Each and every year at Gretna Green Elementary parents volunteer countless hours without hesitation in order to help make Gretna Green a great place to learn. Well, this week some of these volunteers were honored for their dedicated service towards our learning community.
Ms. Page along with her awesome grade five students from Croft paid us a special visit today. They gave us a great presentation on their campaign to collect non perishable food items while students are trick or treating for Halloween this year. Any student wishing to participate can bring their non perishable food item to school the day after Halloween and we will make sure their items are delivered to the food bank. Croft's goal is to collect 1000 lbs in non perishable food items for our local food bank.
We now have a new section available on our school website. It is called, Students' Corner. It can be accessed by simply clicking the tab on the upper right hand corner of our school homepage. Featured here will be a variety of samples of student work created by our awesome students throughout the year. Take your time and check out what is being showcased, enjoy!
The boys and girls of Gretna Green would like to thank Erica Fitzpatrick, Ella's mom, for coming into our school and creating some new zumba exercise videos for our morning announcements. She did a fantastic job and we are so happy to start our day with some new zumba exercises!!!
The students of Gretna Green will be recognizing Fire Prevention Week this week with a presentation by our local fire fighters on Wednesday as well as a fire alarm practice drill during the week. This year's theme is, Have Two Ways Out. Please take the time this week to discuss fire exits in your home and to double check the batteries in your smoke alarms as well.
From our family to yours we would like to wish you all a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends. We all have so much to be thankful for on this holiday weekend ... unless you are a turkey - gobble, gobble.
Students will have an extended weekend over the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no school for thanksgiving Monday and on Tuesday teachers' have a professional learning day. Therefore, there is no school for students on Tuesday as well.
Our first ever fundraiser for the Breakfast program officially ended today. Over a two week period over $600.00 was donated in monetary donations in addition to well over 200 items to help support our school breakfast program. Our class pizza winners were also announced today. Mrs. Girouard and Mrs. Simmons' class both won a class pizza party for being top fundraising class during the campaign. Once again, thanks to each and everyone who made a contribution to our breakfast program!
The GG Peer Helpers just completed their two day training program alongside their peers from St Andrews Elementary. A huge thank you goes out to our own Mr Stewart and Ms. Colwell for overseeing this amazing program once again this year!
