GIVING in December

December’s character trait at CGS is “giving” and our community continues to come together in a variety of ways as we open our hearts to share with others. Thank you CGS Student Government and Office Manager, Zandée who spearheads the project each year. Our CGS families gather food donations for St. Ann’s Food Bank in…

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Mums and Dads at School

Over the last few weeks, our Grade 2 and Grade 3 parents have been making guest appearances in the classroom and it’s been a seasonal celebration for everyone involved! As parents, you are your child’s primary educator. You influence their thoughts and impressions of school, their interest in learning, and you help set them up…

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The Canadian Library Project

Taking part in Orange Shirt Day is a simple way for our CGS community to honour Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Observed annually, we use this time as an opportunity to learn with our students; about the history of this injustice, to promote empathy toward Indigenous communities and a deeper understanding of their…

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Generosity Abounds at CGS!

Today is Picture Day at CGS so we’re all smiling and sparkling as staff and students are wearing Number One Dress. We love our CGS uniform yet we’re not required to wear it on “Free Dress Fridays”. Instead, we gather toonies, and donate to a variety of worthy causes.  Have you heard of Furniture Bank?…

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CGS Snowday

Mother Nature reminded us this week just how powerful she is. While we were all anticipating the return to in-person learning on Monday, she had other ideas. Luckily, our CGS community just rolled with it and embraced the unprecedented TWO Snow Days that Mother Nature gifted us with. There were Snow Forts Snow Fun Shoveling…

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Classes this week

Welcome Back! Everyone was so happy to finally be able to be back to in-person learning. Thank you to all our families who have been so conscientious about submitting their Covid screenings nice and early and to our students and staff for their diligence and care in our classrooms and hallways. Grades 1 and 2:…

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Our Amazing CGS Staff

We are so proud of our CGS staff who pivoted to online learning with such short notice. Our students have settled into online learning seamlessly due to their dedication and efforts. Amid all this, our teaching staff are committed to continuing their professional development. Administrative and teaching staff participated recently in a Growth Mindset Workshop…

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CGS Classes this week

The full day Early Start in-person and online enjoyed a wonderful winter story ‘The Sneezy Snowman’. The students are being introduced to reading comprehension and all successfully answered the question ‘Why did the Snowman melt?’ The Early Start’s are enjoying the wonder of literacy! The Early Start online students joined their in-person classmates on Friday…

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Optimism

Our JK class continued to make Optimism their focus this week. Their building challenge this week was to create a playground full of Optimism. They discussed the many things that could be incorporated into their structure. Students were eager to send pictures of their building structures. During their circle time on Tuesday, the JK’s renamed…

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Welcome Back CGS!

Welcome back CGS! While this was not the return to classes, we were all hoping for, the CGS community has made the pivot to online learning with agility and grace. We posted two beautiful Welcome Back messages this week. One from Marie and the other from Jacob, our CGS Mayor. Both messages beautifully invite all…

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