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
In our Thursday morning announcements, news anchors, Chandler and Saood granted happy birthday wishes to Judge Judy. Well, Chandler's mom thought it would be neat to send her a link to our morning announcements with our birthday wishes. Judge Judy was really touched and responded with a kind letter and compliments to both Chandler and Saood along with a promise to forward some personal autographed photos. Great job team!
The topic of conversation for many of our students was what we could do to protect the plants and animals living within our local habitats before they become endangered. Kouchibouguac park interpreter, Gaston, lead us through some insightful dialogue today. He also gave us an opportunity to touch a real wolf pelt. The students really enjoyed his presentation!
The students of Gretna Green had a special visitor today. Author, song-writer and entertainer, Coach Pat, shared with the students his original songs and a book he published on bullying. He delivered a very positive message to our students and they were all thoroughly entertained. Thanks Coach Pat!
The Gretna Green soccer team finished off their season by hosting one of the District 16 Elementary Soccer jamborees over the weekend. Following some solid soccer action and great team spirit they came away with a silver medal after facing off with NSEE in the finals. Congratulations on another wonderful season boys and girls. You represented our school exceptionally well!
