Good afternoon everyone!

I hope everyone had a great night!

Important information and reminders:

After school activity forms are due by Friday, December 9.

January lunch forms are due no later than Friday, December 16.

Christmas break PD day information was sent home via email. Camps are happening on Friday, December 23, Monday, January 9, and Tuesday, January 10. The PD day runs from 7:30-5 and costs $20, however does not include lunch. Students must bring in their own lunch and snack. Registration is limited to the first 36 children.

We are holding a toy and food drive for those less fortunate this holiday season. It will run from now until December 21! There will be a box in our classroom so any donations can be dropped off there. Thank you in advance for support this Christmas season.

The Christmas Concert will be taking place on Wednesday, December 21. There will be an afternoon show and an evening show. The afternoon show will begin at 12:00 noon and the evening performance will begin at 7:00 PM. All students should attend. The theme this year is ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ We have begun practicing with Mr. Oliver and the other grade 4 class. We are singing ‘You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch’ and playing ‘Jingle Bells’ on the recorder. Just a reminder that our costumes will be the grey school uniform pants, a plain green shirt (if possible!!), a scarf, and hat. SJA Parent Guild will also be auctioning off the classroom baskets that each class put together. It is bound to be a wonderful night!!

LANGUAGE:

Today we focused on lesson #13 in our Spelling Workout book. We focused on pre-fixes un, in, dis and trans and adding ed, er and ing to words.

Homework - Remember to read for 30 minutes each night!

-Practice Grinch

-Finish spelling lesson #13

MATH:

Today we had our Data Management pre-assessment. This is a fun, short unit, which I hope to complete before Christmas. For the unit math test, students will be expected to create a survey, ask students a question, and use those results to create a bar graph, pictograph, and circle graph.

Homework –

Unit of Inquiry:

Today we began to discuss Christianity. We heard from some fellow peers about what Christianity is. We watched a video on the birth of Jesus and did a read aloud on Advent and Christmas. Tomorrow we will look at Christian festivals and symbols.

Homework – research Christianity and bring in a neat fact or something you did not know.

I hope you have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar J