Upcoming Spirit Week!
Here is the list of our upcoming Spirit Week days! Let's send off this school year with a whole lotta Gator Spirit!
Monday - Gator Gear Day! Show some spirit when celebrating our Gator athletes and welcoming our new Gators during transition afternoon!
Tuesday - Twin/Triplet/Team Day! Dress the same as one friend, two friends or a whole team of friends! Or, dress in your fav jersey to match your favourite team!
Wednesday - Pyjama Day! It wouldn't be a GG Spirit Week without a comfy day in pjs!
Thursday - Just Beachy Day! Wear your beach hat, grab a towel and channel all things beach. Please do remember, however, that this is a school-appropriate beach party. Dress Code is still very much in effect! (ie. NO bathing suits allowed!)
Friday - Grade Colour Day! Let's celebrate one of the last days in our current grade by showing some grade level unity!
Grade 6s - Wear BLUE! Grade 7s - Wear BLACK Grade 8s - Wear GREY.
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Monday, May 2
May assembly and Class picture!
May is here and we kicked off our second last month together with a school-wide assembly. A big congratulations to Johnathan who was recognized as one of the Gator athletes of the month and Kelly who, with her team, entered and won a bowling tournament this past weekend! Great work Gators!
Stay tuned for important info about our upcoming Talent Show that will be raising both awareness of and donations for Willow House (formerly Osborne House). And, if you have a talent to share, it's not too late! There are still auditions times available! Sign up is on our homeroom door!
Let's have a great month, Gators!
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Wednesday, March 16
St. Patrick's Day and Spirit Week!
The luck of the Gators!
Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day! Let's celebrate by being the greenest Gators we can be! Wear green or any fun St.Patrick's Day items to gain a house point for your House Colour!
Think Green! Go Green! Go Gators!
Also, next week is Spirit Week! Woohoo!
Monday - Spring Day! Dress up in spring colours, flowery prints and rain boots to celebrate the first full day of Spring!
Tuesday - PJ Day! Get comfy in pjs, slippers and blankets. Don't forget your teddy bear!
Wednesday - Gator Gear! House colours, Gator colours, Gator Gear, Gator costumes.
Show your Gator Spirit!
Thursday - ??? What will we vote for? Twin/Triplet Day? Fancy Schmancy Day? Decade Day? Stay tuned for voting info coming soon!
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Monday, March 14
March Assembly!
Term 2 is coming to an end and Spring Break is almost here!
A reminder that Term 2 Conferences are Tuesday, March 15 from 4:00-7:30. Please drop in at any time. No appointment necessary. See you there!
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Friday, February 12
And That's a Kindness Wrap!We started our Friday with an assembly to wrap up our week of kindness.
Together as Gators we completed over 6000 acts of kindness this week! What a great accomplishment!
Wishing you all a great long weekend! Go Gators!
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Thursday, February 11
A note for you!
Today, for our Great Kindness Challenge, we each had a special message post-it note placed on our locker! How incredible to see more than 500 notes placed all over the school!
Don't forget to wear you red Gators shirt - and all of your great party gear - tomorrow!
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Wednesday, February 10
GatorAid!
Today in GatorAid we completed 2 fun activities;
one for I Love to Read Month and the second for our Great Kindness Challenge!
First we played a "Kahoot!" where we had to match quotes to the story from which they came. Some of them were pretty tricky, but luckily there was a picture clue to help! Mme McKenzie beat us all (she looooooves to read!) but Jeremy L and Aidan R came in a close second and third!
Next, we put together a paper chain for kindness. We wrote an act of kindness on each strip of paper before linking them together to form a chain. Our chain will be linked with the chains created by each homeroom to make one amazing "Gators are Kind" chain! What a great way to celebrate kindness!
Also, please remember to keep bringing in warm clothes (hats, mitts, scarves) and your non-perishables for Winnipeg Harvest! Gators are Kind!
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Tuesday, February 9
The Great Kindness Challenge continues...
Don't forget to wear your pjs tomorrow for We Dream of Kindness Day!
Also, please remember to bring in warm clothes (hats, mitts, scarves) and your non-perishables for Winnipeg Harvest! Gators are Kind!
