Weather Project Update

All of the students who have presented so far have done an amazing job! Like I have told the class, I will be away all day tomorrow (at Our Lady of Fatima) for a Kindergarten Networking session. So, we will continue our Weather Project Presentations on Tuesday. I also understand that there is a Girl's Floorball Tournament on Tuesday and a Boy's Floorball Tournament on Wednesday so I will ensure that all students involved in these have presented on the opposite day (girls on Wednesday and boys on Tuesday).

Also, since we are hosting the Floorball Tournaments, we will not be having Library this week so students may keep their books for an extra week.

Weather Project

Reminder that the Weather Project is due this Thursday and presentations will begin that day. Students are asked to have the Project Outline signed and returned to school ASAP. I will check their name off on the list and then they will be able to bring it home again that night to continue working on the project.

Just a few reminders:
1. Students have had 3 classes to work on this project using class time.
2. Students have been reminded that they must include a list of sources they have used (and Wikipedia DOES NOT COUNT!)
3. This is one of the main activities we are doing for persuasive writing so student need to remember to be PERSUASIVE. *See attached Persuasive Checklist.

Tomorrow morning we will be having a short liturgy for the Feast of St. Stephen (which was on December 26) followed by our OCGE Assembly. So, make sure to wear our school colours tomorrow for Green and White Day (in honour of St. Stephen's Feast Day)!

The Gospel Values Assembly that was scheduled for today will now take place at 9:40 tomorrow (Thursday) morning.

On Friday, we will be having an Elf Yourself Day and/or Wear a Christmas Hat/Shirt Day. On Friday we will be making Christmas cards for people in our community. If students wish, they may bring a snack to share with the class while we are making cards. Please remember though that we are a NUT FREE school and that we have several students with allergies in our class.

Thank you so much to everyone who was able to make it to our Christmas Concert tonight! It was an amazing evening and it seems like everyone had a lot of fun! Also, thank you to all of the volunteers; we wouldn't have been able to do it without you!

Secret Santa

Last week, several students asked about doing a class Secret Santa. I explained to the class that I do not like Secret Santa because there is always someone who forgets to bring a gift, gets left out, or can not participate for whatever reason. On Monday, I reaffirmed that we would NOT be doing a Secret Santa at school. Some students said they would be doing one with their friends after school. I explained that, like all other activities outside of school, I have no control over what they decide to do on weekends or after school with their friends. It has been brought to my attention that some students have said that they are planning a Secret Santa, even though I have said we are not doing one. We discussed this issue again this morning and all of the students are aware that there is no Secret Santa taking place in our Grade 5 class.

Thank you for your cooperation with this matter.

Miss Hodgins