Thursday was a busy day at Tennyson with the Terry Fox Run, Meet the Teacher evening and Welcome Back Barbecue. But what a fabulous way to end the first month of school!

The annual Terry Fox Run was a fabulous success. Following a whole-school warm-up at the font steps, the intermediate students walked to Connaught Park to run  laps around the field, and the  primary students ran a new route around the school. The change of venue added to the  excitement of the day. 

A big thank you to Mme Kulokas who organized the whole event and a big shout our to our students who shared Terry Fox's message of hope, courage and determination by running to raise funds to help cancer patients. Donations for the Terry Fox Foundation are still being collected so check back soon for a final total.

We couldn't have asked for better weather for the the Meet the Teacher evening  and Welcome Back Barbecue. The sunshine and high spirits from the earlier Terry Fox run made for a carnival atmosphere. The hotdogs (which were generously donated by Maple Leaf Foods) salads and treats were delicious and parents and teachers were still happily chatting past 7 pm.

Thank you to the teachers who welcomed parents into their classrooms to find out what the year has in store and thank you to Team Purple, aka Quebec 2020 parents and students, who hosted this year's barbecue.

Feel free to send along  photos if you have some to blog@lordtennyson.ca

The season opening cross country  meet held at Vanier Park was fantastic. The weather was perfect, Coach Chris's  motivational speech  was inspired, and the Tiger's cheer was a crowd stopper that psyched out lots of the competition.

Our athletes were terrific ambassadors for Tennyson. They cheered on their teammates,   ran their heart's out,  broke personal bests and some  even placed. Congratulations to Grade 1's Nate Hillier who placed 11th and Eli Brittain who placed 13, Molly Brittain who was 3rd in the Grade 3 girls, Kai Martland who took first place in the Gr 7 boy’s race, Aliya Karsan who came second and Rachel Rallison came third in the Gr 7 girl’s race. Feel free to send along results and  photos if you have some to blog@lordtennyson.ca

None of this would be possible without Coach Chris and his team , and our teacher ambassadors (thank you Mme. Renée and M. Thomas for being there today giving out ribbons and cheering on the runners at the finish line). Thank you, you're all awesome!

Here is the email blast for the week of Sep 24.

Hello Grade 6 and 7 parents. Please see the following message from the admin team.
Social Media Parent Awareness Letter from M Roch and Mme Vosahlo 

We are looking forward to our annual Meet the Teacher & School and Welcome Back BBQ this Thursday September 27th  from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The Meet the Teacher & School  event will have some teachers offering a presentation and others a  drop-in  between the hours listed below.  Teachers will communicate to you any alternate arrangements (if necessary).

The  primary team  will be available from  5:00 pm to 5:30 pm  in their classrooms to greet families.
The  intermediate team  will be available from  5:30 pm to 6:00 pm  in their classrooms to greet families.
Please note that Kindergarten Teachers  will not  be in their classrooms as they have already had entry meetings with all families, but will attend the barbecue.  

A big thank you to members of our parent community for organizing the barbecue and to our teachers for all of their work with our students.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Doug & Regina
Tennyson Admin Team

Peer Tutoring is a wonderful program here at Tennyson with a long standing tradition. For the past twenty years, Grade 6 students have been tutoring their Grade 3 peers in French reading and writing.  With the guidance of Tennyson resource teacher and parent volunteer monitors,  the Grade 6 students have read with their younger peers and then helped them with their written responses all in French.  The Grade 3 students also receive kind and specific feedback which then motivates them to improve their French language skills.  Peer tutoring is beneficial to our students by providing them with an amazing opportunity to share ideas, organize learning activities, collaborate with each other and make friendships that extend beyond the classroom.

The program runs on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 to 9:30 am in the library from October 2, 2018 year-round.
 
We are looking for French speaking parent volunteers on one or two of these days for the half an hour in the morning.  We will provide training. If you are interested, please let Mme Regina Vosahlo know as soon as possible at rvosahlo@vsb.bc.ca or in person at my office at Tennyson.