Tuesday, 11 December 2012

The Advent Conspiracy
We recently watched this video in class entitled the Advent Conspiracy.  Students have set goals about things they could do to make Advent and Christmas more meaningful.  Please watch the video and discuss it with your child.


Homework
-Christmas Karaoke assignment -students will begin performing on Wed Dec 12- see instructions below
-Survivor Unplugged Challenge journal entry in health duotang (minimum 1 paragraph - please see notes sent home for more info) - 1 entry due everyday from Dec 6-13.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns 


-Spelling Test -Friday
-Fully Alive - all BLM Sheets due 
-French Test -Tuesday
-Advent Conspiracy Goals 


Reminders  
-We need a parent volunteer to drop off our food hamper - please contact Mr. Wagner to volunteer 
-We need a parent volunteer to check out books for library period Tuesday's from 10:45-11:15.  Please contact me if you can.
-Secret Angel gift - students have all received a classmate to buy a gift for as well as a list of some of their favourite gifts.  The price range is $5. Gifts are due Wed Dec 19.  
-Christmas concert clothing. Boys please wear black pants, dress shirt, and a tie.  Girls please wear dress clothes with a scarf.
-The December 10 newsletter can be read here: http://blog.scs.sk.ca/nluk/december%2010,%202012.pdf
-30 Day Gospel Prayer Challenge- students are encouraged to pray everyday and read the 21 chapters of the Gospel of John between Nov 15-Dec 15.    
-Food hamper donations - due Dec 17- see note
or newsletter
-Salvation Army donations - Dec 10-14 -see note or newsletter


Upcoming Events and Important Dates                                 

St. Luke School December Calendar: http://blog.scs.sk.ca/hluk/december%202012%20calendar.pdf
 
December
Thurs Dec 13 - Christmas Concert -1:15 & 7pm (Students are asked to be here at 6:30)
Wed Dec 19 - Mr. Wagner's class leads the Advent Liturgy -1pm -parents please consider taking a late lunch break and joining us  
Fri Dec 21 -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


Christmas Karaoke Assignment

For this assignment you will be performing a song in front of the class.  You should be ready to perform by Wed Dec 12.  The focus of the evaluation will be on the effort you put in and not so much on how well you sing on key.

Instructions
1.Pick one of the Christmas Karaoke songs on Mr. Wagner’s YouTube playlist or pick a different one of your choice. To find other songs you can search on YouTube.  For example: “Jingle Bell Rock Karaoke”. 
If you still can’t find a song you like, you could also purchase a song from The Karaoke Channel at the link below for $1.49.  There are 115 Christmas songs to choose from.  Once you download it bring it to school on a memory stick. 

The songs from my YouTube playlist are below these instructions.  You can also go directly to the playlist by clicking the link.  

2. Email the link of the YouTube Karaoke song that you want to choose to Mr. Wagner.  Also, send me a link to a non-Karaoke version of the song (the song with lead vocals).

3. Practice singing the song with the non-Karaoke version.  If it does not have lyrics you will need to do a Google search to find them.  When you practice, try to make your voice sound the same as the singer.  Listen as you sing.

4. Once you know the song well practice with the Karaoke version.

5. Practice until you are able to sing the song without looking at the lyrics.


Christmas Karaoke YouTube Playlist
Angels We Have Heard On High
Away In A Manger
Do You Hear what I Hear
Feliz Navidad
Go, Tell it on the Mountain
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Joy to The World
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O' Holy Night
The First Noel
Up On The Housetop
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
We Three Kings
What Child is This?
White Christmas 

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