Congratulations to all the students in Division 5!  You all worked very well this term. Please show your parents your reports and bring back the envelope in January.

Homework:

Read 30 minutes

Finish Home Reading Book to return tomorrow

Bring plate, and fork  for pancake breakfast. Wear pajamas if you like.

Ginger bread house making tomorrow afternoon. Please bring the royal icing and something to put your gingerbread house on. Mrs. Klassen and I will provide candies.

ROYAL ICING RECIPE

3 cups (750 mL) icing sugar

2 large egg whites

½ teaspoon vinegar (to create shiny effect)

Sift icing sugar into bowl. Beat in egg whites until icing is thick enough to hold its shape (7-10 min.). Add vinegar half-way through beating. The beating is very important. The icing should be creamy, but too stiff to drip from the spoon. If it’s too thick, add more egg white. If it’s too thin, add a little more icing sugar.   Seal the icing in an airtight, recyclable container as it hardens quickly (i.e., margarine tub, or Ziploc bag).

Read 30 minutes

Bring a bag to carry your binder

Winter Concert entrance time at 1 p.m. for the afternoon. Please enter by the gym side doors.

Winter Concert entrance time at 5:30 p.m. tonight. Please drop off your child at their classroom outside door before lining up for the evening concert outside by the gym side doors.

Reminder: Tomorrow will be our field trip to Burnaby Village Museum in the afternoon. This is a walking field trip. Please have your child dress for the weather.

Our classes will be making gingerbread houses for a winter craft on Friday, December 16.  Your child will need to bring a 15 cm x 20 cm cardboard base covered in tinfoil for their house and a batch of Royal Icing (see: recipe below). This icing can also be purchased at most bakeries, or you can purchase a Wilton Royal Icing Mix Kit (some additional ingredients are needed) at Michaels. While I will supply some candies for decorating, your child can also bring some more.  Please label your child’s supplies and check to make sure they are nut-free.

If for any reason you are not able to purchase the items mentioned above, please let me know and the school will take care of it. No student will miss out on this opportunity to celebrate the winter holidays!

ROYAL ICING RECIPE

3 cups (750 mL) icing sugar

2 large egg whites

½ teaspoon vinegar (to create shiny effect)

Sift icing sugar into bowl. Beat in egg whites until icing is thick enough to hold its shape (7-10 min.). Add vinegar half-way through beating. The beating is very important. The icing should be creamy, but too stiff to drip from the spoon. If it’s too thick, add more egg white. If it’s too thin, add a little more icing sugar.   Seal the icing in an airtight, recyclable container as it hardens quickly (i.e., margarine tub, or Ziploc bag).

Read 30 minutes

Library Books returned – Tuesday

Music at 8:50 a.m. – Please line up at the front of the school since you will be practicing for the Winter Concert in the gym.

Wear Scarf and Blue for dress rehearsal – Tuesday

Holiday Concert Notice – Tuesday