Again this year, we will be hosting our "Welcome Back To School Cake Delight Night" celebration on Thursday, September 12th at 6:00 pm.We will be offering a selection of tasty cakes from 6:00-6:45 p.m. At this time, parents can seize the opportunity to meet their child’s teacher while snacking on cake. At 6:45 p.m., families will be invited to the gym for PSSC elections. We hope you can join us. All cakes will be nut free.
Our Back To School Assembly was held today and it was a great success. Represenatives from Walmart joined us and announced they will be sponsoring our school this year. We have had a lot of community support over the years and it is nice to add Walmart to this list! The students were given an overview of all the positive initiatives we have at our school. Mr. Stewart and Mrs. Morehouse also highlighted the role of our peer helpers and student council. We also joined in unison to sing Mrs.
Ella and Lexi's mom, Erica, has returned once again to start off our morning routines with some Zumba exercise. Every morning our students will be lead through a two minutes zumba routine that are now posted on Students' Corner on this website. Feel free to view them for your own exercise routine at home. Thanks again Erica for helping to provide a healthy workout for our students and staff!
We would like to remind all parents and students that the first day of school for students will be Tuesday, September 3rd. Kindergarten students will be following the staggered entry as already scheduled. Our cafeteria will also be up and running for the first day of school, yeah! Our Home & School Breakfast Program is currently on hold as we are still searching for a volunteer to run our program. Please don't forget your $50.00 fee for school supplies, thanks. Enjoy these last few days of summer holidays and we look forward to seeing you in the new year!!!
Greetings Gretna Greeners! I hope you are all enjoying a well deserved
summer holiday! The weather lately has been fantastic. We would like
to encourage all of you to share with us some highlights of your summer
adventures. Simply send in a photo with a brief description to Mr.
Comeau via email, keith.comeau@nbed.nb.ca
and your photo will be featured in our homepage photo gallery. Have a
memorable holiday and remember ... be a friend to make a friend at
Gretna Green Elementary school!
Our school was well represented in the Miramichi Mango Fun Run and as a result won the Mango Cup after a four year drought! Well done boys and girls and what a great way to kick off the summer, bravo!
We would like to take this time to thank our entire learning community of Gretna Green for making this year a great one! Both teachers and students are ready to unwind and enjoy the weeks of summer holidays that lay ahead. Soak up this well deserved break with family and friends and we look forward to seeing you all in again in September!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 12 is the Defenders of Middle Island video game pre-launch here at GG. The eight grades 4 and 5 students who have been working on the project, along with their NBCC counterparts, will pre-launch their game in anticipation of the official launch at the Jalloo Festival next week. The pre-launch will take place in the GG library at 10:00 am. The students' classmates (grades 4B, 4D, 5G, and 5S) and parents are invited to attend.
Mr Ryan lead his archery team to a second place finish overall in the ASD-N Archery Meet held on Saturday. Matthew Binedell and Matthew Brennan finished first and second in their division. Thanks again to Mr. Ryan for organizing this year's district meet and coaching our school team!
Thanks to all the parents who offered their Christmas trees as props in Sleeping Beauty. The trees are ready for pick-up in the main office area! Thanks again!
