Dress Rehearsal Monday

There is a dress rehearsal on Monday. I told the kids to wear their costume, but please have them bring it instead! They may wear their uniform  to school and we will change into the Shepherd costume after lunch.

Week 14

Weekly Schedule & Reminders:

• On Wednesday there is a Christmas colours/Christmas sweater non-uniform day. 
• Our class is collecting items for a family with one adult and 4 children for this year's St Vincent De Paul Christmas Hamper. If you are able to send in anything for this family please send them in by Wednesday, December 16th. Thank you to everyone who already sent in items! 
• Also just a reminder that the Knights of Columbus are still selling gift cards after Mass. The proceeds go to our school!
• GRADE 2 PARENTS: If you were unable to make it the Confession meeting last week, I sent an important notice home with your child. Please make sure you received it, if not please let me know and I would be happy to send you another one.

Weekly Work:

• We are working on adding and subtracting strategies in math this week. Below are two pages of some of the types of strategies we use in Grade one and two. Some students are working on the first couple of strategies, while others are working on some of the last strategies. 
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• The Grade ones are learning about the Messianic Prophecies. This means that they are reading scripture in the Old Testament, that prepares and tells the people about the coming of Jesus. 
• The Grade twos are continuing with their preparation for First Reconciliation. 
• We are working on retelling and making Connections in Language Arts. Today we read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. 
• In writing we are starting our unit on procedural writing. Students will be breaking down how to do something into written steps
• Last week you should have seen a culture sheet come home. We are now talking about how Canada is made up of many diverse cultures. 
• Spelling words for both Grade 1 and 2 this week are: junk, sunk, gunk, chunk, clunk, trunk, skunk, spunk, shrunk, stunk

Parent Meeting

First Confession Parent Meeting tonight at 6:30 in the school. See you there!

Christmas Concert Costumes

We are shepherds this year! Mrs. Mar has asked that you have your child wear dull colours, such as brown, tan, or any other muted shepherd colours. Please look online for simple ideas to make this costume.

Week 13

Reminders:

• Reconciliation Parent Meeting on Thursday at 6:30 pm. I look forward to seeing the Grade two parents at this meeting!
• Hot Lunch on Wednesday
• Food Bank Mass on Friday

Spelling this week:

G1: ring, wing, sing, ding, bring,thing, sting, spring, string, shopping

G2: dock, lock, sock, flock, block, clock, shock, stocking, knock, unlock

Week 12

Reminders:

• Wednesday is Report Card Day!
• Thursday evening and Friday morning are 3-way conferences. Please have your child wear their uniforms. If you have not received your confirmed time (they were sent home with the oldest), please let me know and I can give that time to you.
• There is a used book sale on Thursday. Books will be priced from 25c-$2 and students can buy them during recess. 
• The Knights of Columbus are doing a CCS Shopping Challenge - Christmas edition. They will be selling gift cards after Mass, which can be great for Christmas gifts! The class who buys the most will win a prize and more importantly we make money for our school.
• The Parish Bazaar is this weekend. If you would like to purchase your child's craft, please send in the form, with the money attached by Wednesday, November 25th. 

Weekly Work

• Spelling test on Thursday
• Grade 1 - bash, cash, dash, gash, clash, flash, splash, trash, crash, smash
• Grade 2 - best, pest, vest, chest, crest, quest, arrest, guest, honest, testing

50th day of school

We are having lots of non-uniform days this week! Tomorrow is our sports jersey day and Friday we are having a 50's day. "Fifties Day" is a Kindergarten and Grade One event, so the Grades Ones will be dressing up, as well as participating in activities along with the K class and the other Grade Ones. Since it is nice to celebrate things as a class, the Grade Twos will be allowed to also dress up, but will be doing different activities during the day. You should see a note in your child's backpack today.