Dear Parent and
Guardians,
Happy December!
Hard to believe the first 3 months of school are over. This is a busy month;
there will be a lot of fun activities and learning. I will be sure to keep
everyone updated on upcoming events.
Reminders:
Book Order: December book orders are due back this
Friday (December 7th). I want to get them in early so they will
arrive before Christmas break. You can submit orders to me or online through
our classroom.
Show what you know binder: Students will be gathering things for
their show what you know binders and they will be sent home this week. Please
look through it with your child, sign it and send it back.
OURSchool
Survey-
Over the next week our Grade 4 and 5 students will be participating
in a school student perception survey to share with us their
thoughts about MAS. The survey measures 21 indicators based on most
recent research on school and classroom effectiveness.
Christmas
Angel Tree- Starting on December 5th we will have our Christmas angel
tree up in our front entrance. Please stop by and take an angel or two to
support our families this Christmas. When you select an angel please stop by
the office and let Roxy know your angel number, so we can keep track who
is responsible for what gifts. You may also call in and ask Roxy to select an
angel for you to send home with your child if you can't stop by. When you
return the gift we ask that it come back wrapped with the angel tree tag
attached to the gift.
DOTS for Kids
Day- Ring a Bell Campaign- On December 7th we will participate
in the ring a bell campaign to raise awareness and increase
education to inspire youth, family, and communities to take
positive actions in support of children's mental health. If your child
has a little bell that they would like to bring on Friday to join
in and ring, please send it along.
Christmas
Concert-
We will be hosting our Christmas concert on Wednesday, December 12th at
10:00am. Doors will open at 9:30am.
Tots
and Taters Credit- Due to our past two snow days and missing lunch orders,
those that had ordered will be credited in January. Moving forward from
here on out, we will track missed snow day orders and apply all credit in
May.
MAS Christmas
Caroling-
On Tuesday December 18th we are inviting students and parents back to the
school to spread some Christmas cheer around the neighborhood. We will meet
here at 6pm and break into groups to go caroling. We will then return to the
school around 7pm for hot chocolate and cookies.
This week:
Monday,
Dec. 3-
Tuesday,
Dec. 4- Choir practice at 9:45am.
Tot's N Taters Hot lunch. Estey Afterschool Art Program. January Hot
lunch orders go home.
Wednesday, Dec. 5- Canada Code visit
Thursday, Dec. 6 - Hot lunch Great Canadian Bagel.
Friday,
Dec. 7- Tot's N taters hot
lunch. Ring a Bell Campaign.
What
we are learning this week:
Literacy: We are beginning out next class
novel, students voted to pick the novel we will be reading. We are also
discussing point of view and writing stories from different characters point of
views.
Math: In math, we are discussing division
strategies and relating division to multiplication.
Science: We have our science lead visiting
with us this week. She will be helping us out with our unit on changes in
matter. We are discussing testable questions and how to create a fair test when
we are experimenting.
Health: In health class we are discussing
safety, including personal safety and strangers (in person and online).
French: We have begun our unit on family and
close friends in French class. We will be doing various activities that include
vocabulary relating to family.
I
will update the extra practice on the school website later this week.
Have
a great week!
-Maggie
Estabrooks