The grade five students played an important role in the conservation of our Miramichi Atlantic salmon. They released their salmon fry on Friday into the Little South West Miramichi. This was followed by a tour of the Miramichi Fish Hatchery. A great time was had by all and we look forward to doing it again next year!
Many thanks goes out to our wonderful, caring bus drivers who took the time to tidy up our flower bed. It looks fantastic! Thanks for helping to make Gretna Green a Great Place To Learn!
Jake Tweedie,Grade 2S and Wade Thibeau, Grade 3G found a message in a bottle the other day!! The really neat thing about this story is the message was written by a former Gretna Green student, Jocelyn Murdock. Five years ago, Mrs Lynch had her class complete a writing assignment where they wrote a letter explaining who they were. They then put their letter in a bottle and Mrs.
Premier Shawn Graham finally made it to the GG Times in a sit down interview with our crew during the celebratory gala that recognised Miramichi as a SMART Showcase Community at the Rodd Inn on June 1st. The crew members of A.J., Zachary, Bailey and Erin really enjoyed their evening. Tune in soon to view our latest GG Times episode that will share with you many of the highlights of the evening.
1st Gretna Green Brownies hosted a Spaghetti Dinner, to raise money, as part of their Community Service Key. Their dinner was a great evening and a great success with the girls raising $260.00. The Brownies decided to donate $200.00 to a classmate at Gretna Green, Deegan Peterson. This money will help cover the cost for Deegan to go to the Canadian Diabetic Association Children's Camp this year. The remainder of the money raised went towards a basket to be presented at the Senior's Home.
Congratulations to Kesley Paul! Kesley, from Grade 5 Comeau, is this year's Turnaround Achievement Award winner for Gretna Green. The awards ceremony will take place Thursday evening, May 27 at the Rodd Inn. We at Gretna Green are very proud of Kelsey!
The Gretna Green Drama Club will present their musical Who Pushed Humpty? Wednesday night at 7 pm in the gymnasium. This production was successfully performed at the District 16 Elementary Drama Festival on Tuesday, May 25. All drama students are asked to meet in the music room at 6:30 pm.
A group of paramedics from NB Ambulance visited Gretna Green on Wednesday, May 19. Students learned about what it takes to be a paramedic. They also learned about the things that paramedics use when they are at an accident scene. Thanks to NB Ambulance for a fun and interesting afternoon!
The winning streak of the Gretna Green school soccer team continued on throughout the District 16 Soccer Jamboree over the weekend. They faced off against St. Andrews Elementary in the championship game and came away with a 5-2 victory. The team was happy to see Mr. Ryan return to coach the team during the jamboree. The entire team played hard, played fair and had fun! Congratulations to the entire team!
On Friday, May 14, Gretna Green students participated in a walk to help support Miramichi Youth House. At recess time, students went to the gym and walked for 15 minutes. Students were encouraged to donate a loonie! Altogether, Gretna Green staff and students donated at total of $120.00 to support this very worthy cause.