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Monday, February 8
The Great Kindness Challenge Kick-Off!
We started our day by putting on our awesome matching red Gator shirts...
... and headed off to the gym to find that all 500+ of us were dressed the same!
How many acts of kindness can we count as a school? We can't wait to find out!
* Don't forget all of the fun themed days we have planned this week, too! Check out the poster below and listen to the announcements to get involved! Go Gators!
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It's Coming! Get Ready!
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Wednesday, February 3
I Love to Read!
Happy February! Happy I Love to Read Month!
Our afternoon homeroom reading time today was "www.Wednesday." We either read using a reading app we already had on our iPad, or we could read a Classic version of a story by scanning the QR code which brought us to the read.gov website. Please ask me about what I read in homeroom this afternoon!
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Tuesday, February 2
I Love to Read!
Happy February! Happy I Love to Read Month!
Our afternoon homeroom reading time today was "Tunes Tuesday." We listened to a song while reading the lyrics. Ask me what song I chose to listen to!
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Monday, February 1
I Love to Read!
Happy February! Happy I Love to Read Month!
We kicked off our afternoon homeroom reading time with "Media Monday." We scanned one of 4 QR codes, each one linking to a different fact-based article that we could then read on our iPads. Be sure to ask us about what we read! Star Wars, Bananas, Syrian Refugees and P.K. Suban... reading can help us learn so much!
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Tuesday, January 26
Gator Aid
We had a very special social justice themed Gator Aid this morning. We reviewed that different families of different economic classes have different budgets each month and within that budget need to distinguish between needs and wants. Food and shelter are a priority over going a Jets game or taking piano lessons, for example.
After completing a possible budget for one family as a class, students then worked in their spirit buddy groups to complete a budget for families with different incomes and had to prioritize what they could provide for their family (a family car vs. a bus pass, basic groceries vs a full cart of food, etc.).
This activity was inspired by the fact that people on social assistance receive only $3.97 a day - roughly $119.00 a month - to provide basic needs for their families and is linked with
Winnipeg Harvest's Poverty Pledge.
(Learn more about this pledge by clicking HERE).
We hope this activity will inspire conversation at home about what we are fortunate to have and what we can continue to do to help those less fortunate in our community.
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Monday, January 11
Grade Level Meetings
We started our day with Grade Level Meetings. Each Grade met as a group in the gym to review and discuss school news and Gator expectations. While each Grade Level Meeting contained some Grade-specific info, the general information shared was fairly consistent across all Grades. For a general outline of what was discussed, CLICK HERE.
(I attended the Grade 6 meeting with my academic group so some of the content included in the link is specific for them. For more info about questions/concerns raised at the Grade 7 and Grade 8 meetings, please chat with your Gator this evening)!
Have a great week, everyone!
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Monday, January 4
It's great to be back!
We kicked off our first day back with a school-wide assembly period 1.
During the assembly we saw a great picture recap of all our school accomplished in December. We also heard 2 students share about the what our amazing Social Justice Club has planned over the coming months.
Stay tuned to make sure you know how to get involved!
We also had time for a quick photo-op before heading off to class.
Wishing you all a great 2016! Go Gators!
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Friday, December 18
During the assembly we saw a great picture recap of all our school accomplished in December. We also heard 2 students share about the what our amazing Social Justice Club has planned over the coming months.
Stay tuned to make sure you know how to get involved!
We also had time for a quick photo-op before heading off to class.
Wishing you all a great 2016! Go Gators!
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Have a great break!
This morning started with a fun staff-student sing along and ended with a fun, student-djayed dance and a chance to celebrate in our academic groups before heading off on our well-deserved winter break.
Wishing all of you a very Happy Holiday! Enjoy your time with friends and family. See you in 2016!
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Thursday, December 17
We did it!
What an incredible 12 Days of Gator Giving! Together as a homeroom we donated 102 items! As a school, we were able to collect nearly 1200 food and gift items which were packed up and sent off the Christmas Cheer Board this afternoon. A big thank you to everyone who gave so generously!
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Wednesday, December 16
Tomorrow is the final day of giving!
