Turbo Talk
Vauxhall Elementary School Newsletter
June 8, 2013
Retirement
After 34 years of teaching at VES Mr. Dunn is retiring. Over his
time of teaching in Vauxhall he has been such an inspiration to
many, many students and he will truly be missed. Just think of
the large number of children he has taught over the years with
many of his students still living and working in the Vauxhall area
and sending their kids to his class. Remarkable! Besides Mr.
Dunn’s great teaching and high academic standards, his
humorous side will be missed. His fun loving way of teasing his
students with a sheepish grin on his face, his ties and his hilarious
songs his students have performed at concerts and assemblies are
only a few snippets of a legacy he will leave behind. A come and
go social evening is planned for June 14 from 7:00 – 9:00.
Turbo Charger Assembly
Our May Turbo- Chargers were sponsored by Scotia Bank represented by Pam Odland and Donna
Robinson while our June Turbo- Chargers were sponsored by Nonna’s Pizza represented by Collen
Rosario and The Vauxhall Bottle Depot represented by Dave Kumar.
The Turbo Chargers were:
KF – Tessa Many Shots
KG – Kylan Odland
1P – Katelynn Klassen, Lina Neufeld
1/2R – Lisa Neufeld, Katherine Wall
2R – Sarah Wieler, Maria Wiebe
1-6VP – Danny Wall, Eva Wiebe
3DS – Joseph Thiessen, Caylee Crowson
4S – Kailee Dueck, Susanna Thiessen
5O – Christy Hammersley, Kianna Kuipers
6B – Maddy Zalik, Owen Kress
Mrs. Reilings grade 1/2 class kicked up their
heels and performed a good old fashioned line
dance. Yeehaw!
(Apology to Scotia Bank – Picture has gone missing or deleted accidently)
Tornado Athletics
TRACK MEET - Three times lucky?
Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate on our original or our back up track meet day. On the
second rainout we did manage to get the 3-6 high jumping completed and the sprint finals done. Rather
than cancel the track meet altogether we are planning a mini track meet day on Monday, June 24. The
plan will be to run the uncompleted individual events in the morning and some team events in the
afternoon. Unfortunately kindergarten are finished and the 1-6 MLP will be on their field trip but it is
the only open day available that does not conflict with tests or other field trips. Further details will be
coming home to parents.
Triathlon
17 VES students took part in the recent Grade 4/5 Triathlon held in Taber. Eric Vanden Dungen, Wyatt
Broderson, Jace Hughes, Blake Kondor, Brittney Kambietz, Samantha Delanoy, Ashlyn Mack, Chelsey
Mills, Jessica Rae Brummelhuis, Lammert Wildeboer, Christy Hammersley, Trinity Wiebe, Jackson
Wetherelt, Savanna Van Der Wielen, Kailee Dueck, Spencer Banman and Jessie Ferguson under the
guidance of Coach Tammy Reiling, swam, biked and ran their way to an excellent sports experience.
No awards are given for this event as it is just to expose students to another type of athletic activity to
maintain healthy bodies.
5/6 Musical Wins Academy Awards
The recent grade five and six musical “It’s Saturday” was such a hit that it
deserved an Oscar. Under the directing of Mrs. Plotzki the play took a
humorous look at all of the plans children have for a Saturday. The seven
act musical had some great comedy moments from David, played by Kyle
Wiebe, not wanting to take piano lessons to the “off the wall, crazy boogie
woogie” piano teacher played by Eric Vanden Dungen. Songs such as
“Time to Spare, “My Mother the Coach” and “Chores” were well received
with rousing applause from the audience. Well done everyone.
Upcoming Events
Testing
June 11 and 13 – Provincial Achievement tests for grade 3
June 17 to 20th – Provincial Achievement tests for grade 6
June 11 to 20th – Testing for other grades
Graduations
June 12 – Pre K
June 20 – Kindergarten Going
June 24 – Kindergarten Lorel
June 25 – Grade 6 Farewell Assembly
Field Trips
June 12 – grade 5 to Heritage Park
June 19 – Grade 1 to Zoo, Grade 4 to Glenbow Museum/Calgary Tower
June 20 – Grade 2 to Butterfield Acres, Grade 3 to Glenbow Museum/Calgary Tower
June 24 – Grade 1-6 MLP to Brooks
Tornado Twists
 Staffing has not quite been finalized at VES but a few changes are in order for next year. Miss
Lindsy Cummings will be transferring to our school after teaching for seven years at Hays
school. She will be teaching either grade 2 or grade 3. Mrs. Lindsey Brouwers will be returning
after being on leave for a year and will be teaching in a variety of primary classrooms.
 Cody Van Dyk reached his relay for Life Goal of earning over $100.00. As a result he dyed his
hair yellow and blue. We are proud of you Cody.
 High Fives to Lorry Vanden Dungen and all of the parents who pitched in to help serve the food
from the cancelled track meet. It wasn’t easy after several days of delays but the food got eaten,
bellies were full and everyone came out a winner.
 Many of our students were involved in the 4-H show and sale at the start of the month. Cattle
and Sheep were the animals of the day. Trey Broderson had his calf “Curly” trained so well that
he could ride it around the ring.
 The grade 6’s had a great trip to Edmonton. The Water Park, Legislature and a two hour bus
breakdown were highlights of the trip. They represented our school so well on the trip. I am very
proud of them.
 The kindergarten field trip to the Taber Police station could be deemed a success because no one
was arrested. Way to go Kindergarten.
 Special thanks to our School Council for being so supportive of VES throughout the year.
Executive members under the leadership of Chairperson Kim Cawley were Barb Van Dyk,
Vanessa van der Wielen, Shelly Deleeuw, Tammy Reiling and Melissa Dueck. Members at
large were Lori Delanoy, Lorry Vanden Dungen and Sarah Stamp. High fives also go out
to our head chef for hot lunches – Angie Klemen. Her assistant chef Debbie Brummelhuis
and other volunteers fed the troops of students each month. Thank you volunteers.
Inspire Us and We Will Inspire Others