CORRECTION

Team 24 Families,

So yesterday I promised the students that we would wrap the gifts they purchased at the Bazaar. This was a naive call made BEFORE students started purchasing gifts by the truck-load! While I am excited for the vast number of gifts students are giving to families, it would take us two days to wrap all of the gifts… and a great deal of money spent on wrapping paper and tape! So I sadly revoked my offer. There is simply no time to wrap the numerous purchased treasures. SORRY! 

Here's a look at SOME of the gifts; they required the furniture to be moved in order to house them all!

Team 24 is VERY excited to give you their gifts for Christmas! I'm sure you'll love them :)

 

Final Swimming Lesson, Trip to the Bazaar & Santa in Pyjamas= A Team 24 Tuesday

Dear Team 24 families,

A busy, busy Tuesday! And early dismissal to boot!

Highlights:

1) Grade 3s traveled to the Civic Centre for the final time. Students had another great lesson and finished their time in the pool playing whole-group games! Students played Marco Polo- the classic swimming tag game and Shark. "MARCO!" "POLO!!"

2) We were very excited to visit the Bazaar today. Students were able to use the money they brought to purchase 3 items today as Christmas gifts for their family members. It means so much to each student to be able to give to their family! There is one more shopping day tomorrow, Wednesday. We will do our best to wrap as many gifts as we can. If any families are able to donate wrapping paper or Scotch tape for wrapping, it would be greatly appreciated!

Sadly, we had $5 stolen from a student's change purse, intended for the Bazaar. After two discussions about trust and doing the right thing when we make a mistake, students were encouraged to return the money to an adult during our shopping trip. While they didn't hand it to an adult,  the student anonymously left the money on a bazaar table while we were shopping. We will have a follow-up discussion about this tomorrow. 

3) Team 24 also made a special holiday art piece in which we imagined how Santa would be feeling the morning after Christmas. Using scrapbooking paper, we made pyjamas for our happy Santas. Here is a look at our new bulletin board.

As I said, a busy day. And what's on deck for Wednesday: a choir performance at Golden West, a second and final trip to the bazaar and hockey. Whew, I'll be ready to sleep for a week if I survive this week!

~Ms. Burland

A TERRIFIC Oakview Visit

Team 24 Families,

This afternoon we walked to the neighbouring personal care home, Oakview. In two groups, we met and visited with residents and a day program group. Students introduced themselves to their buddy and began teaching them how to make a Christmas tree craft. Afterwards, students read to their new companion and enjoyed cookies and juice.

I was SO proud of students' behaviour during our visit. They were on-task, friendly, caring, polite and helpful. I was one proud teacher! Great job, Team 24! Here are some pictures from the visit:

 CHEESE!

What's a group pic with out a silly pose?!?

~Ms. Burland

Fraction Fun on Friday

Team 24 Families,

On Friday, the grade 3 students applied their new understanding of fractions to participating in some Christmas baking! The rest of us were happy to taste their creations! Students made brown sugar cookies, egg-nog cookies, chocolate chip cookies and chocolate chip banana bread. Unfortunately, I helped with the second group and forgot to take pictures. Here are pictures of the first bakers: 

We enjoy the baking later in the afternoon with a glass of egg- nog! YUM! Thanks to Mrs. McWilliams and my mum for helping!

~Ms. Burland

An Overdue Post

So it has been a very, very and COLD past week and a half! Here are some pics of some interesting this we have been up to:

Swimming Week 4:

Anji's first time tobogganing:

Winter Concert Practice:

Indoor recess dance party:

Cozy, watching Rudolph:

~Ms. Burland