Mrs. Derksen and I would like to say a huge thank you for all of the thoughtful cards and gifts we receieved this week…we sure did get spoiled!  We wish you and your family an amazing Christmas holiday and we look forward to seeing you in a few weeks!

Mrs. Goosen & Mrs. Derksen

I just wanted to send a friendly reminder about our class lunch tomorrow and the $5 gift exchange!    Also, Friday is early dismissal, right after the Christmas concert is over!

Thanks!

We are quickly approaching Christmas break…yea!  We have had a fantastic fall together and the students and teachers are all ready for a well deserved two week holiday!  Here are a few reminders for the last week of school:

Monday – Christmas concert.  Please have the students dressed in their nativity costume and at the classroom by 6:40pm.

Wednesday – final spelling test

Thursday – Classroom Party and Lunch.  In a previous blog post I had said that we would have snacks in the afternoon but I forgot that I traditionally do a class lunch before Christmas.  I have composed a list of items (below) that each student can bring on Thursday morning and we will enjoy lunch together and then a class party in the afternoon.  **Please remember to bring a $5 gift for our gift exchange**

Friday – early dismissal.  The primary Christmas concert starts at 9:30 and runs for about an hour.  The students will come back to the classroom once the concert is over and be dismissed from there.  My best guess is between 1030 & 10:45.

CLASS LUNCH – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17TH

FOOD LIST

Kaden – 300 grams lunch meat                      Cadence – veggies & dip

Noah – 300 grams lunch meat                        Macayla – small fruit platter

Isabella  – 300 grams lunch meat                    Samantha – 300 grams lunch meat

Luke – dessert for 12                                      Blaine – 1 dozen buns, sliced

Stanley – 1 dozen buns, sliced                       Nathanael – sliced cheese

Quinn – sliced cheese                                    Keegan –2 litre pop or juice

Grace – dessert for 12                                   Minjae  – 2  litre pop or juice

Charlie  – dessert for 12                                Jaedyn  – 1 bag chips

Claire  – 1 dozen buns, sliced                         Suna – 1 bag chips

Annie & Mahalia – 1 bag chips                        Jacob – 2 litre pop or juice

Mrs. G – plates, napkins, cups,                     Seojin – 2 litre pop or juics

condiments & chips

Thank you!

Food Drive – Just a friendly reminder to keep bringing in those cans!

Pro D Day & Parent Teacher Interviews – Friday is a professional day at school, with teachers working on new curriculum in the morning and parent-teacher interviews from 1-4pm.  If you would like to see us on Friday, please call the office to arrange a time to meet.

Intermediate/High School Christmas Concert – Monday, December 14th is the date of our concert and we would ask that all students meet in the classroom by 6:40pm.  Students are to be dressed in nativity costumes.

Grade 5 Christmas Party – next Thursday our class will have a Christmas party in the afternoon.  We will be having a ‘white elephant’ gift exchange and ask that each student bring a wrapped $5 gift to school that day along with some treats to share.

Thank you!  Enjoy the week!

Report cards went home today with the students. What a great first term we have had!  Please return the envelope SIGNED.  Thanks you!

Here are the spelling words for next week.

List 1:  mark, arrow, blood, front, wonder, dairy, note, death, cause, bridge, court, fair, smoke, full, tire, mean, check, except, till, thus

List 2:  choose, entertain, weigh, improve, promise, prefer, chose, illustrate, prepare, soldier, machine, reason, objection, area, service, treasure, create, creation, quiz, effect

CHRISTMAS CONCERT:  Monday, December 14 at 7pm

Our class will be dressing as nativity characters.  Please dress your children as shepherds, wise men, etc.

Casual Day TOMORROW!!  My apologies for not reminding the students today.  Students can pay $2 and dress in casual clothes OR they may wear their uniform as usual.  All money raised is going to support the Highroad Guatemala Missions Trip.

Food Drive:  Our Salvation Army food drive will begin on Monday, November 30th. We are competing with K-3 classes to see who can bring in the most cans. All food items are worth 1 point each except the following items are worth 5 points each:

1. canned tuna
2. peanut butter
3. Kraft Dinner
4. Canned chicken noodle soup
5. canned tomato soup
6. canned pasta sauce
7. dried pasta
8. canned fruit
9. chunky soup
10. canned vegetable soup

Christmas Concert:  The Intermediate/High School concert is on Monday, December 14th at 7pm.  Our grade 5 class will be dressing up in nativity costumes.  Please plan to dress your child as a shepherd, wise man, Mary/Joseph, etc.  Dig out those robes and head towels.  Look forward to seeing you all there!