Narrative Writing is telling a story. It's purpose is to entertain. The writer describes an experience, event or sequence of events in the form of a story.

We talked about something happening that made it a miserable day. We used a beginning, middle and end outline.

Good thing these stories were only based on a true story!

Thank you to all the families who have donated to the shelter.

Reminders:

Winter concert is on Friday at 1:00  

There is caroling this week in the front hall from 8:40-8:55.

No Spelling this week

Spelling Unit 11

Grade 2's
may
ways 
saying
pays
I'm
timing
liked
riding
five
wanted
when 
where
Christmas


Grade 3's
head
fears
bears
blowing
snowing
snowballs
stormy
forest
popcorn
under
jumping
painting
Christmas
festivals

Holidays

             Happy       Hanukkah

Hanukkah starts on December 2nd and ends on the 10th. Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. It is also known as the festival of lights.

Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days. The festival is observed by lighting the candles of the menorah. Other Hanukkah festivities include playing the game of dreidel and eating oil based foods and dairy foods.

How many days until Christmas?

Santa needs help from all of his elves!

This year we wore our pjs for camp read. Lots of students brought their blankets, sleeping bags, stuffies and games. Everyone had lots of fun together. The whole class played BOGGLE!

The Coast Salish region extends from the northern Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland areas to western Washington state. Coast Salish people to refer to the Western Red Cedar as the 'tree of life' because it provides materials for longhouses, canoes, clothing, etc.

The Coast  Salish lived in longhouses built of thick cedar planks. These early people chopped down and split massive cedar trees using beaver teeth and stone axes.

The longhouses were huge. Some were about 100 feet long and 25 feet wide, with low roofs for easy heating. The only openings in the whole building was the entrance door and a whole in the roof to allow the smoke to escape.

Many generations of families lived together. Sometimes as many as 10 families.

We each got a frame that was shaped like a box. On the roof we drew some tiles and then we had to cut out a hole. After that we put glue on the two sides and then attached it to the building. (that was the hard part!)

Next we made a door, then we added the cedar planks on the side. 

Then we painted the cedar planks.