Celebrating International Dot Day!

This past Friday September 15th was the 20th anniversary of International Dot Day! What is Dot Day you ask? Dot Day is a global celebration of creativity, inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ beloved book, “The Dot.” It is is a day when students and teachers come together to celebrate the power of creativity, courage, self-expression,…

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Welcome Back BBQ 2023

Summer break has come to an end, and the school bells are ringing once again! What better way to kick off the new academic year than with our sizzling hot Annual Welcome Back School BBQ Party at Sherwood Park? This years BBQ was all about creating unforgettable magic as we gear up for an exciting…

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It’s Time for a ThrowBack Thursday!

As the summer is quickly – dare we say it – getting shorter… it made us start to think about all the exciting things just around the corner for back to school! Specifically how school is just 1 month away from now, and how busy the beginning of the school year can really be! But…

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A CGS Sea of Blue for House Games!

In the spirit of the NHL Playoffs, Aprils CGS House Games were Hockey Playoff centered! To celebrate our home team, The Toronto Maple Leafs, all the students were invited to wear Toronto Sports Blue, whether that be their favourite Leafs or Blue Jays jerseys and paraphernalia. It truly was remarkable to see so much team…

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Grade 1 Spotlight! Neighbourhood Clean Up Activists!

It’s time to recognize how amazing some of our students are when they take on big world initiatives! Our Grade 1 students have been learning all about community. What a community means, how it works, how they are involved, and how they can take care of their community! They are learning about their responsibility to…

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Terry Fox Update! Top 10 Again!

We have received such wonderful news from the Terry Fox Foundation. We have once again ranked in the Top 10 of Ontario’s elementary schools “Top 50 Terry Fox School Run Fundraisers of 2022”. Ranking in 7th place with a grand total of $22,000 raised, our school community has shown such extraordinary effort in carrying on…

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CGS Term 2 Ribbon Recipients!

Congratulations to all our CGS Term 2 Ribbon Recipients! Today we gathered in the gym to recognize some of our outstanding students for their growth and hard-working achievements from the past school term. Our Student Government executed a well-organized assembly that showcased our shining stars from Term 2! We are so proud of their courage…

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Spirit Week was a Colourful Rainbow Ride!

  It has been a lively and colourful 5 days at CGS for our Annual Spirit Week! This year we celebrated our school spirit “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”! We showed our true colours, partied in our schoolhouses, built up our spirit through teamwork and mindfulness activities, and found our pots of golden goodies at the…

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Almost the Holidays!

Almost the Holidays! On our last day before the holiday break, our classes had a fun and relaxing day. Our students had a free dress day and pizza lunch. We are so happy that even our youngest students enjoy participating in these events!     Our kindergarten classes had a special day as well. Our…

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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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