Adopt-a-Family 2016

The following classrooms (3-102, 3-22, 3/4-15, 4-17, 4/5-11, & 5-21) have decided to "Adopt a Family" through the Salvation Army. We will be collecting and donating food and other items for a family of 4. Please send all food and gifts between December 8 and December 19.
Items Needed	How many we need	Items received so far
Bread	3 loaves	3 loaves - DONE
Cake Mix	2 Box	2 boxes - DONE
Candy	1 lb	4 bags - DONE
Cereal	2 large boxes	5 boxes - DONE
Chips	2 bags	3 bags - DONE
Cookies	2 pkgs.	2 pkgs. - DONE
Cranberry Sauce	2 cans	2 cans - DONE
Eggs	2 doz.	1.5 dozen
Fruit	3 cans	5 cans - DONE
Jam or Honey	2 jars	6 jars - DONE
Jelly Powder	2 pkgs.	5 pkgs. - DONE
Juice	2 L	2L  - DONE
Milk	4 L	4L - DONE
Nuts	2 cans
Oatmeal	2 pkgs.	3 pkgs. - DONE
Onions	1 small bag	2 bags - DONE
Pancake Mix	2 pkgs.	6 pkgs. - DONE
Pancake Syrup	1 reg. bottle	3 bottles - DONE
Pasta	2 pkgs.	6 pkgs. - DONE
Pasta Sauce	2 cans	5 jars - DONE
Peanut Butter	2 jars	2 jars - DONE
Potatoes	5 lb bag	1 bag - DONE
Pudding	2 pkgs.	3 boxes - DONE
Rice	2 pkgs.	3 bags - DONE
Margarine	1 med.	1 large - DONE
Gravy	2 cans/pkgs.	2 cans - DONE
Crackers	2 boxes	3 boxes - DONE
Soup	3 cans	18 cans - DONE
Sugar	3 kg.	3kg. - DONE
Tea or Coffee	2 pkgs.	3 boxes - DONE
Tuna	3 cans	7 cans - DONE
Turkey	9-12 lbs.	1 Turkey - DONE
Vegetables	3 cans	12 cans - DONE
Other	4 boxes of stuffing, box of brownie mix, push pop dessert kit, Hershes Kisses (X3), granola bars (X2)

GIFTS:
3 month old (boy): onesie (X2), sleeper (X2). underwear, stuffies (X3), socks, diapers, teething ball, baby clothes, tag chew blanket, PJ's (X3)
8 yr old (girl): Shopkins mini lego, art kit. gift, socks, glitter make-up kit, barrettes, Lego, Monster High dolls (X3), earrings, headband, book, mermaid tail blanket, bracelet kit
12 yr old (girl): bracelets, nail polish, lip balm, gift, socks, colouring book, headband, scrapbook, book tattoos, nail polish & file, mermaid tail blanket, nail art kit
Mom: shower gel & puff, various lotions, gels and soaps, snowflake coasters, blanket, $30.00, lip balm, soap, skin protector, concealer, infinity scarf, shrug, skin care products

Summer Reading Loss

Do children really suffer from a summer reading loss? Research has proven that the impact of summer reading loss can be significant.

Who is affected?

•  If your child is among the top 25 percent of readers for their age they will probably continue to make some progress during the summer.
• If your child is an average reader for their age, they will likely remain steady or fall slightly during the summer.
• If your child is among the students who have made slower reading achievement during the school year, they are at risk of suffering from a significant reading loss over the summer.
• To sum it up, students who are having more difficulty learning to read are the students who suffer the most from summer reading loss.
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• What can I do about this?
• Research has shown that the best predictor of reading achievement is the amount of time spent reading—The more time a child spends reading, the better reader they become. So the best thing you can do for your child is reading to them, reading with them and giving them opportunities for more reading.