Tomorrow marks the 12th and final day of our 12 Days of Gator Giving Homeroom Challenge. Tomorrow's item is soup! Soup, soup, soup! Our homeroom is so very close to coming out on top! Please send in any soup donations (or any other food and gift donations that you may have missed over the past 12 days) to ensure we are able to help out as many less-fortunate Winnipeg families as we can!
Thank you, as always, for your continued support! Enjoy the snow!
Thank you, as always, for your continued support! Enjoy the snow!
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Monday, December 7
December Assembly!
We started our Monday with our monthly school assembly!
What a great way to kick off the last two weeks of school before the holiday break!
And a reminder to keep bringing in your food items for our 12 Days of Gator Giving! Up tomorrow (Tuesday) is "Musical Fruit" (beans, chili, stew).
The rest of the days are posted below! Please give as you are able!
Have a great week, everyone! :)
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Wednesday, December 2
12 Days of Gator Giving GatorAid Challenge
Today was this first day of our 12 Days of Giving CheerBoard drive.
During GatorAid this morning we heard a great song about the 12 Days of Giving and competed in a Literacy/Math Challenge that had students racing in a relay to find out the cost of the different items on our 12 Days of Giving list. Once the items prices were collected, we added the total and submitted our work to win a house point!
To watch the presentation we saw this morning in GatorAid click HERE.
To see of few pics of us in action, take a look below.
The challenge is on, Gators! Let's show our Gator Spirit by being Great Gator Givers!!
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Wednesday, November 18 (Take 2)GatorAid Numeracy Challenge and November Picture
Here are a few pictures from our day at school. Take a look!
As a homeroom we counted 65 points for Black House! Yahoo!
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Wednesday, November 18
An important message in your Inbox!
Dear parents,
Check your inboxes! Mme Careen emailed home a letter, that we wrote together as a class, letting you know about our school literacy initiative. Please check your email to find out what we were up to at school and please take the time to ask us about it! Our goal is to work at becoming better writers each and every day!
Thank you for supporting our learning!
Love,
Room 17
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Tuesday, November 17
Don't forget to get active!
Hey BLACK House Gators! Don't forget to stay active this week with the 'MO'vember DodgeBall challenge taking place in the gym over the lunch hour.
Wear BLACK and a moustache to count extra points!
Tuesdays - Grade 8
Wednesdays - Grade 7
Thursdays - Grade 6
See you on the court! Ga Gators!
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Monday, November 16
This Just In!
Our next chance to earn major points for Black House is this coming Friday!
Friday, November 20 is National Jersey Day! Wear a sports jersey to earn one house point.
100% participation (including Mme Careen and Mme McKenzie) will let us count an amazing 27 points! Yahoo! Let's see that school spirit! Go Gators!
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Thursday, November 12
Let's Get 'MO'ving!
C'mon Gators! Let's get active this 'MO'vember and count some major points for Black House!
During the month of November, all Gators are challenged to put a Grade Level Black House team together for the ultimate Dodge Ball Intramurals game that will take place over noon hour.
Tuesdays - Grade 8
Wednesdays - Grade 7
Thursdays - Grade 6
Participation earns one point per player.
Showing up to play wearing your house colour (BLACK!) earns 2 points!
Playing, wearing your house colour AND sporting a moustache gets you 3 points! Woohoo!
Here are a few pictures of our Grade 6, Room 17 Gators in action at lunch hour today!
Great job, Gators!
Hope to see ALL of you out on the court next week!
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Monday, November 9
Lest We Forget
École Golden Gate's Remembrance Day assembly will be held in the school gym tomorrow (November 10) at 10:30. All are welcome to attend.
All students will be receiving a poppy to wear during the assembly. Poppies will be handed out in homeroom before we proceed, as a homeroom group, to the gym. All students are encouraged to bring in coin donations for the poppies.
A reminder that there is no school on Wednesday, November 11 as we remember and honour those who have fought for our country.
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Friday, October 30
Costume Day!
Great looking costumes today, Gators!
Have a Happy Hallowe'en!
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Thursday, October 29
Twin Day!
Here's a look at some of our homeroom students and their twins!
I made my own twin! We are triplets!
We are FAB-U-LOUS! We look super cool in our pjs and shades!
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Wednesday, October 28
Pyjama Day!
Great work team! We had 100% participation for our PJ day today!
