Our very own parent, Pauline Nelson, was recognized today for volunteering in our morning breakfast program. Mrs. Nelson stepped up to help continue our breakfast program for the remainder of the year following Mrs. Young's departure. To help recognize her for her dedication to this worthwhile program she was recognized with a special certificate today. So if you see her in your travels make sure you tell her, thanks!
All students are invited to come to school on Friday, April 26th dressed up as what they want to be when they grow up. We will be hosting a career day that will see special visitors join us at school. Police, ambulance and other professions will be on site to show us their vehicles and speak of their careers. Let's hope our students will get a better idea of what they want to be when they grow up.
There will be a parent information meeting for grade 3 and 6
entry for French Immersion programs for St. Andrew’s Elementary; Dr. Losier Middle
School; Croft, Gretna Green and Harkin’s Middle Schools. All parents interested in enrolling their
child in grade 3 French Immersion at Gretna Green should attend. Applications can be picked up in the
office. Here are the details regarding
the upcoming meeting.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 16th, 6:30 P.M.
WHERE: Dr. Losier Middle School Auditorium, 124 Henderson
Street, Miramichi NB.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: Friday, May 17th.
Hello everyone we had the official launch of our SPCA Fundraiser this week! We need your support in bringing in the following items in support of our local SPCA. These items include, cat litter, can cat food, dry cat food – without red dye (it upsets their stomachs) preferably Whiskas Meaty Selection or Purina cat chow, can kitten food, dry kitten food, dish soap, latex gloves, blankets, canned dog food. We encourage all of you to help out by having your child bring in an item to our school or drop them off. Our fundraiser will end on May 1st, thanks! Check out Students' Corner for our vi
This is a reminder that there will be no school for current kindergarten students at Gretna Green Elementary on April 17th. Our annual Teddy Bear Picnic will be held on this day for incoming kindergarten students in the Fall of 2013.
Girls Spring League will begin next week. Sessions will be at Gretna Green once a week and will run from 6:00 until 7:45. Sessions will run for 6 weeks. Girls in Grade 2 and 3 will start Tuesday April 16. Girls in Grade 4 and 5 will start Wednesday April 17. There is no charge for girls already registered with Miramichi Hoops. For any new players the cost will be $15.
There will be a spring league for mini boys starting on Thursday April 18th at Gretna Green. Spring League will start at 6 PM and end at 7:45 PM. Spring league will run until the end of May. All boys currently in grades 3, 4 and 5 are welcome to attend. There is no cost for current Miramichi Hoops members. There is a cost of $15 for any boys that are not members to cover insurance. For more information please contact Rick Stewart or Andrew MacMullin.
Mrs, Walls and her students are on a mission! They have teamed up with grade 5 students Brooke and Isabella to put on a fundraiser by the school in support of our local SPCA. They will be creating videos to promote this awesome idea and share with you the items needed by our SPCA. Stay tuned for more information on our morning announcements.
Our annual Spring Book Fair was held last week and we would like to inform you that it was a huge success. There was over $3600.00 in overall sales. That tells us that there are a lot of great books in the hands of our students. Thanks so much to all of you who came out to support this year's fair!
May this weekend be filled with colored eggs, good laughs and memorable moments with family and friends. From all of us at Gretna Green Elementary, HAPPY EASTER!
