Author: Mme Ghali

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Grade 4: Vanessa, Kelsey, Hannah S., Laura & Melanie

Prayer leaders: 6B Cowen

Reminders and information:

• Please empty all perishables from the fridge by noon on Thursday. All food will be thrown out on Thursday afternoon.
• Please check the SWAG
• Secret Santa this week – one gift per day (~$5)
• Reminder: we are not allowed to show movies using Netflix, Disney +, Prime, etc. Only Criterion and Audio Cine are allowed in ECSD
• Please pay your staff fees before Christmas holidays

Monday

• Third Monday of Advent
• Secret Santa starts
• 11th Day of Christmas – Tree Topper Day – Wear a Santa or Christmas hat or headband
• Azza, Julie-Ann, Rachelle, and Nicole spread Christmas cheer to other schools. Melanie is acting admin. 10:10 – 11:30ish.

Tuesday

• 12th Day of Christmas – Holiday Spirit Day
  Wear your ugly Christmas sweater, a holiday top or a red and/or green shirt
• All Junior High students visit St. Gerard School – AM

Wednesday

• Advent Celebrations today
  • Junior High and Kindergarten at 10:15 to 10:45
  • Elementary at 11:15 to 11:45
• The gym will be closed until after the Advent Celebration
• ELEMENTARY Movie Train 12:50 pm – 2:30 pm https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EgBAoHcxXXOtYFgqKpF-zrrp7bouy75OJATcbONMwuU/edit?usp=sharing

Thursday

• Full day of classes
• Friday’s schedule will be used for everything – remember supervision
• Elementary Hibernation Thursday – Pajama Day for all (JH AM only)
• Junior High Dance at 1:00 PM – students may change to formal wear from PJs.
• Elementary Christmas Fun Day – December 2024.docx (all day)
   

Friday

• Half day of classes
• Thursday’s schedule will be used for everything – remember supervision
• Elementary Christmas Vacation Friday – Come dressed for “summer” vacation!
• Elementary Carols in the gym 9:15 am – 9:45 am
• Students vs. Staff Volleyball Tournament 10:15 am – 12:00 pm *see calendar invitation for more details
• Azza absent

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Lorena, Dean, Costantina, Kim & Csilla

Prayer leaders: 6A – Stevens

Reminders and information:

• Dream for Kids campaign – if you need ribbon or more ornaments, they are by the mailboxes, the trees look great, thanks. Keep the ornaments coming!
• Please check the SWAG
• There will be another JH Hot Dog Lunch on Monday December 16
• Reminder: we are not allowed to show movies using Netflix, Disney +, Prime, etc. Only Criterion and Audio Cine are allowed in ECSD
• The Advent Angel continues to visit – check your gift bag daily!
• Please pay your staff fees before Christmas holidays

Monday

• Carol and Sharon return – welcome back!
• Second Monday of Advent – please do your Advent class celebration
• 6th Day of Christmas – Family Feud
• Hot Dog lunch for Elementary students – hot dogs will arrive by 11:50 – by 11:00 for Kindergarten
• Azza at a meeting (off site) from 9:00 to 11:30 – ATA committee meeting

Tuesday

• Elementary Christmas Concert Day
  • Rehearsals throughout the day -see email regarding supervision
  • Concert @7:00 PM
• 7th Day of Christmas – Christmas Trivia
• Volleyball City Finals at Saville Centre – Go Silverbacks! Both our teams are in the finals at 4:15 PM.

Wednesday

• 8th Day of Christmas – Guess How Many Candy Canes?
• Grade 1 field trip to TWOS – all day
• Rec Leadership at Terwillegar Rec Centre
• Azza arrives at 10:00 AM

Thursday

• 9th Day of Christmas – True of False CHristmas Trivia
• One Voice – collaboration time for Grades 3 and 6
• Staff Christmas luncheon – in the library at 12:30
• Rachelle and Azza meet with Elk Island staff – re: French Immersion

Friday

• 10th Day of Christmas – Name that Tune
• Elk Island Leadership Team to tour school in the afternoon
• Elementary Hot Lunch – Papa Johns

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Nina, Jessica, Jennifer, Myane and Claudia

Prayer leaders: 7D

Reminders and information:

• Advent starts – please make sure your tablecloths are purple
• Dream for Kids campaign starts – see email from Azza from Nov 27
• Please check the SWAG
• There will be an Elementary Hot Dog Lunch on Monday December 9
• Grades 4 to 9, it’s survey time – we would like to finish this week, before the Christmas concert. Please sign up for Azza, Rachelle, Julie-Ann or Nicole to conduct the survey with your students: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a55MiYUzxvsk9bpaR1oKOmvk9CwnWlSanVFz3pKaaZM/edit?usp=sharing
• 12 Days of Christmas starts – see below

Monday

• First Monday of Advent – please do your Advent class celebration
• 1st Day of Christmas – Grinch Green and Candy Cane Day
• Hot Dog lunch for Junior High students
• Melissa Astle (EAL consultant) works with Melanie – PM

Tuesday

• Julie-Ann, Nicole, Rachelle at Lumen – AM
• Azza at Lumen – PM
• Melanie is acting admin when there isn’t admin in the building

Wednesday

• Hailey, Kaitlyn, Melanie, Rachelle, and Azza at Lumen – School Team PD
• Kindergarten dress rehearsals for Christmas performance 10:30 and 2:10 – parents and grandparents will attend

Thursday

• One Voice – collaboration time for Grades 2 and 5
• Staff meeting for teachers at 1:15
• Kindergarten Family Night – 5:30 PM

Friday

• Patrollers Pizza lunch