News from Viscount Alexander Public School

December 1, 2024 admin

Aristotelis Kotsopoulos

Remembrance Day

On November 11, our school held an assembly to remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms and honour those who served in wartime. The focus this year was on the First World War, a time when Canadians fought alongside other allied powers, often with huge loss of life.

My class, Early French Immersion grades 5 and 6, and the EFI grades 3 and 4 class performed a song in French called, “Le même sang” by Yannick Noah. After that, the English grades 5 and 6 class performed an interpretive skit about the story of “Cher Ami”, the homing pigeon that saved the lives of 194 soldiers from a trench during the First World War.

**Les élèves de l’école primaire Viscount Alexander ont marqué le jour du Souvenir avec leur propres créations artistiques.**

Viscount Sports

It has been a busy sports season for our school. On October 9, students from grades 3 to 6 participated in the annual Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Cross Country Meet at Terry Fox Stadium. It was incredible to see so many students from all across Ottawa compete together. Many parents braved the cool weather to cheer us on, too.

A little over a week later, on October 17, Viscount Alexander PS sent a boys’ and a girls’ soccer team to the OCDSB regional soccer tournament at Sheffield Glen Park. The boys’ team, which I was on, did quite well and came in second place, beating the Dunlop, Queen Elizabeth and York Street Public Schools but losing the final to our arch-rivals Centennial PS — the same school we lost the final to last year. The girls’ team also made it out of the group stage where they lost to York Street PS but won the third-place match.

At the time of writing, dates for the tryouts of the upcoming Borden ball tournament were not available.

An Ode to Our Teachers

While it is fun to focus on all of the neat things we kids do at Viscount Alexander PS, none of it could happen without the support of our amazing principal, teachers, librarian, and administrators.

So, thank you Principal Mr. Macklin, teachers Mme. Shankman, Mr. Le Monnier, Ms.Bruin, Ms.Howell, Mr. Morrison, Ms. Lanca, Ms. Fulford, Ms. Richardson, Librarian Ms. Power, and Administrators Ms. Elrick and Ms. Phelan.

Thank all of you for your help and for working with each and every student.