Can't wait to see doubles of all of you tomorrow! Go Gators!
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Tuesday, October 27
Hat Day!
We certainly have a great collection of hats! A special mention to Johnathan who showed up wearing 4 hats! Woohoo! Great school spirit, team!
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Monday, October 26
House Colour Day!
We showed up in black shirts, pants, shoes and socks!
What a great looking BLACK HOUSE Homeroom! GO GATORS!
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Wednesday, October 21
Yes, yes, yes we do! We have SPIRIT how 'bout you?!
It's that time of year again! Our first Spirit Week! Time to gain some major points for BLACK HOUSE! Here's what our week will look like:
MONDAY - HOUSE COLOUR / GATOR GEAR DAY
TUESDAY - HAT DAY
WEDNESDAY - PYJAMA DAY
THURSDAY - TWIN DAY
FRIDAY - HALLOWEEN COSTUMES
Please note that Boo Grams will be on sale Monday - Thursday next week, with all proceeds going to United Way. Be sure to send a sweet treat to all of your friends!
(And your teachers. They like treats, too)! :)
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Proposed Middle School Reorganization Meeting Dates
For those of you who missed the meeting on September 23, or who are perhaps hoping for more information about the proposed Middle School Reorganization, the Senior Administration team will once again be meeting with the community to provide information and seek feedback on the following dates:
Tuesday, October 20 at Bannatyne
Wednesday, October 21 at Ness
Thursday, October 22 at Golden Gate
It is important to note that the Board of Trustees will be making the final decision based on Senior Administration recommendations and feedback from the community in early December. Until that point we will not know the final outcome.
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Tuesday, October 6
One quick announcement!
"Go Jets Go!" Day is coming this week! In celebration of the Jets' first regular season game, we are wearing our Jets gear (or navy blue if you do not own any Jets merchandise) on Thursday, October 8. Each person participating will count a house point for our Black House team! Hats can be worn and count too! Let's come together as a school and have a great showing for our first "house points spirit day" of the year! Go Gators! (And Go Jets!)
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Monday, October 5
iPads for our 6s!
What an exciting Monday! We stayed in homerooms during period 1 and 2 this morning so that our 6s could get their iPads! Youpi! Students worked next to their Ami-sprits while we reviewed our school iPad expectations and followed through the iPad set-up slideshow. Now we are all set for even more learning! :)
Woohoo! Look at us with our iPads!
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Thursday, October 1
Happy October!Time is flying by! October already! Here are our October Homeroom pictures.
And a reminder that our 'real' picture day is tomorrow! Practice those smiles! :)
Friday, September 25
Terry Fox and Ataok!
What a great day! Friday morning had us walking and running for Terry Fox! (Find us in some of the pictures posted on the blog's main page). We also had a great time participating in team building activities during Atatok Friday afternoon. Take a look at what kept us busy!
Capture the flag!
Balloon challenge!
Cheese! Go Black House! Go Gators!
Wednesday, September 23
Terry Fox news!
Lace up your walking/running shoes! Our school Terry Fox run is this Friday!
Students will be walking and running to support Terry Fox's dream of a world without cancer. This year, our school fundraising goal for the Terry Fox Foundation is $505 - $1 for each Gator at Golden Gate! This goal is not possible without your support. Please donate as you are able!
Also, a reminder that the meeting for the proposed middle school reorganization is this evening at 7:00pm at CSHC. Members of senior admin will make a short presentation and will be on hand to answer and address any questions or concerns you may have.
Have a great week!
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Thursday, September 17
iPads for the 7s and 8s and Terry Fox news!An exciting day for our 7s and 8s! After meeting with our Ami-sprits this morning in homeroom, the 7s and 8s were called down to receive their iPads! Very exciting!
We also took some time to review the plan for our upcoming Terry Fox run (taking place next Friday, September 25)!
And, just what is the plan for Terry Fox? So glad you asked!
This year for Terry Fox, students have the option of walking a 3km loop or running as many 1km laps as possible in a 1-hour period. Runners can be individuals or can join up to be a part of a team (costumes and a fun team name encouraged)! On run day, once all of our kms are tabulated, we'll be able to see how many marathons we completed as a school team! In addition to counting laps, we will also be counting donations. All students, as they are able, are encouraged to bring in a $1 donation for the Terry Fox Foundation. If every Gator shared $1, we, as a whole, would be able to donate over $500! What a wonderful way to celebrate Terry Fox and help fund cancer research!
