Happy Holidays

Wishing you and your family a restful holiday full of love, laughter, and fun! Looking forward to seeing you in the New Year! Here's a little of our version of "That Power."

Miss Kelly & Mrs. Soper

Time to Carol!

This may be my favourite week of the year.  General Wolfe is so lucky to have this amazing tradition.   We kicked off this morning with a special visit from Miss Kelly, and her sons Oliver, Henry and Joe, as well as Mrs. Segers and her son Samuel.  Mrs. Collins did an amazing job leading us too.  Tomorrow, Ms. Thomas and Mrs. Soper will be leading the carols and we will be visited by special guests Div. 1, 2, and 3 singing "Quand le Pere Noel."  The pop choir will also be helping out with the Hanukkah Song.  We'd love you to join us.


I hope everyone made it to the Winter Concert last week.  Our version of  "The Grinch" was amazing (if I do say so myself).  The kids practiced hard and stayed really focused throughout.  We are very proud of them.


Even with all this fun there is still work to be done:

• Grade 6s have a math test on long division on Wednesday
• Science Test on Living and Non-Living things on Wednesday
• Non-fiction essay rough draft due on Thursday
• Grade 7s are working on a project for Social Studies that is due after the break
• Friday Folders are going home this week too!

On a final note, Division 2 is having our Secret Santa draw on Friday.  Don't forget to bring your gifts so no one is left out.


Miss Kelly and Mrs. Soper

Getting Grinch-y

Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4 are working hard preparing for our contribution to the Winter Concert on Thursday.  It's going to be great!  All students should be at school Thursday night at 6:30 in costume for our version of the "The Grinch." 


Although holidays are fast approaching, we do still have work to do.  We have just begun our Classification Unit in science.  It's one of Miss Kelly's favourite units to teach!  Students are conducting their first labs of the year, experimenting on potatoes in order to examine the needs of living things.  While the rough lab is done in class, a good copy of the lab will need to be typed in students' free time.  The lab template is available on the shared drive at school as well as in the Resources tab of this blog. 


For your reading pleasure, we've attached a cool article from the Washington Post entitled "Are You Raising Nice Kids?"  As the holidays come up, it gives some great suggestions to help kids continue to develop empathy and of course, gratitude.  Hope you enjoy it!


Miss Kelly & Mrs. Soper

The Countdown to Break is On

What a fantastic week in Division 2!  Our field trip to the Planetarium was amazing.  We learned so many cool facts.  Did you know that there is a planet in the Milky Way that is made of diamonds?  Did you know that there are two planets that probably have life of some sort?  Ask your child about exoplanets, Viringous B, or Kepler?  It was a great day!  Thank you to the parents who were able to drive and a special thanks to Mrs. Liapis for joining us.

Last week was the end to our volleyball season.  Everyone worked so hard and improved a ton.  They were a pleasure to watch.  Special thank you to John Kim, Ms. Walker, and Ms. Friesen for coaching and supporting the team.  We will be having an end of season celebration the last week before the break and we are asking players to bring in $5 each for a gift for John and to pay for our pizza party. 

Students wrote a French quiz today and most of the Gr. 7s did not pass.   This test is on the verbs "avoir" and "etre" as well as the adjectives we discussed in class.  Students needed to memorize  those words and this is a skill that needs some practice.  I encouraged kids to try quizlet.com or make themselves flashcards to help them.  There will be a retest on Monday, Dec 8th.  Study!  Repetition is the key!

Division 2 will be performing at the Winter Concert this year along with the other Gr. 6/7 classes.  There will be both an afternoon and evening show.  If your child cannot attend either concert, please let us know.  We will also be singing a French Christmas carol during school caroling on Tuesday. 

Coming up this week, kids should be collecting research and materials to research for their Extreme Environments essay.  On Wednesday, we have limited computer access, so if possible, students are encouraged to bring their own technology, print out online articles, or bring in library books, etc.  Just a reminder that they need a bibliography, so if you are helping them find resources make sure they write down the bibliographic information.

18 days until Winter Break!