Our grade four and five boys' and girls' basketball teams will be participating in a basketball jamboree on Thursday, February 17th at Dr. Losier Middle School. Remember to play hard, play fair and have fun! We would also like to thank Ms. Gardiner, Ms. Matheson and Mr. Ryan for providing this wonderful sporting activity for our students! Please check the schedule for this jamboree under the documents tab on this homepage.
How CUTE is Gretna Green? Well, we are going to soon find out. Gretna Green received some great news today. We received our highest number of nominations ever for the annual District 16 CUTE Awards to be held this Wednesday, February 16th. Congratulations to all our students and teachers who have been nominated for this year's award ceremony. You all play such a great role in making our school a fun place to learn! Listed below are our proud finalists:
Collaborative Project: Ms. Lynch – Gretna Green Elementary School – “Square of Life”
It is that time of year again! The Gretna Green Home and School are doing what they do best. They are doing what is best for teachers and students at Gretna Green. Home and School president, Mr. Merle Campbell and custodian Mrs. Carmel Sturgeon are modelling just some of the goodies that are being given to our teachers throughout the week. Thank you once again to our Home & School, you are second to none!
A sea of pink will flow through the halls of Gretna Green on Wednesday February 23rd, 2011. The entire learning community is joining together in a unified effort to take a stand against bullying. In doing so, everyone is encouraged to wear pink for our annual Pink Shirt Day campaign. Bertha the Bully Buster already has her pink shirt so now it's time to get yours! For more information regarding this important campaign please visit the following website, www.pinkshirtday.ca
The entire learning community of Gretna Green Elementary have reason to celebrate once again. Ms. O'Toole, Ms. Moorehouse and Ms. Moodly along with their students recently submitted their video into this year's District 16 CUTE Awards. They were all selected as finalists in the Innovate Use Of Technology category. You are all invited to vote for your choice as the official winner in this category. Please vote by going to the following link, http://www.district16.nbed.nb.ca/cutevote2011
Gretna Green will be holding a cutest pet contest as a school fundraiser to help the Grade 5 class raise money for their end of the year field trip. This is sure to bring fun and excitement to the classrooms at our school!!! There will be a $2.00 fee to enter your pet’s photo into the competition. Students can enter more than one pet. However, they must be on a separate entry form and the $2.00 fee for each entry.
For more details please open the document entitled, Cutest Pet Contest, located under the documents tab on this page.
The GG Times spent a wonderful evening interviewing a variety of people this evening at the annual Rotary Pond Hockey Tournament. Patrick, Jennifer and Molly did a fantastic job in capturing the spirit of this year's tournament. A difinite highlight was securing an exclusive interview with the premier himself, David Alward. Check out our recent GG Times video for some of the highlights!
PJs and great books filled the halls and classrooms of Gretna Green this evening as the Home & School hosted its annual PJ Literacy Night. Gretna Green alumni graciously accepted their role as designated readers for our students and a great time was had by all. Our reading session was followed by milk, cookies and a good book all donated by the dedicated parents who make up our Home & School. Thanks again to all our parents and teachers who made this evening's experience a memorable one for everyone involved. Let's do it again next year!
Congratulations to both Gretna Green teams 1 and 2 for a wonderful effort in yesterday's grade 2-3 Pond Hockey Tournament at Croft. Both teams represented our schoolexceptionally well. A big congratulations goes out to team 2 who made it all the way to the finals but lost to Croft 8-5. Members of the silver medal team were: Nicholas, Keegan, Logan, Blake, Jake, Colby and Megan. Great job team! We would also like to wish good luck to our grade 4-5 team who will be representing Gretna Green in tournament action tomorrow during the Croft Cup Hockey Challenge.
