Merry Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!

Wishing all families a very Merry Christmas! I hope your family has a fun and safe holiday filled with many smiles and laughter! Enjoy all the time with family and friends! Get lots of rest and enjoy all the happiness around you!

Happy New Year!!!

2010 is going to be a GREAT YEAR!!!

Polar Bear Donations

Some kids were still wanting to send in a loonie or twoonie for the polar bear adoption. Please have them send it in tomorrow if they are still wanting to bring in their donation.

Thank you for the support with the this and helping to support a great cause. The kids are stoked to do this adoption. I am thrilled with their enthusiasm and knowledge of polar bears.

Dates

School ends on December 18th for Christmas Holidays!

School resumes on January 4th in the new year!

If you signed up for snack for the Christmas party please send it to school with your child on Dec.18th in the morning.

Thank you for your help!

Winter Gear for Recess

This is great weather to be playing in the snow. It is PERFECT snowman and snowfort building snow.

However, with that being said, kids need to come to school with appropriate clothing to be playing in snow. Several students are coming in soaking wet and having to sit in wet clothes during class.

Please make sure that your child is coming to school with all the appropriate winter gear if they are going to be playing in the snow at recess time!

DRESS LIKE CHRISTMAS

DRESS LIKE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ASSEMBLY TOMORROW MORNING AT 8:30 am.

Come dressed in Christmas colors tomorrow with your Santa hat or reindeer antlers!!

No Spelling This Week

With so much on the go this week with Christmas activities there is no spelling again.

The regular spelling routine will return after Christmas in the new year!

BOOK PROJECTS!

BOOK PROJECTS ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH.

If your child is done they can bring it in prior to Wednesday.

Reminder: Both the project and the book summary need to be brought by Wednesday.

Polar Bear Adoption

If your child is wanting to bring in a donation for our WWF polar bear adoption please make sure it is brought to school by Friday this week (Dec. 18). Remember that they may not bring more than a toonie!

As well, please remember that a donation is completely OPTIONAL!!

WHAT A SHOW!!!!!!

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WOW!!!! I am so amazed at the job that all the MMH kids did at the Christmas concert last night! What a proud moment for all the teachers of MMH!

I was absolutely amazed by the performance of the grade three students!!! They definitely rocked the show with their songs about Christmas around the world. The kids put so much hard work into practicing for the concert! It was so nice to see it come together in such a beautiful way!

Thank you to all the parents who came to the concert to show their support!!!

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Afternoon Christmas concert performance is Thurs, Dec 10 @ 1:00 pm in the gym. This is for people to attend who do not have TICKETS to the evening performance.


Evening Christmas Concert performance is at Southminster Church Thurs, Dec 10th @ 6:30, this is the performance that requires tickets to get in. You child needs to be dropped off at the side door of the church by 6:00pm at the latest to get prepared for the concert. All the information for drop off is on the green sheet that came home yesterday.


BOARD GAMES -- if your child is bringing a board game to play when waiting to perform tomorrow please send it to school with your child tomorrow morning and Miss. Pickett will keep track of it.

We Are Adopting A Polar Bear!!!

Dear Parents:

Our class is studying polar bears in Language Arts. The kids are learning a lot about how polar bears are becoming endgangered.

I am adopting a polar bear on behalf of our class through the World Wildlife Fund. However, there are kids wanting to bring in a small donation to help out with the adoption. I understand their feeling of wanting to help out so I am willing to let them bring in a loonie or toonie for the adoption. They are not to bring in more than a toonie.

If your child is sending in a donation to help with the adoption please send it in a ziploc bag with their name marked with the title "Polar Bear Adoption" before Dec. 18th.

The kids are very excited about the polar bear adoption. It is a great cause and I am so proud of how the kids want to do what they can to help the polar bears. The WWF will send momentos for the kids to keep to show that they helped save the polar bears.

Sincerely,

Miss. C Pickett

Christmas Concert Dress

Your child may dress in whatever they like for the Christmas concert as the grade three classes do not have a set dress code.

We would like the kids to dress nicely as it is a special performance night. A good idea for girls is to wear nice a Christmas dress and for boys to wear dress pants and a nice shirt.

Don't forget to bring your camera!

Challenge Question - Dec 8th

There are 6 elves and 7 reindeer standing in Santa's workshop.

How many legs are there altogether in the workshop???

To Do: Picture, NS, WS

Christmas Concert Afternoon Performance

On Thursday, Dec 10th at 1:00 pm we will be doing an afternoon performance of the Christmas concert.

As each family was only given two tickets to the evening Christmas concert, this is the time for people to come watch that are not able to come to the evening performance due to ticket numbers. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and family friends are welcome and encouraged to come watch the afternoon Christmas concert on Thursday.

No Spelling This Week

Due to the busy schedule this week with Christmas concert rehersals there will not be any spelling this week.

Winter Weather is HERE!!!

Winter weather has arrived in full force!

Please make sure that your child comes to school dressed in appropriate winter clothing. Please be sure that they have another pair of shoes at the school to change into when they come in from outside!

Enjoy the SNOW!!!

CHRISTMAS CONCERT TICKETS

Christmas concert tickets are coming home today with the YOUNGEST child in your family attending MMH.

Please put them in a safe place for the Christmas Concert on Thursday, Dec. 10th!

The grade three kiddos are ready to ROCK the show!

Challenge Question - Dec 2nd

It is a busy Christmas season for the elves in Santa's workshop. The elves need to fix Santa's sleigh for the big night. There are 16 elves working to get Santa's sleigh decorated and ready for Christmas Even.

How many hands altogether are working to fix Santa's sleigh?

To Do: Picture, NS, WS

THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY DUE TO A TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY.

ENJOY THE LONG WEEKEND!!!

December Newsletter is linked to the blog. Please check it out!

SPECIAL PERSON

CONGRATULATIONS SHAELYN!

I am very proud to announce that Shaelyn received a special person at the assembly yesterday for being a super star in Miss. Pickett's class!

Shaelyn has a kind heart and a great personality. She is respectful and has great manners in the classroom. Shaelyn works very hard to be an awesome listener in class. She has a very creative mind and is able to write stories with strong imaginative touches. I am very proud of all the effort that Shaelyn is putting into learning her math facts!

Shaelyn, you are a true ray of sunshine! You have a heart of gold and I love how you always try your best at everything you do! Keep up the great work smartie!

Love, Miss. Pickett