Each year before the winter break in December, Greenwood hosts a Holiday Hootenanny to get students in the holiday spirit. It is also a great way to gain more House points to bolster or maintain your House’s position in the House standings. This year’s Holiday Hootenanny had a host of fun activities as well as Dress Downs. Students and staff alike could participate in the week-long festivities. Here’s what happened!
Monday: The week kicked off with lunchtime activities like dodgeball and karaoke. The Grade 7s had a fun Secret Snowflake Exchange during lunch.
Tuesday: The Sustainability and Stewardship Committee hosted a sustainable gift wrapping station during Community Time. Students and staff were also invited to make bracelets or play Kahoot! during the morning Community Time. Later during lunch, there was Holiday Slime Making, Bingo and a Creative Writing Workshop.
Wednesday: During the morning before classes started, students had to locate the Grizz throughout the school. At lunch, there were various activities to choose from, including holiday cookie decorating, ping pong ball tournaments and a holiday movie marathon.
Thursday: The Grade 12s enjoyed a Senior Sunrise event out on the fourth floor terrace before school started. During Community Time, we again had a sustainable gift wrapping station, a rock climbing contest, mindful colouring and hot chocolate activity and gingerbread making. During lunch, the community could choose either to participate in floor hockey upstairs in the gym or games of dreidels and gelt downstairs in the Lodge.
Stay tuned for the House Standings Reveal in February to find out how each spirited each House was during Holiday Hootenanny!
We acknowledge with gratitude the Ancestral lands upon which our main campus is situated. These lands are the Ancestral territories of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Anishinabek and the Wendake. The shared responsibility of this land is honoured in the Dish with One Spoon Treaty and we strive to care for the land, the waters, and all creatures in the spirit of peace. We are responsible for respecting and supporting the enduring presence of all First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. When away from this campus we vow to be respectful to the land by protecting and honouring it. We will create relationships with the people and the land we may visit by understanding the territories we enter and the nations who inhabit them.