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Filling up buckets of kindness at Tennyson

3/29/2019

 
This post, written by Vice Principal  Regina  Vosahlo, was originally posted  on the VSB's Lord Tennyson Elementary School web page. Check it regularly for school news.

On Wednesday, March 14th, 2019, our students spent the afternoon learning together in multi-age groupings, called the Tennyson Circles. Grade 6 and 7 student leaders showed excellent leadership in presenting a lesson on kindness, empathy and gratitude in our school community. The lesson drew on the previous reading of the book, Have You Filled a Bucked Today? The students presented on the importance of showing kindness to others and then led their classmates in skits about how to be kind in various in and out of class situations. They then had everyone illustrate a bucket with a an act of kindness described in it. It was a wonderful afternoon of continuing to work with and learn with teachers and students from different classes at Tennyson. Great work, everyone!

Fun Spring Break events at the VPL Firehall Branch

3/14/2019

 
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Pro-D Day Coding Camp at Tennyson on April 29

3/14/2019

 
Sign-up today for an all-dayxmodus.com/register.html Computer Coding camp that will be run by Chris Kerslake for the April 29 pro-d day camp at Tennyson.
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Registration for Orienteering Adventure Kids (OAK)  program this Spring now open

3/14/2019

 
Orienteering BC, together with the Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club (GVOC), will again be offering our very successful Orienteering Adventure Kids (OAK)  program this Spring, for kids ages 7-14.  The eight weekly sessions run on Tuesday evenings, from April 2 to May 21. Program capacity is kept low, to enable individual attention, and the Spring 2019 group is expected to be ~10 participants. OAK sessions (6:30 – 8:00pm) run at different parks around the city, such as Memorial Park South, Jericho Park and Vanier Park. Note that OAK sessions will always go, rain or shine (because that’s what orienteers do!)
 
The OAK coaches and assistants follow a tested skills progression that systematically teaches kids how to read a map and navigate safely through unfamiliar terrain. The program focus is on learning new skills, improving physical and spatial literacy and, most importantly, having fun outdoors! More details, and the registration portal for the Spring OAK program, can be found at  http://oak.orienteeringvancouver.ca/  
 
If you would like more information about the program, please contact Adam Woods, Head Coach ([email protected]) or Brian Ellis, Program Manager ([email protected]). 

Sportball, Sport and Art Together, and Xmodus Minecraft Adventures and Python Programming running again April - June

3/8/2019

 
Attention Tennyson Families: The Community Schools Team is happy to offer the following programs for the spring term.  Please note the registration details below.

Sportball will run on Tuesdays, April 16 - June 4, 3:05 - 4:05 for grades K-2.  Please be aware that if the gym is in use, the program will run outdoors.  Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather, has runners and a water bottle.  Please see  the poster below for On-Line registration details.

Xmodus Minecraft Adventures and Python Programming will run on Wednesdays, April 17 - June 5 in the library (Minecraft Adventures will run from 3:05 - 4:05 pm and Python Programming will run from 4:05 - 5pm) for grades 2-7.  Please see the poster below for On-Line registration details.  

Sport and Art Together will run April  18 - June 6 in the gym and room 005 for grades 2-5.  In-person registration will take place outside the school office on Thursday, April 11 at 8:30 am and 3 pm.  

Please contact Dianne Sankey at [email protected] with any questions.  Please do not ask at the school office as they may not have the answers you need!

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Another awesome SACY workshop focusing on communication with teens

3/8/2019

 
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POPARD IEP Workshop, March 11, Register today

3/7/2019

 
POPARD, the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders, is running a workshop on IEPs on March 11.
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March 07th, 2019

3/7/2019

 
You are invited to an anxiety workshop. Please email Jen Cumming, [email protected], if you would like to attend.
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We have a Provincial 5-Pin Bowling Champion at Tennyson

3/6/2019

 
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Mia Archeck (third from right) and her partner (fourth from right) won Gold at the Youth Bowl Canada 5-Pin Bowling Championship Provincial Final
Congratulations to Division 6's Mia Archeck (third from left) who won the Youth Bowl Canada 5-Pin Bowling Championships Provincial Final at Scottsdale Lanes, Surrey, March 3 with a 10-game score of 3620. What a fantastic result!

Mia is now off to the YBC National Championships  in Oshawa, May 5-7 Ontario.   Good luck; we can't wait to hear all about it! You can support Mia's trip fundraising  here.



You're invited to a presentation: Building Resilience Against Anxiety

3/4/2019

 
Gordon PAC and PIE have extended an invitation to Tennyson Parents to attend a presentation:

Looking into the Future: Building Resilience Against Anxiety with Dr. Bethany Michel

When: March 7th, 6:30-8:30 pm
Where: General Gordon Elementary
 
Tickets are available at Eventbrite. The cost per ticket is $7.00 (plus minimal Eventbrite fee) per adult and includes ‘pizza & presentation’ for adults and childminding with ‘pizza & movie night’ for kids. (Childminding will be provided by Grade 7 volunteers and supervised by an adult skilled in working with diverse learners.)

Dr. Bethany Michel is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia and a clinical fellow at the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Centre of Vancouver. She received her Ph.D. in clinical science at Harvard University, specializing in child and adolescent mood and anxiety disorders. She has worked as a clinician with children and youth ages 5-22 in the Child and Adolescent Treatment Program at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) at Boston University. She has enjoyed offering workshops on a range of childhood mental health issues to parents and educators since 2008.

In this session,
parents, caregivers, and teachers will learn how to help children build their resilience against anxiety. This will include an overview of how anxiety develops and is maintained by thoughts and behavior, and specific steps caregivers can take to increase children's sense of self-efficacy and decrease anxiety.
1 adult ticket includes ‘pizza & presentation’ for adult and childminding with ‘pizza & movie night’ for kids.

Childminding will be provided by Grade 7 volunteers and supervised by an adult skilled in working with diverse learners. 

Follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/looking-into-the-future-building-resilience-against-anxiety-tickets-56852800256
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