Field Trips
And Away we “Gogh”!
This week our grades 1 to 3 went on an incredible adventure to the Van Gogh Immersive Experience organized by our resident art teacher Carrie! It was a day filled with colours, paintings, and so much fun. Imagine walking into a world where paintings come to life, where you can touch the colours and feel…
Read MoreGrade 2-4 Yearend Overnight Trip to Norval!
Can you believe we’ve reached the end of the school year!? This last term flew by! But not before the long-awaited return of the Novral Overnight Sleepover Yearend field trip for our grade 2-4 students! CGS is so thankful that this trip is back in business after being closed all during covid. The Norval Sleepover…
Read MoreHappy As a Hippo at the Toronto Zoo!
Lions and Tigers and Rhinos- Oh my! Our JK to Grade 1 students adventured to the Toronto Zoo last Friday to visit and learn about all the different animals in the world! The Toronto Zoo hosts over 3000 animals represented through over 300 different species and our students explored the grounds in small groups with…
Read MoreOur Early Starts Hit the Mats!
What a fun and exciting first ever field trip for our Early Starts! Our Early Start students went to play and explore the Children’s Fitness Center of Canada (CFCC) here in Toronto! The CFCC is a gymnastics-based play and training gym for all youth ages starting as young as 18 months up to 18 years…
Read MoreLittle Canada Field Trip
Our Grade 1 to 4 students ventured to the heart of downtown to visit the BIG Little Canada Exhibit! They got to experience our vast nation in the most intricate miniature form! Little Canada is a celebration of all things Canada for everyone who visits to enjoy. It’s a unique journey of discovery through the…
Read MoreEnd of March Madness!
After a long deserved 2-week spring break, our students have had a fun packed last week of March! Back to school always brings a bright and refreshing energy, which is exactly what we all needed for this busy week! We’ve had field trips, swimming lessons, special birthdays, new students, assemblies, first musical rehearsals, a day…
Read MoreNorval Maple Syrup Making Madness!
Today our JK, SK, and Grade 1 students took a field trip to the UCC Norval Outdoor School campus to explore and learn in wonderful mother nature. With it being Norval’s “Spring Maple Madness”, our students learned all about our Canadian staple sweet treat. All the students explored Norval’s vast outdoor playground. They toured the…
Read MoreCGS Highlights
Junior Kindergarten: Courageous! The JK’s created beautiful birds along with a nest using watercolour, pastels and paper pieces. The CGS character trait for the month of May is ‘Courageous’. The JK nests were made to help reinforce the importance of having courage to take risks – like a baby bird taking flight! The students discussed…
Read MoreThis week
Early Start Our Early Start students are continuing their unit on ocean animals. This week they learned all about the blowfish. They made their own blowfish to take home with them! Junior Kindergarten The JK’s recently read the book ‘Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons’. Pete is wearing a shirt with four totally…
Read MoreAsian Heritage Month
Early Start Our Early Start class has been learning about China. Recently they made these beautiful Pandas and learned all about Pandas – where they thrive, what they eat and how they interact with the world around them. The Early Start class also finished their cherry blossom art and put it on beautiful display! Senior…
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