December 6th Update - Count Down to Winter Break!!

Friday, December 6th 2019

Dear 3A Families,

It has been a busy and somewhat chaotic week 3A! Unfortunately, due to illness in my family I have been away for the past couple days. Thank goodness, we have amazing substitutes like Ms. Schubert and Ms. Rath to help out! 

In Literacy, we continued with our Guided Reading, and started our “How To Build A Snowman” procedural writing task! It looks like we may still have some snow this weekend so take the opportunity to build a snowman! It will help your writing next week. 

In Math, we finished our first measurement unit! Onto geometry next week! (2D and 3D shapes)

Hopefully next week we will find the time to finish up our Social Studies google slideshows to share with the class. Your student can log in online anytime at home to continue working on their project. They just need to remember their email addresses (@educbe.ca)!

Check out a message from Mr. Hobbs & Mr. Dewald after the upcoming dates to learn about the Division 2 play: The Show Must Go On!

Upcoming dates:

December 11^th & 12^th - The Show Must Go On (see below)

December 18^th - Crime Not to Read, & Report Cards Go Home

December 19^th - Last day of classes

December 20^th - PD Day

December 23^rd to January 3^rd - Winter Break

The Show Must Go On

A performance by grade four, five, and six students

Cast A Wednesday December 11th - Doors open at 6:15PM

Cast B Thursday December 12th - Doors open at 6:15PM

Admission: Free

All students in grades four, five and six have signed up for one of the following groups.  Ask your child if they have been assigned to Cast A (Wednesday, December 11th Performance) or Cast B (Thursday, December 12th performance).  Students in non-performing groups are not required to attend the night of the performances.

Performing Groups:

• Acting
• Dance
• Choir
• Instruments
• Comedy

Non-Performing Groups

• Art (set design and posters)
• Video Production.  

Story Synopsis

In The Show Must Go On, student actors perform as teachers in the school. 

After spending months perfecting the three act musical Cats, the Simons Valley Drama club is forced to come up with a new plan. Cats is unexpectedly cancelled, but the Junior Tony Award judge is scheduled to come in just a few days to watch the school’s performance. Since Mr. Snow was a young boy, he has always dreamed of winning the Junior Tony Award - The top prize a school can win for it’s theatrical performance. He informs the Drama Club that they must come up with a new plan.

The teachers realize they won’t have time to put together another full three act musical, and everyone has a different idea of what to do. Mrs. Blyth and Mrs. Boulanger want the students to perform a dance routine. Mrs. Reeve and Mrs. Fuller think the students should sing choir style. Mrs. Sinden and Mrs. Moncrieff think that playing musical instruments is the way to go. Mrs. Neumiller wants the students to perform her original creation entitled “The Neumiller Special”

Can the Simons Valley School Drama Club get on the same page and win the Junior Tony Award? Find out December 11th and 12th as Simons Valley School presents The Show Must Go On.