The Third Week of Advent


Hello Families of Second Graders,
Welcome to the third week of advent.  A week that represents the gift of joy!  Here's to a joyous week that lies ahead.  Please know that your children will not have their routinely scheduled learning lessons.  Instead, this week will be spent preparing for our wonderful "music concert" that will take place on Wednesday evening,  faith based learning lessons, and enjoying enrichment activities that center around the theme of Christmas.  Our class Christmas party will take place on Thursday morning from 10:00 a.m. until around 11:30 a.m.  May you all have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!  Please continue reading to discover all of the events that will be taking place this week.

 Upcoming Dates
Monday ~ Christmas Crazy Sock Day!

Tuesday ~ Pay a $1 to wear an ugly Christmas sweater!

Wednesday ~ Pajama Day if we make our goal of 200!!!

Thursday ~ Mass at 8:15, Annual Sing-a-Long, Christmas parties in the classroom!  Dismissal is at noon!

  ACS Spelling Bee
  Dec 18 2017 at 08:30 AM
  ACS Christmas Concert
  Dec 20 2017 at 06:30 PM
  Early Dismissal
  Dec 21 2017 at 12:00 PM
  Christmas Break
  Dec 22 2017

Homework
The students will not have any homework for this week!  
A simple Merry Christmas present from me to you and your children!

  

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