Gretna Green were caught in a time warp today as they took in some fun filled activities that were popular back in the 80's! In celebration of Gretna Green's 30th anniversary monthly activities have been ogranized. Today students played marbles, hopscotch, flipped cards and tried their best at double dutch. A great time was had by all. Take a peek at our image gallery for some the memorable moments.
The epidemic of bad facial hair sprouting on the faces of Mr. Cabel, Mr. MacIntosh and Mr. Ryan was not an effort to sport a new "facial fashion". Luckily, it was for a good cause: The Movember campaign, which encourages men to grow moustaches during the month of November to raise money for the fight against prostate cancer, afflicts one in six men. We applaud these three young men for supporting a great cause, bravo!
The entire learning community of Gretna Green recently banded together in support of our student David Wilson. David will be undergoing a surgery in the coming weeks. A recent benefit organized by a wonderful group of parents exemplified the strong community spirit that flourishes among our parents, students and teachers on a daily basis. The entire Wilson family would like to acknowledge all those involved with the following words of thanks, "The Wilson family would like to thank everyone for their generous donations at David's Benefit.
Students in grades 3 to 5 have begun their annual Chess Club today. Chess is being played on Wednesday's and Thursday's this year for all those students who have joined. It is a great way to exercise our mental stamina and the kids are having fun!
The students of Gretna Green had a great time at noon hour today! They took advantage of the sticky snow conditions and made a snowman wonderland on our school playground. Check the latest image gallery for some of the highlights.
The students at Gretna Green received a fascinating presentation from the MAD Science Institute. The students were asked to hypothesize, predict and follow the scientific process of inquiry during a series of cool experiments with dry ice and other materials. Many of our students will be registering for the science after school program that begins on Thursday November 18th from 2:30-3:30. The program will last for six weeks excluding Christmas holidays and into January. Anyone who is interested may register at the school. Cost for the program is $65.00 per student, $120.00 for two student
The Gretna Green students who won the Morning Announcement Song contest had the opportunity to experience what it is like to sing in a real recording studio. They gave their best performance in the JMH studio this morning! The professionally produced songs they wrote and recorded will soon be ready for us to hear. Well done Gretna Green students!
We will be holding our annual Scholastic Book Fair this week. Students will be visiting the Book Fair on Monday, November 1st to see all the wonderful and amazing books the Fair has to offer. Times for the Fair are as follows: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday – 9:00 -3:30 p.m. and on Thursday from 9:00 – 3:30 p.m. and again from 5:00-7:30 p.m.
We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Congratulations to our very own Evan who won first prize in our annual fundraising campaign. Evan won a Wii along with tickets for the big comfy couch at our annual Christmas concert. Second place winner was Hunter who went home with a new JVC digital camera. A new Kodak digital camera was claimed by our third place winner, Elizabeth! Runner up prizes were awarded to the following students: Jenna, Jennifer, Mitchell, Nicholas, Amanda and Simone. Bravo to all those students who participated in our annual fundraising campaign this year. Your support is always appreciated by the entire sch
