December 2016 archive
Morning Routine
Caroling – in the gym
Recess
Gingerbread Houses – We had a blast! Thanks again Mrs. Lewis for baking all of the houses!
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Lunch
Phys. Ed. – Mrs. Bechard
Music – Mrs. Machnaik
Mail
2:30 dismissal
***Have a wonderful and safe holiday season!! We return to school on January 5th
We had a busy, busy day!
Morning Routine
Math – We played a partner dice game to practice adding doubles +1.
The Great Christmas Cup Stacking Challenge! – In groups we created trees out of red and green cups. We decided to use all of the cups to make a giant tree as a class! In total we successfully stacked 220 cups! Wow!
Recess
Daily 5 – We wrote a poem following an imagination activity about what our senses experience during the holiday season. We had a short round of Flashlight Tuesday.
Lunch
Phys. Ed. – Reindeer Training!
Social – We considered choices that we could make to be less wasteful of resources.
Recess
Reading Buddies – Holiday Craft and reading.
***Just a reminder that students need to bring candy tomorrow to decorate their gingerbread houses. If possible (I realize this is short notice) students should also bring a plastic plate/cardboard to put their house on. I will have lots of extra plates so do not worry if you cannot send this along tomorrow!!
****Tomorrow is Pajama Day as well as early dismissal. Students will be dismissed at 2:30.
French – Mme. Jasper
Morning Routine
Recess
Daily 5 – We read our News Duotangs and completed good copies of our “How to Build a Snowman” instructions. This week students will be taking out up to 5 books to take home over the Christmas break. Some students have these books in their backpacks today.
Lunch
Talking Circle
Genius Hour/PWIM
Recess
Social – We briefly looked at First Nations and Metis worldviews regarding the environment and living things, and considered how our society treats the environment.
Quiet Time
***Sorry for any confusion regarding gingerbread houses. With being away Friday and a change in plans regarding house building, messages may have been mixed up. The plan is that on Wednesday morning we will be decorating gingerbread houses. One of our families is baking houses for the whole class! I will be providing the icing. Students need to bring their own (nut-free) candy for decorating. Thank you! 🙂
Unfortunately I was away ill today. However, a parent in the class just offered to bake the gingerbread houses for all of the kids in the class to decorate on Wednesday! Amazing! Thank you!
Thanks to this, students do not need to bring milk cartons and graham wafer cookies. Students will ONLY need to bring candy for decorating! Please remember that all candy must be nut free. 🙂
Christmas Concert Rehearsal
Recess
Daily 5 – The students wrote out step-by-step instructions for making a snowman.
Lunch
Social – We started to create a mini world on our wall showing producers and consumers in our community.
A-K Performance/L-Z Movie
Recess
Arts Ed. – Mme. Jasper
***Students with last names L-Z perform tonight. Please ensure that your child is wearing a red/green shirt, black (or red/green if they have them!) pants, and a Santa or Elf hat. Â If your child is performing tonight, they are to be dropped off and picked up in our classroom (207).
Evening schedule:
6:10-6:30 – Senior Choir performs as parents and guests arrive
6:30-6:35 – Senior Choir exit
6:35-6:55 – Primary performance (French Immersion K-2 and English Kindergarten)
6:55-7:05 – Primary students exit; cast of  North Pole Musical enter
7:05-7:50 – North Pole Musical
Christmas Concert Rehearsal
Recess
Daily 5 – We finished our snow globe projects and did a round of Read to Someone. As a class, we practiced our spelling words and played a Word Work game.
Lunch
Phys. Ed. – Mrs. Bechard
A-K Performance/L-Z Movie
Recess
Arts Ed./Quiet Time
***Students with last names A-K perform in the Christmas Concert tonight. Students with last names L-Z perform tomorrow. Please ensure that your child is wearing a red/green shirt, black (or red/green if they have them!) pants, and a Santa or Elf hat on their performance day (both at school and in the evening). If your child is performing tonight, they are to be dropped off AND picked up at Ms. Radfelter’s classroom (204). If your child is performing on Thursday evening, they are to be dropped off and picked up in our classroom (207).
