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The 2018/19 school year sped by so quickly! It was a whirlwind of drop-offs and pickups, high fives from Don, special events and performances, projects and progress. The CGS community as a whole accomplished so much. Thank you to our exceptional CGS staff for their endless creativity and dedication to bringing the best to their…

During the final month of school we were focussing on Imagination. Here are a few words from Marie from the Character Education Assembly last week ~ The dictionary defines imagination as the ability to form a picture in your mind of something that you have not seen or experienced. It is the ability to think…

The Character Ed Bravery Assembly was right on time this week, just a few days before the Talent Show. Marie focussed on the idea that being brave does not mean that you don’t feel afraid; it means feeling afraid, and doing it anyway. Congratualtions to the certificate recipients this month. They have shown their brave…

The CGS Hockey Day teams were posted on Monday this week. By the time the tournament rolled around on Wednesday afternoon, the players were extremely excited to get on the ‘ice’. Everyone at school was sporting their hockey jerseys and this really added to the occasion. This year we had five teams – the Leafs,…

Generosity is a very important character trait to me and when I read all the things that the teachers said about the students nominated this month, I was bursting with pride to think that we have so many students at CGS that truly understand the importance of generosity and live their lives in very generous…

It was a particularly lovely Character ED assembly this week. Briony lead us through morning announcements and our Mindful Minute. As a result, we started our week (and the assembly) feeling especially calm, focussed and ready to listen. We have been focussing on respect this month and we are very proud to report that even…