So, lace up your runners and get movin'. Golden Gate is ready to make a difference!
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Wednesday, September 16
Ami-sprits and daily reflections
Today in GatorAid we once again met with our Spirit Buddies ("Ami-sprits"). Today we talked about why we like using iPads at school, one thing we have already learned at school and, most importantly, our favourite ice cream flavours! :)
We also began our school-wide literacy initiative that will have students writing and bringing/sending home a short written reflection of their day. Mme Careen and Mme McKenzie started off by modelling how to write a short reflection about the getting-to-know-you Smarties activity we completed on Monday. Next, as a group, we brainstormed ideas of what we could write about our "filling someone's bucket" challenge we took on yesterday. Today after lunch and at the end of the day, students will be writing their own reflection about their school day and will bring it home in order to share it with you! These daily reflections will move from paper to email/electronic format as the iPads roll out and will serve as a great way to help start the "what did you do in school today" conversation. We are very much looking forward to the many ways students will reflect on their days at school over the course of the year, and it is our hope as a school-wide team that students will become more confident in their written communication skills as the year progresses.
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Tuesday, September 15
Ami-sprits and kindness
Today in GatorAid we met with our Spirit Buddies ("Ami-sprits") and talked about our favourite film, book, song, TV show and also what super power we would like to have and why. We also heard Mme Careen read us the "Bucket story" and brainstormed ways we can fill each other's buckets each day. Our ideas were posted up on the wall in our classroom so we can be reminded everyday how easy it is to be kind to one another.
Hope to see all of you out at the Family and Community BBQ this evening. (4:30-6:30)
Have a great day! :)
Meeting in our Ami-sprit groups!
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Monday, September 14
Ami-sprits!
Today in GatorAid we had a chance to meet our Spirit Buddies ("Ami-sprits") for the year! Youpi! Today, with our Ami-sprits, we had a chance to learn about each other while eating Smarties! Each colour of smartie represented a different topic for each student to chat about. We were able to learn so much about each other and start the day with a (little) sugar rush!
We also had a chance to start creating our class belief statements by brainstorming words and examples for the three statements: " Les Gators sont responsables," "Les Gators sont respectueux" and "Les Gators sont les apprenants." We'll be working on putting these together over the next couple of weeks before posting the final version in the classroom.
Have a great week, Gators!
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Friday, September 11
It's so great to be back!
That's all for now!
Have a great weekend!
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Hello Room 17 Gators!
Friday, September 11
It's so great to be back!
Hey there homeroom team! I was so happy to see all of you this morning! It's great to be back in Room 17 as one of your homeroom leaders! I hope you all had a great first day seeing your friends and meeting someone new.
A few reminders for Monday and Tuesday:
- If you have not yet returned your Triad forms, please do so as soon as possible!
- Cross Country starts bright and early Monday morning! Be ready to run for 8:00 a.m.! Everyone, no matter what running level you are at, is welcome to join. Get your week off to a great start, have some fun and maybe even meet someone new!
- Golden Gate's "Meet the Teacher" BBQ is on Tuesday from 4:30-6:30. Please join us!
A few reminders for Monday and Tuesday:
- If you have not yet returned your Triad forms, please do so as soon as possible!
- Cross Country starts bright and early Monday morning! Be ready to run for 8:00 a.m.! Everyone, no matter what running level you are at, is welcome to join. Get your week off to a great start, have some fun and maybe even meet someone new!
- Golden Gate's "Meet the Teacher" BBQ is on Tuesday from 4:30-6:30. Please join us!
That's all for now!
Have a great weekend!
What a great looking Homeroom!
Youpi! The end of our first day!
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Welcome and Welcome Back to what promises to be a great year here at
École Golden Gate!
The dust from the summer construction has (mostly) settled and we're getting everything ready for our Opening Triad Conferences happening Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Looking forward to seeing all of you!
Looking forward to seeing all of you!
Have a great holiday Monday!
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