2018/2019
A Norval Teaser
The children and staff are on their way home from Norval at the time of this writing. They’ve all had an amazing time! The teachers have sent a few photos through that I’m sharing with you now. There will be lots more next week. Have a restful weekend campers!
Read MoreOlympic Day in the Park
What a special Olympic Day we had at Traces Manes Park last Friday. It was sunny and cool and so much fun. Olympic Day is a very big event that requires lots of organization so a big thank you to Steve and Liz for heading things up. Liz and Steve changed things up this year…
Read MoreThank You Volunteers!
A huge thank you to all of our amazing parent volunteers for your hard work this year. Your spirit and goodwill adds so much to our lives at school. Your devotion and commitment to all of the children at CGS is enormously appreciated. CGS’ers are a very lucky group of kids to have so many…
Read MoreRainy Day Lemonade
Well, it turns out that rain doesn’t dampen our CGS appetite for lemonade and cookies! It was a chilly, dark afternoon but everyone came out to support the final Principal’s Club fundraiser of the year. $510 was raised for the Olive Branch for Children and the playground we are helping to build at the Olive…
Read MoreMove Over Picasso
This past month, the students in Grade 4 learned about the famous Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, and his cubism portraits. We learned to divide up the face into geometric shapes that did not have to be perfect or realistic. The students also divided the face into warm and cool colours. This was an especially fun…
Read MorePrincipals for the Day
Congratulations to Ava and Daniel for a Principal’s job well done on Monday. They were so excited to shadow Marie for the day and see what a day in the life of the CGS Principal is like. There was a high level communications meeting with Kelly, some important accounting work to do with Zandée, and…
Read MoreLauren’s Private Student Recital
This past Tuesday, my private students performed in the annual CGS music recital. This year’s recital was the biggest yet with over 30 talented performers, including CGS alumni Tyler and Melody. Students have been preparing and memorizing their recital songs over the last two months and everyone played and sang beautifully. A big thank you…
Read MoreBarefoot & Focus
Thank you very much for your Toonie Free Dress Day contributions this year. Every toonie is appreciated. CGS staff also contribute money throughout the year so they can ‘Free Dress’ (ie wear jeans) on Fridays. All together we have collected $1000. Every year, the money collected goes to a different charity. This year, Marie was…
Read MoreGo Raptors!
If you missed our Go Raptors Instagram post or haven’t been downstairs this week, make sure you check out the Early Start board. It is wonderful! Everyone has been getting such a kick out of it. The children used their hand print to form the Raptors claw and each student is a player. Thank you…
Read MoreLearning About India in SK
A huge thank you to Naya and her mum Nina for their comprehensive and totally engaging presentation about India this week. The SK class (and several staff members) were treated to really interesting information about the geography and culture of India, including how to spell Paula and Meagan’s name in Hindi! Naya and Nina performed…
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