VERDUN SCHOOL NEWS
VERDUN ELEMENTARY: On Tuesday, December 4th, the school choir led by music teacher Miss Jennifer will be singing some seasonal classics in front of the Borough City hall at 6:30 p.m. during Borough festivities. They were a hit last year, so they’re back and you’re all invited to hear these great singers sing some of your favorites.
BEURLING ACADEMY
There’s a lot of stuff happening here. The 5th birthday grad raffle, in association with Verdun School news, held during the teacher interviews was a smashing success. The raffle raised over 1300 dollars for the year-end events and even enough for leadership activities which puts together events for the school.
Mr. Anthony Belizzi’s ticket was the lucky one as he picked up the Grand Prize, a Delta Hotel weekend for two with Sunday Brunch atop the 30th floor. 4 other winners picked up other goodies, and the top student seller was Amanda Hughes who sold 327 tickets for $140.00 and for that work gets herself a free ticket for the grad prom. We would like to thank al those who bought raffle tickets, and don’t despair, as we have another dandy for you in February, this time with Home and School.
BA has some great seasonal entertainment on tap to get you in the festive mood and you’re all invited. Next week from Dec.5th to the 7th, the Drama Dept.under the direction of teachers JimColley and Tania Tabet will be putting on a Christmas play, which is the timeless classic, Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol”. All shows are at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students, with all proceeds going to the Drama Department.
The following week on Friday, December 14th, is the always highly anticipated Christmas music concert under the direction of famed music teacher Gary Lindner.We are told of some special numbers and one of the great Christmas carols to be sung by leading vocalist Susan Young, and, of course, the school’s bands will also be playing various tunes they have prepared for you for this special concert and the senior band sounded great in practice this past week. Tickets are $5, and are now on sale.
The Christmas basket drive, organized by the Student Council, is also underway and continuing into the first week of December with Share the Warmth being the beneficiaries this year. So you can drop off canned and boxed items at the school.
SPORTS UPDATE. The winter GMAA season is underway with basketball in full swing. The three girls’ teams have begun to see action, and both bantam teams have yet to produce a win, but the juveniles beat WIC this past Tuesday 39-36 with Brooke Udall leading the way with 10 points.
RIVERVIEW
The next Scholastic Book Fair and your chance to pick some new books for the upcoming holiday season and for that great first term report card is on this Wednesday evening from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and this Thursday from 8:30 to1:30 p.m. for both parents and members of the community.
A reminder that Learn and Laugh, that community-run outfit that encourages families of pre-schoolers to attend different events is back at the school on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. More info can be obtained by calling Natalie Roper at 514-825-6423.
ALVIN THE CHIPMUNKS-MOVIE TIME
The motion picture " Alvin and the Chipmunks" is finally coming to the big screen on Friday, December 14th, but we have 2 family 4- packs for the Montreal premiere on Saturday 8th at 10 a.m. at AMC Theatres. For your chance to win , call the movie hotline on Monday, November 26th between 9 am and 3 pm at 766-8232 an denter your name and phone number. All winners must be 18 and over. See you at the movies. Good Luck!
Finally, the lunchtime book club is back with about 50 students or so. The theme is Earth Awareness and the goal is to read 100 books and also writing short stories that will be compiled into a book. Something to look forward to. HAVE A GREAT WEEK.
Météo: Montréal, 6 juillet 2008 / 21°C
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/ Vents: 19 Km/h / Humidité relative: 56 % 
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