Cyber Tip Think It Over First! The right to control images of yourself is a basic right. You have to protect it. You also have to respect other people’s right to control images of themselves. So think carefully before posting photos or videos of others online. Do you have their permission? It is impossible to have total control…

DEBATE COMPETITION Thank you to the All Star Debate team for participating in the board wide debate competition and congratulations to Angelika M, Joella L, Sofia St, and Alex M for coming in 3rd place. MUSIC MAKERS Congratulations to all students, parents and staff who participated in Music Makers 2019. Our school choir gave a fantastically…

OUR SCHOOL SURVEY The grade 4, 5, and 6 students will be participating in an on line school survey called “Our School Survey” in April. The survey allows students to share their feedback anonymously on their experiences, environment and programs at school. The survey includes topics such as behaviors and attitudes linked to the student…

CYBER TIP True or False? “I’m allowed to say whatever I want. Nobody can stop me because I live in a free country!” False. You cannot always say whatever you want. There are limits to your freedom of expression, whether it’s on the Internet, in a newspaper, on the radio or in the schoolyard. Freedom…

BUS SAFETY PRIZE!!! Ms. Boersma’s class won the School Board Bus safety contest with their powerpoint, and have won a free bus for a local field trip. ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONALS DAY We extend a huge thank-you to Debbie and Katherine for all their hard work in the office. They keep things moving smoothly in the school,…

MUSICMAKERS On Wednesday, April 17th at 5:30 p.m. our school choir will attend the Music Makers Concert at the Palais des Congrès, 50 Boulevard Maisonneuve in Hull.  The students have been working very hard during practices and are excited about their performance! BASKETBALL Ms. Given and M. Lemaire are proud and excited to be coaching…

BUS SAFETY WINNERS The winning classes for our bus safety campaign are: Banner: Mrs. D-V’s Grade 3/4 class Power Point: Ms. Boersma’s Kindergarten class Video: Mr. McClelland’s Grade 2 class Also a special mention to Ms. Carey’s grade 1 and to Ms. Weir’s grade 2/3 classes! We would like to thank the Chair of WQSB…

CYBER TIP If You Are a Victim of Cyberbullying It is not normal to be afraid to go to school or to the park, or to leave your home. Here is what you can do to stop cyberbullying: Print out the web page (forum, blog, email or site) or text message where you saw the…

VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT The Eastern Volleyball Tournament was held at Chelsea School on Tuesday, February 19th. Eighteen of our Cycle 3 students participated.  Everyone had lots of fun, played fair and represented Greater Gatineau with pride. We are also proud of them! Way to go GGS! TIM HORTON’S A big thank you goes out to the Tim…

PHONE NUMBERS & HEALTH INFORMATION We ask all parents to please make sure that they keep the office advised of any changes in their phone numbers. It is extremely important that our files are kept up-to-date should an emergency arise. LOST AND FOUND We have many items in our lost and found. We also have…