Snowmen and songs

It is beginning to look a lot like holiday time at Dickens! 

We are in full concert practice mode, and you have probably been hearing your child(ren) singing at home over the last few weeks. The children have perfected all 5 holiday songs, and are ready to perform for you on Wednesday. We can't wait to share it with you.

On Monday and Tuesday we created some beautiful art work that will be presented to each of you on Friday.

 In between our practicing, we also created some winter snowmen to decorate the walls of the gym for our Winter Concert.

Initially small groups painted BIG snow people. The children worked very well together. It was a great opportunity for the teachers to see how cooperative your children are with one another. All ideas were honoured, and everyone took turns and shared materials beautifully. 

 Next we worked with our Big Buddies to dress and decorate the snow people. The results are quite fabulous. Look for them on the walls of the gym on Wednesday during the concert.

 On Friday we had a joyful celebration of Christmas traditions with Cocoa and Caroling. We walked around the neighbourhood with our Big Buddies, and sang a selection of holiday songs. Then we returned to the school to enjoy a cup of cocoa lovingly prepared by our fantastic parent volunteers. 

Cocoa brewing!

Tom, Julie, Jason, Anna, Stacie, Maggie, Marguerite, Jenny and Ryoko

Ready to serve 500 cups of cocoa!

The kids and teachers loved the cocoa!!

Upcoming Dates and Reminders:

1. Holiday Concert: please make sure that you have sent in your ticket request form. Your children will need to come to both shows to perform regardless of which show you attend. Toddlers are welcome to sit on a parents lap. Please dress your child in RED!

2. Friday December 21st will be Pajama Day in Division 1 and 2!! Please send your child to school in their favourite jammies. We will be having lots of cosy holiday fun all day.

3. Please bring some non-perishable food for our classroom Food Bank boxes. Let's try and fill them!!

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We wish you all a weekend filled with love and peace. You all mean the world to us, and we are so grateful to have each of you in our lives.