Community Building at CGS

Community Building at CGS We had a wonderful week of community building at CGS! We were lucky to have some visitors from our CGS parent community come in to visit. Our Early Start learners had two special activities this week. Their first visit was from the class parents who led the class in a cookie…

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CGS Holiday Concert

CGS Holiday Concert We were so thrilled to have our first in person holiday concert in three years! Performances and concerts are an important part of the CGS community and we are so happy that we are able to share these in person again.  Our wonderful performers worked so hard to prepare and their enthusiasm…

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Classroom Check In

Early Start The Early Start students are learning to be “generous”! With the holidays approaching, the Early Starts took great pride in learning this month’s CGS character trait. The students came up with many reasons to be generous and listened to a wonderful story online called George the Generous Giraffe.   JK Teamwork Teamwork is…

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In Our Classrooms

In Our Classrooms Early Start Our Early Start class has been learning about winter holidays. They have talked about Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. The Early Start learners listened to books and did crafts based on these holidays. These types of crafts help to build many early learning skills, including fine motor skills.     SK…

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JK Spotlight

JK Spotlight   JK has had an exciting week! The students continued their work on letters, and focussed on the letter V. The highlight of the week was an awesome experiment involving volcanoes, vinegar, and lava. The class talked about the V sounds in all of those words, then talked about the shape of the…

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Holiday Outreach

Holiday Outreach   Our CGS Holiday Outreach was a huge success! This annual event is an important part of our year and something that we always look forward to. Every year our holiday outreach supports a charitable organization that is working in the community. This year we supported Project Confetti, an organization that spreads kindness…

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Grade 2 Spotlight

Grade 2 Spotlight Our grade 2 students have been working on a big Social Studies project as part of their Families and Heritage unit. After talking about the things that are important to families, students worked on an activity about a celebration that is important to their family. The end product was a miniature parade…

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Student Government Meeting

Student Government   The CGS student government is an important part of the CGS community. The government is made up of a Mayor, a Deputy Mayor, a Grade One Councillor, and a Grade 2 Councillor. These students represent the broader student community and serve as a link between the students, the teachers, and the administration.…

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Fabulous Friday

Fabulous Friday It was a fabulous Friday at CGS! Not only was it pizza lunch (a student favourite), but it was also Field Friday and House Games. We love having special events so everyone can get together and have some fun! Grades 1-4 had a fantastic Field Friday this week! We had beautiful weather for…

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Check out the Library!

Check Out the Library!   Exciting things are happening in the CGS library! After a nice clean out this summer, we are continuing to add to our collection. We have been so impressed with the enthusiasm of our students in requesting new books and making suggestions about what would help build our collection. The library…

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