Flavours of the World Potluck Dinner – April 10

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Lynne Scholten

The Alta Vista School Council hopes you can join us on Thursday April 10 from 5:00 to  7:00 pm, for this great event which allows our AV families to gather to share foods from all our cultures. The variety is always amazing and incredibly delicious!

POTLUCK DINNER

Arrival at 5:00 p.m. is appreciated so that the food can be set out to enjoy. Please bring sufficient food and drink for your family and 4 or more additional people.

Please supply ingredients of dish for dietary and allergy purposes and serving utensils. Please no peanuts or nut products.  

Sparkling Water and Juice Boxes will be provided.

Dinner served at 5:30 pm.

CULTURAL PRESENTATION

Stuti Mukherjee

Indian Dance Performance: Bharatanatyam (6:15 – 7:00)

Bharatanatyam is a primary Indian classical dance form that originated in southern India. This dance form is noted for its remarkable facial expressions, rhythmic footwork in squatted legs, and, most importantly, postures highlighting ancient Indian sculptures found in temples, transporting the audience to India’s history and rich culture.

Through every dance performance, Stuti will narrate mythological stories revealing India’s culture, traditions and rich heritage through this beautiful dance form, “Bharatanatyam.”

Stuti is an Indian classical (Bharatanatyam) dancer based in Ottawa. She earned her diploma in dance in 2005 from Kalamandalam, Calcutta, India. Stuti owns a dance school – Kalagriha School of Performing Arts in Kanata. She teaches beginner, intermediate, and advanced dance lessons to kids, youth and adults of the South-Asian community in Ottawa.

PLEASE RSVP HERE BY APRIL 7

Let us know what you can bring to share with the AV community and if you can volunteer at the event.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Please consider volunteering to help make this event a success. We’re seeking a few volunteers to help with set-up, monitoring the potluck tables, and clean-up.  See available volunteer shifts in the event RSVP link.

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Pedalheads Fundraiser – ends June 30, 2025

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Lynne Scholten

Pedalheads is offering a fabulous opportunity to support Alta Vista Public School while promoting important life skills and physical activity for the kids of our community!

Here’s how it works:

Use code AVISTA25 when registering for summer bike programs for an exclusive $25 off from now until June 30, 2025. For every use of the code, they will give $25 back to our school as a fundraiser.

Happy biking!

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School Council Meeting – March 19

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Lynne Scholten

You are warmly invited to attend School Council’s virtual meeting on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 from 7-9 pm. All Alta Vista Public School parents and guardians are encouraged to attend.

The draft agenda is available for reference. A link to join was sent by email on Monday, March 17. We look forward to seeing you!

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Parent workshop – March 6

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Lynne Scholten

School Council invites you to a parent workshop: The Parent Network – Social Media and Your Kids, presented by Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, Media Smarts, on Thursday, March 6 at 6:30pm in the stage gym at AVPS.

This workshop is designed to help parents better understand how their kids are using social networking and to provide them with tips and tools they can use to help them minimize negative experiences and maximize the positive opportunities that social media has to offer.

This workshop is best-suited to parents of youth 10+, but all parents and guardians in the AVPS community are welcome!

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