Greenfield Elementary School

The weather did not cooperate with our “Cuddles for Camden” today so we will do it on Monday! Bring your stuffy on Monday, January 20th.

Stay warm and enjoy your weekend!

A reminder that tomorrow is “Cuddles for Camden” Day!  Bring your favourite stuffy and a donation if you can.

Greenfield students will be participating in the Science Fair this year.  We are encouraging all of our students in Grades 4-6 to participate! 

The Greenfield Science Fair will take place on March 10th, which is only 8 weeks away!  Students who win will have their names submitted for the Provincial Science Fair which is on Wednesday, April 1st.  Our homeroom teachers will be talking about the Science Fair with students this week and providing information on this, although projects are to be done at home as an independent activity.  Students can work on their own or with a partner of the same grade.

For ideas and guidelines, you can visit www.peisciencefair.ca  or www.sciencebuddies.org. 

Many in our Greenfield community would know the Kingyens family. Their oldest son Nate is a student at Greenfield.  The Kingyens’ younger son, Camden, was diagnosed with a serious illness just before Christmas.  Camden is at the IWK  for treatment and will have to travel to Toronto for further medical intervention.  Our thoughts and prayers are with this family as Camden receives medical treatments he needs.

We know that our Greenfield families and staff want to support the Kingyens and provide whatever help they can.  We will be having a number of “special days” to fundraise for the family.  On Fridays for the next few weeks we will have a special activity/event and  students can bring in whatever change or dollars they wish.  We know that our Greenfield community will do what they can.

Friday, January 17th – “Cuddles for Camden” – Students can bring a favorite stuffed toy to school.

Friday, January 24th – “PJ’s and Bring Your Favorite Book” – For Family Literacy Day with a “Read a Thon.”

Friday, January 31st – “Jersey Day” – Wear a jersey and enjoy some extra play time.

Friday, February 7th – “Blue and Orange Day” – Wear Camden’s favorite colours!

Friday, February 14th – Red and White Day” – It’s Valentine’s Day and we are going to sock hop/dance!

Thank for supporting for this brave little boy and his family.

There will be a Greenfield Home and School Meeting tomorrow night – Wednesday, January 15 at 6:00 in the library. See you there!

Maurice Bernard will be starting art classes at Greenfield Elementary School.

Classes will begin on Tuesday, January 21.  The classes will run for six weeks. The cost is $120.00.

The classes will be held in the school cafeteria from 3:00 to 4:30. They will involve drawing, painting, watercolor and clay modelling.

For further information and to register call Maurice at:
902-432-0171  or  902-436-8485.

Register Now for Bricks 4 Kidz After-School Classes

Bricks 4 Kidz is pleased to announce we will be offering after-school classes at Greenfield this Winter 2020. Classes follow the Bricks 4 Kidz® motto:

We Learn, We Build, We Play with… LEGO® Bricks.

When: Thursdays January 23 to February 27

Time: 2:50-4:00 pm

Who: Students in Kindergarten to Grade 6; Maximum of 20 students and a minimum of 8 students required to run the class

Cost: $80/student (tax included) for the six week session

Theme: Galaxy Far Away

Join us on an adventurous journey through space! Build a rocket to blast through the atmosphere into a realm that is truly out of this world. Build a world where rebels and the dark side start epic battles. We’ll build motorized models that represent spacecraft from your favorite popular space movie. We will also learn a lot about space along the way. Come experience this stellar journey to a galaxy far away!
At the end of the six week session, all students will take home a minifigure.

We will also be looking for a parent volunteer to assist with the classes. In exchange, the parent volunteer will have the registration fee waived for their child. Parent volunteers must have a completed criminal background check and be permitted to work in the schools.

For more information, contact Amber Jadis at: ajadis@bricks4kidz.com.

To register please visit http://www.bricks4kidz.com/canada-princeedwardisland-charlottetown/ Select Enroll to view and enroll in the After-school Classes. To keep up-to-date on programs Bricks 4 Kidz offers, Like our Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/b4kpei) or Follow us on Twitter (@Bricks4KidzPEI

Tonight at midnight is the deadline for January HotLunches to be in.  There are new options for Wednesdays to check out.

We look forward to seeing our students tomorrow!

Here is information from our school Occupational Therapist Anne-Marie Peters, supporting the Christmas activities children participate in at home over the Holidays:

We have had a great week here at Greenfield!  The movie and the Caps game were great fun for all our students and staff.  They were wonderful activities before our Christmas Break.

We want to thank our Breakfast Program for the Holiday Breakfast today.  Kim Gaudet and Crystal O’Keefe did a great job of planning and preparing this treat for our students with the help of our ‘always’ wonderful’ Breakfast Program volunteers.

Thank you as well to all parents, grandparents and other community members for your support for our Greenfield  Christmas Hampers. Whether you sent in toonies or loonies for our Gator Giving Days, baked or bought at our bake sale, bought Candy Cane O Grams, supported our Halloween Dance, bought Christmas gifts,  you contributed to our fantastic effort in making a wonderful Christmas for fifteen families.  A special thank you to Bernie Gallant and Jack Praught of the St. Eleanor’s Lions Club for their help and encouragement.

Some reminders:

1. First day back after the holidays is Monday, January 6th.  It will be Day 2 on our schedule.
2. The December HotLunches menu is now open.  It will close on Sunday, January 5th at midnight so parents might like to get orders in as soon as they can.

The staff at Greenfield wish all out students and their families a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!