Twas the week before Christmas, And all through the halls, The students (and their teacher), Were bouncing off the walls!
To keep the kids focused, To keep them engaged, Loads of fun things were planned, For the last 5 days! As our week began, The third candle was lit, The pink candle of JOY, Oh, what a perfect fit!
We did an art project, Built a stable of wood, Added our Holy Family, Beneath a star they stood.
We rehearsed for the concert, Sang of the holy night, We practiced and practiced, No sign of stage fright!
As a treat for the audience We coloured programs bright Focusing on the true meaning Of that wondrous night!
While the gym was very busy, We moved by stacking cups! Dexterity and patterning Made our cup stacks go up!
Each day we kept reading, For math we had time, These kids do love writing, A favourite pastime!
We heard Axios mens choir And a bandura was played They sang Ukrainian carols We wished they could stay!
Grandma Theresa shared games She played as a child Then we played our own games And things got really wild!
We each had a friend's name And wrapped socks for their feet We unwrapped our surprise To find our own cozy treat!
Cozy in jammies We gathered to see The movie The Star Told by a special donkey!
The week reached it's end, And the holiday drew near, Merry Christmas to all! See you in the New Year!
Our Winter unit in Science has been lots of fun! We explored how plants and trees change. We have also learned how animals migrate, hibernate, and adapt. But what do people do? We got our creative juices flowing when Mrs. Beliveau read Snow Day. In the book, a "snow day" is declared and kids must stay home from school! The children in the book do loads of fun seasonal activities, which became an excellent conversation starter for our class!
We brainstormed some of our favourite winter activities!
Then, Mrs. Beliveau promised we could do those Winter activities we just read about! Ski, sled, build a snowman, skate ... but how? The boys and girls dressed in their warm woollies and posed as if they were doing a snowy activity. Can you guess what winter activity these kids are acting out?
Then students focused their efforts on writing a complete sentence about their activity,
chose a whimsical Winter background,
and glued their cutout with a few details to complete the picture!
This activity was so rich! We were able to focus on writing a complete sentence, paying careful attention to beginning with a capital letter and ending with a period, all while exploring seasonal changes in winter! Can you guess what each student is doing? Visit our hallway bulletin board and flip the picture over to read the sentence on the back!
This past Sunday marked the first Sunday of Advent. We have been learning about the liturgical calendar. Can your child point out Advent?
Advent is a time of hope and anticipation. We are waiting for the birth of Christ!
We changed our prayer table cloth from green, when it was Ordinary Time, to purple for Advent. Can you see our wreath? We light one candle for each of the four Sundays in Advent. This week we lit the first candle. As we light more candles each week, our world becomes brighter, symbolizing our growing anticipation of Jesus, who is the light of our world.
At mass, the priest now wears purple vestments, the altar has a purple table cloth, and the advent wreath is displayed.
Each morning, we will have a little Advent celebration during our daily Connection Time.
Throughout Advent we reflect on the birth of Christ by adding to our Advent lapbook! These will come home prior to Christmas break.
As we journey towards Christmas, may we prepare our hearts with kindness as we joyfully wait for the coming of Jesus!
