Waste Free Wednesdays

Starting tomorrow the GMS Green team is promoting Waste Free Wednesdays. 

Q: So what can I bring for my lunch?

A: Anything! Just remember the 3 Rs when packing your lunch. . . .Reuse, Refill and Recycle. 

Bring reusable Tupperware for your food and a refillable container for your drink  Recycle any packaging that comes with your food.

Q: What about Mommy’s Yummies?

A: He’ll recycle that for us. Just have your Mummies Yummies rep bring all the Mummy’s yummies containers back to the main lobby at 12:45.

Q: What about my waste?

A: Try not to have any! But if you do, just bring it home in your lunch bag on Wednesday to keep your homeroom waste free!

The classes that have no garbage will get really cool prizes.

Go Clean, Go Green

A message from the Green Team.

Upcoming Workshop

For all questions concerning this event please contact us

e-mail: eventscebm@rsb.qc.ca or telephone: 450 672-4010 extension 6788

Cross Country Ski Trip Cancelled

Due to the weather forecast of freezing rain tonight and rain showers tomorrow unfortunatley we
will have to postpone the field trip for tomorrow, Wednesday February 1st for Ms. Ferris' 8B class.
New permission forms will be sent home when a new date has been established.

Kathryn L. Ferris

Upcoming GMS Events

Feb 10 - Report Cards sent home - please contact staff to arrange an interview

Feb 13 - School Council Meeting (7pm)

Feb15 &16 - GMS Coffee House Evenings (dramatic theatre)

Feb 17 - PA Day (no classes for students)

Feb 20 - Family Day (no school)

Jer's vision presentation to students (postponed)

New Report Card Date

Dear Parents/Guardians,


We are writing to provide an update regarding our Term 1 Report Cards. As a result of a technical difficulty with our central report card system,  Term 1 report cards will be sent home on February 10th, 2012 across the district. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility in this matter and look forward to the term ahead as we work together in support of your child’s learning and achievement.

Canspell Competition

The final for the 2012 Canspell was held Thursday Jan 26. It took us 10 rounds to determine Greenbank's best speller, who will go on to compete at the city level. Two difficult rounds left us with still 5 contestants and the prospect for a long overtime, but all of sudden, spellers made a mistake all at the same time, leaving Georgie from 8K the school winner. 


Some of the words would probably have given many adults some problems, but students were all right in spelling polyglot, hexameter, muscular, miscible, akimbo, perseverance, resuscitable and many others. Congratulations to all finalists:
Drake 8E, Janet 8D, Ivy W 7H, Alexa 7A, Rachel 8B, Andy 8C, Abdou 8F, Michael 7K, Spencer 7B, Ivy M 7E, Mitchell 8G, Naomi 8A, Nabil 7C, Cameron 7G, Jeffrey 7D and Abdillahi 8H. We would also like to congratulate the runner ups in the each class who were ready to stand in for their class and are thus also considered 2012 Canpsell finalists: Isaac 7A, Jeffrey 7B, Eddie and Lauren 7C, Gillian 7D, Safa 7E, Afra 7G (actual winner but absent for the final), Taliya 7H, Adam 8A, Grand 8B, Prima 8C, Dario 8D, Susanna 8F and Andy 8H.

Follow the rest of the competition on :http://www.canada.com/canspell/ottawa/index.html