A BIG THANK YOU to our unsung HEROS!

We would like to send out love and gratitude to our wonderful custodians, ERIC GUENTHER - day time - and GETAHUN (Getty) OKE - evening.  

Without these two hard-working, kind gentlemen our school would not be as clean, safe, and cared for as it is every day! 
A hero is:
a man of distinguished ability, admired for his deeds and 
noble qualities.

These great men are heroes who work very hard, not only during their regular daily shifts, but are also working at school over the holidays while we are all off enjoying ourselves! Throughout the year, they not only keep our school clean but also keep our students safe! [If you thank your mailman or newspaper delivery person, think how much MORE IMPORTANT your child's school custodian is to your family.]

We want to take this opportunity to send them a public "Thank you"! These two devoted workers often go above and beyond the call of duty, helping teachers, the daycare program, the Principal, the Office Administrator, Board & Service officials, after-school organizations, as well as parents and children with a wide variety of tasks! (Wow!) 

"Thank you Mr. Eric and Mr.Getty"! 
You are the real heroes of our school!

Francais pour Noel

Mes cadeaux pour Jesus.
(My gifts for Jesus.)

Je peux partager.
(I can share.)

Je peux aider.
(I can help.)

Je peux sourire.
(I can smile.)

Je peux aimer.
(I can love.)

HOUSEKEEPING item for the Holidays

We will be sending home the children's blankets to be washed over the holidays. 

We intend to send blankets home on the last Friday of each month for this purpose. 


Please remember to send it back
with your child on the next school day
so they have something to curl up with during Quiet time.



PS. Numerous children have had toileting accidents or are getting wet by snow, water, or juice, etc. This means we use their spare clothes (that should be in their cubby). However, on numerous occasions there were no spare clothes available and so we used the back-up emergency clothing we keep at school for this purpose. In September this supply of clothing was full, now it is empty! Please wash and return any clothing items your child comes home with that don't belong to you. Thank you.

Email Subscribers only - Apologies for old news!

Dear Blogger Subscribers,
It has come to my attention that the last post (*which looks fine on the blog site) has added old news along with the newer post when emailing the recent message out to you.  I apologize for the inconvenience, it seems to be a technical difficulty with Blogger. Hopefully, it will soon be corrected soon. 

Thank you for understanding.

PS. Please note that on Wednesday, December 17th all of our Kinder classes will be attending the Christmas Concert Rehersal.  [*Parents of Grades 1 - 6 are to attend on Thursday.] However, this means that our routine "Quiet Time" will be either delayed or missed, as the concert rehersal takes place at this time. Expect your little one to be tired that day.

Christmas Gifts of Kindness are Jesus' birthday presents.

Christmas is for Jesus. The most important gifts at Christmas are the "Acts of Kindness" that we show to one another.

 ADVENT ACTIVITY  -  To cherish the true meaning of Christmas

Here is a wonderful family activity that helps prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ birthday, and focuses more on “giving to others” rather than commercial gifts.

Leading up to Jesus' special day, celebrated on Dec. 25th:

1. Find a small box and decorate it. (To hold Jesus’ birthday gifts.)
2. Keep the box in a prominent place in your home where you will see it.
3. Keep some notepaper and a pencil next to the box to mark down any act of kindness witnessed over the Advent season. (Encourage your child too.)
4. As often as possible make a note of an act of kindness in the box to represent a "gift" for Jesus. ("Gifts" - such as sharing, cleaning, helping, visiting, etc. --- an act of kindness they have witnessed or received.)
5. On Christmas Eve place the box under the tree so that in the morning, before you open your own gifts, you can recall all the gifts for Jesus. Read aloud the many acts of kind 'giving' that were witnessed over the Advent season. Share together the good works that were done in preparation for the coming of Jesus, offer thanks to God for all these things.

                          MERRY CHRISTMAS!