Another short week is in the books, and we now resume our regular schedule with four consecutive five-day weeks ahead of us. Please read the following announcements so that you are aware of what we will be doing this week. Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes A tremendous THANK YOU to everyone who filled a [...]
As time continues to fly by, and we see ourselves approaching the holiday season, days at GCS are becoming steadily busier! With that in mind, please take note of the following announcements: Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes This week is Collection Week! The boxes were sent home two weeks ago, and Wednesday is the [...]
What a beautiful weekend it has been! I hope you have all had an opportunity to get outside and enjoy the glorious weather! This week is the start of the second quarter of our school year! As we prepare to begin a new week, please take notice of the following announcements and reminders. Healthy [...]
There goes October, and now there's just one week left in First Quarter! Map Presentation For the past several weeks the students have been working on a map project in Social Studies class. This week they will be presenting their maps to their classmates. Test "Folders" Each week your child's test folder (which is [...]
As we begin the final week of October (wait, WHAT?!), please take note of the following announcements: Dressing for the Weather Please check the forecast for each day and ensure that your child is coming to school prepared for outdoor play. Although the "high" temperature for the day may seem comfortable, morning recesses are [...]
And just like that, it's the middle of October! Please take note of the following announcements: Dressing for the Weather Although the weather has been fairly warm for October, it is important to note that the grass is usually wet in the morning. There have been many incidents of wet feet this past week. [...]
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! There is so much to be thankful for. Planting Kindness This past Friday, our class had the wonderful opportunity to deliver the amazing amount of diapers and baby wipes donations. In total, we had 839 diapers of various sizes, and a large amount of baby wipes packages to donate. [...]
As we begin the first full week of October (I'm still not sure where September went in such a hurry?!), we look forward to delivering our donation of diapers and wipes to the Island Pregnancy Centre. We hope to be able to go on Friday morning (I am just waiting on confirmation that we [...]
We succeeded in completing a full week of school! Our students have now had every subject and met all their teachers. It is wonderful to see the students begin to find their rhythm and get comfortable with their new school routine. Planting Kindness At GCS, creating well-rounded students includes much more than academics. In [...]
Dear Parents of Grade 3 students, Well, that certainly was a strange week! I would like to thank you all for your flexibility as we navigated through having to close for three days. Please rest assured that we are working to catch up on those days! Meet the Teacher: This coming Monday (September 20), GCS [...]
