MERRY CHRISTMAS GRADE 2!

I would like to take this

opportunity to wish

all of you a

MERRY CHRISTMAS

and an enjoyable holiday!!!

Rosetta Vena :0)

Great Spirit in grade 2

Christmas Concert Reminder

Students and staff are hard at work practising for the upcoming concert on 

Wednesday, December 19th at 10:00 am.  We are asking that students wear

a white shirt (or light coloured) and dark bottoms (ex. - navy blue, black or dark jeans) 

for the event.

The format of the concert is reflective with all classes participating in a retelling of

 the Christmas story.  It will take approximately an hour and we are asking, out of 

respect for the performers, that you stay for the entire concert.  

We look forward to seeing parents/guardians on Wednesday!

Christmas Spirit Week

Christmas Spirit Week Dec 17th - 21st

Money collected will provide a warm meal to those in need

MONDAY	Elf Day (Dress like an Elf)
TUESDAY	Red, Green and White Day (wear christmas colours)
WEDNESDAY	Festive Hat Day (Wear a fun, Christmas hat or antlers)
THURSDAY	Christmas Sweater Day
FRIDAY	PJ Day and a Movie

$$ Donations will be collected daily $$

Christmas Baskets and Angel Tree

Christmas Baskets

Dear Parents,

St. Rita School will be assembling Christmas baskets

to support families in our school community this Christmas.

We are asking students to donate the non-perishable

food item listed below for his/her class. If your family

is able to help, your donation would be much appreciated.

Please send items in by Monday,December 17th.

Thank you,

St. Rita Charities Committee

Teacher/Class	Food item requested
Mme. Maklin- Kindergarten	Coffee or tea
Mme. Chantal- Kindergarten	Pasta
Mrs. Romeo - Kindergarten	Juice
Mrs. Vanneste- Kindergarten	Crackers
Mrs. Talarico – Grade 1	Canned fruit/fruit cups
Mrs. Van Westerop – Grade 1	Oatmeal packets
Mr. McSheffrey – Grade 1/2	Stuffing mix
Mrs. Vena – Grade 2	Rice
Mrs. McNamara-Uguccioni – Grade 2	Jam or peanut butter
Mrs. Pietrantonio – Grade 3	Cookies
Mrs. Alexander – Grade 3	Soup
Mrs. Giamberardino  – Grade 3	Macaroni & Cheese
Mrs. Morrison – Grade 4	Canned vegetables
Mme Sylvie – Grade 4	Canned tuna/chicken/ham
Mrs. Lapelle/ Ms. Sibbald- Grade 5	Chicken/beef/Veg. broth
Ms. Allen- Grade 5	Cranberry sauce/gravy
Mr. MacAdam – Grade 6	Pasta Sauce
Ms. Reavie - Grade 6	Cake mix

 St. Rita School is proud to announce its continued involvement in the Angel Tree initiative. The angels on the tree support students from our school as well as students from St. Michael’s School. If your family is interested in participating in this worthy cause, please instruct your child to take an angel off the tree. The angels are organized by gender and age for those who already have a special gift in mind. We ask that the gifts be returned back to the school by Friday December 14th. Please wrap the gift and return the angel with the gift. Thank you for your support during this blessed Christmas season.

What's going on in Grade 2?

Today we celebrate the beginning of Advent. Our focus for the month of December will be Christmas. We will be preparing our hearts for the coming of Jesus. Our first Advent liturgy will take place tomorrow morning at 9a.m. in the gym. Our Christmas mass will be celebrated on Wednesday morning at 10a.m. Our Language unit will focus on Christmas. We will be contininuing with descriptive writing and retelling the story of Christmas.

In Math, we are  learning to identify and describe three dimensional solids. Students are encouraged to find 3D solids around your homes and describe them. They should be able to differentiate between prisms and pyramids. For example, the refrigerator is a prism because it has two faces on either ends (squares) that are the same (or congruent). It has 12 edges and eight vertices. It is not a pyramid because a pyramid only has one base.  

In Health, we are learning about the four food groups. We are discussing healthy and non-healthy food choices and how many servings of each food group we need each day.



In Physical-Education we are learning some volleyball skills. Our next focus will be badminton. In Science we are working on an animal project. Each student chose an animal to research. They will describe what the animal looks like, its habitat and what it eats. They will include unique facts about the animals as well. They will be presenting their findings to the class.

Have a wonderful first day of December!!