READING GUIDE Even though the science of reading is top of mind these days reading a good storybook and having fun during VRP is still...

WRITING NOTES IN RECORD BOOKS With VRP ‘graduation’ celebrations coming up at the end of this term please keep in mind that Record Books...

WELCOME CRESCENT TOWN AND SECORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Special thank you to Marjie Calla who started the week with a special Zoom New...

CLEVER GAME AT RAWLINSON Please enjoy this happy little note from Volunteer and VRP Board Member Elizabeth Morley: “Our little readers at...

SPRING TERM SCHEDULES A great big THANK YOU to our School Coordinators: Carolyn Kinzie (CH), Ashley Symons (EB), Helen Foss-Pollock (FL),...

SNOW DAY Thank you everyone for working so hard to attend VRP sessions this week. To those of you who were stuck in laneways or had a...

VRP GETS LOVE AT FLEMINGTON VRP was thrilled to read this happy note from Marg Fisher (volunteer since 2009!) last week: Flemington has...

Recently, a volunteer asked the following questions: Should the children know capital and lower-case letters equally well? Are we better...

ONE MORE REASON ​ Every volunteer has their reasons for joining VRP. Thank you to Christine Haggarty (John English) for sharing one more...

HOOKED ON PHONICS ​ At this time of the year you might be looking for something new or just a little something to refresh your reading...

VOLUNTEERING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH Dr. Iris Gorfinkel believes volunteering is medicine and the giver’s glow is key to good health. ...

PRINCIPAL NOTE A special note came from Ranchdale Principal George Bartzis in December: ​ “…It is so amazing to see the excitement and...

When you read the image below replace 'parents' with 'volunteers', it still rings true. Thank you for being part of VRP! WELCOME...

SELECTING BOOKS FOR VRP SESSIONS The books used in VRP are selected from the school libraries and/or resources provided by the teachers...

With special thanks to the volunteers who sent in their suggestions for this special edition of news. Please click HERE to see the...

WINTER IS COMING ​ Mid-November is the time to get those snow tires out of storage and when VRP starts working on the Winter Term...

BOOK REVIEW Huge thanks to Judy Moncik, volunteer and SC at Gosford, for sharing her thoughts and some highlights after reading Reach...

AWE INSPIRING SCHOOL COORDINATORS Kudos to Christine A. who started her first year as Lanor’s SC by discovering all of the VRP materials...

A GENEROUS GRANT FROM BELL CANADA, THANKS TO 3 VRP VOLUNTEERS! Volunteer Avis Favaro (Birch Cliff Heights) alerted us to Bell Canada...

100 WHO CARE 100 Who Care , a locally based not-for-profit, supports grassroots charities in Toronto. In late September, VRP was chosen...