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

Saturday 19 December 2015

Week 15!
Matthew was our star student this week!



We had more hard working Lexia students.
We earned our strawberry scoop this week.  When we come back in January we will keep working to earn our chocolate scoop.
 Student applied for jobs to be Santa helpers.  They chose between applying for a job as an elf or a reindeer.  Santa would be lucky to have these excellent employees!




















 The students did a great job on concert night.  They sang like angels, acted like pros and looked amazing!
 These two drama kids escaped our group photo but we caught them before they went home.
 Students worked very hard to complete their Christmas crafts to share with their families.


 Finally, it was the last day before Christmas break.  2H wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas with all the blessings of the season and a happy New Year!  See you on Monday, January 4th, 2016.

Sunday 13 December 2015

Week 14!

Luke was our star student this week!
 The students did a great job leading the school assembly for the second week of Advent.



 Lexia kids this week were proud of their accomplishment.  
 Mr.  Walker came to share an Advent message, music and joy with us.
 The some grade nine students from Saint John Paul II High School came for our t-shirt graphic designer meeting this week.  We will be going to Saint John Paul II High School on January 7th to create our t-shirts.

In social we started our "Packing for a Trip" project.  Each student was assigned a destination and season to pack a suitcase for.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
 Meteghan, Nova Scotia
 Iqaluit, Nunavut

 We started to explore magnets this week.
 We learned that the magnetic force can pass through a table.
 We learned that magnets are only attracted to certain materials.

 We learned about opposite poles attracting and same poles repelling.  
In religion we worked on spreading the joy of the season in our Saint John XXIIII community.  Look for our Christmas messages throughout the school.

Please ensure your child has brought a gift bag to school to bring home the Christmas crafts they will be working on this week.
Friday, December 18th will be our Pajama and Movie Reward Day.