​Please bring a 'Twoonie for Terry' as we celebrate this hero together with an early morning assembly then school run on our field.  Parents are welcome to join us!  Terry's truly had the "Power of Yet" mastered when he set out to run across Canada- "I want to try to the impossible to show it can be done!".    Keeping his dream alive at GPE!

There are many opportunities to become involved, through helping your child to be at school on time each day, to helping them   complete reading and homework assignments, attending school assemblies and events, or assisting in classrooms or on field trips.  As always,  support is welcomed and appreciated at George Pringle .   We invite you to mark your calendar and attend the first PAC meeting scheduled for Sept. 20th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in the library. 

growing kind and healthy hearts at GPE! As a community of learners, we strive to help our students develop attributes which will help them become active and engaged citizens who demonstrate a strong sense of personal and social responsibility. As learners, collaborators and contributors our students will be able to develop health knowledge and lifestyle habits that will contribute to a HEALTHY HEART. Our students will develop knowledge, skills and virtues such as empathy, respect, kindness, and forgiveness which will help them grow their already KIND HEARTs . By working together, we can focus on building the characteristics needed to encourage kind and healthy hearts. With our focus on reconciliation through indigenous education, we hope to help all of our students learn the value of knowing and respecting culture.

​The GPE parking lot is an extremely busy place at the beginning and end of each school day, especially the upper parking lot. Our upper and lower parking lot has a designated "KISS and DROP ZONE". Please do not park through this drop zone. Please do not park in the bus lane in front of the school. Please use designated parking and drop-off areas only and make sure your child watches carefully for vehicles, crossing only at the cross walks. The regional district urges motorists to not let their engines idle in school zones. We thank parents in advance for their compliance with these safety issues. 

  In the first few weeks of school, teachers review, and help co create expectations for classroom behaviour.  Being proactive means that each child is repsonsible for their own behaviour.  Student behaviour at all times, including when coming to and from school, students are expected to behave in accordance with the school code of conduct. Expectations for student behaviour are taught in all school settings at the beginning of the year and reviewed as necessary.  Student code of conduct and follow-up consequences for misbehaviour are stated in the front section of the student agenda, and on our website  Code of Conduct

​School photos will be taken.  Bring your smiles!!!  We always begin with our youngest students for the day.  (NOTE:  Class photos are taken later in the year.)

​This year we were honored to have the WestBank First Nations partner with our district staff to offer our Indigenous Summit. We were invited on their land to learn about indigenous traditions and ways of knowing. The goal of the summit was to help educators feel comfortable indigenizing and incorporating Aboriginal worldviews and local indigenous ways into school culture.  And, the second goal is to continue on the “How” part of our Reconciliation and to commit to an act of reconciliation for the year. 

Just a reminder that George Pringle Elementary is 'allergy aware'!  As such, all classrooms will encourage children not to bring nut products to schools as we have various identified medical alerts which are life threatening in our school community.  We teach our students not to 'trade' food for safety reasons.   Finally, we request that parents check with the classroom teacher first before sending birthday food/holiday treats to school.

​Proudly offered by our Aboriginal Education Department to our GPE students.  Come and learn how to Fancy Shawl Dance and/or perfec your current shawl skills.  Shawls will be provided!

Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 26th @ 2:45 in the Aboriginal room.  After school snack will be provided.  

Please sign and return permission form found at the Aborginal Room Mrs. Cook.