This Week In our Classroom:    Students will begin preparations for the Christmas Concert by either performing the song "The Huron Carol" or the classic poem "Twas The Night Before Christmas". The Huron Carol  Twas The Night Before Christmas Cursive Writing Booklets Note: As mentioned previously, there is a $ 7.00 cost for each Cursive Writing Booklet. Parents are asked to please send this to school this week. Thank you. Parvana's Journey - Read Aloud Letter Writing - Letters of Appreciation Shared Writing and Indepedent Writing Homework This Week: Monday Read and discuss the Huron Carol with a member of your family. Why do you think Jean Breboeuf wrote this song? Cursive Writing Assignment in Booklet   Tuesday Cursive Writing Assignment in Booklet p.4. Study lines of Huron Carol or Twas The Night Before Christmas. Read 15 minutes.   Wednesday Cursive Writing Assignment in Booklet p.5. Read a min. of 15 minutes. Practise song or poem   Thursday Cursive Writing Assignment in Booklet p.6. Read 15 minutes Draft Thank You Letter

Class Work This Week: Short Stories from "The Gift of the Magi" (all week) Literature Circles - format & definition of roles (all week)   Literature Circle Roles: Discussion Director - develops ques. for group discussion. Literary Luminary - focusses on special sections of the text to have group read aloud and delve into further. Illustrator - draws a picture related to the reading. Connector - makes connections between the book and the world outside. Summarizer - provides a summary of what was read. Vocabulary Enricher - finds new, important or interesting words - definitions and explanations. Travel Tracer - focusses on the setting and how it changes in the story. Investigator - digs up background information on any topic related to the story.           Note: Students will be given more details as to each Literature Circle Role in class on Tuesday. Homework This Week: Note: The Differentiated Activity for the novel "The Breadwinner" has been put on hold. I have decided to read the sequel, "Parvanna's Journey"" to the class first and then have a culminating activity at the end for both novels. Monday:  Finish Short Story "The Last Leaf" Complete Illustration for "The Last Leaf" Tuesday: Short Story from "The Gift of the Magi" - One Thousand Dollars Complete Travel Tracer Activity (two lines or a paragraph at most discussing the setting of the story - where & when.) Wednesday: Short Story  from "The Gift of the Magi" - One Thousand Dollars Complete Vocabulary Enricher Activity (choose two or three interesting words. Find the definition for each word and write the word in a sendtence.) Thursday: Short Story from "The Gift of the Magi Complete Discussion Director Activity