A Few Reminders...

Just a few reminders for the days to come:

-Next Tuesday there will  be an Advent Liturgy to celebrate the 3rd week of Advent. It will take place from 11:00-11:30 a.m. in the gym. All parents/families are welcome to attend. Some of our students will be reading at the liturg. If your child has been asked to read, please ensure they practice the reading that they will receive on Friday. 
-Wednesday, December 19th is our Christmas Concert at 1:00 p.m in the gymnasium. Students need to wear Christmas colours to school that day but NOT antlers or hats that light up. Should your child wear these, they will need to remain turned off during the performance.

Mini Research Project - Christmas Around the World

We have been researching Christmas traditions around the world in grade 4/5. Students have been working hard to create a 'Google Slide' presentation about their country (we picked the countries randomly using Class Dojo) which they will present to the class (see the paper copy of the success criteria that was sent home last week). This has been a school-based project, however, for homework, students need gather an artifact or symbol that relates to Christmas in their country (i.e. a special food, a type of ornament, etc.) by WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK. Obviously, if your child chooses to bring in a food item as their symbol, it must be a non-perishable item.Copies of the success criteria both for the google slide project, oral presentation and project rubric, can be accessed from home via the student portal and their drives, however, they are not to do any work on the project from home other than to gather their artifact/symbol. Hopefully, we will be ready to start presenting projects by Wednesday/Thursday next week.

Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson - Cup Song Practice REVISED POST

We have decided to modify the CUP SONG to SLEIGH RIDE for the upcoming Christmas concert..
We have simplified PART A so that it is 'CLAP CLAP BUMBLEBEE, CLAP - UP-DOWN.' Students do this 8x for PART A. All other parts are the same. 
Above is a link to the music we are using for the performance.
We are no longer watching the instructional video to practice. Instead we are using this ANCHOR CHART along with the music above:

Word Study in December: Christmas Themed Words

Throughout December we will be reviewing Christmas
themed vocabulary. The words that are in BOLD will
be in this week’s word study quiz and the remainder
will be in next week’s quiz. There will be NO QUIZ
on Friday December 21st.

Advent angels announcement
Bethlehem candles celebrate
chimney Christmas decorations
eggnog elves festive
goodwill greetings Holiday
Jesus Joseph Mary
miracle mistletoe pageant
poinsettia presents reindeer
sacred sleigh stocking
togetherness tradition vacation
worship wrapping paper wreath