Parents Association
Astronomy in Action!
This week, CGS took part in an Astronomy in Action on-site field trip. In the program, students explored navigation by the night sky as viewed from our location, what to see in the current sky, some constellation stories, exploring the planets, and even flying around the galaxy and beyond. Our JK to Grade 4 students…
Read MoreCGS Staff Gets Swaggy
A huge thank you to our incredibly generous parents for the amazing swag bags that arrived today. We love them! Whether we’re at the beach or carrying schoolwork, we will be looking good. We can’t wait to try all the lovely things inside…. thank you! With gratitude, Your CGS Staff
Read MoreOn the Road to Perfeckt Phitt
That was the best show EVER! ~ M, Grade 1 student Thank you to our thoughtful CGS PA for bringing Magnus Theatre’s production of Lig & Bittle to the children on Tuesday. The show came all the way from Thunder Bay. The story chronicled the adventures of Lig & Bittle as they made their way…
Read MoreFor All You Do
It’s National Volunteer Appreciation Week and we’re sending out a big, heartfelt thank you to all of our CGS volunteers. Thank you for all you do to keep the CGS community humming along. For organizing wonderful events and activities for parents and students, for being Class Parents and attending PA meetings, for being so generous…
Read MoreDinner is Served!
We are thrilled to report that the PA-sponsored Teacher Appreciation Dinner last Thursday was a great success! See below for some background on the event and how it came together this year. Typically, each spring, the PA provides a Staff Appreciation Breakfast. At our last meeting, there was a big discussion around this event and…
Read MoreBook Fair News
The Scholastic Book Fair was very different this year but families still took advantage of the great selection of books and had fun shopping with their children. Net sales from the Virtual Book Fair totalled $1,812.00. Thank you parents! Laura from The Children’s Book Bank also sends along her sincere thanks for the over 20…
Read MorePA Baking Was a Blast!
A big giant thank you to the CGS PA for sponsoring so much fun for the children last weekend! Baking with Rosie was a blast. We’ve had so much great feedback. Early Start-SK joined Rosie on Sunday morning for a Pajama Party with fruit sculptures and scones and Grades 1-3 tuned in on Saturday morning…
Read MoreScholastic Goes Virtual
Save the Date! Please mark your calendars for February 12th-25th. The Book Fair is always an exciting few days on our school calendar. The children love heading down to the gym with their class to browse and choose books for their Wish Lists. This year, things will work a little differently – the fair has…
Read MoreFire & Ice
‘Electric Ellie’ and ‘Professor Iggy’ from Mad Science were here to share their Fire & Ice presentation this week. It was full of excitement – things were smoking and steaming and bubbling all over the place! Classroom doors have to remain closed during virtual, school-wide presentations to prevent feedback but cheers and claps could be…
Read MoreDad’s Night Out
It was a great turnout for CGS Dad’s Night at LOB on Broadview on Wednesday. Dads enjoyed a special evening of conversation, food and activity. There was lots of bonding, spirited fun and some good-natured competitive play. Dads competed in foursomes over nine holes on LOB’s indoor course. Congrats to Kosta for winning the tournament…
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