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First day of school information for September

6/28/2013

I know, I know, it seems like school ended just yesterday (well actually it did), but we thought we'd post info on the first day of school now, in case anyone is looking over the summer.

We've enjoyed working on the Tennyson website this past year, but are planning to take the summer off before getting back to the fun in September.

So, here's the scoop from the June 27 school newsletter:

The first day of school for Grades 1-7 will be on Tuesday, September 3 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am.

Once again we will have 17 divisions for the 2013-2014 school year. As our classes will be quite full at the maximum number of students allowed per class, we don’t anticipate many changes. Therefore, we will be starting the school year with our new classes commencing on the first day of school. Please refer to the rolling blackboards, which will be located outside, to find out who your new classroom teacher will be and in which classroom. If changes do need to be made, it will be at the discretion of administration and you will be contacted by Mme Lavoie. As mentioned, we will do our best to honor your requests, but we do ask that you respect our professional judgment, as we work together to ensure success for all of our students!

Kindergarten students will have a different schedule than Grades 1-7 for the first week or two in September. This schedule should be mailed to Kindergarten parents over the summer.

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Tennyson welcomes two new Kindergarten teachers in September

6/28/2013

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For new kinderstarten students (and parents) coming to Tennyson this fall... welcome! We look forward to having you.

We are excited to be welcoming two new Kindergarten teachers at Tennyson starting in September:

Mme Janesse Boudreau, who comes to us from Douglas Annex
M. Brian Maciborka, who come to us from Queen Elizabeth Annex

Good luck to Mme Lisa and Mme Peggy who have teaching Kindergarten at Tennyson for three years, and are moving on to new schools.

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A HUGE thank you!

6/28/2013

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No, the irony is not lost on us ... it does seem like we are thanking ourselves. However, this blog entry was submitted by a Tennyson parent who asked us to post it on the website:

With all the thank yous and stuff at year end, how does one say a HUGE thank you from all the parents to the AMAZING CREW of VOLUNTEER website administrators and content generators who did an AWESOME job on this year's website (on its first year, yet!).

HUGE, HUGE THANK YOU Tim, Toni and Karol for the TONS of sleep you gave up, and the OUTSTANDING results, from a scope, presentation, and technical perspective!!!!!

-Rob

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Congratulations to Tennyson's 2013 Graduating Class

6/26/2013

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The Grade 7s looked their best on Tuesday, June 25th at the Lord Tennyson 2013 Graduation Ceremony. The theme of the event was The Red Carpet, and with the help of many volunteers the gym was transformed. Special thanks to Jasminka Miletic-Prelovac for bringing her vision to reality. After each student was introduced to walk down the red carpet, they gave bilingual speeches, making their parents and grandparents proud.

The students heard from Mme Lavoie and they received their certificates as well.

Following the ceremony there was a delicious lunch put on by Taste to Savour (owned by Tennyson parent, Tracy Rowand) and then the students had their Grad Dance.

Much fun was had by all and it was a wonderful way to wrap up some very special elementary school years.

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The graduation committee would to extend big thank-you's to:

the parents who where constantly providing support to get the party organized: Barbara Peters, special thank you for running from around the town and getting donations for food, cakes, beverages and decorations and transporting all the supplies and Philip Jones, Lori and Colleen Stromberg, Vesna Ilic, Beata Dziewonski, Lori Main, Bruce Diemert. Anita Palepu and many others. And to Jim Butterfield for putting together the film roles with the photos of the kids in action.
the organizers of the food for the reception: Annah Simard, Lisa Robertson, Elisabeth Barret.
the the many people who donated extra money for the grad - you know who you are. Without these extra donations it wouldn't be possible to have the fabulous red carpet extravaganza for our kids.
To the caterer and other companies who made donations for the reception:

Taste to Savour - amazing food!
No Frills (Alfies) W4th - beverages
Safeway 4th/Macdonald - grad cakes
Costco - fruit plates

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Grade 1 students have "Fun Days"

6/25/2013

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The grade 1 teachers combined forces to put on three fun afternoons for all of the Grade 1 students. A variety of stations were set up, including sprinklers, pools, bubbles, and wrestling. The students ignored the weather and had a blast. The last of the three fun afternoons will be Wednesday. Thanks to the parents who volunteered and brought snacks.

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Earth Bites and Div 1 host Pocket Market

6/25/2013

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Earth Bites (sponsored by Rocky Mountain Flatbread) worked with Div 1 to host a Pocket Market on Monday. Students came by with their classes and were able to sample pasta & salads. They also had face painting done by the Grade 6 and 7s. The food was delicious according to the kids.

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Tennyson's Peer Tutoring program in the news

6/25/2013

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Our Peer Tutoring program which pairs older students with younger students for extra reading help was recently written about in the Start Empathy blog. Check it out here.

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Team Blue takes Sports Day

6/22/2013

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Friday was Tennyson's annual Sports Day. Anticipation and excitement was high, especially with rain threatening to wash out the event, but in the end karma was good and the weather cooperated nicely.

Kids were organized into four teams: Blue, Red, Yellow, and Green. The day kicked off with team cheers performed by Grade 4-7s, proceeded to a variety of fun sporting events, and culminated in the flagship event, the tug-o-war.

Blue took first place on the day, Red was second, Yellow was third, and Green came a respectable fourth. Enjoy the pictures below.

Thank you to the Quebec 2015 committee for organizing the Sports Day Concession and Pizza Lunch for this event. Quebec 2015 provided this message:

Thank you to all the families who came out and support Quebec 2015's first fundraiser. The Sports Day concession and the Dominos Pizza Lunch was a big hit. Thank you to all the parents who ordered lunches for their children ahead of time and for the families who purchased food on the day.

We could not have done this event without all of our wonderful volunteers. I am going to try and remember all of their names and hope I don't forget anyone.

Thank you to Barbara Peters for helping get the pre-orders organised and doing the book sale. Thank you to Veroncia Ross for doing all the shopping and driving around.

Thank you to Tracey Lawerence and Anne Stirrat for counting all the money at the end of the day. A big thank you to all the people who helped with the lunches and the concession: Louise Geba, LoAnn Schmidt, Vivian and BD, Amy Rudzinski, Sarah Yoshida, Sally Otto, Chris Keatley, Craig Hewson, Christine Lee, Vesna Tovkic, Kazuko Lawerence, Steve Mulligan, Fiona Davis Brown, Judy Yee, Shana Daisy, and anyone else I may have forgotten.

This was a great start to our Quebec fundraising with almost $1500 raised from just today. Way to go Quebec 2015.

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Missing something? Organized lost and found (with photos)

6/20/2013

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A huge thank you to Lorraine and Iris who spent over an hour organizing the Lost and Found so that missing items can be found. Recognize anything from the photos? Everything can be found in the front hallway until June 27 (when it will be donated).

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Maddi Cook wins singing scholarship

6/18/2013

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Congratulations to Tennyson's Maddi Cook (Grade 4, M. Carrier) who won the $200 Barbara Clague Memorial Scholarship for the Vancouver Academy of Music.

Maddi won this award for her singing of Edelweiss at the Barbara Clague Festival of Song this past March -- check out her amazing performance below.

Parents: We love to feature out of school news and successes of Tennyson students. Please send us info and photos to blog@lordtennyson.ca