Only 11 days until our school Christmas Concert! We have been busy practicing our song with our reading buddies (Mrs. Jackson/Mrs. Moore's Kindergarten Class) and everyone is getting very excited!

(If you know that your child will be unable to attend the Christmas Concert on the evening of December 11, please let me know as soon as possible. Your child will still practice with the class but this will help us to finalize our arrangement on the stage during our upcoming practices.)

December Scholastic order forms will be going home on either Monday or Tuesday and will be due Friday, December 5 in order to ensure that all ordered items are received before Christmas Break. If you wish to place a secret order, you may do so at any time throughout the year. Just drop it off at the office or send it to school in a sealed envelope and make sure to include a note with it so that I can give you a call when it arrives.

Sens Assembly Tomorrow (Tuesday)

Tomorrow morning we will be having a very special Sens assembly. Please wear your Sens gear (or if you cheer for one of those other teams then wear your Sens colours)!

Reminder to all parents/guardians/grandparents, etc. of our Remembrance Day Ceremony that will take place tomorrow at 10:45.

All students registered in Boy Scouts or Girl Guides, as well as, any parents in Military, Police Services, Fire and Rescue and Para Medics are encouraged to wear their full uniform and join the procession at the beginning of our Ceremony.

Interview

If you requested an interview, forms were sent home today with your designated time. If you are not able to attend your assigned time, please let us know as soon as possible. Your time will be cancelled and we will be able to reschedule for another day or for a phone interview. I am still available most days before school if you would like to meet but did not schedule an interview. I can also do phone interviews before or after school and some days during the day. If you are interested in a phone interview, please let me know when the best time to reach you is and the best number to reach you at.

*Reminder that interviews are scheduled at 10 minute intervals.

*Progress Reports go home today.
*Interview request sheets were supposed to go home at the end of the day yesterday but since they did not, they will also be sent home today. (Reminder that if you would rather schedule an interview before school, please write a note in your child's agenda; do not use the interview request form.)

*The Gospel Value Awards Assembly will take place on Thursday 9:45-10:05

Interviews

Interviews are scheduled to take place on November 6. Since I teach 2 classes with a total of 50 students, I am also making myself available for interviews before school on most days. If you would like to schedule a 10-15 minute interview before school one day, please write a note in your child's agenda indicating which day and time you would prefer. If Mme Racanelli is available on your requested day then she will also be able to join the interview if you wish.

*The Addition and Subtraction Quiz that we did yesterday is going home today. Students who did not get 15/15 will be doing a retake on Thursday with similar questions. The retake will have 10 questions instead of 15 and I will be taking the best mark out of the two.

*Tonight all students are bringing home their Language notebooks. Students were given 20 minutes today to begin writing a recount about what they did this morning (from the time they woke up to the end of first recess). We discussed as a class that it is important to included details, HOWEVER, details do not need to include every single minute! Below, please find the Success Criteria that students are asked to refer to while writing.

This recount is a practice for the recount we will begin to work on tomorrow.

Success Criteria:

Knowledge and Understanding

I described an event in chronological order.

My writing is about a main idea and has a focused purpose.

I provided information about who, what, when, where, why, and how the event happened.

Thinking

I used an interesting topic sentence that grabbed the reader’s attention.

I included details that described how I felt and what I thought.

I described events using the five senses.

Communication

I used sequencing words to help organize my ideas.

My paragraphs were written in past tense.

I used a voice and style in my writing that reflects my personality.

My sentences flowed together and were organized into logical paragraphs.

Application

I used strong , active verbs and clear, descriptive adjectives.

I included interesting events and details to give the reader a clear picture of the event in their mind.

C.O.P.S. (Capitals, Omissions, Punctuation, Spelling)