By Jairus. Mallard Newsletter

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1 Mallard Newsletter Thank you to all the families and community members who supported this year s Christmas concert! Thank you for sharing the kitchen space with us during our week of practice and for providing a delicious meal after the concert! Thank you to all the students for their hard work and effort in getting ready for and putting on such an incredible performance. Now, please enjoy this month s newsletter, as it was written by the students at Mallard school. We had our annual 2016 Christmas concert on Monday, December 19. With a lot of practice, ups and downs, I think we did ok. Our wonderful teachers, Mrs. Demers, Mrs. Nault and Miss Masniuk, encouraged us to do our best and blow minds. We practiced daily and throughout free time. We memorised our lines and knew them at the concert. Well most of us. We did plays, skits, songs and poems. Some skits were funny and others came with a special message such as how Jesus came down to live with the poorest. Afterwards, we had deserts, and drinks, we talked, chatted, hung out with friends and got to meet new people. Jaydee This month we learned how to paint with acrylic paint. We painted a Christmas painting with Christmas ornaments to hang up in the kitchen. It took us two weeks to finish the painting. We started by painting it all black. Then we painted at a corner and went darker and painted the bubbles in the lightest corner. Finally we added the Christmas ornaments. By Jairus Mrs. Nault has been an awesome music teacher. She has taught the grade 7/8 how to play keyboard and bells. During the Christmas concert we played two songs: Jingle Bells and The Angels Sang. We also played Silent Night on the bells. We have music class every Wednesday. Mrs. Nault has taught us how to read notes. By Corey

2 We have Phys. Ed. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Sometimes, when it s too cold to go ouside, we do relays where we run back and forth with a ball. After the holiday, we will probably go play hockey at the colony rink. In winter hockey is the best sport to play for Phys. Ed. By Alex Every year families of Mallard School do a social justice project to help those in need. This year we did it for the seniors that don t really have families to celebrate with them. Each senior wrote what they want for Christmas and hung it on a Christmas tree. Each family got a senior to give a gift to, then we made or bought the requested gift for them. Some families included slippers, mittens or candy. Each family wrapped their gift in a special way. I really hope they each got the gift they asked for. By Denae

3 This December we had lots of guest such as Mrs. Crockett, Mrs. Penner, Mrs. Mazurat and Mrs. Smith. We had a Christmas concert and lots of people came to watch it. We had two days off of school because of long lasting snow storms. This December we also had a math party because we learned all our math facts. By Travis Christmas brings with it many positive associations. Each student in grades 1-8 wrote about what Christmas is to them. Christmas is lots of good goodies like cake and eggnog. It is about Jesus birthday and giving and receiving gifts. Christmas is about getting all together and celebrating. At Christmas we put up decorations and eat candy canes. The moms going Christmas shopping so I have the house to myself. By Alex Christmas is love and joy. I love Jesus. Christmas is Jesus birthday. I love peace. Near Christmas day there is a concert and my birthday. God is kind. I love God. At Christmas everyone eats together. After breakfast we can go play. We always have a party after the Christmas concert at Lorna s house. Then we open presents. By Amy Christmas is special because it is when Jesus was born. On Christmas we open presents. Christmas is love and joy. Christmas is awesome because of snow. By Cassidy Christmas is about love and joy and peace. Christmas is about Jesus. On Christmas fill your halls with holly and be jolly. on Christmas we get presents because the wisemen brought present to Jesus. By Cierra Christmas Eve has lots of presents and joy and lots of good food like chips, cake, wings, pop, (etc.) Christmas means Jesus s birth where the angel told Mary she will have a son and shall call him Jesus. Christmas is also where an angel told the shepherds that a child will be born and the Wiseman saw a star bigger then the rest. They followed it and found the Son of God. They brought him gifts gold, frankincense and myrrh. Christmas brings snow and cold weather which means we can start to flood and play hockey and also start sledding and have snowball fights. Christmas means the Christmas concert is coming up and kids have to perform for our parents and guests. By Corey

