JOYEUX NOËL!!!

Dear Parents,

I wanted to take the opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday.  Following are pictures of some of the Christmas fun we've been having in class over the last couple of weeks, ENJOY!

PAINTING SANTA'S SLEIGH

SANTA'S WORKSHOP

LOADING SANTA'S SLEIGH WITH PRESENTS

WRAPPING GIFTS

CRAFTS, CRAFTS AND MORE CRAFTS!!!!

JOYEUX NOËL ET BONNE ANNÉE!!  

Birthday Party for Baby Jesus

A reminder that tomorrow afternoon is our Birthday Party for Baby Jesus. The festivities will begin in the Gym at 2:00. Students came home with a specially decorated snack bag on Friday. Please pack a nut and whole egg free snack that your child can share with his/her guest(s). Students are welcome to bring the snack to school with them in the morning, or you can bring the snack when you arrive. Please make sure your child knows if you will be bringing the snack. Please remember to bring a jar of baby food or some other baby item to the party tomorrow. All items donated will be given to St. Mary's Home. You are welcome to take your child home with you after the party is over tomorrow, but please make sure to speak to one of your child's teachers before doing so.

Looking forward to a fun-filled afternoon!

White Elephant Sale Thursday

Just a reminder of our annual White Elephant Sale this Thursday, December 11. Please send in a list of who your child should be shopping for on this day. Grade 6 students will assist the kindergartens with their purchases, and prices will range from 25 cents to $5.

Thanks for your support!

What we have been up to...

It has been a busy few weeks in the Hummingbird class. Lots of excitement has been building as we prepare for the Christmas season. The students have been busy working on creating and extending patterns - patterns are everywhere!

We made a list of what makes a pattern.

I noticed that the students have been using the dramatic play area often, and decided to ask them to help me change the area to something different. We came up with a list of choices that we would like, and then the students had an opportunity to vote on which option they liked the best. 

After our voting was done, the students decided that we would change our dramatic play area into Santa's Workshop. We then needed to decide what kinds of things we would need to put in the area to transform it. The students decided that we needed a sleigh, wrapping paper and tape to wrap the presents, a magnifying glass to check over all of the toys (to inspect them, of course!), a mailbox for all of Santa's letters, and a bag for all of the presents. Ms. Diane (the EDP coordinator) helps out in our kindergarten classes every week, and she graciously donated a large box that we have started to transform into Santa's sleigh! We are very excited to start transforming the rest of the space. If you have any items you would like to donate to help make our transformation complete, we would gladly accept them!

This week we participated in Artapoolooza - a Kindergarten crafting bonanza! Thanks to our many parent volunteers, we had 6 different crafts set up around the room and the students rotated through each of the centres and got to take home their crafts that day. We had a lot of fun.

Next week our school will be starting our annual toiletry collection for the Shepherd's of Good Hope. Each grade is asked to bring in different personal care items that will be donated to the Shepherd's, including men's socks, toothbrushes and toothpaste, soap, shampoo, and shaving cream. Typically, kindergarten students are asked to bring in socks, but any items you would like to donate will be gladly accepted. 

Also, Scholastic orders were due today, but if you still would like to order, I will wait until next Friday to place the order. A reminder that if you would like to order anything for Christmas, please let me know and I will put it aside for you. 

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Quinn

PJ Day

A little reminder that this Friday, December 3rd is a school wide PJ day! 

DECEMBER VOCABULARY AND SONGS

Not only is December a short month, it is also a very busy one!  We join the Puffins and Chickadees daily to practice our songs for the "Baby Jesus Birthday Party" and with all the Christmas crafts and activities, I always feel that we run short on time.  Following are the vocabulary words and songs that we will do our very best to learn over the next few weeks.  ** I apologize, the French accents aren't working on my computer at the moment**

 "C'est Noel" to the tune of jingle bells.

"Les etoiles dans le ciel" to the tune of twinkle twinkle little star.

Noel Jazz

Pere Noel frappe a la porte

Vive le vent

Le petit renne au nez rouge

Les anges dans nos campagnes

Quand le Pere Noel

Petit Papa Noel

D'ou viens-tu bergere?

HAVE FUN!!  JOYEUX NOEL!!!

ARTAPALOOZA

I would like to thank the many parent volunteers that helped with artapalooza this morning.  The children rotated through 5 Christmas craft stations and it was a great success!!  Everyone had a great time and made some beautiful crafts.  Here are a few pictures of artapalooza in action!

What a great morning with my hummingbirds!!  Stay tuned for some French Christmas vocabulary and French Christmas songs, I will post them later this week.