Mrs. Miller Returns to GES

Mrs. Miller along with David Williams and Candice Veale stopped by Mrs. Knecht's class this afternoon to share their experiences from Kenya. The slideshow was fantastic and the stories told were moving. They even taught the students how to count to ten in Swahili.

Mrs. Miller, who had been writing letters back and forth with Mrs. Knecht's class, brought back gifts of soapstone art along with a small stuffed koala, from Australia, for each of the students.

Thanks to Mrs. Miller, Candice and David for sharing their experiences with us.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Mr. H

Where's Waldo?

I did several classroom visits today and the students were doing a variety of activities. Mrs. Klan was getting ready to read a story to her Grade 2 class when I stopped by, while Mrs. Sali's class was doing a, "Where's Waldo?" type of activity. They were doing a fabulous job.

I had a chance to have a PE block outside with Mrs. Hoechstetter's class. They really enjoyed the sideline soccer match.

What a great day of weather!

Until later.

Mr. H

St. Patrick's Day Dance @ GES

After a full day of school it is time for our grade 6 & 7 students to host the St. Patrick's Day Dance. The event, which is going on as I post this blog, is going very well and the turnout is great. Thanks to the parent volunteers and the student volunteers who have spearheaded this fundraiser for the Grade 7 year end celebration. A special thank you to the DJ Mr. Sullivan.

Welcome Back

Welcome back! I hope that everyone enjoyed their Spring Break. I enjoyed mine-- I even found some snow in Tuscany.

Thanks to Mr. Sullivan for filling in for me, as I was returning from my vacation from abroad yesterday. Things have been very busy at GES today--my battery is recharged and I am ready to go!

Believe it or not, we had new curtains installed on our gymnasium stage today. A big thank you goes out to the anonymous donor.

Until later.

Mr. H

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences continued again today.

It has been very busy with spring in the air.

Mr. Sullivan will be in charge tomorrow, so I want to wish everyone a great Spring Break!

Enjoy the time with your children and families.

All the best,

Mr. H

Parent Teacher Conferences Wednesday & Thursday

Today has been extremely busy for all of us here at GES. We had an early dismissal today (1:35 pm) and we have had Parent-Teacher Conferences starting at 1:45 pm. We will follow the same schedule tomorrow, while Friday is a regular day.

Just a reminder for parents-- if you are unable to make it for a conference with your child's teacher please contact them via phone or e-mail. All teachers have an SD46 e-mail address so it's pretty easy. For example, if you wanted to e-mail me you would send it to mheidebrecht@sd46.bc.ca . Please let me know if you are having any issues connecting with your child's teacher.

Have a great afternoon and evening.

Until tomorrow.

Mr. H

Basketball Game

Our Boys' Basketball Team played Roberts Creek in an exciting game which saw GES trailing RCE until the last 30 seconds of the game when Jordan F banked in a shot to give us a 32-31 lead. The boys defended well and the last few seconds ticked off the clock. The GES faithful left the gym with smiles. It was a well played game.

The boys will be off until after the Spring Break, as there is early dismissal Wednesday & Thursday for Parent-Teacher Interviews.

Have a good night everyone.

Mr. H

Choral Reading

When I stopped bt Mrs. Hoechstetter's class this morning they had just finished writing out a passage which they read to me. They did a fabulous job! Bravo!!!

Keep up the great job reading.

Speaking of reading, I presented some certificates to several kindergarten students for their reading prowess. It is awesome that so many parents are encouraging daily reading at home. Keep up the good work.

Until later.

Mr. H

More Art & Green Troopers

Ms. Perry had her students making Inuksuks today; similar to the symbol used for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics. More pictures of these can been seen on the Flickr Photostream.

Two of our Green Troopers can be seen keeping our school grounds clean-- an enjoyable way to spend their lunch time.

Lastly I have included another Aboriginal Education picture, that Ms. Pugh is planning on using for a poster-- great job Austin.

We have Grade 3-5 basketball after school today, with both basketball teams having games against Roberts Creek tomorrow. The boys' play at home, while the girls travel to the Creek.

Have a great evening everyone.

Mr. H

Aboriginal Education Art

Divsion 2 students were doing some interesting Art projects in Aboriginal Education today. I have included a few of the pictures here.

Until later.

Mr. H