I hope you had a wonderful time with friends and family this holiday season! I got lots of skiing in, spent time in the mountains and snow, and celebrated the season with my loved ones. I’m happy to welcome in a new year with you all and look forward to a new term!

What’s coming up:

• We will be watching Wonder (based on the novel written by R.J. Palacio) this Thursday, January 11th. This Monday is the last day to submit your permission form and money. No exceptions, as we need to give numbers to the theatre in advance.
• The following week, we will be SNOWSHOEING up at Mount Seymour, Wednesday, January 17th. Please be sure to have all appropriate clothing acquired in advance.

New term changes:

• With Word Nerd now done, class discussions, A/B share-outs and prediction/blog writing is now coming to an end too. We will be turning our attention to Lit Circles and reading in smaller groups together. I look forward to introducing some new novels to the class which follow themes around Science Fiction and Distopias.
• In Science, we will begin a new term by extending our unit in Evolution to include the fossil record, geologic dating, and understanding the evidence of climate change.
• In ADST, we will be putting our beading projects behind us (please complete your works of art at home), and will be moving into design and creation of a prototype/tool from an ancient civilization (cross-curricular with Social Studies).

That’s all for now! I look forward to seeing your cheery faces, bright and early Monday, January 8th.

Happy New Year everyone!