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George Bissett Elementary

170 Arklow Drive, Dartmouth, NS B2W 4R6
Phone (902) 464-5184|Fax (902) 464-5187
Safe Arrival 1-833-582-6940
Our Students are Amazing and Awesome.

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  • The solar eclipse will begin at 3:27 p.m., reaching maximum coverage at 4:38 p.m., and ending at 5:44 p.m. Learn more...
  • Parent-Teacher Interviews take place on April 4th (1pm-3pm and 5pm-7pm). Appointments can be scheduled by contacting the office.
  • Nova Scotia’s annual Education Week will take place from April 14-20, 2024.
  • Learn more about African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia here: Learn more...

What's New

June 26th, 2022

Good Afternoon,

We are entering the final week of the school year. Tomorrow is our Moving up Ceremony. We will celebrate the elementary years of our grade 6 students going to junior high in...

June 20th, 2022

Good Afternoon,

Happy Father’s Day! I hope you are enjoying the day with all the special people in your life! The first day of summer is Tuesday. Hopefully we'll have lots of warm, sunny...

June 17th, 2022

Dear Families,

Lots of learning continues to take place at school. Last week, students had an opportunity to work with their learning buddies to place soil in their classes’ garden box....

June 5th, 2022

Hi Families,

We are beginning our garden program at school this week. We will be installing garden boxes for each class in the front of the school on Monday or Tuesday. We are hoping that...

May 30th, 2022

Dear Families,

The final month of school is approaching fast. Although most would think that things are beginning to wind down, it is completely the opposite. The speed of school has picked...

May 24th, 2022

Dear Families,

The long weekend weather started off nice. Looking forward to more longer days that June brings, and warm, sunny weather.

A gift card and cell phone were found on...

SIP is pleased to advise that there is student accident insurance coverage for our public school students. The optional Gold Plan extends coverage for your child outside of school hours and activities, around the clock. Please go to sip.ca for more information.

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