What a great ending to the year!  Today we celebrated Student of the Month and hosted our very own classroom mass with Fr. Tony!

Congratulations Gabriel Tohi for earning Student of the Month for December with a focus on Christian Living.

 

Thank you to all the campers and parents who sent in thoughtful gifts and messages!  I am very grateful for your generosity!  I've attached links to our performances on the recorder for you to enjoy!  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  See everyone in a couple of weeks in the new year!




Recorder Performance Ode to Joy

Recorder Performance Jingle Bells


Counsellor Wilson

Btw, I've also updated our walk to Devonshire with  2 videos, so check it out that post titled Cans for a Cause Walk!

CONCERT TIME CHANGE!

We have recently been notified by administration that our Christmas Concert will be starting EARLIER at 12:30 pm this Thursday in order to accommodate all of the presentations. 

I apologize for the inconvenience!

Counsellor Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What instrument are we playing in our Christmas concert?

Dear Parents and Campers...

I'm sad to say, almost all of my campers who were sent home with incomplete Social Studies work to do (I'm traveling to ___ Land Region suitcase), returned today with their suitcase craftivity STILL unfinished.  I will use last recess to stay in with them to get them completed.  Please ask your child if they have any unfinished work to complete so that it gets done in the future.  I want students being responsible in completing unfinished work.

Also,  Math tests are coming home tonight.  I encourage parents to  purchase a dollar store analog clock to work on telling time to the hour, half hour, quarter hour and by five-minute intervals for review.  There are many students who still require practise with this concept. 


Reminder:  Our Christmas Concert begins at 1:15 Thursday in our school gym.  All are welcome to attend.




Our class will be hosting a classroom Mass this Friday with Fr. Tony.  All are welcome to attend.  Mass begins promptly at 1:30 pm.  Please let me know if you plan on attending in your child's agenda.  Sign in at the office and meet in our classroom by 1:30 pm.




Counsellor Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What treat is in our Advent Calendar?



 

Dear Parents and Campers,

Great week this week! 

Math:  We've finished our unit in Math on in Measurement: Calendar, Time and Temperature and next week we will start a unit on Data Management.  Today's tests will be sent home Monday of next week for you to review, correct, sign and return.

Social Studies:  Some students did not finish their land region suitcase craftivity.  Their Social Studies green duo tang will be sent home on the weekend to be completed.  Only #s 1, 2, 4, 17, 19 are completed.  If your child's number is not one of these, they must finish this task for Monday.

Language Quiz: Please sign and return your child's language quiz.   If your child still does not know their personal information, please learn it at home for next week.  It will be part of another language quiz when we return in January.  This is a matter of safety, and your child MUST know this important information in the case of an emergency. 

Have a great weekend!

Counsellor Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What was the name of the dog in the play we watched today titled:  Charlie Brown Christmas?

Language Quiz:  Correct Usage of THEIR / THEY'RE / THERE .  Also, students must know how to write and spell ...

• First Name
• Last Name
• Birthdate
• Address
• Phone Number (at least one)

MATH:  Tonight your child is work on unfinished pages in their math duo tangs. This unit should be almost entirely completed.  If there are many pages incomplete, you need to see to it that your child completes these pages.  Our test is on Friday.  

Counsellor Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  

How many days in February in a leap year?

Important Upcoming Dates!

CHRISTMAS CONCERT:  Thursday, December 20th @ 1:30 pm in our school gym, all of the students at St. Chris will be putting on a concert.  Our Camp Wilson will be performing Jingle Bells and Ode to Joy on the recorders in a 5 - 10 minute performance.  All parents are welcome to attend.  Please let me know in your child's agenda if you plan on attending.

CLASS MASS:  Friday, December 21, 2018 at 1:30 pm.  Camp Wilson will be having a classroom Mass with Father Tony.  All are welcome to attend.







If you need advance notice for the Christmas concert, hopefully, this will give you enough time!

Thanks,

Counsellor Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What is 7 x 3?

Happy Monday, Parents and Campers!

This week...

THRoW:  I have replied to each camper's letter to me with a personalized friendly letter in their THRoW duo tangs!  I really enjoyed reading all of those letters! There were many interesting questions asked to me! Please have your child respond to my letter this week on regular lined paper.  This is to see if they can set up a letter properly and follow standard letter format.  Please encourage them to read and reread my letter to make sure they respond to MY questions.  Also, read the feedback I gave to make bump ups in this week's letter.  Can't wait to read them!

