Hera Mission W5 Documentary airing on CTV

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Whitney McCarthy Kelsey

This Saturday — March 8 at 7:00 pm  
AVPS Grade One students were involved with this documentary!
Devlin Taillon is a grade one student in Mme. Mullins’ class.  Devlin’s mom, Peggy Taillon, is the President and Founder of the HERA Mission, a non-profit organization that has been working with over 300 inspiring orphans and 100 unstoppable widows, grandmas and great grandmas in Western Kenya.  The HERA Mission works in the village where Devlin was born.
Devlin and Peggy returned to Kenya on December 30th for his first visit back since his adoption.  Prior to their trip, W5 filmed the grade one students in the gym signing a big banner to be presented to the children in Kenya.

Details to follow on a viewing of this documentary at the school.

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Movie Night this Friday! Despicable Me 2!

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Whitney McCarthy Kelsey

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/despicableme2/#videos-large

This Friday, Feb 28th at 6pm on the BIG SCREEN!

Movie shows in the Alta Vista School Gym #2
Doors open at 5:30

Hot dogs, popcorn, treats & drinks will be for sale. Baked good donations welcomed and appreciated.

Please note that children cannot be left unattended during the movie.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

*Volunteers are needed! Please contact Barb at raoul@magma.ca if you can help out.

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It’s In The Bag: Packing Healthy School Lunches

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Whitney McCarthy Kelsey

Our School Council Speaker Series is proud to host It’s In The Bag:  Packing Healthy School Lunches

Thursday February 27 from 7:00 to 8:30pm in the School Library

This event will cover the importance of a healthy school lunch and tips and tricks to take the stress out of the process. We’ll discuss what goes into a healthy school lunch; common lunch packing challenges and how to overcome them; planning eating for the balanced day; managing food allergies and promoting a healthy food environment in the school. Each participant will take home detailed handouts including recipes.

Melanie Roet is a registered dietitian and mother of two school aged children who is passionate about the role nutrition in pregnancy and early childhood. She is the co-owner of an Ottawa based nutrition consulting practice, TummyThyme. TummyThyme is focused on giving parents the confidence, skills and knowledge to provide healthy meals in a pleasant meal time environment.

To learn more, please feel free to visit the following TummyThyme links:

www.tummythyme.com

https://www.facebook.com/TummyThyme

https://twitter.com/TummyThyme

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School Council Meeting Tonight — 7:00 to 9:00pm in the School Library

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Whitney McCarthy Kelsey

School Council Meeting tonight! Come and join us in the School Library from 7-9pm.

One of the items on the agenda are the proposed changes to the school timetable for September 2015 (9:15am-3:45pm.) These changes are being proposed by the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority as part of their Transformation Project. More details are provided here: http://www.ottawaschoolbus.ca/policies-procedures/transformation .

You will note that you can provide feedback directly to the OSTA and as well attend consultations in April and May 2014 (dates to be confirmed).

In the meantime, Mrs. Bright will provide an overview of the proposed changes at this Council meeting. Council is looking to provide a Council submission to the OSTA, so we would love to hear your thoughts.

There will also be many other items discussed at the meeting, look forward to seeing you there.

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