Speak tenderly to them. Let there be kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your greeting. Always have a cheerful smile. Don’t give only your care, but give your heart as well –Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Friday 27 December 2013

Week 15!

The last week before Christmas break we celebrated Cameron as our star student!

It was an incredibly busy week preparing our hearts for Christmas.  We lit the third candle on the advent wreath on Monday and lit the final candle on Friday.  


Father Ashok came to celebrate with us and bless the crossed that the Parent School Council generously bought for each classroom in the school.

The students asked that I not post on the blog until after Christmas Day so that they would be able to share their gifts with their families without giving away any surprises.  We were very busy making crafts to share with our families.





We had several very chilly days that resulted in indoor recesses.  As always, the students embraced the Alberta weather and made the best of the situation.


The gym was booked several times throughout the week for a variety of Christmas activities so we did some Christmas Just Dance in the classroom to get our bodies moving on the long days without recess breaks outside.


We reviewed our counting skills in math.
We applied for jobs as one of Santa's reindeer.
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We celebrated our great behaviour choices on the last day before the Christmas break by having a PJ and movie reward day.
We also got to enjoy some yummy cupcakes, candy canes and other Christmas treats.
We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas sing along led by Mr.  Willsher!
A quick reminder to hang on to your empty bottles for our school bottle drive.

All that remains is to wish everyone a blessed Christmas season and Happy New Year!




Sunday 15 December 2013

Week 14!
Nicholas was our star student this week!
We kicked off the second week of Advent by leading the school assembly.  

Each morning we gather as a school to pray and get our hearts ready for the birth of Jesus.  Listening to the children sing "Violets in the Snow" is a very moving experience.  Please feel free to join us if you have the time.

This week was concert week so we did lots of preparing to make sure the show was amazing.  It takes many helper to put the Christmas concert ready for our Pope John Families!
Finally the big day came and we lined up to head to the gym.
The students did a great job on stage!
 The angels celebrated their wonderful performance after it was all over.
Then they got a bit goofy!
 The shepherds celebrated their performance too!
 They they go a bit goofy too!
 In between Christmas concert preparation and performances we managed to get a few work items done.  One of our centres this week required great team work to build this beautiful floor puzzle of the Christmas story.  It took all week to complete with each group contributing to building the completed puzzle.
We also managed to do come packing for our pretend trips to Iqaluit and Meteghan in social studies.

Friday arrived and it was time to "Show What You Know" in spelling.
We ended the week off by watching an Alberta Ballet performance.


We had a wonderful week!