Dear GMS Families,
Welcome to the March edition of our school newsletter. As we move forward into the third month of the year, we are excited to share with you some of the latest updates from our school community.
Our students have been working hard throughout the school year, and we are pleased to see their progress. Our grade 9 students completed their course selection with help from the staff at MBSS for grade 10. Should you have any questions about registration or course selection, please reach out to the office at MBSS at 250-870-5101 or email at mbs@sd23.bc.ca. Office hours are from 7:00am – 4:00pm, Monday - Friday.
Spring Break: We are approaching our annual spring break, which will take place from March 20th to April 2nd. Students will return to class on Monday, April 3. A reminder that Friday, April 7th is Good Friday, and there is no school. We hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable break and takes this time to rest and recharge!
Book Fair: We have several exciting events planned for March. GMS will be holding its annual Scholastic Book Fair from February 27 - March 3rd. Students will be given 30 minutes with their class to view and purchase books. Due to the limited amount of time students have at the school you may wish to use the following link for additional purchases. Please use the following link if you or your child would like to purchase any books. The school will still receive credit for on-line orders. The on-line link will only be available from February 27 - March 3rd. https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5184250 . All proceeds go towards supporting programs at our school.
Enrichment Day: On Wednesday, March 1st, we have another Enrichment Day. We are excited for students to have yet another opportunity to explore new learning and interests. Please be aware that dismissal is at 12:15pm. On March 17th, we will celebrate "Rock Your Socks Day" in support of Down Syndrome awareness. Every year people all around the world come together to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by wearing brightly colored, mismatched socks. Stay tuned for more information and a sock fundraiser event.
Japan Sister School Visit: GMS students with CNB students will be visiting our sister school in Japan the week of March 4th -12th. Students from Haruhigaoka School will then visit GMS and CNB next year Ms. Read is excited to visit our sister school with our students from West Kelowna. Stay tuned for details about their adventures!
We would like to extend our thanks to the maintenance team at the school district for all their hard work and time with our GMS gym, including the use of a bus every day for transportation to and from the George Pringle gym. As well, to Mr. Sommerfeld, and the PHE team who has spent many hours setting up and changing the delivery of physical education and health due to our flood in the gym. We really appreciate their time and energy devoted to this as it has ensured our GMS students can continue to participate in a quality program.
We appreciate your continued support as we work together to create a safe and supportive learning environment for our students. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Bobbi Hunter, Principal
Mrs. Stephanie Read, Vice-Principal
