This year, Ms. Bransfield's grade 4 class participated in the Annual Kindness Club Writing Contest. Ms. Bransfield received a letter praising the creativity of the entries. Two students, Brandon Breau and Simone Walz, were given Honourable Mentions for their "outstanding work"! Brandon and Simone each received a certificate and an environmental book for their hard work. Congratulations!
The Gretna Green floor hockey team won their Allison Cup final game vs. Croft today by a score of 8-4. The team played exceptionally well all season and their success continued throughout the playoffs. We are all so proud of you boys and girls, bravo!!!
The school soccer jamboree that was postponed due to inclement weather last Fall has been rescheduled to May 15th. Gretna Green will be hosting this event once again this year. The tournament schedule has been posted under the documents section of this page. The jamboree is always a fun event and we hope to see all of our players come out and play.
Please note that there is No School Thursday, May 6th and Friday, May 7th. Teachers have their Annual General NBTA Meeting and their NBTA Subject Council day! Enjoy the short school week and the extra long weekend!
The 2nd Annual Home and School Spell-A-Thon was a huge success! Students raised over $9000.00. We are well on our way to upgrading our playground!! Top prize winners are: 1st place - Paige Trevors(Ipod Touch), 2nd place - Kaitlyn Comeau(DSi), 3rd place - Hilary Doran(Digital Camera). The class prize of a Wii Entertainment system was won by 3L and the movie gift certificate was won by Madison Matchett. All students that raised funds will be treated to an ice cream party! Thanks to our school community for your support with fundraiser!
Grade Three students participated in a pre-education session on team building, fair play and co-operation today with Mr. Buggie, M.O.V.E. Co-ordinator, for District 16. This is to prepare students for an upcoming adventure education outing at French Fort Cove that Mr. Buggie and the Grade Three teachers are organizing for students.
The grade five students enjoyed their canoeing tutorial delivered by Mr. Buggie today. The grade fives are preparing for their canoe adventure at the MVHS pool this coming Thursday and Friday. We will update you with future pictures and highlights from our class trip!
On Friday April 16, teachers at Gretna Green switched their teaching assignments. Students were treated to another Gretna Green teacher for the day. This gave a new perspective to all! Teachers and students had a super day! See the Image Gallery for more pictures.
Congratulations to GG Times members Zachary, Bailey and A.J. who recently submitted a video in a national video contest and won. They interviewed WW II veteran, John Forbes, and submitted their video into a video contest sponsored by Friends of Veterans Canada. The winning prize was an all expense paid trip for their veteran, John Forbes, to Holland for the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Holland. This proved to be a rewarding experience for both the students and veteran John Forbes. Well done!
Check out the Stand Up pictures in the Image Gallery!
On Wednesday April 14, 2010 we encourage students and staff to wear pink to school to show that we will not tolerate bullying at Gretna Green. Pink pins will be availble for all students so it will not be necessary to buy anything new if your child does not have pink clothing.
"Why Pink"
