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 gift and the lunch item to share.  Below is the list of lunch items for each child to bring.

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

Monday, January 8th:  Welcome Back!

Photos from this week…

We are looking forward to the Christmas concert on Friday afternoon.  Please have your child dressed accordingly:

• Ugly Christmas sweater
• Any Christmas sweater
• dress like a Christmas caroler

This afternoon we had fun decorating sugar cookies…thought you’d enjoy a few photos!

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.

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).

Skating & Class Decorating Photos…enjoy!