A Peek at the Week, Dec.19-23

Words Their Way

• Sort 10 Test will be this Friday

Bubblegum Sight Words

• A little break to review pink, green, orange, and blue words this week. No new words until the New Year!

Christmas Party

• We are having a Christmas Party on Friday afternoon. If you'd like to send a fruit tray, veggie tray, cheese and crackers, chips, or baking, please let me know! We now have 17 students in the class.

Traditions of Christmas Recipes

• We are discussing Christmas Traditions in class, along with the sense of taste. If you have a traditional Christmas recipe you would like to send in, I will add it to our class traditions book! Feel free to send in a hard copy, or email me/send me the link as well! 

Christmas Accessories

• If your child has any Christmas accessories or clothes, they are welcome to wear them to school this week! 

Banking Day Tomorrow

• Tomorrow is an ATB Banking Day!

Christmas Concert Details

• Wednesday, Dec. 14 - Dress rehearsal at Daystar Church
• We will leave as soon as possible after morning attendance and will return by lunch time
• Students will be able to watch the concert performance during this time, so they do not need to bring any toys, electronics, etc.
• Please bring a mess free snack and water bottle with them for this time

• Thursday, Dec. 15 - Concert Performances at 12:45 and 7:00 pm
• Students may bring books, small toys, games or electronics to use while waiting. These should be labelled and in backpacks.
• We will be sending students in regular indoor footwear. If you have a preferred pair of shoes you'd like them to wear, please send them in their backpacks. We will be leaving the school in outdoor shoes.
• Busses will leave at 11:45 for Daystar Church
• Students will go to their assigned waiting areas for the performance; please bring a water bottle with them. We will supply a snack for them.
• Doors will open for parents ½ hour prior to the performance.

• Evening performance - 7:00 pm
• Doors will open for parents ½ hour prior to the performance. Students should arrive by 6:45 pm and report to their assigned waiting area.
• Parents should take their child’s outdoor footwear with them into the church.
• Students may bring books, small toys, games or electronics  to use while waiting. These should be labelled and in backpacks. They should also bring a water bottle.
• Parents MUST bring tickets for the evening performance.

• Evening Performance Dismissal - Kinders from the Nursery
• Gr. 1 & 2 from the stage
• Gr. 3-6 from their assigned locations

A Peek at the Week, Dec. 12th- 15th

It is Christmas Concert week and we're busy preparing! 

On Wednesday buses will be leaving at 8:45 SHARP. It will be important to be on time (just as it is every day 😊). Our dress rehearsal will be at Daystar Church all morning. 

On Thursday, our first concert is in the afternoon, at 12:45. We will bus back to the school after the concert. Our second concert is in the evening, at 7:00. 

Two tickets per student were sent home last week. 

Students are asked to dress in 'concert wear'. Headbands and hats have been provided by the school. Thank you to everyone for sending your props in!

Please let me know if you have any further questions or require additional information! 

Sort 10 Words of the Week were sent home today, along with last week's spelling test.

A Peek at the Week, Dec. 5-9

• Please send in toboggan permission forms (and foam toboggans) if you haven't yet! I have some students who have sleds here but no form. No form, No tobogganing!
• Tomorrow is Banking Day.
• Hot Dog Day is this Wednesday. Orders were due last week. 
• Please return Christmas Concert Excursion Forms ASAP! 
• Please practice pink, green, and orange bubble gum words. I re-test students on past words every week too. If students are able to read all orange bubble gum words this week, they will receive a piece of bubble gum and move on to the next level! 
• Mrs. Gray would like students to bring the props indicated on the December Newsletter I sent home and posted on the blog by this Friday at the latest (any time this week is fine). Props will be staying at the school until after the Christmas concert takes place. 
• Spelling Pre-test was sent home today. Final test for sort 9 is this Friday.
• Miss Knull's last day with us is this Friday! We're so thankful for the time she's spent in our classroom, she is going to be a WONDERFUL teacher!