On Tuesday, December 13, Mrs. Janette Nowlan and Mr. Gene Cassidy made a donation to Gretna Green children on behalf of St. James Presbyterian Church. They presented Ms. Bransfield and her students with gloves, mittens, hats, and socks to help keep the children warm over the winter months. The Gretna Green School community would like to thank St. James Church for their generosity!
We would like to extend warm wishes and greetings to our amazing learning community during this holiday season. We are looking forward to making things happen at Gretna Green in the new year! All students are reminded that their first day of school will be Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Our student council will be selling tickets at noon hour throughout the week on this fantastic wreath. Tickets will be 50 cents per ticket and all proceeds will be desginated for school based activities. Tickets can also be purchased at the office. Our lucky winner will be announed on Monday, December 12th. Merry Christmas and best of luck to all!
Due to the cancellations this week, there will be drama practice for all cast members scheduled for Friday, December 2, 2016 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. Parents of drama students are reminded that the dress rehearsal will take place on Monday, December 5 during the school day. All 3-5 actors will be wearing rented costumes.
Our new school mascot needs a name and we need your help! Our student council has launched a campaign to name our new school mascot. We are asking all students to vote on a new name for our mascot. It will run the entire week and close on Thursday, December 1st. Simply click the following link for further details on how to vote. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WKWTX82
On behalf of Elementary Literacy Inc. and their various partners, Gretna Green has been adopted as a part of the 2016 Adopt A School fundraising campaign.
We would like to inform all parents that there will be an important meeting regarding upcoming provincial changes to French Immersion entry points and information regarding provincial Intensive French programs. This meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 23rd at 6:30 pm and will be held at Dr.
The Douglastown Lions Club have long been supporters of GG initiatives and this partnership continues to this day. They recently made a special presentation to our Home & School with the presentation of a cheque of over $1000.00 in support of the completion of our new playground. Many thanks to the fine volunteers of this great organization and for your continued support!
The entire learning community of Gretna Green would like to thank all those who have served and continue to serve our great country and to remind everyone to recognize their importance on Friday, November 11th, Lest We Forget.
Congratulations to our latest winning soccer team! Our middle level girls' team followed the lead of our elementary squad and were crowned district soccer champs this week. They played an entire season undefeated and continued this amazing record throught the playoffs. A special thanks goes to the dedication and hard work of our players and of course to our team coach Mr. Cabel!
