Inferno News: April 25, 2025

Inferno News: April 25, 2025

Here is this week's edition of Inferno News.

Pop-Up Lunch on Tuesday, April 29, 2025

FOGS will be running a pop up lunch for Cheese and Pepperoni Quesadillas and Chips for $4.00, with pop available for an additional $2.00.

One-Act

One-Act Play Reflections heads to the regional drama festival held in Barrhead on May 2nd. We wish our cast and crew all the best. Break a leg!

Parents, families and friends of the cast and crew are welcome to attend a special performance on Wednesday, May 7th at 5pm in the school gym, as well. We could not have done this without your extensive support! Please be aware that the topics in this play are suitable to a junior high audience or older.

Quebec Exchange Update

We are currently hosting students from Quebec for the upcoming week as part of our reciprocal student exchange program. Earlier this year, in February, a group of 28 Greystone students had the opportunity to travel to Quebec. This upcoming visit is the return portion of the exchange.  We are heading to West Edmonton Mall, Banff for an overnight trip, the Calgary Zoo, Royal Alberta Museum and the Legislature while they are here.  We are looking forward to showing off our beautiful province! 

6T & 6L Kabul Market - Thank you!

Thank you all the families who donated and supported 6T and 6L Kabul market! It was a great success!

Student Vote 2025 - repeat

The Federal election offers a great opportunity for students to investigate current issues and participate in democratic processes. Research shows that students who participate in the Student Vote are more likely to become active voters as adults! 

Student Vote uses the election as a teachable moment and enables teachers to bring democracy alive in the classroom. This hands-on learning program empowers students to experience the voting process firsthand and cast ballots for the official candidates running in the election, and experience an authentic polling station.  The Student Vote program provides teacher resources for elementary and junior high levels, which are extremely appropriate and well-vetted, to help students cast an educated and well-researched vote.

The Student Vote will be happening on election day, Monday, April 28, and results will be reported to Student Vote Canada. Results will be published alongside the actual election results.  For more information about the student vote program, please visit https://studentvote.ca/canada/ or email Mr. Pechtel (mathew.pechtel@psd.ca)  with any questions or if you would like to volunteer on election day. 

2025-26 Class Requests - repeat
If you are wanting to make a class request for next year, please complete the 2025-26 Class Request Form before Thursday, May 15.  Please complete 1 form per child - if you are making requests for multiple children you will need to complete multiple forms.  This is the only way your requests will be documented/tracked/considered, and is therefore, the only way to ensure you are able to share pertinent information about your child for next school year. 

Please note that putting in a request does not guarantee your request will be honoured.  There are a number of factors that contribute to the creation of class lists include, but are not limited to:

• Balancing Class Size
• Balancing class dynamics, including academics and behavior
• Balancing gender wherever possible
• Ensuring adequate support where it is required, as this at times require clustering similar levels of need
• Separating some students who cannot be together or who do not work well together
• Trying to ensure that each student has a minimum of one social connection in their homeroom. This does not mean that they will be with their closest peers.

In the end, the above factors will weigh heavily on each individual student's placement, and will impact whether or not your specific request will be put in place for the 2025-26 school year. 

Requests that will not be considered include, but are not limited to:

• Specific teacher requests (including gender, style, culture, race or preference)
• Requests to be with specific friends or groups of friends
  (there will be a place to indicate positive peer relations that we should be aware of - but there is no guarantee your child will be placed with these people)
• Requests to not be with specific students based on like or dislike for that student
  (there will be a place to indicate negative/conflictual peer relations that we should be aware of - but, again, there is no guarantee your child will be separated from these people)

Thank you for sharing information about your child as we look to set up for the 2025-26 school year. Class lists will be available on powerschool late in August, shortly before school begins for students. 

Grade 4 Transition Dates - repeat

As we begin looking to next year, here are some important dates to keep in mind:

Thursday, May 8: Inferno Night (GCMS Gr. 4 Open House) 6:00-7:00 PM

Monday, May 12: GCMS Administration Visit Grade 4 Students @ Millgrove School (AM)

Thursday, May 22: Inferno Day (Grade 4 Students Visit GCMS) 9:30-11:30 AM

New to Greystone students are welcome to come in on Thursday, May 8 to check out our building and meet a few of the staff.  This event is focused on the grade 4 students transitioning to middle school, but it includes a general overview presentation for parents, and can include a quick tour of the school while the Grade 4 families work through their activities.

On Thursday, May 22, Millgrove students will be arriving by bus - they should arrive at school as they regularly would that day.

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. 

Yearbook info for 2024-2025 - repeat
Order your yearbook now! Yearbooks will arrive in the fall!  Current Grade 9 students will be contacted when their yearbook is ready for pick-up.  

Website: https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/

Yearbook ID Code: 15046925

Order Deadline: June 27, 2025