Stay warm this weekend!

 Dec. 12, 2025

Looking back

Language arts

  • Talked about open and closed syllables

  • Practiced compound words

  • Imagined that we had a pet reindeer and made a list of things that it has and what it can do. We drew a picture of our reindeer and began writing a story. 

Math

  • Odd and even numbers

  • Equality and inequality - used scales to practice this concept

  • Greater than and less than - did a write the room activity to practice

Social Studies

  • Talked about heritage and had a great discussion about the different cultures in our classroom!

  • Began our conversation about the indigenous people. We talked about all the things they get from the land. See if your child remembers where the name “Canada” comes from!

  • Started learning about the Metis people. We sang a fun song in the Metis language called Michif.

Looking ahead

December 16                           Carolling - 9:00am

December 17                           Fun Lunch - Coco Brooks

December 18                           Carolling - 1:00pm

December 19                           Pajama Day - NEW DATE!!

December 22 - January 2        Winter Break - NO SCHOOL

Thank you to those that have returned their Heritage Hands projects! Please bring them in next week so that we can share them with the class!

We will be having a “Grinch Day” in our classroom on Wednesday! I told the kids they are able to wear anything they have that has the grinch on it, bring a grinch stuffy, etc. We will be doing lots of Grinch themed activities that day!

On Monday we will continue our talk about the Metis indigenous group and will be making bannock. Please let me know if you do not want your child to try the bannock (it is basically just flour, water and oil). 

Please return all library books before the winter break. 

The Magic of Christmas

Every Christmas Eve, The Magic of Christmas loads up Calgary Transit buses that are magically transformed into “reindeer buses”, with hundreds of gifts and volunteers dressed as Santa and his elves.  Then they deliver Christmas spirit into the homes and hearts of those who need it most. 

From now to December 18, students and staff can bring in a new, unwrapped donation items (not food) and place them in the boxes located in the front foyer.  

Please see the attached wish list for ideas of items to donate. 

For more information or to make a monetary donation, please visit:  www.themagicofchristmas.org/donate 

Thank you for your support!

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