We just wrapped up our first week back after a fantastic two-week break! Mrs. Shortridge and I were really impressed with how quickly the students got back into the groove of things. We also enjoyed a cozy casual day this week and got to enjoy some delicious homemade beef vegetable soup made with vegetables from the Highroad Garden.
Cozy Casual Day (again) this Wednesday: Lucky students…they get one more!
French Quiz on Thursday: Students brought home a study guide for a French quiz on Thursday.
Munch a Lunch: If you haven’t done so already, update your pizza orders on munch a lunch.
Genius Hour Launch on Wednesday: We’re thrilled to start Genius Hour next week. Our Genius Hour kickoff assembly is scheduled for Wednesday, and following that, a parent letter will be sent home. This is an exciting opportunity for students to delve into their interests and select a topic they’re eager to explore further.
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas break! We wanted to give you a heads-up that tomorrow is a cozy casual day – this is a prize for meeting our goal with the Christmas hamper items you provided.
Rube Goldberg Videos: My apologies for not getting this to you sooner – I meant to post this before the break. The students did SUCH an amazing job on their Rube Goldberg machines. Enjoy the video Mrs. Shortridge created!
It’s hard to believe we just have a few more school days until Christmas break! I hope you were able to make it to the Christmas concert this afternoon – the kids sure did an amazing job! This week was a busy one…students finishing up with the Amal Unbound novel study by working through an escape room, finishing their division booklets, working hard on their Rube Goldberg machines and starting to learn about Christmas Around the World.
Here are a few last things coming up before the break:
Food Drive: Please consider donating to the food drive this week. Items can be dropped off in the lobby.
Christmas Dress This Week: Students are free to wear Christmas-themed casual wear next week!
White Elephant Gift Exchange & Christmas Lunch: On Tuesday, December 19th we are having our gift exchange and our class lunch. Please bring a $5 wrapped giftand the lunch item to share. Below is the list of lunch items for each child to bring.
Alexis – 300 grams lunch meat
Avery – 300 grams lunch meat
McKena – 300 grams lunch meat
Jase – small veggies & dip
Danna – 300 grams lunch meat
Jordan – small veggies & dip
Kenton – dessert for 12
Sina – 2 litre pop or juice
Olivia – dessert for 12
Manny – 2 litre pop or juice
Max – 1 dozen buns, sliced
Nathan – 2 litre pop or juice
Ari – 1 dozen buns, sliced
Danny – 2 litre pop or juice
Jayna – 1 dozen buns, sliced
Kayleigh – 1 bag chips
Kianna – sliced cheese
Evan – 1 bag chips
Kaiya – sliced cheese
Maddox – 1 bag chips
Emilie – small fruit platter
Rebecca – 1 bag chips
Mrs. G & S – plates, cutlery, napkins, condiments
Primary Concert: On Thursday at 9:30 the primary department has their Christmas concert. Classes will be dismissed right after the concert, at 10:30.
Upcoming Dates:
Tuesday, December 19th: Class lunch & White Elephant Gift Exchange
Thursday, December 21st: Last day before Christmas break with 10:30 dismissal
We had a lovely week here in the Grade 5 classroom. The class is decorated for Christmas and we have the beginnings of Rube Goldberg machines scattered around the room…it’s looking bright AND productive!
Here’s some happenings over the next two weeks.
Report cards are coming home today!!
Sugar Cookie Decorating on Wednesday: I’ll be busy making sugar cookies this weekend so we can have fun decorating them on Wednesday. I will provide cookies and icing. Please send along some fun food items to decorate with…we will be sharing them amongst the class so all students can decorate.
Food Drive: I have attached a poster detailing the food drive that is running until December 20th.
Christmas Concert: We are busy getting ready for the intermediate Christmas concert on Friday, December 15th at 1:30. Hope to see you there!
Rube Goldberg Machine Supplies: Students are starting to build their Rube Goldberg machines. Please send in any supplies on Monday.
Christmas Lunch & White Elephant Gift Exchange on Tuesday, December 19th: Please send a wrapped $5 gift for our gift exchange. A boy or girl could get this gift!!! Below I have a lunch item assigned to each student. Please send along the lunch item on the morning of Tuesday, Dec 19th. You can also send it on Monday if that’s easier. Mrs. Shortridge and I will provide plates, napkins, condiments and cups.
