December 7, 2009
*December 14 Peppermint Shoppe/Holiday free dress attire
*December 17 Christmas Program
*December 18 Noon Dismissal
Class Christmas Party
*December 21 Beginning of Christmas Vacation/No School
*January 4 School Resumes
We have started our second week of December and the second week of Advent.
We are asking that you and your child participate in at least one of the
Advent Collections listed below:
*Epiphany Boxes (wrapped shoe boxes containing various items for needy
children in Tijuana)
*Holy Childhood Collection Boxes (Due after we retrun from Christmas Holiday)
*Casa De Amparo 6th Grade Outreach for Juvenile Placement Facility
(Diapers, batteries or an unwrapped toy. Due by December 18)
We will be having our Class Christmas Party on December 18. The class voted
on doing a "Secret Santa" gift exchange that will begin December 14 and end
on December 18. We will draw names on Wednesday 12/9. Students will bring
in a small treat each day (hot beverage, favorite candy, card/note, cookies,
etc...) On Friday we will reveal "Secret Santa" identities and give our last
gift. Please keep this simple. $2-$3 dollars maximum on any given day. We
will have a small party on the 18th. If you are interested in bringing in
treats/drinks for the kids, please contact Mrs. Dalton or Mrs. MacKinnon.
The SJA Christmas Pageant is December 17, 2009 at 7:00 PM. Rehearsals have
begun and we will give details on class attire/costumes as they are
provided.
Congratulations to the following students for winning the Geography Bee and
Spelling Bee elimination rounds. They will be representing our class in the
school competitions in January.
Geography Bee: Luke Hazel, Eric Monroe, Miles Loef, Taryn Tastad, Wyatt
Schmitt and Cole Mueller as alternate.
Spelling Bee: Eric Monroe, T.J. Gauscho, Olivia Mott, Wyatt Schmitt, Taryn
Tastad and Dana Dalton as alternate.
Astro Camp Update: Of the 14 families that responded to the survey, the
majority response was to take a bus. We will be contracting with a bus
company in January. After this step is completed, we will notify you and
collect payment for the bus and the remaining balance for Astro Camp.
REMINDERS
Check the assignment/homework page for daily assignments and
homework for the week. We do our best to inform you when changes to this
schedule are made via a newsflash, but sometimes do not. We do however
review the entire homework page with your child at the end of each day and
instruct them to make the changes on the hard copy that they should have
in their red homework folder.
Please pray for the Tastad family. They have lost 2 grandparents in the last
month. May their souls and the souls of all the departed rest in peace.
As you continue through the weeks ahead and as you make all your own special
preparations for Christmas, please don't forget the "true" meaning of the
Christmas season...
Second Week of Advent
When John the Baptizer made his appearance as a preacher in the desert of
Judea, this was his theme: Reform your lives. The reign of God is at hand!"
Mt. 3:1
Second Sunday of Advent
O Jesus, in an empty desert your prophet John proclaimed: God is here, at
your side. God has come to bring about a kingdom where injustice and
suffering will be no more, where tears will be wiped away, and where those
who turn to God will feast at a banquet.
"Turn now, your God is standing at your side. Reform your lives, God's
kingdom is at hand." In an empty desert John said these things.
Give me faith like John's, O Lord, strong enough to believe even in a desert
that you and your kingdom are no farther from me than my hand. Make my heart
strong like his, not swayed by trials or snared by false pleasures. Give me
courage to be faithful until your promises are fulfilled.
O King of all nations, Jesus Christ,
only joy of every heart,
come and save your people.
Have a great week.
Mrs. Lang
and
Mrs. Velasco