Spirit Day Tomorrow

Just a friendly reminder that it is Spirit Day tomorrow (Dec. 16). Celebrate Shorecrest and wear your green and gold or spirit wear.

Aussie Jingle Bells by Colin Buchanan and Nick Bland

Dashing through the bush, in a rusty Holden ute,
Kicking up the dust, esky in the boot.
Kelpie by my side, singing Christmas songs,
It's summertime and I am in my singlet, shorts and thongs.

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
Christmas in Australia on a scorching summer's day, hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden ute.

Engine's getting hot, we dodge the kangaroos,
The swaggie climbs aboard - he is welcome too.
All the family's there, sitting by the pool,
Christmas Day the Aussie way, by the barbecue.

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
Christmas in Australia on a scorching summer's day, hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden ute.

Come the afternoon, Grandpa has a doze,
The kids and Uncle Bruce are swimming in their clothes.
The time comes 'round to go; we take a family snap.
Pack the car and all shoot through, before the washing-up.

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
Christmas in Australia on a scorching summer's day, hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden ute.

Spelling of Hanukkah!

Just so the kids know, HANUKKAH has a U in it, not an A. I found different ways to spell this word (Chanukah, Chanukkah, Hannukah) so I was a little confused which was correct. All are acceptable in my eyes. Happy holidays.

Week of Dec. 14, 2009

Wow! Only a couple more days until the 2 week vacation. We will be doing many interesting holiday activities this week, including painting a candle holder and making a gingerbread house. The students will also continue finding out about holidays in different cultures, with a focus on Europe.

Please send in a shoe box by Friday. Your child will put their small gingerbread house in this for easy transportation home.

Also, Friday is a half day, with dismissal at noon. The students will have a holiday snack and games from 9:15 and then be involved in a holiday sing-a-long in the theatre at about 11am.

Happy holidays to you and your loved ones! Please continue to encourage your child to read, write and practice their math facts over the vacation.

Have fun and be safe.

- Ms. O'Mullane


Library Helper: Mrs. Peffly
Parent Reader: Contact me if you'd like to volunteer

Language Arts - Review

Mathematics - Review partial sums addition; Unit 4 quiz; Review telling time

Social Studies - Holidays in Europe

Science - Rocks and Minerals

Dec. 7-11 in Brief

Here is our week at a glance. We are talking about holiday celebrations around the world and if you would to come in to share a family tradition or holiday, please contact me and we will set up a time for your visit.

Parent Reader - Michelle Schnitt
Sharing for the month of December - Tuesday: Reilly, Devin; Wednesday: Chloe, Noah; Thursday: Renata, Emma, Turner; Friday - John, Erin

Language Arts
Phonics - Consonants /s/c; /j/g, dge; Inflections: -ed, -ing (double final consonant)
Spelling - slice, dodge, city, huge, nice, space, gem, price, cage, fudge
Bonus words - central, fireplace, gentle, gymnast, celebrate
High Frequency Words - above, shoes, tough, wash, wear, woman, young
Reading - Big Bushy Mustache by Gary Soto
Fluency - Phrasing
Comprehension - Fiction and nonfiction; Monitor comprehension: reread
Robust Vocabulary - wilting, flitted, swirling, trance, route, semblance, distraught, improvise
Grammar - Plural possessive nouns
Writing - Small moments

Mathematics
* Partial-sums addition algorithm
* Review of unit 4 and quiz
* Points and line segments

Social Studies
* Europe
* Holiday traditions around the world

Science
* Rocks and Minerals