21 from 8.30-the first bell. Thank you to our wonderful pianists Rachel Rallison and Scarlet Niven (Grade 7) and guitarist, Bernie (Ryo and Novi’s dad) who will be accompanying the singers this week.

We can safely say this lovely event is becoming a Tennyson tradition. You can see pictures from past events here, 2012, 2013 and 2015 and more families are joining in each year.

How amazing are TOSS students who hosted a bake sale and ran other fundraising events in order to buy essentials including clothes, toiletries and sleeping bagd and about $800 in gift cards for youth in need.


Grade 4 TOSS students brought the donations to the Vancouver Courier office who will deliver them to Directions Youth Services, an organization that supports at-risk and street-involved youth under the age of 25 in Vancouver.


Check out the Vancouver Courier article about their generosity.

At the recent PW Mini Winter Formal, all of the Tennyson alumni who go to the school gathered for a photo. Like Mme Lavoie said so many years ago, "Once a Tennyson Tiger, always a Tennyson Tiger"!

From left to right: Jenny (Gr 10), Jay (Gr 10), Izzy (Gr 8), Max (Gr 12), Eric (Gr 10) and Charlotte (Gr 9)

 Thanks to our Tennyson 2020 committee and the generosity of some local businesses, our sand box corner now has lots of new toys to fire the students' imaginations and a  giant gazebo to keep them dry.     

The sandboxes that M Carrier and his Division 10 students created have been a big hit with  the students in all grades.  Recognizing how popular they are, the Tennyson 2020 committee approached some local business for toys to add to the supply donated by parents so there would be plenty of toys to go round.

Granville Island Toy Company on Main Street donated  Green Toy buckets, trucks, and stackable blocks and  Hip Baby  on 4th Avenue donated sand shapes and soft catch games for students to play with indoors. Thanks to their generosity  we're now well stocked with toys for the coming months. It's lovely to see students from different grades collaborating on a construction project with the trucks or having a birthday party with a big sandy birthday cake.

The Tennyson 2020 committee, which is looking at the  outdoor landscaping (including the playground equipment),  furnishings and new technology needed in the new school,  is looking for new members. Their next meeting will be in January and will focus on playground design and fundraising.  Anyone is welcome to join no matter the size of commitment they are interested in making. Email tennyson2020@lordtennyson.ca and let them know what you can do.

And if you still have holiday shopping to  do you might find just what you need at   Granville Island Toy Company and  Hip Baby.

Are you interested in working as an education assistant? Find out about the training program and employment opportunities at the information session on Thursday December 6.