TrackFest Success!

Congratulations  to all our students who participated in TrackFest this past weekend! Results for our school are posted here. We are grateful for our Coaches Bazeley and King, as well as Teachers Mme Daly and Ms. Parrell, and Ms. Shortall. Thank you for all you did to help our students be their best at this event! 

Basketball Provincials

Congratulations to our students who played in Carbonear last weekend in Provincials. This was a very successful tournament and the team made it all the way to the semi finals! A big thank you to your Coaches for their work with the team!

Diversity Day/Vanier Living Atlas

We are starting June with our Diversity Day which will include workshops for students in the morning, and performances in the afternoon, to enjoy learning about other cultures. Thank you to Ms. Erica Mauger and Dr. Tayebeh Sohrabi for your dedication and work to make this day a success!

Sports Day 

This fun event will be held on June 5. Please note, in case of inclement weather, it will be held onthe alternate date of June 8. Please ensure students are prepared for the day with proper clothing for the weather and a water bottle, as well as sunscreen. 

Ms. Shortall has been busy preparing and we know how much organization goes into making this a fun and memorable day for all. Thank you, Ms. Shortall! As in previous years, our Gr. 6 students get to be the leaders of the day and we thank them in advance for their help! 

Upcoming Baseball Tournament

Next weekend, the Vanier Sea Stars will take to the local baseball fields in the Steve Phillips Classic. Thank you to Mr. Stephen Pope for coaching and preparing our students for the event. 

Chromebooks for Outgoing Gr. 6 Students

Students who are moving to Grade 7 at MacDonald Drive Junior High, or other school within NLSchools, are required to complete a Chromebook Agreement. Chromebooks are distributed to all Grade 7 students in the province, as work is posted by teachers in Google Classroom and students can complete many projects electronically. This Chromebook Agreement Form has been made available to our Grade 6 students on Rycor, and must been completed by June 19th. 

Permission Forms for Field Trips in June

If your child(ren) will be going on a field trip this month, Rycor permission forms are in the process of being added to accounts. Please complete these when you can so that teachers do not need to contact home to confirm permissions. Thank you for your attention to this. 

Barbecue with MHA Bernard Davis

On June 16, our MHA Bernard Davis will host a barbecue for staff and students at Vanier. Students will be served lunch on that day. If your child has specific dietary requests, please let us know so that we can accommodate. We thank MHA Davis and his team for being with us. 

Vanier Garden Improvements

We are waiting on a shipment of our new metal garden beds. We will require help to install these and prepare the garden for summer, and will be asking for assistance hopefully on their arrival in the coming weeks. Thank you for any help you can provide with this upcoming project!

End of School Year 2025-26

Students will be dismissed for their summer holidays on Thursday, June 25th. We will confirm the exact time as soon as we can. Report cards will be issued at dismissal. Please note, we are not able to distribute report cards earlier than this time, and if students are not in school on this day, we will send the report cards via Canada Post. Please reach out if you have questions regarding this. 

Congratulations Grade 6 Students

Congratulations to all of our Grade 6 students on your final year at Vanier. You have grown and learned so much in your time with us and these are such special years for us to have spent with you. Thank you for working to the best of your ability and working with us as we helped you grow in your learning journey. Thank you, Grade 6 families,  for your support over these years. We are wishing the very best to all of you in the future, at MacDonald Drive Junior High and other schools in the Fall. Be very proud of all of your accomplishments and keep being the best you can be! Come back to visit us - we would love to hear all about your adventures!

HAPPY RETIREMENT MS. KATIE SULLIVAN!!!

A long time, valued staff member is leaving us to begin a new journey at the end of this school year, and we know that she will accomplish much in her retirement! Ms. Katie Sullivan has been our Band teacher for many years, and we always marvel at how far she takes our Gr. 5 and 6 Band Students in their time learning with her. Ms. Sullivan is truly a gifted Band Teacher and passionate Educator who contributes so much to the vibrant culture, not only of Vanier, but also of our city and our province. Read about the Katie Sullivan Instrument Library to learn more.  

Ms. Sullivan, your energy, joy and musical presence will be missed greatly. Thank you for making our students the best musicians they can be...for helping them find music within themselves and each other, and for bringing them together with other bands each year to make their beautiful sound grow bigger and bigger...may your students always make music and celebrate the love you have inspired for it. 

And, May The Force Be With You, Ms. Sullivan!

Staffing Changes...

It is always hard to say good bye to our staff members at the end of the year...we hope we can work with you again at some point in the future...

Mme Shannon Greene has been replacing Mme Kelly in Kindergarten French for this year. Mme Greene, we are so grateful for all you have done for our school this year and for our class of Maternelle!

Ms. Christine Caines is a long time substitute who has been working with our Gr. 1 English class replacing Ms. Kinsella while she is away. Ms. Caines, we thank you for all your hard work and we appreciate everything you have done to make the transition easier for our 1E class. 

Ms. Erica Mauger is our part-time LEARN/EAL teacher who has worked with some of our newer students to assist them in their English language learning. Ms. Mauger, we are so grateful to have gotten to work with you this year and we know you will be missed, but that Roncalli is truly gaining a wonderful addition to their staff!

Ms. Sarah Harnum has been working with us as Instructional Resource Teacher this year. Ms. Harnum has brought a wealth of knowledge and fun to her classes, and we thank her for her attention to detail, and all her valued connection with our students and classes this year. We will miss you!

Our Student Assistant contracts are awarded on a yearly basis, and so at the end of each year, we await to see their placements for September. Ms. Wendy Oh, Ms. Girlie Sungcang, Ms. Taylor Barter and Ms. Carolyn Strowbridge have been a wonderful team to work with this year and we are so very grateful for your kindness, your work and your positive presence at Vanier.  

Congratulations to Dr. Tayebeh Sohrabi who will be rejoining us in September as our EAL Teacher.  We are very happy to have you back with us at Vanier!

Allergies, Medical Conditions and Medical Forms

Any medicine currently stored at school (puffers, etc.), must be picked up on the last day of school. 

For the 2026-27 school year, families who require daily or emergency medication to be stored at school are required to have forms completed by a physician and parent/guardians before we can administer any medication. The forms are available on our website and at this link . Preparing these with your doctor before the first day of school is greatly appreciated.