Registration will take place at Gretna Green school from October 10th‑13th for children who will turn five by December 31, 2018 and who start school in September 2018. Please come directly to the office of our school to finalize your registration, thank you!
We would like to remind our entire learning community that there will be no school on Monday, October 9th as we recognize Thanksgiving weekend. Take this time to give thanks to family and friends and enjoy your extended weekend Gators!
Auditions for The Velveteen Rabbit will be held Monday, September 25 from 2:30 to 3:30 for grades 3-5 students. Students who signed up have been given an audition script and a role to prepare. They do not have to have the part memorized, but should read it over. They will audition in groups.
Gretna Green will be supporting the Terry Fox Foundation once again this year with a week long spare change drive. We are asking all students to bring in spare change beginning on Monday, September 25th and ending on Friday, September 29th. All students will then participate in our annual walk on Friday. Please support this great cause in support of funding for cancer research.
Please join us for our annual walking school bus this Friday, September 22nd. Meet us at the Northumberland Square at 7:30 am in Douglastown. We will walk from the mall to Gretna Green. It will be a great start to a healthy day!
We would like to remind everyone that our school photos will be taking place this week. Students in grades 6-8 will have their photos taken on Monday, September 18th and students in grades K-5 will have their photos taken on Tuesday, September 19th. We would like to remind all parents that only those siblings who have committed to purchasing sibling photos will have one taken.
A special thanks to Fred Fox, Terry Fox's brother, for his visit to Gretna Green today! He provided a very touching and motivational speech for our entire school. Stay tuned for our upcoming Terry Fox Walk as we continue this great cause towards cancer research.
We are happy to announce that school sports will be starting very soon for our elementary and middle level students in both soccer and cross country. We encourage all students to participate as we have a great group of teachers who are volunteering their time to provide you with a great sporting experience at Gretna Green. Please see Mr. Ryan for further details.
