Issue 4

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December, 2014
Volume 3, Issue 4
Noël Québécois
Photo by Sienna (2014).
Alex B., Alexa and Sienna
sang. One class even put on a short play with a
student dressed as Santa Claus to end the
show. A few classes made their own
decorations such as a snowman and a
Christmas tree, and used them as props for the
show. They were all very cute.
Excited students waited for their turn to sing
in front of their parents. They were getting
ready to perform at our annual Christmas
concert. It took place on Tuesday, December
9th in the gym. The theme of this year’s
concert was “Noël Québécois”.
Ms. Bonneville worked extremely hard with
the students for many weeks to put the show
together. She had each class perform to a
song or piece that went with the theme. Some
of the classes danced, played instruments or
Inside This Issue
Christmas Concert
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What’s Happening In ...
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The Grinch’s Heart
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Ornament Sale
p. 3
Movie Time
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Photo by Sienna (2014).
These students were happy to be singing about snowflakes.
Dancing to Québécois music was a lot of fun!
The stage was made to look like the inside of
an old style Québec house around winter time.
The gym wall behind the stage was covered
with beautiful snowflakes that came in all
shapes and sizes.
We had a dress rehearsal on Monday, the
day before the concert. The next day, the
students presented two shows. The gym was
filled with happy parents and grandparents
who brought an item of food for admission and
took time to come see our wonderful show.
Thanks to all those who attended, we were
able to fill two giant boxes of food for those in
need!
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What’s Happening In … Grades 1, 2 and 3
La Classe de Mme Annie
Ms. Seath’s Class
Alexa et Sienna
Alexandro and Xavier
Des magiciens, des clowns et des lions! Les
20 élèves de la classe de Mme Annie ont
présenté leur spectacle aux élèves de
maternelle et aux élèves en première et
deuxième année le mercredi 10 décembre. Ce
mois-ci, leur thème de classe est comme vous
l’avez deviné… le cirque!
Have you ever wondered what Ms. Seath’s
class looks like? The class is well decorated
with jolly Santa Claus posters, tiny little
Christmas trees with lots of colourful lights and
decorations, and wonderful artwork made by
the kids.
Ils travaillent très forts pour apprendre tous
ce qu’ils peuvent sur les sons, les additions et
soustractions, et la valeur de position en
mathématiques. La classe de Mme Annie adore
lire les livres sur le cirque, les princesses, les
animaux et les monstres. Leurs activités
préférées incluent les arts plastiques, les
ateliers et lire des livres. Ils sont très occupés
dans leur classe!
You might be wondering what the 15
students are learning in Ms. Seath’s class.
They’re learning some new Christmas
vocabulary words, writing in their journals,
practicing their reading skills by reading some
interesting books and learning all about cursive
writing. They are also learning about skip
counting in math. Their preferred books are by
Robert Munsch. The class is really excited to do
some fun Christmas activities!
Ils ont vraiment aimé aller au zoo
Ecomuséum et faire le spectacle de cirque. Ils
ont aussi très hâte d’aller au cinéma à la fin du
mois.
After Christmas, Ms. Seath’s students will
either be doing a theme on space or fairy tales.
We’ll have to wait to see which one it
will be.
La Classe de Mme Francine
Brigitte
Savais-tu que Noël approche? Les 20 élèves
de la classe de Mme Francine ont tellement
hâte à Noël! Ils ont décoré leur classe pour
Noël. Les fenêtres sont décorés avec des
sapins de Noël que les élèves ont fabriqués. Ils
vont aussi faire un sapin de Noël pour leur
porte avec des mains vertes qu’ils ont tracées
et découpées.
Les élèves en deuxième et troisième année
apprennent leurs lettres attachés, la géométrie
et les mathématiques. Ils étudient aussi les
verbes. Leurs livres préférés en français sont
Chester et les livres de Noël.
Les élèves en troisième année étudient le
mode de vie des Iroquoiens dans leur cours
d’Univers Social. Aussi, la classe fait plusieurs
projets et activités et ils adorent ça.
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The Grinch’s Heart
Noémie
Did you notice that all the hearts placed on
the big tree in front of the office disappeared?
They were stolen by the evil Mr. Grinch at the
beginning of December. Now, instead of our
hearts, a 6’ tall Mr. Grinch is placed next to the
big tree. To teach him a lesson, Mrs. Kim made
this poem and placed it next to the Grinch:
We forgive you Mr. Grinch,
For stealing our hearts
That was very unkind, you know!
Learn from us; we are caring and kind
And soon your heart will grow!
Ornament Sale
Alexandro and Xavier
In the beginning of December all the classes
were asked to make a Christmas ornament. All
of the classes worked very hard to make
ornaments. Some classes made reindeer,
pinecone trees, sleighs, sheep, pinecone owls,
and Santa Claus ornaments. The students had a
lot of fun making their decorations!
On Wednesday, December 17th we had our
annual ornament sale. One at a time, all of the
Movie Time
Mia
On Tuesday, December 16th, to celebrate the
holiday season, the whole school went to the
movie theater at Dix30 to watch The Penguins
of Madagascar. We had to take 6 busses to
bring us to the theater!
Every day, the Grinch
watched the kind students
who passed next to him. A
few days after the poem
was placed, x-rays were
taken showing the Grinch’s
heart
growing.
The
students were very happy
to see that Mr. Grinch was
becoming just like them!
The Grinch learned how
Maybe the Grinch’s heart
to make his heart grow
just by watching us.
will become kind and
caring, just like the students, in time for
Christmas.
classes got to go and buy a beautiful
decoration. All of the ornaments cost $1 each.
Many students were delighted to see so many
wonderful ornaments to choose from.
This year, we raised over $250 from the sale.
All of the money that we raised went to the
Christmas food baskets for those in need.
Everyone was very happy to have raised so
much money because at John Adam, we think
about the people who need our help and give
them what we can.
Everyone was very excited to go see The
Penguins of Madagascar. The students in
English watched the movie in English and the
students in the Immersion classes watched the
movie in French. It was a very funny movie
and everyone enjoyed it. Most students are
looking forward to this tradition next year and
who knows what
movie we’ll go see? Junior Editor - Noémie Hébert
Editor-in-Chief - Kim Jarvo
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