Monday

Hi everyone!

This morning we had Explore and Play as well as our last library time of 2018! All library books need to be returned by Monday, December 17th.

 Our weekly words come from the "-ow" family this week (with a long vowel sound!) Our photocopier has been out of commission so students wrote their words once in their books and I quickly typed them so they would have another copy to take home.


In the afternoon we worked in our classroom literacy groups. Students were given a picture prompt to write about. They had the choice between a spy mouse, a superhero squirrel, and a car stuck in a tree. They will continue with their writing tomorrow afternoon! We also introduced Manitoba today and began adding it to our map. Students will finish up with this tomorrow! 


AARCS Fundraiser
Room 12 and 13 are doing a fundraiser to raise money for the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS). During the daytime and evening winter concert shows on Thursday, December 13th, we will be selling homemade Crunchy Tuna Cat Treats and Blueberry Dog Bites. Each bag will cost $3 and all proceeds will go towards AARCS to help ensure the animals in their care have their basic necessities this holiday season. Please bring cash if you are interested in purchasing treats for your own pets or as a holiday gift!

If you have any questions please email Ms.Midgley (lemidgley@cbe.ab.ca) or Miss Ireland (hlireland@cbe.ab.ca)

Winter Concert
Tickets for the winter concert came today. Each family receives 2 tickets and if you would like more you can call the office and have your name added to the waitlist for extra tickets! If you have any extra tickets you're not using, please return them to the school so another family can use them. Remember, you can also come to the daytime shows (ours is at 12:45pm on Thursday) if you have multiple family members that would like to watch. Due to fire regulations, even babies need tickets! Please let me know if you have any questions about the concert!

Thursday will be a late night and therefore we are having a school-wide PJ day on Friday!

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