MATH TEST:  We will be assessing our unit on Measurement this Friday.  I will be sending home the duo tangs for review.  Please practise telling time and reading temperature on a thermometer this week.  There are some helpful online games students can play on my blog.  See Math games and More Math Games.

Counsellor Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What colour candle was lit for the second week of Advent?

Cans For a Cause Advent Kick Off Pics

Congratulations Camp Wilson and 3D for raising over 427 cans for the St. Vincent De Paul Society!  I am so proud of my campers who carried 11 cans each and marched them down to the Devonshire Mall as a way to kick of our Advent Season by giving to those less fortunate than ourselves.  We couldn't have done it without our AMAZING parents!  Thank you very much for making this such a success!  Also, a big shout out to the parents and grand parents who came out and helped out!  What a great day!

Counsellor Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What radio station was hosting the Cans For a Cause event at Devonshire Mall?

https://www.facebook.com/am800/videos/2275944549305561

Cans for a cause walk

Hi Parents,

 Please sign and return the permission form in your child's front pocket of the agenda to allow your child to walk to the mall tomorrow morning with us for our Cans for A Cause food donation.  I apologize for the late notice!

Please fill out all of the yellow highlighted sections and return in your child's agenda front pocket!  Thank you!

Anyone wishing to join us on our walk, are welcome to do so!  Just arrive promptly at 9:00am, sign in at the main office and come on down to our classroom room 119.

Btw, our quiz in language tomorrow is on proper usage of A and AN.

Thanks!

Counsellor Wilson

Dear Parents,

    It has come to my attention that several photographs that I have posted are not showing up on the blog when you view it on your phones or computers.  Thanks to Mrs. Bensette, this issue has been resolved!  So, if you would like to see the photographs that were posted, please go back and see them on older posts.  I have updated my blog and now know how to properly upload images so that they can post successfully.  Many times, I include anchor chart pictures to help you at home, so again, I apologize for any inconvenience and especially to those who missed out on enjoying their children who earned student of the month.  Please let me know if this ever happens again as I now understand how to correct this!


Counsellor Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What is an approximate temperature for a hot summer day?

Homework Wednesday Night:
MATH CORRECTIONS

Parents, tonight, please have your child go through each page of their Math duo tang and make all necessary corrections.  The analog clocks must show an accurate time to be marked correct.  So, for example, if the time to draw on the clock face is 8:30 and your child draws the hour hand pointing directly at the 8, it is not accurate and therefore marked wrong.  8:30 would show the hour hand in between the 8 and the 9 (as it's half-way to 9:00).  Please assist where needed.  I cannot manage all of these corrections on my own.  Having an analog clock to use as a manipulative would prove very helpful if you have access to one.

Thank you for your support.

Counsellor Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  Which land region would I go to for the best job opportunities if I wanted to be an amusement park manager?  
Choices: 
1.  Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands?
2.  Canadian Shield?
3. Hudson Bay Lowlands?

Hello Parents and Campers!

This week marks the FIRST WEEK of Advent!  The first candle was lit this past Sunday at mass on the Advent wreath.  It is a purple candle that represents HOPE.  During this time of waiting, we prepare our hearts and our minds for the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ by being extra kind, patient and loving to others.  Giving to the hungry is one way our class family is going to try to give back to those who have not.  This Friday, our class is working hard to bring in canned goods and non-perishables for our walk to the mall this Friday for AM 800 Cans for a Cause!  All donations will go to the St. Vincent de Paul Society.   Our goal is to collect a total of 200 cans!  We CAN do it!  Thanks in advance, parents, for your contribution! 

Hey!  I see that I have some Followers!  Lol, it's a new gadget I added to see who is following my blog regularly - but I think you still get my instant notifications anyways...but if you can, click on Follow and you'll be added to my growing list!

This week...

NO THRoW - I will be conferencing one-on-one with students on their letter to me from last week.  Next week, I'll send them a reply letter for one final letter back to me!  This is so much fun!  Make sure your child reads my letter first so that they will answer some of my questions in their next letter!

HOMEWORK:  Please check your child's agenda daily to see what homework needs to be completed for the next day.  This week only.

Counsellor Wilson



SECRET QUESTION:  Which spelling of the word   to / too / two?

This morning I drank _______ much milk, so now I have a sore stomach! 

November Students of the Month

Congratulations to
Ellie B. & Cassandra C. on earning
Students of the month for November in LITERACY!
A job well done by both of these amazing students!

Can't wait to see what else you two do this year!

Counsellor Wilson