Girls' Volleyball Tournament Today

The SD 46 Elementary School Girls' Volleyball Tournament/Playday is being held at Elphinstone Secondary School today. I will try to get over watch a few games today.

Good luck girls!

Mr. H

Harmony

My Angelus was working with the Grade 5 class on some harmony when I stopped by the music room this afternoon.

For your information the choir & Band will perform on Tuesday, December 15th at 9:20 am. For your information, there will not be an evening Choir & Band performance this year.

Mark your calendars-- the Primary students will have their Dress Rehearsal on Tuesday, December 8th at 1:00 pm with their Christmas Concert being on Wednesday, December 9th @ 7:00 pm. If you are unable to make the evening concert you may come to the Dress Rehearsal.

Have a great evening everyone!

Mr. H

Ten Plus & Reindeer

Mrs. Hoechetter's class was working on ten plus a number when I stopped by this morning. Miss Owen's class was doing an Art activity when I visited her class-- reindeer are being painted in the picture above.

Until later.

Mr. H

DPAC Meeting

All SD 46 administrators along with many PAC members from various schools met at Chatelech Secondary School last night to discuss our District PAC which has not been in operation for the last few years. There were several presentations that dealt with the SD 46 budget, school budgets, the School District 46 structure, the SCTA , CUPE , volunteering and fund raising.

The GES DPAC Representative is Shirley Waite. If you are interested in more information about the DPAC or our school PAC have a look at the information links on our website or stop by the office and speak to me about it.

Until later.

Mr. H

Puppets & Talent Show

We had several guests at GES this afternoon. There was a community based group that shared their puppets with Ms. Kranenburg's students. We also had some guests visiting the Talent Show in Mrs. Hoechstetter's class-- it is amazing the talent that these grade one students displayed. I was very impressed!

If your child is in one of these classes, engage in a conversation about what they thought of their day.

I have three different meetings after school today so I won't be blogging again until tomorrow.

Enjoy your evening.

Mr. H

Break time is fun time

I stopped by Mrs. Hoechstetter's class this morning and they were taking a break from their academic work. Some of the children were working on puzzles, while others were demonstrating their gymnastics skills. They were having a lot of fun!

Until later.

Mr. H

Bands Collaborate

The Elphinstone Secondary Grade 8 Band joined our Grade 7 Band this afternoon for a pre-Christmas session. This collaboration strengthens the bond between the teachers (Mr. Angelus & Mr. Kellough) and the two bands. It was great to see the large number of former GES students playing in the ESS Band.

They sounded awesome. I have posted a snippet of Christmas Cheer on our Flickr Photostream.

Enjoy and have a great weekend.

Mr. H

And the Band Plays On.....

I stopped by Mr. Angelus' Band class this morning and watched and listened, as he worked with the various groups of the band. I was really impressed, as was ESS Music Teach Tom Kellogh who was visiting this morning.

Some of the video of the session can be seen by going to the FlickPhotostream.

Until later.

Mr. H

Cold, Wet and Windy Weather Upon Us

The cold, wet and windy weather did not damped the spirits of our students today-- maybe it was because of the early dismissal. We had parent/teacher interviews this afternoon and we will have them again tomorrow. If you are unable to make it to the school and you would like to discuss your child's academic performance please contact your child's teacher at the school to set up an alternative time. A phone call may be all that is needed.

We have a PAC Meeting at 7:00 pm this evening (in the Staff Room) and I look forward to seeing many of you there.

Have a great evening everyone.

Until tomorrow.

Mr. H

Akimbo and the Elephants

After listening to a student reading in Mrs. Klan's class I stopped by Ms. Kranenburg's class and spoke with some students about the novel that they are reading, Akimbo and the Elephants. Students were paired up and read before completing comprehension questions. The students indicated that they really enjoyed the story.

It's recess time - time to go outside!

Until later.

Mr. H