APRIL 2025
ÉCOLE VICKERS PUBLIC SCHOOL
VICKERS ATHLETICS
Hello from Vickers Athletics!
We wrapped up the basketball season on a high note, with the Vikings bringing home plenty of medals! Coaches were proud of the effort, growth, and sportsmanship shown all season long, and we’re already looking forward to seeing that progress continue next year on the court.
We’re now into the second half of the badminton season, with games and practices happening every week. Be sure to check out the “Vickers Badminton 2025” EDSBY group, where we post rosters, updates, and announcements.
We’re also excited to be hosting our own in-house tournament, the “Shuttle Showdown,” giving our players some extra competition during the season.
March 31 – Grades 6/7
April 1 – Grades 7/8
Looking ahead, the year-end “Extravaganza” tournament is just around the corner and will be held at Carlton. Players can scan the QR code to request preferred divisions (singles, doubles, or mixed) to help coaches build balanced teams. Here are the tournament dates:
Grade 6/7 Extravaganza – Thursday, April 10 @ Carlton, 3:30–6:00 PM
(Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles)Grade 7/8 Extravaganza – Monday, April 14 @ Carlton, 3:30–6:00 PM
(Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles)Mixed Doubles (6/7 & 7/8) – Tuesday, April 15 @ Carlton, 3:30–5:30 PM
Track & Field season is coming up fast! We’ll start with indoor high jump practice, and once the school grounds dry up, we’ll dive into all the outdoor events.
A huge thank-you to all of our athletes, families, coaches, and officials for your continued support this season. We’re nearing the finish line, and none of this would be possible without you!
Mr. R. Whitrow
VICKERS MUSIC PROGRAM
Congratulations! to our Music Festival scholarship award winners! Vickers students received scholarships in the disciplines of piano, voice, instrumental, choral, and band.
The Vickers Choir was selected to compete at the provincial finals level of competition so their recordings will be sent on for further competition and adjudication. Congratulations to all involved!
Congratulations as well to the 18 students selected as members of the Saskatchewan Band Association’s Junior Honour Band to be held at Carlton from April 25-27. Your commitment to excellence in music is admirable and you will represent Vickers well!
On March 21st a group of band and choir students attended the U of S Wind Ensemble concert in Saskatoon where they heard high quality wind band music and saw Ms. Lohneis play in a saxophone choir to commemorate the retirement of her former saxophone teacher and band director Dr. Glen Gillis. It was a great evening of music and an excellent way to spend a Friday evening!
Congratulations to Abby Smith-Biggins, Noah Avey, Kasen Barlow, Jase Michalchuk, Gabriella Goldberg-Falcon, Kinley Kaptein, and Ezekiel Manzon who performed at the Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon on March 23rd with the Prince Albert Youth Jazz Band. You put on a great show and made Vickers proud!
Plans are well underway for the spring band trips. The dates and locations for the trips are as follows:
May 12-13: Grade 5 band - Camp Kinasao
May 14-15: Choir - Moose Jaw
May 24-26: Grade 8 Band - Calgary
June 9-10: Grade 7 Band - Regina
June 10-11: Grade 6 Band - Saskatoon
The last fundraising bingos available to work before trip deadlines are on April 11th (to be applied to May and June trips) and May 9th (to be applied to June trips only). The final bingo of the year is on June 22nd, with money raised on that date being carried over to next year’s trips. Please note that no fundraising money can follow students to other schools (though it can be used for future band and choir trips of younger siblings at Vickers). Please contact Ms. Lohneis for more information or if you would like to sign up to work a bingo.
Thank you for your continued support of your children’s education, including music!
Mrs. Lauren Lohneis
Music/Band
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
Our staff parking lots are a “no drop off zone” as they are out of bounds for students.
We urge parents to support us in this safety endeavor by dropping off your children on the west side of the school on Olive Diefenbaker Drive; on Bradbury Drive, east of the Special Needs bus zone and between Gisi Road and Olive Diefenbaker Drive.
We encourage the children to cross all streets in a safe manner by crossing at the corner or at cross walks. Teacher supervision is also provided at our major crosswalks.
The Community Club rink parking lot is the bus pick up zone after school for our parents to meet their children for pick up. Please refrain from turning around in the driveways, as this is disruptive to the homeowners.
SCHOOL ACTIVITY FEE
If you have not paid your child’s School Activity Fees please sign up using the link below for School Cash Online.
This fee is collected to assist in covering the costs of optional activities or events that would enhance the regular school programming and would enrich the education of participating students. Some examples of these are out of school educational experiences, activities, presentations and/or speakers.
The fee is $10.75 for Kindergarten and $21.00 for Gr 1-8 & Dev Ed.
SCHOOL CASH ONLINE
SchoolCashOnline
- Field Trips
- Sports Events
- Activity Fees
KEVGROUP
School Cash Simplified
Registration for School Cash Online is now Available!! Please Visit
www.srsd119.ca/school-cash-online/ for instructions.
ÉCOLE VICKERS CANTEEN
- Flavored water................................$1.50
- Chocolate milk...............................$1.50
- Large apple/orange/fruit juice......$1.50
- Juice box........................................$1.50
SMALL SNACKS: (all pre-packaged)..........$1.00
- variety of small items such as Rice Krispie squares, goldfish crackers, cookies, baked chips,
- hot rods, fruit snacks, wagon wheels, and/or seasonal snacks.
LARGE SNACKS: (all pre-packaged)...........$1.50
- Sun chips, crispers, cookies
Pizza .............................................................$3.00
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