Good Afternoon Everyone!

I hope you had a terrific day! Today we had our first Christmas Concert performance. Please see the below information regarding tonights performance. Tomorrow is day 6 (Reading buddies). Tomorrow is casual day. Students who paid are welcome to come to school in their casual clothes. Also, tomorrow and Thursday we are having our monthly bake sale so bring in your money to enjoy some tasty treats. Thursday is Christmas spirit day. Students are welcome to wear holiday colours: red, white, green. Students who are not participating are to wear their full school day uniform. 

All students are to be at the school (in our class) by 5:15pm to prepare for the evening performance. For our costumes this year boys will need to wear their SJA white shirt, SJA grey pants and black shoes. For girls the additional items they need to wear is black shoes. 

Our show will take place this evening at 6:30pm. We ask that all parents/family members remain seated for the entire show. Please note seating will be on a first come first serve basis and there will be no reserved seating. We kindly ask the all parents and family members allow all students to exit the dome before you exit. We want to ensure the safety of all students. 

Our next extra-curricular activity is skiing/snowboarding at Glen Eden Ski Resort. The dates of the trip are January 22, February 19 and March 4. We will be leaving at 7:00 AM and returning by 4:00 PM at the latest. All rentals are included, however students are more than welcome to bring their own. Please do not order hot lunch for these days as we will be eating lunch at the ski hill – students are welcome to bring money to purchase food and drink items. Students must ensure they are dressed in appropriate ski gear; warm socks, long johns with comfy clothes, snow pants, warm mitts, a face protector and a ski jacket. Please note that if students chose skiing, they will ski all three times. If students pick snowboarding, they will snowboard all three times. All students will have to pass each level before they are granted permission to ski on the big hill, no matter what their experience. 

During our time when we were not preparing for the Christmas concert or getting costumes on and getting makeup done we discussed items we need to include in a persuasive speech and we read examples. Also, students worked on a Christmas activity package!

Persuasive speech work

Homework/ Reminders:

- Christmas concert tonight (be at school be 5:15pm)
- Casual day tomorrow
- Bake sale tomorrow and Thursday
- Christmas party Thursday

Important dates/items:

Tuesday, December 17 – Grade 3-8 Christmas Concert

Wednesday, December 18 – Casual Day for those students who have paid the $20 casual day fee

Thursday December 19 – Christmas Spirit Day

Friday, December 20- Tuesday, January 7 – No School – Christmas holidays

Wednesday, January 8 – First Day Back After Christmas Holidays

Have a terrific night!

Ms. Cass