click here for the Garibaldi Highlands Elementary School Calendar 2011-2012

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT GHE - Week of January 23 - 27

Parents of Students in Grades 3-7 should watch for Cross Country

Skiing Permission Forms this week.

Parents of Students in Grades 4 and 7 will received a letter regarding this year's Foundation Skills Assessments.

January 23

Today is the third Whistler Ski Day

2012 Chinese New Year today!

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with some Chinese New Year books!  We'll be starting a new reading incentive, "Get Fired Up For Reading" this week.  After a student reads a book, they can write their name and grade on a "dragon scale".  We'll fill the hallway dragon with scales and we'll do a prize draw near the end of the month.  See posters in the library for more details.

January 24

Reading Link Challenge at 9:45 with Mrs. Heikoop

Basketball practice for Grade 5, 6 and 7 girls at noon

January 25

Boys Basketball 7ractice at noon

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January 26

Boys Basketball practice at noon

January 27

National Family Literacy Day

Get ready to celebrate Family Literacy Week in our community

( Click here for Literacy Week information sheet )

Grade 4 Potlatch in the Multipurpose Room 9:30-11:00am

French Immersion Presentation to Grade 4's in Busy Room 1:00pm

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PLEASE NOTE NEW BELL SCHEDULE FOR 2011-2012

8:47   Warning Bell

8:52   Morning Session of School starts

New Split Recess - Primary then Intermediate - to make better use of gym space

10:15   Primary Recess   (no bell to indicate start)

10:30   Bell to mark the end of Primary Recess and beginning of Intermediate Recess

10:45   Bell to mark the end of Intermediate Recess

12:00   Bell to indicate the beginning of Lunch Play Time

12:40   Warning Bell to come in for lunch

12:45   Lunch Bell

1:00   Afternoon Session of School starts

3:00   Bell to indicate the end of school

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New staff to Garibaldi Highlands Elementary School includes:

Mrs. Yates, Kindergarten.............Ms. Jacobs, Kindergarten

Mrs. Bowden, Primary LA            Mrs. Galloway, Principal

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Student placement at GHE is taken very seriously by our staff.  Careful consideration of student academic ability, social emotional development, special learning and behavioural needs are made when assigning students to a particular class grouping.  Student friendships are also considered.  Our goal is to achieve the best possible learning environment for all students in any class grouping.

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Gerri Galloway

Principal

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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