Alexis – 300 grams lunch meat
Avery – 300 grams lunch meat
McKena – 300 grams lunch meat
Jase – small veggies & dip
Danna – 300 grams lunch meat
Jordan – small veggies & dip
Kenton – dessert for 12
Sina – 2 litre pop or juice
Olivia – dessert for 12
Manny – 2 litre pop or juice
Max – 1 dozen buns, sliced
Nathan – 2 litre pop or juice
Ari – 1 dozen buns, sliced
Danny – 2 litre pop or juice
Jayna – 1 dozen buns, sliced
Kayleigh – 1 bag chips
Kianna – sliced cheese
Evan – 1 bag chips
Kaiya – sliced cheese
Jordan – 1 bag chips
Emilie – small fruit platter
Mrs. G & S – plates, cutlery, napkins, condiments
Rebecca – 1 bag chips
Maddox – 24 cups
Upcoming Dates:
Dec 8th – Report cards go home today
Dec 15th – Grades 4-12 Christmas concert @ 1:30
Dec 19th – Class Lunch & White elephant gift exchange
Dec 21st – Primary Concert (9:30 start) and early dismissal (10:30 – right after the concert).
I hope you had a lovely weekend! We had a great week last week as it was full of both learning & fun! On Thursday we decorated the classroom for Christmas…it is certainly looking festive! We also enjoyed skating on Friday and had a lot of fun with our classmates on the ice.
Here are a few things coming up:
Report Cards go home on Friday.
Christmas Party…Save the Date! On Tuesday, December 19th we will be having a class lunch and Christmas party. Each child will bring a lunch item to share along with a $5 wrapped gift for a class White Elephant Gift Exchange. I will blog and send home a sheet that lists the food item each person will bring for the party. This is always an exciting afternoon!
Grades 4-12 Christmas Concert on December 15th @ 1:30.. Please note that we are having an afternoon concert for grades 4-12 this year.
Christmas Dress up: The last week of school before the break the students can wear any type of Christmas clothing in place of their uniform. Ugly Christmas sweaters, green and red, Christmas hats etc.
Upcoming Dates:
Dec 8th – Report cards go home
Dec 15th – Grades 4-12 Christmas concert @ 1:30
Dec 19th – Class Lunch & White elephant gift exchange
Dec 21st – Primary Concert (9:30 start) and early dismissal (10:30 – right after the concert).
I hope you and your family are doing well! My apologies on getting the last two blog posts out later than usual – I have been away for the last couple of weekends. We are ramping up for our final month of school before the break. These last four weeks will start getting busy…we are looking forward to entering into the Christmas season with this amazing crew!
Here are some things coming up:
Decorating the Classroom on Thursday: We will be enjoying hot chocolate and decorating the classroom for Christmas on Thursday! Please feel free to bring decorations to school – we will send them home again during our last week. BYO Mug for hot chocolate, please!
Ice Skating on Friday: Mrs. Shortridge reports that fun was had by all last week skating (photos down below). I (Mrs. G) am looking forward to taking a turn skating this Friday. Please remember to bring skates and helmets!
Noon Dismissal on Friday!
Christmas Party…Save the Date! On Tuesday, December 19th we will be having a class lunch and Christmas party. Each child will bring a lunch item to share along with a $5 wrapped gift for a class White Elephant Gift Exchange. I will blog and send home a sheet that lists the food item each person will bring for the party. This is always an exciting afternoon!
Poinsettia Pick up on Thursday & Friday: if you ordered a poinsettia then please head to the lobby on Thursday or Friday for pick up!
Grades 4-12 Christmas Concert on December 15th @ 1:30.. Please note that we are having an afternoon concert for grades 4-12 this year.
Upcoming Dates:
Nov 30th – Christmas decorating party & BYO Mug
Dec 1st – Skating & noon dismissal
Dec 8th – Report cards go home
Dec 15th – Grades 4-12 Christmas concert @ 1:30
Dec 19th – Class Lunch & White elephant gift exchange
Dec 21st – Primary Concert and early dismissal (10:30/11:00 – right after concert).
We had a lovely week here in the Grade 5 classroom. 11 students received a slurpee today for beating Mrs. Goosen in our first reading challenge! She read 10 books and was out-read by almost half the class. We will see how this next reading challenge goes. We will have our next ‘beat the teacher’ reveal at the end of February.
Students started a new Science unit this week and are learning about Force, Motion and Simple Machines. They had to figure out the steps to a Rube Goldberg Machine…and did pretty well! We have some photos below for you to enjoy!
We had a student get dressed up in “The Armor of God” for Bible this week – it’s also a cute photo!
Here are a few announcements:
Poinsettias: You can purchase beautiful poinsettias and other Christmas greenery online through the school store. Pickup dates for poinsettias are November 30th & December 1st.
PD Day on Friday & Remembrance Day In Lieu on Monday. We will see the students on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday this next week.
Pizza Day is on Thursday this week.
Parent Teacher Interviews: We look forward to meeting with you this week. Please come to the portable at your scheduled time.
