MONDAY

WOW! We are racing to the end, getting everything wrapped up and finished off!
I am so proud of the way that the grade 4 - 6 kids have worked so hard on both the drama and our last bit of school work.... way to go :)

HOMEWORK:
MATH: test tomorrow (6)
Science: finish information gathering for your project

THURSDAY

Dear Parents

We are getting ready for Christmas and all the celebrations involved! This year, instead of a gift exchange, we have decided to collect items to send in the container to Liberia. Usually we spend about $15 on gifts for each other, and we decided that we could do a lot of good with items we collect for the same amount.
The kinds of items that we are collecting are medical and school supplies. You can send the items with your child whenever you have them, but we will be putting it together on Thursday the 17^th. Below are a list of items that we came up with that might be good to put in the boxes… you can chose some from either category or add other things that you might think of.

We appreciate your help as we look forward to making somebody else’s life better... what a neat life lesson!

HEALTH SUPPLIES & SCHOOL SUPPLIES
- face clothes - pencils - binders/duotangs - soap - pens - books - Shampoo/ conditioner - erasers - Highlighters - toothbrushes - markers - dictionaries
- toothpaste - pencil crayons - Stapler/ staples - combs - pencil cases - Calculators
- Brushes - glue sticks - loose leaf - floss - geometry sets - crayons
- band aids - rulers - white out -bandages/tensors -scissors - pencil sharpeners
-hair bands -shaving kits -deodorant

JUST A REMINDER:

> Our Christmas play is on Wednesday the 16^th at 2:30 in the Gym. All welcome!

> On the last day (18^th) we have the Turkey Dinner at lunch (all invited!) and then we are going skating at the rink until 3:30. Please make sure your child has skates and a helmet. (We are trying to arrange borrowing skates for those who do not have.)

Thanks for all your help!

HOMEWORK:
SANTA HAT DAY TOMORROW!
PLAY: learn your lines & bring your costumes
SPELLING: test tomorrow
ELA: finish book reports - DUE TOMORROW!!
SCIENCE: finish your research for your project

SANTA'S HUT TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE ANGLICAN CHURCH

THURSDAY

We have had a great time today, starting our 12 days of Christmas! Thanks to everybody who helped our room look awesome!

HOMEWORK:
Social: finish questions
Math: finish p. 80
ART: learn play lines
Spelling: test tomorrow
ELA : finish novels and book reports

THINGS TO REMEMBER:
- Sock hop for k-3 tomorrow
- Bring costumes for the play

TUESDAY

Incredibly, we are down to just 14 school days before we are at Christmas, and time is flying! We are beginning our Christmas play, which we will be presenting at school on the December 16th.

We are also wrapping up a number of units and will be having unit tests and projects over the next couple of weeks. An important highlight is our science fair, where we will be exhibiting our Space projects after Christmas.

We have started a new unit on body images. We will be dealing with issues of puberty, weight, appearance and emotios. This is important for both boys and girls to understand and accept. Please ask your children about these topics as they may be more inclined to talk about questions or concerns at home.

The goals of this unit are:

- To empower students to form a foundation for acceptance of their bodies, based on recognition of what they can and cannot control in regards to body size and shape.

- To prepare and empower students to resist unhealthy and unrealistic cultural pressures regarding body image

- To inspire students to develop a stake in healthy eating behaviors.

Hopefully you will have a good opportunity to help you and your child to work through reasonable expectations about body size and shape together.

Important December Dates:

· December 7

Early Dismissal

· December 16th (note the date change from the 15th!)

Grade 4 – 6 Christmas Concert presents “Slap Shot Santa Scores Again” at the school 2:40pm in the gym. Snacks to follow.

· December 18^th

Christmas Turkey Dinner at the school - all students invited (free)

· December 21^st – January 1st
Christmas Holidays

Instead of a gift exchange, this year we will be making health and school supply bags to send to Africa in our container from Eston. We would like to fill 16 bags with medical and school supplies (pencils, sharpeners, crayons, toothbrushes, sponges, facecloths, etc) The point is not to spend more than the $15 that we would normally spend on gift exchanges, but to make it a meaningful and hands on experience as kids consider what it really means to share with others. Thanks for your help!


HOMEWORK:
ART: Learn lines for the play & bring costumes
ELA: Finish your novels / novel studies
SPELLING: test as usual on Friday