• Ideas for SummerReading
• Don’t view reading as a chore—Create a positive environment for reading so that children look forward to it. You don’t have to read, you get to read!
• Reading doesn’t have to only be books—Get a magazine about your child’s favorite hobby, turn on the captions and turn down the volume on the television, look for information on the web.
• Your day to day routines can provide reading experiences—cooking, reading instructions for a new game, and reading maps or brochures for your vacation spots are all authentic reading experiences.
• Read during transitions times—Get some more reading time in during the drive to Grandma’s house or while waiting for the dentist.
• Keep reading those old favourites—Reading books that are a little easy or are even memorized build confidence and fluency.
• Read to your child—You get quality time with your child, you are a great reading model and you have the opportunity to talk to your child.
• Talk about books—Ask your child open-ended questions such as “What do you think about that story? “ “What would you have done if you were that character?”
• Visit the library—Not only can the librarian help you find good, interesting books for your child, but the St. James Library has a summer reading program your child can participate in.
• Support your child’s writing—There is no better letter/sound practice than writing. Provide supplies and opportunities for your child to write—letters, lists, messages,vacation journal or scrapbook, etc. Don’t worry about spelling—just praise your child’s efforts.

French Resources

Here are a couple of French resources you can use at home to provide your child with additional exposure to the French language. These sites offer online French books, games and videos.

Biblioenfants: http://www.biblioenfants.com/home.aspx
Username: sjsd         Password: books

Cultur-osité: http://www.nelson.com/cultur-osite/levels123/default.html
Username: culture123         Password: nelson

Digital Dialects - French language games
 http://www.digitaldialects.com/French.htm 

Adopt a Family 2015

The following classrooms (3/4-17, 4-11, 5-21 & 5-22) have decided to "Adopt a Family" through the Salvation Army. We will be collecting and donating food and other items for a family of 6. Please send all food and gifts between November 30 and December 11.

ADOPT A FAMILY CLASSES: 3/4-17, 4-11 5-21 and 5-22 Updated list - http://mmelachance.blogspot.ca
Items Needed	How many we need	Items received so far
Bread	4 loaves	4 loaves (DONE)
Cake Mix	1 box	1 box (DONE)
Candy/chocolate	2 pkgs.	4 pkgs (DONE)
Cereal	2 large boxes	5 large boxes (DONE)
Chips	3 bags	3 bags (DONE)
Cookies	3 pkgs.	3 boxes (DONE)
Cranberry Sauce	3 cans	2 cans (DONE)
Eggs	3 doz.	3 doz. (DONE)
Fruit	4 cans	4 cans (DONE)
Jam or Honey	3 jars	3 jars (DONE)
Jelly Powder	3 pkgs.	7 pkgs (DONE)
Juice	2 Litres	2 L (DONE)
Milk	6 Litres	6 L (DONE)
Nuts	3 cans	2 cans
Oatmeal	3 pkgs.	3 pkgs (DONE)
Onions	1 med. bag	1 bag (DONE)
Pancake Mix	3 pkgs.	3 pkgs (DONE)
Pancake Syrup	1 reg. bottle	2 bottles (DONE)
Pasta	3 pkgs.	3 pkgs (DONE)
Pasta Sauce	3 cans/jars	7 cans/jars (DONE)
Peanut Butter	3 jars	3 jars (DONE)
Potatoes	10 lb bag	1 bag (DONE)
Pudding	3 pkgs.	6 pkgs (DONE)
Rice	3 pkgs.	4 pkgs. (DONE)
Margarine	1 med.	1 large (DONE)
Gravy	3 cans/pkgs.	5 pkgs.cans (DONE)
Crackers	2 boxes	3 boxes (DONE)
Soup	4 cans	24 cans (DONE)
Sugar	4 kg.	1 bag (DONE)
Tea or Coffee	3 pkgs.	2 pkgs tea & 1 coffee (DONE)
Tuna/Salmon	4 cans	6 cans (DONE)
Turkey	15-17 lbs.	1 turkey (DONE)
Vegetables	4 cans	5 cans (DONE)

Extras: Crispy minis (X2), BBQ sauce (X2), Alphaghetti (X4), Gingerbread house kit, Hot chocolate, Pie filling, $50.00. ranch dressing

Gifts: 
1 year old girl – Bubble Guppies bath toys, elephant stuffy, hoodie, tuque, Christmas Books
4 year old girl – Doll, Barbie, Shoelace purse kit, Cinderella alarm clock, stuffy, tuque, pipsqueak markers, Hello Kitty Headbands, Girl's Outfit
6 year old boy – Amiibo, Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue Set, Nerf Gun, puzzles

10 year old girl - bracelet kit, create & transfer designs, craft supplies, nail art, gloves & tuque, Connect Four

Parents: Shower Gel, toothpaste (X4), socks, tuque, 2 bath & soap sets