Agenda Message - No school tomorrow. Visit the Blog.
We had a visit from Constable Hartman last week. He talked about how we have tools in our tool belt when we need to deal with challenging situations. Challenging situations can be when we are experiencing frustration, when we are sad or upset and maybe scared or frightened.
Is your Elf On the Shelf lazy? (Youtube video) - https://www.facebook.com/saved/?cref=28
If video doesn't work (from Facebook) you can Google - Our Elf is Lazy. (You'll see a boy in blue on the right)
Science - Next week there will be a test on what we learned about Magnetism. Here is the information that you can review at home.
Reading and Acting With A Group - This week we are learning to work with a group. Ask your child - WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE YOUR GROUP WORK WELL? HOW WILL YOU MAKE A GREAT PERFORMANCE OF THE POEM - JACK AND JILL?
Practicing! -
Final Performance (3 more on Monday)-
NEXT WEEK I WILL ASK EACH STUDENT THIS QUESTION ABOUT THEIR PART IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR POEM - HOW DID YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF YOUR PERFORMANCE? Each student should be able to tell how they helped their group, either by reading, acting, compromising, performance skills, flexibility ....
Finding small words in bigger words -
We had Ms. Lynn (Occupational Therapist) in again today to work on our CORE MUSCLES. See if you remember some the Olympic moves and share with your family.
Monday was our LAST day of Vivo. What a great day!
SCHEDULE:
Friday, Dec. 7 - NO SCHOOL
Friday, Dec. 14 - Munchin' and Movin'. We will be highlighted the favorite songs of William C., Isabella, Oliver and Margaret
Monday, Dec. 17 - Dress Rehearsal (during school hours)
Tuesday, Dec. 18 - Evening Christmas Concert
Wednesday, Dec. 19 - Morning Christmas Concert and Evening Concert
Friday, Dec. 20 - last day of school. We will be caroling in the morning and having a party in the afternoon. Wear your pajamas/and/or your Christmas clothes!!!!
Friday, Dec. 21 - NO SCHOOL
CHRISTMAS CONCERT (INFO. FROM MRS. SORENSON - ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL MYSELF OR MRS. SORENSEN AT kgsorensen@cbe.ab.ca)
A Bugz Christmas
(Please Note: Some of the students did not want a speaking part) I tried to accommodate everyone!
Needs for props:
-A plain, small Christmas tree,
-Decorations of the following for the students to place on the tree
1 butterfly – (We have one in a plant by the court yard)
2 Lady bugs
3 Tiger Beetles
4 Army ants
5 Fire Flies
2 bumble bees
2 termites
2 Fruit flies
1 House fly
2 Dragon Flies
Strings of lights that have a switch
Butterfly – Amelia – We have wings. One solid color for clothing, maybe face paint
Lady Bugs – Madelyn and Margaret – Dress in all black. We have tutus and wings
Tiger Beetles – Max, Wyatt and Matthew – dress all in green. We will need to paint faces like a tiger and make a “shield” or wings
Army Ants – Oliver, Stanley, Will U. A.J. – We have army pants and helmets. Plain green shirt needed
Fire Flies – Victoria, Ashlyn, Millie, Sarah, Ainsley – Dress all in black. We will attach lights and wings
Termites – Noah and Sam – dress all in brown. We will add wings and antennas.
Yellow Jackets/ Bumble Bees – Kaden and William C. – Dress all in black. We will provide a yellow t-shirt with black stripes
Fruit Flies – Julia and Isabella – All Black. We will create hats with plastic fruit and wings
House Flies – Maya- Housecoat, curlers in hair, dust buster in hand, big eyelashes, rosie cheeks, slipppers
Dragon Flies – Jayden and Evera – All dressed in Blue. We will have wings and tails.
Sarah:Welcome, friends and neighbors, And everyone we know!
Oliver: All the bugs have gathered for a merry Christmas show!
Madelyn: We know you thought we were so cute, in our last years’ show.
Max: We thought we’d make another appearance, and try to brave the snow!
Amelia: Remember when you brought that Christmas tree, right into your house?
Will U: Well, we were hiding deep inside, as quiet as a mouse.
Ashlyn: Don’t worry, the termites, were left out, the roaches and stink bugs too.
Sam: But all the rest of us are here to sing and dance for you!
Matthew: So put your hands together, for this buggy celebration.
Wyatt: Consider this your invitation, to a Christmas Infestation!
Margaret: But wait! Something bad has happened. The termites have come uninvited.
Julia: They’ve chewed up all the decorations, and even ate the lights.
Isabella: Now the evergreen is dark, and it’s almost Christmas night!
Jaiden: Well, this will never do at all, is there nothing we can try?
Ainsley: A Christmas with no Christmas lights! I think I’m going to cry.
Victoria: We have some special guests this year, Friends of yours and mine!
Kaden: And what they do best most every night, is let their little light shine!
Song:
For our Christmas production, we’d like to introduce: a butterfly a top the Christmas tree.
For our Christmas production, we’d like to introduce, 2 lady bugs, and a butterfly a top the Christmas tree.
For our Christmas production, we’d like to introduce 3 Tiger beetles, 2 lady bugs, and a butterfly a top the Christmas tree.
For our Christmas production, we’d like to introduce 4 army ants, 3 tiger beetles, 2 lady bugs and a butterfly a top the Christmas tree.
For our Christmas production, we’d like to introduce 5 Fireflies! 4 army ants, 3 tiger beetles, 2 lady bugs and a butterfly a top the Christmas tree.
Houseflies a cleaning, dragon flies a staying, spiders a spinning, bumble bees a buzzing, fruit flies a nibbling, termites a munching
Five…..uhh, oops….four fire flies. Four army ants, 3 tiger beetles two lady bugs and a butterfly a top the Christmas tree.
Will U.:Thank you, fireflies. You saved the day. You lit up the Christmas tree!
Matthew: You made the holiday complete, and oh, so beautifully!
ALL STUDENTS:
Christmas is a time for sharing, for handshakes and for hugs.
And don’t forget to be extra nice to all us little bugs!
We wish you Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas too!
If you celebrate in other ways, We hope they’re merry too!
Merry Christmas!
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