Christmas Concert Craze!

Well, we made it through another wonderful Christmas concert. The children did a great job, and looked very cute too!

There is no homework this week, except for reading. Please check at home for any duotangs (homework, reading club or sounds), books, reading bags or games that may have been left behind last week. I am still missing several things, and would like to get everyone caught up and organized to start the new year.

The kindergarten children have finished all the jolly phonics sounds, although we will continue to review them all year. On Friday I will send home their sounds duotangs, along with all their Christmas crafts, which you may keep at home. The little sounds books I will put in their reading bags so that we can continue to practice the sounds each night after Christmas.

Reminders:

*Monday night at 7pm Dance Recital at Central Wesleyan Church.

*Tuesday night at 7pm is the 6-12 Christmas Concert.

*Wednesday wear blue to support anti-bullying.

*Thursday wear a Santa Hat.

*Friday is a full day of school, and the last day before Christmas vacation.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

A couple of Christmas videos!

Remember the Christmas Concert is Monday, December 15th at 1pm in the Great Hall. Please have the children dress up in the morning, as we will be doing a dress rehearsal in the morning, and pictures will be taken then for the yearbook.

Christmas Poems by K/1J

Jolly Old St. Nicholas by K-2 Jones

Thanks Darla, for the wonderful Home Hardware Craft!

The kindergarten students loved making their stir-stick Santas. Thanks again Darla for coming again this year with a wonderful craft!

Brrr! The Cold Air Has Arrived!

The children are all very excited about the Christmas and the snow. It is very cold on our playground when the wind is blowing, so please make sure your child has lots of warm clothes.

Homework:

*Read a book each night and record in reading log.

*Finish homework duotang and return homework and game on Friday.

*Kindergarten practice sounds and tricky words each night. We will finish all the sounds this week.

*Grade one practice spelling words for test on Friday.

Reminders:

*Home Hardware is providing a special craft for us to do on Tuesday.

*Show and Tell on Friday (9:45 for homeroom and 10:45 for math and communications)

*No more elementary drama until after Christmas.

*Elementary Christmas Concert December 15th at 1pm.

*Santa Claus movies at the school at 1pm on December 13th - $5.

Happy December!

Welcome to December! The children were very excited today to start making decorations for our class tree, and to read lots of different Christmas books. They have started practicing for the Christmas concert in music class, and marked the first day on their advent calendars. What an exciting time of year!

Homework:

*Kindergarten: practice tricky words and sounds each night; read a book each night; finish homework duotang and game by Friday.

*Grade one: read a book each night; study spelling words; finish homework duotang and game by Friday.

Events This Week:

*Wednesday: Elementary Drama dress rehearsal at 3pm; Drama presentation of "A Flea on Santa's Tree" at 6pm in the Great Hall (the play is only about 10 minutes long); Christmas family activities at the library at 6:15pm. Hope to see you there!

*Thursday: Elementary Drama will present their play one more time for the elementary school at 9am; Let's Talk Science presentations will occur in the morning for elementary students.

Upcoming Events:

*Book orders due December 8th.

*Show and Tell on December 12th.

*Christmas Concert on December 15th at 1pm.

*Middle and High School concert on December 16th.

*Wear blue on December 17th to support anti-bullying.

*Wear Santa Hat on December 18th.

*Last Day for students on December 19th.