Claire got a new bookbag for Christmas!  Cool! Hanna got a new puppy for Christmas! Sweet! Liam got a toy Hummer for Christmas!  Neat! Ashton went to the movie theatre with his father and his little brother to see Alvin and the Chipmunks.  It was super Awesome! Alex went to see the same movie as Ashton.  His favorite part was when Alvin and Dave were turning the lights on and off!  It was funny! Olivia got a Moxie Girl for her Birthday.  Sound like everyone had a great Holiday!

We have been reading different versions of the gingerbread man in class.  Today the kids came up with a class gingerbread story of their own.  Hope you enjoy it! Once upon a time there was a gingerbread family who lived in a gingerbread world.  There was a mommy gingerbread, a daddy gingerbread, twin gingerbread girls and a baby gingerbread boy, who was a little bossy.  They had three pets at their house.  There was a gingerbread dog, a gingerbread cat and a gingerbread fox.  One night a gingerbread robber came into the house and stole all of the pets. He put them in his truck and took them to his house. The next morning the family woke up and saw that the pets were gone.  The gingerbread family was sad and mad and they called the gingerbread police.  The police searched everywhere but they could not find the pets.  The family was worried.  They decided to leave out special candy cane treats for the pets that night.  Across town, the pets could smell the candy can treats.  They tried to escape but they could not get out.  They made such a racket that the robber woke up and could smell the candy canes.  The magical smell made his heart grow larger and he became nice.  The next morning, the robber took the pets back to the gingerbread family and said he was sorry for taking the pets.  He never liked Christmas before he smelled the candy canes and now he loved Christmas and wanted everyone to be happy.  The gingerbread family forgave the robber and asked him to stay for their Christmas turkey supper.

Last night Josh went over to Braden's house and they made Gingerbread men.  Josh got to take three home for his brothers.  That was nice. Nora is looking forward to Christmas.  This weekend, Emma is going to the movies with Hanna. Olivia's birthday is going to be at Dairy Queen. Liam's birthday party is in 3 more days.  He can hardly wait!    

Yesterday, Olivia came to school with her cousin Sarah. Emma is leaving on her trip for ringette tomorrow. She can't wait. Liam went on Braden's bus yesterday to his house.  They did their homework together, they played and when they were done, they went to Literacy Night together.  They had a great time! Nikolas is excited about wearing his p. j's. today. Last night at Literacy night, Joshua heard a book read by Mr. D, called; Strnger in the Woods. After the story he got to make a deer on skis out of a pine cone. Ashton is having a birthday this weekend.  Happy Birthday Ashton! Hanna is going on a trip tomorrow with Emma.  Have fun. Austin is on his way to Saint John tonight.  Boy is he excited. Jacob was at Literacy Night last night and then he went to his friends house.

Dear Parent(s), Our class has been invited to participate in decorating a Christmas tree at the District 16 School Board Office next Monday, December 14th.  We are all looking forward to going and this afternoon, we made our gingerbread ornaments for the event.  Each child was able to make two ornaments of their choice.  They had a great time and you should smell our classroom.  Delicious! If you would like to try this activity with you family it is very easy. All you need is apple sauce and cinnamon. Pour equal amounts of each into a bowl and mix together. ( 1 cup makes 10-15, 3-inch ornaments.)  If the mixture seems too wet after mixing, just add a bit more cinnamon and mix it in.  Then roll out the dough between two pieces of wax paper and cut out your shapes.  Make a hole at the top of the ornament with a straw and this is where you will put the ribbon once the ornament is dry.  Drying will take a few days, depending on how thick you make them, and you have to turn the ornament over to let both sides dry.  If you wish to speed up the process, you can also put them in the oven at 350 for about an hour, again depending on how thick they are.  Have Fun!

Liam's babysitter gave him a new toy ambulance.  He likes it very much. Assweni and Hanna were excited to see the snow fall yesterday. Josh got to go to his uncle's farm in the states for Thanksgiving.  He got to see real live turkeys and he picked up the chicken eggs.  He also got to play with his cousin Jessie and climb up the rock mountain.  He had fun.