December 5th Update to Families

Dear Yennadon Families,

December is upon us, the snow is on the ground, and the longest term of the school year is drawing to a close.  The halls are filled with the sound of music as the students prepare for the exciting Christmas Concerts that are to come.  It is a fun time of year with many events of our neighbourhood to look forward to.  Please review the information below for some details about the upcoming week.

1. Yennadon Christmas Hamper Gift Card Drive – Once again we are requesting donations of gift cards to local stores for four specific families in our Yennadon community.  Donations can be given to classroom teachers by December 8^th. If possible, please donate gift cards from these local stores:  Walmart, Superstore, FreshCo, No Frills, Save-on-Foods, Winners, Cineplex, Tim Hortons, McDonald’s, London Drugs, and Shoppers Drug Mart.  We currently do not have many gift cards, so we appreciate all gift card donations.
2. Spirit Day: Red and Green Day, Mon., Dec. 5 – The Leadership Team invites you to participate in a red and green spirit day.
3. White Spot Hot Lunch, Mon., Dec. 5 – Thank you to our PAC for organizing and offering hot lunches.
4. Spirit Day: Winter Wonderland Wednesday, Wed., Dec. 7 – The Leadership Team invites you to participate in Winter Wonderland Wednesday by wearing blue and white.
5. December School Assembly, Wed., Dec. 7 – Our next school assembly (rescheduled from last week) is this Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. in the gym for INTERMEDIATE students.
6. Deadline to Order Pizza Hot Lunch (for Dec. 16^th), Wed., Dec. 7 – A reminder that hot lunch meals must be pre-ordered online at Munch-a-Lunch.
7. Lost and Found – Our Lost and Found is overflowing. We will display items in the main school hallway until Wednesday this week.  Please encourage your children to take a look for items that may belong to them.  We plan to pack up everything on Thursday to donate to charity.
8. Spirit Day: Fun Holiday Socks Day, Fri., Dec. 9 – The Leadership Team invites you to participate in a fun holiday socks spirit day.
9. Deadline to Order Kindness/Pink Shirts and Hoodies, Fri., Dec. 9 – See the order form on the parent portal.
10. Photos with Student Santa – Students in each pod will have an opportunity to get their photo taken with a studentSanta from the Leadership Team at recess and/or lunch on particular days.  It is a great chance for the students to get their friends together and take a group photo with Santa.  Every picture costs $1.00. For example, if a child wants just themself and ‘Santa’ it costs $1.00. If that child wants to have a picture with a sibling, they pay another $1.00. If they then want to be in a photo with a friend or two, they pay another $1.00.

The Leadership Team will take photos by pods, however, if your child wants a photo with a friend or sibling from another pod, they can do that as well.  The dates for pods are as follows:

Portables – Monday, Dec. 5

Annex – Tuesday, Dec. 6 between recess and lunch

E & F pod photos will be on Tuesday, Dec. 6 (Yip, Williams, McIntosh, Martin, Thorburn, Ternoway, Francis, Friesen, Bouey)

A & B pod photos will be on Wednesday, Dec. 7 (Robertson, Funk, Miller, Leblanc, Matthew, Wilson, Williamson, Jakeway)

C & D pod photos will be on Thursday, Dec. 8 (Butterworth, Holland, Owen, Kossaber-Graham, Sinow, Loutet, Baldassi)

*Anyone who missed photos on their day – Friday, Dec. 9

*If your child wishes to get photos taken, please send their money to the school on their assigned photo day.

11. Spirit Day: Merry Monday, Mon., Dec. 12 – The Leadership Team invites you to participate in Merry Monday by wearing any holiday accessories such as hats, antlers, jingle bells, etc.
12. Christmas Concert Dates/Classes, Tues. and Wed., Dec. 13 and 14 at 1pm and 6pm – Tickets from Round 1 Orders will be sent home with your child this week.

TUESDAY – Linde, Paton, Edge, Leblanc, Dilley, Williamson, Sinow, Holland, Francis, Jakeway, Thorburn, McIntosh, Friesen, and the Choir

WEDNESDAY – Kocurek, Ludeman, Jennings, Butterworth, Robertson, Baldassi, Ternoway, Williams, Martin, Yip, Owen, Funk, and the Choir

In lieu of charging for tickets, we are asking for donations of either cash or non-perishable food itemsat our concert performances.  All donations will be delivered to the Friends in Need Food Bank in Maple Ridge.  

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lawrance