Afternoon schedule:
1:15-1:35 – Senior Choir performs as parents and guests arrive
1:35-1:40 – Senior Choir exit
1:40-2:00 – Primary performance (French Immersion K-2 and English Kindergarten)
2:00-2:10 – Primary students exit; cast of North Pole Musical enter
2:10-2:55 – North Pole Musical
Evening schedule:
6:10-6:30 – Senior Choir performs as parents and guests arrive
6:30-6:35 – Senior Choir exit
6:35-6:55 – Primary performance (French Immersion K-2 and English Kindergarten)
6:55-7:05 – Primary students exit; cast of  North Pole Musical enter
7:05-7:50 – North Pole Musical
Morning Routine
Christmas Story – Library
Math – We practiced how to add numbers in different ways to make it easier for us to add mentally.
Recess
Christmas Concert Rehearsal
Lunch
Gym – Mrs. Bechard
Daily 5 – The students wrote their good copies of their Work on Writing project.
Recess
Choice Centres
Clean-Up
***Students with last names A-K perform in the Christmas Concert tomorrow. Students with last names L-Z perform on Thursday. Please ensure that your child is wearing a red/green shirt, black (or red/green if they have them!) pants, and a Santa or Elf hat on their performance day (both at school and in the evening). If your child is performing on Wednesday evening, they are to be dropped off AND picked up at Ms. Radfelter’s classroom (204). If your child is performing on Thursday evening, they are to be dropped off and picked up in our classroom (207).
Afternoon schedule:
1:15-1:35 – Senior Choir performs as parents and guests arrive
1:35-1:40 – Senior Choir exit
1:40-2:00 – Primary performance (French Immersion K-2 and English Kindergarten)
2:00-2:10 – Primary students exit; cast of North Pole Musical enter
2:10-2:55 – North Pole Musical
Evening schedule:
6:10-6:30 – Senior Choir performs as parents and guests arrive
6:30-6:35 – Senior Choir exit
6:35-6:55 – Primary performance (French Immersion K-2 and English Kindergarten)
6:55-7:05 – Primary students exit; cast of  North Pole Musical enter
7:05-7:50 – North Pole Musical
****Just a reminder about Operation Holiday Spirit 2016. Our class is to collect gifts/gift cards ($15-$20 dollar range) for GIRLS in grade 1/2 at the school we have adopted. I have been told that many students at the school we have adopted have difficulty using gift cards unless they are for Cornwall Mall or Tim Horton’s due to transportation. We are also collecting toiletry items including soap/body wash, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hats, mitts, and gloves. There will be a box in the classroom until December 14th to collect donated gifts/toiletries.Thank you in advance for your generosity!
French – Mme. Jasper
Christmas Concert Rehearsal
Recess
Morning Routine/Mad Minute/News Duotangs
Lunch
Christmas Story – Library
Talking Circle
Daily 5 – We started a Work on Writing project that will be displayed on our bulletin board shortly!
Recess
Social – We continued to look at needs and wants. We learned about producers and consumers and considered where all of our needs and wants are produced.
Clean-Up
**Just a reminder about Operation Holiday Spirit 2016. Our class is to collect gifts/gift cards ($15-$20 dollar range) for GIRLS in grade 1/2 at the school we have adopted. I have been told that many students at the school we have adopted have difficulty using gift cards unless they are for Cornwall Mall or Tim Horton’s due to transportation. We are also collecting toiletry items including soap/body wash, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hats, mitts, and gloves. There will be a box in the classroom until December 14th to collect donated gifts/toiletries.Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Christmas Concert Rehearsal
Recess
Daily 5 – Weekend News Duotangs and Flashlight Friday
Lunch
Social – We started working on needs/wants collages.
French – Mme. Jasper
Recess
Arts Ed. – Holiday activities
Morning Routine
Math – We played a partner game to practice adding higher doubles. Some students are still finding doubles higher than 5 (6+6, 7+7, 8+8, 9+9) tricky to remember.
Recess
Daily 5 – Hi-5 groups. I read with Sidd, Maggie, Dominic, Erik, Adrita, Phil, Caden, and Madi.
Lunch
Christmas Concert Rehearsal
Recess
Arts Ed. – Mme. Jasper
Mail – Operation Holiday Spirit 2016 information was sent home today. Our class is to collect gifts/gift cards ($15-$20 dollar range) for GIRLS in grade 1/2 at the school we have adopted. I have been told that many students at the school we have adopted have difficulty using gift cards unless they are for Cornwall Mall or Tim Horton’s due to transportation. We are also collecting toiletry items including soap/body wash, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hats, mitts, and gloves. There will be a box in the classroom until December 14th to collect donated gifts/toiletries.Thank you in advance for your generosity!
***The Christmas concert performances are less than a week away! Please ensure that your child has a red/green shirt, black (or red/green) pants, and a Santa or elf hat in time for their performance day.