CYBER TIP Talking to your children about what they share on the internet is a good idea. Remind them that once they share something on the internet it can never be truly erased. A good rule of thumb for sharing photos or other content is that if you would be embarrassed for your grandmother to…

GOVERNING BOARD On Wednesday, September 12th, the Governing Board had their General Assembly.  We would like to welcome this year’s elected parent members: Patrick Karpat, Bronia Sussmann, Isabelle Richard, Yan Racette, Kelly-Anne Trempe, and Samantha Csontos-Robertson. A special thank you goes out to our outgoing members; Anastasia Poulin and Nadine Dumoulin. The next governing board…

ALLERGIES We have a few different types of allergies in our school. Specific letters were sent home to those affected classes recently. However, our school still remains a peanut/nut free school. SCHOOL FEES If you have not been in to pay the 2018-19 school fees, please do so as soon as possible. First reminder notices…

SCHOOL FEES If you have not been in to pay the 2018-19 school fees, please do so as soon as possible.  This year all outstanding fees that are not paid by November will be sent to collections.  If you require a payment plan please contact Debbie Stafford at 819-663-4842 extension 1 to set one up….

CYBER TIP Please make sure that if your child has access to Facebook or Instagram (or other social medial sites) that their accounts are set to “private”. This will ensure that only friends and family have access. Also talk with your children about keeping personal information private as well. TRIBES AT HOME MUTUAL RESPECT What…

GOOD FOOD CHOICES The Greater Gatineau School staff encourages students to bring nutritious snacks and lunches. We want our students eating healthy food throughout the day. We encourage you to send snacks in reusable containers and to avoid heavily packaged prepared items. All staff will monitor snacks and lunches daily. Let’s make this a community…

MORNING DROP OFFS If registered daycare parents are dropping off their children for morning daycare you must bring them through the school yard entrance of the school between 6:45 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. If you are dropping off your child in the morning and are not registered in Daycare, you can bring your child directly…

When driving with your children this summer, here are a few suggestions of games to play; 1) Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Print out free online hunt sheets and look for the objects while on your trip. 2) Bumper Stumpers Try to make words from the licence plate in front of you. 3) Alphabet Game Look…

SECOND GATINEAU BEAVER GROUP Thanks to the Second Gatineau Beaver group for providing us with two beautiful flower boxes to add to the curb appeal of the school. THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS What would we have done without you? We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone from our community who took…

We are so proud of all the students at Greater Gatineau School for all their work this year. Each month it was difficult for the teachers to choose only a few students to honour with the award. Please continue to strive for excellence during the summer and try to follow our school virtues while at…