Catherine Nichols Gunn School

When we got to school this week, students noticed builders hard at work in our schoolyard. In kindergarten, we made predictions about what they were building…maybe swings, a trampoline, the Green Line, a bridge or maybe a new playground? We drew our predictions in our journals and watched from the “yellow line” every time we went outside! They built a shed. Students are full of ideas of what we can put in the shed and teachers are excited for the possibilities this offers for outdoor learning and play. Thank you parent council for this generous gift!

Today students at CNG enjoyed Calgary Opera’s rendition of Little Red Riding Hood. To say the show was loved is an understatement! Thank you calgaryopera for sharing your gift with us and bringing so much JOY to our students.

Ms. Melissa pulls out all the books to read from Start2Finish so the children know which book they like the best before selecting!

Our school is so grateful for four days of learning and dancing with Elder Shirley. She shared her stories, her knowledge, and most of all, her love of hoop dancing.

For many students, it was their first time hoop dancing. They kept trying, practicing, and growing—finding joy in the music, the movement, and in their own perseverance.

This experience truly brought our school’s core values to life: inspiring growth, cultivating connection, and finding joy.

❤️❤️❤️Thank you, for this meaningful time of learning and community - see you next time, Elder Shirley ❤️❤️❤️

This week our students paired up with big and little buddies to read together — and it was a hit.
Books were read, smiles were shared and connections were made.

Alien Inline has taken residence in our gym and students have been busy learning to skate. We are very grateful to have been gifted this opportunity (all classes will participate in lessons before winter break). Thank you! It is amazing how much we improved in just a week! Many of us started hesitant to stand up and finished doing tricks! We are brave like the Buffalo. We can do hard things.