Dates to Remember:

Absence:  Unfortunately, I will be absent for the morning of Monday, December 11th.  Madame Patricia Kenny will be replacing me.

Second Step Program:  Our next Second Step lesson with Mrs. Swan will be on Tuesday, December 12th, Day 1.

Learning Buddies:  Our next Learning Buddies session with Mme Fraser's Grade 3 French Immersion class will be on Wednesday, December 13th, Day 2.

Grade 1 Holiday Concert Dress Rehearsal:  Our class will be attending the Grade 1 Holiday Concert dress rehearsal on Wednesday, December 13th at 1:30 pm. 

Candy Grams:  Sherwood School's Grade 5A students will be fundraising for families in our school community in need this season.  They will be selling Christmas candy grams from Wednesday, December 6th until Thursday, December 14th for a $1.00 each.  The candy grams will be delivered to students on Wednesday, December 20th and will consist of a candy cane with a note attached.

1. Kindly complete the note that will be sent home in your child’s zippered bag and return it, along with $1.00 in a baggie, clearly labelled with your child’s name on it, if you wish to send your child a candy gram.

2. If your child wishes to send a candy gram to another student, please send a note indicating their name and class along with $1.00 in a baggie, clearly labelled with your child’s name on it too.

Book Exchange:  Our next regularly scheduled book exchange will be on Friday, December 15th, Day 4.  Please have your child return their Library book(s) by or on Thursday, December 14th, Day 3.  Merci!

First Term Report Card:  Your child’s First Term Report Card was sent home with them on Friday, December 8th.  Kindly complete and return the slip enclosed with the report card, indicating that you received it, by Friday, December 15th.  Merci!

Show and Share:  All students are invited to bring a small toy of their choice for Show and Share on Friday, December 15th.  Kindly help your child introduce themselves and present their toy.  The following sentence structures may be helpful to them:  Bonjour!  Je m’appelle _____.  Voici mon/ma _____.  Please remember to not send toys with your child on days other than Show and Share.

Former Professional Juggler Performance:  Our class will be attending a performance by a former professional juggler on Friday, December 15th at 1:45 p.m. in the school's Gymnasium.

Skating:  Our class will be going skating on Friday, December 22nd  from 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. at the Cody Banks Arena, as part of our Physical Education curriculum.  Kindly write me a note in your child's communication duo tang by Friday, December 15th, if they need to borrow skates and/or a helmet from the school.  Parents of Kindergarten students are invited to help tie skates and enjoy a skate with our grade level.  Please note that helmets must be worn on the ice by everyone.  If your child will not be skating, they will be participating in an alternative academic activity at the school.  

Sherwood School Christmas Families Program:  Interested person(s), families or groups are able to make a monetary or gift card donation to "Sherwood School's Christmas Families Program", families from our school who are in need of extra support during the holiday season.  Kindly find an envelope in your child's communication duo tang to use to make a monetary donation by either cash or cheque.  Please make cheques payable to the Public Schools Branch.  Donations can be made anonymously, however, if you would like to receive a tax receipt, kindly include your name.  If you would like to donate a gift card, please email one of the school's counsellors at the email addresses listed below, for gift card needs.  Sherwood School families benefit immensely from the kindness and generosity of our school community every year.  Donations will be accepted until _____.

Olivia Milligan MacDougall:  olmilliganmacdougall@edu.pe.ca

Kayla Swan:  kmswan@edu.pe.ca

Notes:

Here are a few points of information pertaining to the week ahead:

Leader/Assistant:  Our first leader of the day will be Athena and our first assistant will be Axton this week.

Theme:  This week, our theme will be Family Holiday Celebrations.

Early Closure Dismissal Routine:  With the arrival of winter weather, kindly review your child's early closure dismissal routine with them.  Please write me a note in your child's communication duo-tang to request a new Early Closure Form, if your child's routine has changed since September.  In the event of an early closure, either myself or my substitute teacher will follow the routine indicated on your child's Early Closure Form and are not able to check for email messages or take telephone calls.

Extra Hat and Mittens/Gloves:  Kindly double-check that your child has an extra hat and an extra pair of mittens/gloves in their backpack each day.  Please remember to label them too!  Merci!

Thank You for Photograph for Show and Share:  Thank you very much for emailing me a photograph of one of your child's immediate family members for our integrated Families themed Show and Share on Friday, December 8th.  Each student beamed with pride as they introduced their relative to our class.  Merci beaucoup! 

Kindly find the link to our family themed show and share slideshow below.   Some students asked to show it to their families!

Family Themed Show and Share

Have a great week!