Inferno News: December 6, 2024

Inferno News: December 6, 2024

Here is our weekly update of events and information for Greystone Centennial Middle School. 

Snowed In

Our annual Snowed In event will be held on Thursday, December 19 from 6:00-8:00 PM

For those families that are new to Greystone, this evening will include musical performances from our students in Grade 5 through 9 as well as a variety of family centered activities throughout the building.  We encourage all our families to attend!

What to expect:

• Snowed In: The Musical (Grade 7-9 Option students & our 3 choirs) - 6:00-6:40 PM (Gym)
• Class Performances (Grade 5 and 6 Students) - 6:40-8:00 PM (Gym)
• Various Stations: Photo booth, Holiday Craft; Hot Chocolate, etc.
• FOGS - Raffle Basket Fundraiser during the event 
• FOGS - Final Day for purchase 50/50 Tickets through the Raffle Box Platform (https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/fogs)

Message from Friends of Greystone Society - 50/50 and Raffle Baskets!

FOGS is having the Christmas Basket Raffle for Snowed In on Dec 19 again this year and we need to enlist some help from Greystone staff, students, and families.

For the raffle, we will have donation boxes and collect donations from each grade/class for the

following themes:

Grade 9 - Spa Day: ideas include socks, lotions, bubble bath, face masks

Grade 8 - Warm Winter Nights: ideas include socks, coffee, hot chocolate, tea, mugs

Grade 7 - Movie Night: ideas include popcorn bags, candy, drinks, DVD/Blu Rays

Grade 6 - Game Night: ideas include board games, card games, pens/pencils, mad libs

Grade 5 - Christmas Sweets & Baking: ideas include baking ingredients/kits, spatulas, bowls,

cookie cutters, cookie decorations/sprinkles etc.

Each class will have a donation box labelled with their theme!

Donation items can be as small or as big as people wish- even a bag of chocolate chips or socks from the dollar store can be something someone brings in if they want to participate.

We would also accept donations for the actual baskets themselves if anyone has some as well.

We had everything from wicker baskets to bowls to hold the items in.

On Friday, December 13, we will collect the items and assemble them into Raffle Baskets to

raffle off for $2/ticket at Snowed In at Greystone on Tuesday, December 19. Draws would be

made at the end of the night and prizes can be collected at the school.

On behalf of FOGS, thank you everyone for your help with this fundraiser!

Scholastic orders

Christmas shopping with scholastic! 

If you would like your order to be a surprise, email greystonelibrarystaff@psd.ca request order to be wrapped and sent home with students or picked up at the office. Due date for free shipping is Dec. 12. Scholastic.ca (flyers) or scholastic.ca/ya for teen reads.    Class code RC239143

Hour of Code

Students participated in the Global Event Dec.  3-6 in library and french class. Hopefully students  will continue to learn on their own www.hourofcode.com. Anyone can code and learn computer science including parents! 

Loaning Chromebooks

We have noticed an increase in the amount of one-time-use chromebooks being borrowed from the library lately. Please know, your child/children are not guaranteed to borrow one if they typically BYOD - we do not have enough to outfit each individual student.  This service is for the occasional time you forget and not to be borrowed on a daily basis. It is your child's responsibility to have it charged and brought to school daily. If you have a problem with your home computer, please see your teacher or Mrs. Marshall and we will work on getting one assigned to your child on a more permanent basis.

Scent Aware

We have some students and adults that react to strong scents and perfumes. These reactions are mostly in the form of severe headaches, such as migraines and may also trigger an asthmatic attack. Deodorant is great, too much perfume or cologne is not! Please keep these thoughts in mind for your children and yourself when you are coming to the school to visit

• Be considerate of those who are sensitive to fragrances.
• If you do use scented products, use them sparingly.
• A general guideline for scented products is that the scent should not be detectable more than an arm’s length away from you. 
• Do not apply scented products in a public area.

Rabbit Hill Ski and Snowboard Club - Repeat

The deadline for forms has been extended to December 13th. There are only a few spots left. See Mr. Arndt for a form and additional information.

In Search of Volunteers - repeat

FOGS (Friends of Greystone Society) is looking for adult volunteers to help out with pop up lunches. These lunches differ from the 'hot lunch' program, where items are sold directly in our pods rather than pre-ordered. The dates are as follows:

• Tuesday, December 10
• Tuesday, January 14

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact FOGS vice-president Chantelle at cschenk73@gmail.com or by phone at 780-983-4722

Share a Thought Survey- repeat

We want your feedback!

Use our Share a Thought Survey to let us know what is on your mind.  We work hard as a staff to consider your feedback when making decisions regarding many aspects of the school.  

Hot Lunch Update - repeat

Below you will find the schedule for hot lunch this year.  This schedule can also be found on the GCMS website.  If you do not yet have a hot lunch account please see this document for instructions on how to get set up.