Deals on Wheels – April 27

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Lynne Scholten

It’s time to declutter your garage and get ready for summer! And we have the event to help make that happen.

School Council is holding its Deals on Wheels event on Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 1 – 4 pm.

Step 1 – Drop Off
Between 1:00 – 1:30 pm, bring in anything on wheels or sports equipment that you want to sell. Please make sure everything is in working order. Drop-off is in the small gym entrance from the outside beside Tennis courts.

We WILL gratefully accept:
-bikes (all sizes kids to adults)
-scooters
-skateboards
-in-line skates
-strollers
-wagons
-sports balls
-baseball gloves/bats
-cleats
-life jackets

Please DO NOT bring:
-helmets
-clothing

Step 2
Name your selling price.

Step 3 – Sale
Between 2 – 3 pm, Deals on Wheels will take place at Alta Vista Public School. This is a cash-only event. It is also first-come, first-serve. No items will be put on hold.

Step 4
If your item is sold, you will receive 70% of the sale price, and the remaining 30% will go to School Council to enrich the learning experience of all AVPS students.

Step 5 – Pick up
Return to the school between 3:30 – 4 pm to retrieve your money or your item. If your item doesn’t sell and you don’t want your item back, please arrange to sell or donate it elsewhere. The gym has to be cleared after the sale and we cannot keep items for later pick up.

Questions?

For any other information, please contact sc-altavistaps@ocdsb.ca.

THANK YOU for helping us make Deals on Wheels a success!

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School Council Meeting – April 16

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Lynne Scholten

You are warmly invited to attend School Council’s virtual meeting on Wednesday, April 16, 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 will be sent by email. We look forward to seeing you!

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Family Movie Night – Moana 2

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Lynne Scholten

Alta Vista School Council is pleased to invite your family to our next Family Movie Night on Friday, April 25, 2025.

We’ll be showing Moana 2, rated PG (1 hour 40 minutes). Doors and concession open at 5:30 pm, and the movie starts at 6 pm!

Admission is free! There will be hotdogs, goodies, and juice boxes for sale as a council fundraiser towards the Indigenous Club. The Indigenous Club will also be selling NDN Tacos for $10 each. We encourage you to try one!

In order to keep this event as eco-friendly as we can, we’re encouraging families to bring their own reusable dish ware for their movie night food and snacks. Families are encouraged to bring cups or water bottles that can be refilled in the kitchen.

Children are welcome to wear their PJs and bring blankets, pillows and stuffies to get comfy in the gym. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Volunteers needed!

As always, the movie night organizers are grateful for the support of parent volunteers to help make movie night events a success. To sign up, please contact Dean Blachford.

Please consider bringing nut-free baked goods (homemade or store bought) for the concession by dropping them off at the office on the day of or bringing them to the movie night.

Questions?

Please contact Dean Blachford.

We hope to see you and your family there!

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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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