Dear Families,

As we head into the holiday break, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support and partnership this Term. It has been a joy watching your children grow and learn every day.

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season filled with joy, laughter, and rest. Please stay safe and healthy during your travels and celebrations. I look forward to seeing everyone refreshed and ready to learn in the New Year!

Some students have asked for extra Knowledgehook practice in the GC Stream practice, so I did go in and post some activities, please let your eager children know. These are completely optional and will not be marked.

Also, OCDSB no longer supports Edublogs.org – this platform that I have used to communicate with parents and families since September. While this is frustrating and an inconvenience, I do have to follow protocol and it will have parents checking the Google Classroom more often and being in the know of direct student work. A good practice to embed for the Junior Grades (Gr.4,5,6). I can still post student photos there, videos and day-to-day important information.
This Blog will be shut down Effective Jan. 5th, 2026.
My apologies for the inconvenience. It is saddening, but my communication will come as often.

Best wishes always,
-Ms. Lewis

Good evening parents,

We just got confirmation that we are now the first act to perform tomorrow. Please leave plenty of time to find parking. Parents will be seated just after at 12pm and the show will begin promptly at 12:15.

All of our students are wearing their pyjamas with the exception of N wearing the Robot Costume and JG dressed up in cowboy attire.

We are SO excited to show you what we have been working on!

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• All acts are on the stage.
• Show will be livestreamed/recorded for in-school viewing only.
• Only parents will be in the gym to watch the show.

Happy Terrific Tuesday! Two quick updates to share:

1. For our Winter Holiday Concert on Dec. 16th students are asked to wear their pajamas – the more “kid like” they look the better! Large printed graphics, animals, food, game controllers, plaid, patterns etc.
2. Here is our presentation schedule for the Biography project presentations next week:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Monday Dec. 15th – Simon.   Wednesday Dec. 17th -Julia, Sami, Nancy, Issac, Mason, Ivan & Koda Thursday Dec. 18th -Chloe, Kinsley, TT, Coco, Lily, Lucas, Pinhua, Heidi  Friday Dec. 19th -Belle, Atharva, Travis, Adam, Oliver. Jasper reading a story on Friday.

Good snowy Sunday morning!

The students did a brilliant job on Friday showcasing their festive dances and Hour of Code projects!

Students were asked to complete what work they didn’t get done on the major Biography project at home this weekend. Some students still have no resources so a quick trip to the library might be needed. I have folded the demo poster page in half here to illustrate what should be done in class by tomorrow. We will work away at the other components all week.

Working with Words Spelling will resume this week, but we will take a break next week due to Biography Presentations, the Concert and our own in class celebrations. Biography Presentations will December 17,18 and 19th. Friday the 19th is also a WEJ Spirit Day – Pajama Day!

We are pleased to launch a fundraising initiative to support our local community by collecting new hats, mittens, and scarves. All donated items will be given to the Salvation Army and Chrysalis House.

This initiative will run from December 1 to December 17. Donations will be delivered at the end of the day on December 17.

Thank you in advance for your support. Your participation will help bring warmth and comfort to members of our community this winter.