4 Christmas means more than presents and parties. It s about the love and joy that it shares. Christmas is about how God sent His one and only son down on this earth to be humbly born in a stable. Today we still give gifts and that is because Jesus received three gift from three kings: gold, myrrh and Frankincense. Christmas is also about the fun and excitement in a child s eyes. When I think of Christmas I think about Jesus birthday, candy canes and the big fun parties we always have with my whole family. By Denae Christmas is a joyful snowman. Christmas is awesome food. Christmas is about love. Christmas is about beautiful bells. Christmas is about the wisemen. Christmas is about the beautiful angels. Christmas is about stockings. Christmas is about candy canes. BY DESTINY When I think of Christmas I think of Jesus and the shepherds that came to worship him. I think of the wisemen that gave him presents and worshiped him. Christmas reminds me of presents because the wisemen gave Jesus three gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Christmas is not just about presents; it is about Jesus being born and it is his birthday. By Jairus

5 Christmas is joyful. We have Christmas because Jesus is born in Bethlehem. During the winter we often make snowmen. Eggnog is my favourite Christmas drink. Candy canes and Christmas candy are yummy. In the winter we see reindeers a lot. My family decorates the house and Tree on the first day of December for the Christmas season. Before Christmas we make a Christmas wish list. The snow is fun. We have a party every Christmas eve. We have to be kind to each other on Christmas day. Did you know half of the word Christmas is Christ, then they just added mas. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem the wise men brought him gifts and the shepherds came to Worship. On Christmas day we want everyone to be happy And spend time with your family. On Christmas day we get presents because the wise men brought presents to baby Jesus and God also gave us a brilliant gift and it was Baby Jesus. We sing lots of Christmas carols like jingle bells and more. On Christmas fill your halls with holly and be jolly. The angels Told The shepherd s that Jesus was Born. It snows on Christmas day then we can go sledding. On Christmas day we celebrate the birth of baby Jesus. When the shepherds came they found joseph, Mary, and Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes and laying in a manager. In France They say christmas differently than we do here. They say noel. IN November the Christmas music starts on the radio. In the winter we play hockey. On Christmas day we all get together. We love to play in the snow during the winter. Christmas is peaceful. We drink hot chocolate a lot in the winter. Christmas is glorious. IN the winter everything is frosty. By Lorna Christmas is when baby Jesus came to save the world. Christmas is Hope. At Christmas there are Christmas trees to hide. Candy canes and there are big presents. Christmas is at winter, and on December 25. There is snow to build snowballs and snow forts, we can also go sledding and play hockey on the rink. After we open presents we have food and chips. By Lyndon

6 Christmas is when baby Jesus was born. Christmas is fun, joy and love. Christmas is during the winter. People are kind at Christmas. At Christmas we spend time with our families. Christmas is the school concert and presents from my grandma and aunties. By Nadia Christmas is a joyful Christmas party and special. It also is spending time with our family. From under our Christmas tree, we take our Christmas gifts and unwrap them. Our Mothers make good cookies. We always have a Christmas Concert. It is really fun too. On Christmas Jesus was born in a stable and the WiseMen gave Jesus a gift. It was gold, myrrh and Frankincense. I love baby Jesus. Christmas is really awesome. We decorate our houses and we make snowmen. But best of all Jesus is born. By Raina On Christmas the school presents a concert. On Christmas we open presents and empty stockings. But most of all, Christmas is when Jesus was born. The Wiseman and the shepherds came to worship him and the angels sang for him. Christmas is in December. We put up a Christmas tree and decorate it. We listen to Christmas music. We play in the snow. We catch snowflakes and make snowman. We have treats, like candy canes. We spend time with family. Christmas is a time of joy, fun and love. Christmas is special because Jesus is born. I do love Jesus. Christmas is joy. Christmas is to open presents. I get a candy cane from my grandpa. Christmas is all about love. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Mary and Joseph are his parents. By Tara When I think of Christmas I think of Jesus s birthday and how we will have a big party to celebrate his birthday. I think of all the awsome gifts I will get. I love all the good food that we have at our Christmas party. I am looking forward to seeing my brother, cousins and aunts and uncle from Brandon and also my aunt and uncle from Headingly. By Travis Christmas is love and if you find holly you will be jolly. On Christmas we want everyone to be happy. On Christmas day we give thanks for birth of Jesus. By Tyler By Sophie

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