Tickets for the Home & School Easter basket will be on sale this week for 25 cents per ticket. So come on out and get your tickets soon. Who knows you just may be the lucky winner of this fabulous basket!
The
Miramichi Kinsmen and School District 16 are pleased to accept film
entries for the first annual Kin Film Festival. All School District 16
students are invited to participate. Films can be submitted in one of
two categories: Open and The Kinsmen Category. The top 10 films in each
category will be screened on May 7th, 2011 at Miramichi Empire Studio
5. Cash prizes of $500, $250 and $100 will be awarded for the winners
in each category.
Visit the Kin Film Fest page for more information.
The annual Home & School spellathon is off to a great start at Gretna Green! An assembly was held on Friday to showcase the spellathon prizes and remind students of upcoming dates related to the spellathon. On April 15th the students will be tested on their words. On April 18th all pledges are due and on the 21st the prize assembly will be held in the gym for our winners. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our awesome Home & School committee for seeking neat and creative ways to provide funding for student based activities at Gretna Green Elementary!
Mme Gallant and her entire grade five class would like to thank everyone who came out today to purchase items from their annual yard sale. All profits made will be going toward their year end field trip. Thanks again Gretna Green!
Reminder to students that registration is now on for the evening programs at Boys and Girls Club. Sign up for Catch Kids, Outdoor Mentoring, Cut-Color-Create, Girls On The Go, Game On and more. Programs are for grades 1-5. There is no cost. Spaces fill quickly. Call the Boys and Girls Club at 778-2444 to save a space.
The teaching staff of Gretna Green participated in a team building activity today. Our teachers challenged themselves in an afternoon of climbing and repelling in the District 16 climbing wall and ropes course at MVHS. It provided an excellent opportunity for our teachers to challenge themselves, extend their comfort zones and push their limits. This proved to be a memorable experience for all and a wonderful learning opportunity.
Gretna Green was treated to a little bit of magic this week. Remi the magician put on a one hour magic show to an awe struck group of students. He was absolutely fantastic and the show proved to be a big hit for both staff and students! This show was provided by the school and our Home & School association. Thanks so much for creating such a fun experience for all of us! Check out the image gallery for some of the highlights.
We regret to inform you that our school website will be down for the day on Wednesday, March 30th. In order to provide better support and new features to our school website regular maintenance needs to be completed on this day. Therefore, there will be no morning announcements or class page updates on this day.
Our Gretna Green Chess club finalists particpated in the District 16 Chess Finals over the weekend in Rexton. We are happy to announce that three of our students received medals! Matthew received a silver medal Dylan and Sophie also received a bronze and silver medal. Ben also placed fourth place in the District 16 finals. Dylan, Matthew and Sophie will now advance to the provincial finals to be held in Fredericton. Congratulations team!
On Wednesday, March 30th Gretna Green will be doing a fundraiser in conjunction with World Autism Day being held on April 2nd. All students are permitted to wear a hat for the day if they bring a loonie. All money raised will be forwarded to the Autism Society in support of Autism research.
