DECEMBER

2014
Ms. Fantauzzi & Ms. Di Carlantonios Classroom
O Come Let Us Adore Him!

A Birthday Party for Baby

Jesus!
On Friday, December 19 our class will celebrate
Jesus birthday by having a birthday party for
him! All students are invited to wear their
favourite pajamas to school.

The kindergarten students have been working hard

to celebrate the birth of Jesus and the Christmas
season! We will be performing at our Christmas
concert on Wednesday, December 10 at 9:40am in
our school gym. We look forward to share this special
performance with you!

Christmas Loot Bags

Please remember that St. Michael the Archangel is a
nut and egg safe school, as such we discourage
families from sending in any edible Christmas treats.
Loot bags are not required, however if you wish to
send in a Christmas loot bag for your child's
classmates please ensure the following:

Winter Wear
Brrr... its cold out there! The cold weather has arrived!
Please remember to dress your child for the winter weather
(warm hats, mittens, scarves, snow pants, coats, and
boots). We will be sending home your childs extra bag of
clothing so it can be filled with winter wear (long sleeves,
long pants, extra pairs of socks).

No edible items

We appreciate your support in

keeping all of our friends safe this
Christmas.

Place items in a clear bag

Instead of personalizing each bag
please write "To my friend"

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Literacy Corner

10 Minute Math!

Popcorn Words:

The following list includes word that will pop up

frequently during our upcoming literacy activities.
We will be working with these words in class.

Want

This month we will continue working on 2D

Geometry as well as 3D Geometry. We will
investigate the relationship between twodimensional shapes and three-dimensional
figures (ex. the bottom of a cone is a circle). We
will also focus on Number Sense. We will use
concrete materials to explore and investigate
counting, quantity, and number relationships
from 0 to 10.

He
She
To
And

Religious Education
Virtue of the Month
September Virtue of Courage: Angelica

S.

October Virtue of Compassion: Ava G.

November Virtue of Justice: Kayla C.
These recipients will be honoured at our Pep Rally on
Friday, December 19 at 1:30 pm in the school gym.

Congratulations!

Coming Attractions!

Some examples of activities that can support

your childs learning at home are:

Open Boxes:
Help your child cut empty cereal or cracker
boxes on the fold lines and open them up. What
different shapes can your child find? He or she
can then cut the fold lines to make different
squares and rectangles and use these shapes to
create a picture.

Adoration Liturgy: Wednesday, December 3 at

1:30 pm
Primary Movie Night: Thursday, December 4 at
7:00 pm
Christmas Concert: Wednesday, December 10 at
9:40 am
Jesus Birthday Party: Thursday, December 19

How Many?:
Look for everyday opportunities to estimate and
count objects together: How many (apples) do
you think are in this grocery bag? Lets count to
check. How many socks do you think are in
the laundry basket? Lets make pairs and count
by 2s to check.

Pep Rally (Honouring Virtue Recipients): Thursday,

December 19 at 1:30pm

We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!