End of 2012 December Update for Mr. Wagner's Class 

Congratulations to the grade 5's!!!

The 30 Day Gospel Challenge 
Congratulations to the following students for completing the 30 Day Gospel Challenge.  They have all been a warded a free 6 Inch Fresh Value meal from subway.
Meghan
Paige
Logan
Zach
Carter
Caitlyn
Quintin
Denys

The Christmas Karaoke Challenge
The students did a fantastic job on their Karaoke songs.  Some performed today for the primary students.  Congratulations to the winners.
4th Place - Shaelynn- Little Drummer Boy
3rd Place - Carter - Jingle Bells
2nd Place - Logan - Grandma got Run Over by a Reindeer 
1st Place - Kara - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas





The Liturgy was a success  
The grade 5's led the school in a third week Advent liturgy yesterday.  The feedback was very positive.  Please ask your children to tell you about it.  I am so proud of them. 

A Big Thank You
-Thank you so much for all the individual Christmas gifts.  Also, a huge thank you for the iTunes and Anthony's gift card.  Your thoughtfulness is so appreciated.
-Thanks to Kim's mom for coordinating a volunteer to drop off the food hamper
-Thank you to Paige's family who dropped off the food hamper on Wednesday - the family was very grateful for your generosity 

Homework Christmas Challenge - the grade 5's have created a Christmas Challenge- don't forget to take on one or more over the ideas at Christmas
Advent Conspiracy Goals- remember to continue to do this until the last day of Christmas on January 5
-Read for 20 minutes-don't forget to read everyday over the break

 

Reminders  

-We need a parent volunteer to check out books for library period Tuesday's from 10:45-11:15 starting in January.  Please contact me if you can.

Upcoming Events and Important Dates                                 
December
Fri Dec 21 -Class Advent Celebration -Last Day of Classes -2:30 pm dismissal


Fully Alive at Home
Please continue working through the Fully Alive Family Resource at home.  The Fully Alive program will be complete just before Christmas holidays.  It can be found here: http://curtiswagner.blogspot.ca/p/docs-to-download.html   

Reading reminder
Don't forget to encourage your child to read for 20 minutes every night.  A few reading suggestions:  
Sunday - Child reads silently 
Monday - Parent reads out loud to child
Tues - Child reads out loud to parent  
Wed - Child listens to audio book (available at the Public Library and on iTunes) and follows along in a paper copy of the book
Thurs - Child reads to sibling