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	Thank you CCDS choir members and Mrs. Moody! The CCDS Choir’s performance at the Del was one that made us all proud. We also enjoyed seeing our 2nd graders marching for PAWS in the Christmas parade last Friday led by Mrs. Andrews. Great job one and all. This coming week your child will be very busy. We will be practicing for the Christmas Program, which is on Tuesday evening, December 14th. Watch for details on this from your child’s classroom teacher. Heads-up - dress shoes will be needed for this Christmas performance. No tennis shoes please. Girls will need black flat-heeled shoes. These shoes will be worn again on December 17th’ at closing chapel. Gifts for the classroom gift exchanges are due on the 15th of this month. A much loved highlight of the week will be offered at chapel time this Thursday, December 9th. The kindergarteners, will act out the Christmas story. Come enjoy this is always a seasonal favorite. Progress reports will be coming home this Thursday. Remember, these are reports comment on your child’s progress from the end of the 1st quarter. They cover about 4 weeks of work. While we hope the news is good, it is important to remember that grades can change dramatically upward or downward the remaining 4 to 5 weeks of this quarter. In most classes there will be tests given during the next two weeks. So with all the holiday excitement, be sure to assist keeping your child up-to-date and prepared in regard to assignments. JK and K parents, I invite you to share a cup of coffee and conversation at a joint meeting with me this Friday in Hinde Hall at 8:05. I hope you will be able to meet during this very busy time of the year. Next week before vacation: • Due by the 13th Class Gift exchange presents due – limit of $10.00. • Classroom gift exchanges will be held this week. So all gifts should be in your   classroom by the 13h. Gifts should be marked for a boy or a girl. • Dec. 14th Christmas program at 6:00pm • Dec. 15th Sweaters go home for washing and mending for closing chapel. • Dec. 16th Christmas Luncheon at 11:30, Dismissal at 1:00 • Dec. 17th Closing Christmas Chapel starts at 8:15 (school starts at 7:55 as usual). Dismissal follows chapel at about 9:00. You won’t want to miss this service! It is a beautiful tradition at CCDS JK and K parents, I invite you to share a cup of coffee and conversation at a joint meeting with me this Friday in Hinde Hall at 8:05. I hope you will be able to meet during this very busy time of the year.

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	Celebrate the holiday by joining CCDS Art Teacher, Mrs. Koshland & Mrs. Tugend, this Wednesday, December 8, after school from 2:30-3:15 p.m. in Hinde Hall to create a beautiful Christmas painting. We’ll be painting traditional Christmas scenes (ie. Mary & Joseph, shepherds, sheep and angels, the nativity and the wise men) to be used on the cover the Christmas Eve bulletin for the family service at 3:00 p.m. If you’re planning on painting with us this week you need to let us know so we have enough supplies. Please contact Mrs. Tugend (admin@christchurchcoronado.org) in the parish office (619) 435-4561 to RSVP. This is a free activity – your original artwork will be returned to you the following week after it has been copied.

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	December is the month we all look forward to the charming, delightful sounds of our students voices presented in the Christmas program. Mrs. Moody is working with our CCDS students to present another wonderful program and closing chapel. The CCDS Choir will also be singing at the Hotel Del Coronado on December 1st. Beyond the music programs in December and the spring, Mrs. Moody brings many years of experience to the music classes on order to teach the music standards to all grades at CCDS. Along with this, students participate in the Brummitt-Taylor music appreciation in their classrooms and attend the symphony during the school year. Lead by Mrs. Moody, the five major music standards are addressed appropriately at each grade level. Through (1) artistic perception children learn processing, analyzing, and responding to sensory information through the language and skills unique to music such as reading, writing and performing rhythmic patterns using the various types of notes and scales. Using (2) creative expression students create, perform and participate in music. Presenting music to students in a (3) historical and cultural context, students build and understanding of historical contributions and the cultural dimension of music. Learning (4) aesthetic valuing, students critically assess and derive meaning from works of music and the performance of musicians according to the elements of music. The last standard concerns (5) connections, relationships and applications. Students apply what they learn in music across subject areas. By the time they graduate, they develop competencies and creative skills in problem solving, communication, and management of time and resources that contribute to lifelong learning and career skills. And I bet you thought they were just learning to sing!

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	HOT LUNCH FOR SEMESTER 1 DATE                 SERVERS           MENU December 10     Second    Hamburgers, veggies, fruit January 7           First         Pizza, veggies, fruit January 14         Kinder.     Taco salad or bean burrito, fruit January 21         Jr. K         Potato bar, fruit AFTER SCHOOL CARE MAKES CHRISTMAS CRAFTS On Wednesdays in December, the 1st, 8th and 15th, after school care students are invited to make Christmas crafts from 2:30 - 4:15 pm with Mrs. Burgess and Mrs. Orr. Limited to 10 students each week because of supplies. Please call the school at 435-6393 to sign your child up. THE ANGEL TREE is in Hinde Hall. Pick a card – bring a gift by Dec. 12th. See article in Church News later in this Informer. CHRISTMAS PAINTING WORKSHOP Celebrate the holiday by joining CCDS Art Teacher, Mrs. Koshland & Mrs. Tugend, this Wednesday, December 8, after school from 2:30-3:15 p.m. in Hinde Hall to create a beautiful Christmas painting. We’ll be painting traditional Christmas scenes (ie Mary & Joseph, shepherds, sheep and angels, the nativity and the wise men) to be used on the cover the Christmas Eve bulletin for the family service at 3:00 p.m. If you’re planning on painting with us this week you need to let us know so we have enough supplies. Please contact Mrs. Tugend (admin@christchurchcoronado.org) in the parish office (619) 435-4561 to RSVP. This is a free activity – your original artwork will be returned to you the following week after it has been copied.

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	MUSICAL NOTES Teachers’ note: Music Program Year 3, week Dec-1. CD 23 TRK 17. Script p. 105. The composer of the week is Corelli (1653-1713). The feature composition is Concerto Grosso in G Minor OP. 6, No. 8. “Christmas Concerto.” BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION THIRD GRADE is collecting General Mills Box Tops for Education to earn moneyin support of the "Earth's Birthday Project." Send them in to school through the end of April. Thank you for helping the third graders make a difference in our world for our service learning project. SIXTH GRADE The Sixth Grade class is selling See’s candy for the holidays and also Sally Foster wrapping paper as fundraisers for the Sixth Grade East Coast Trip in the spring. See’s candy orders can be turned in tomorrow Tuesday, Dec. 8 in the morning. Candy will be delivered December 6th. Sally Foster gift wrap products are available online at www.sallyfoster.com. The school account number is 307728.

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	COMPUTER - Monday 2:55 - 3:25 pm. BATON - Monday 2:55 - 3:45 pm. CHOIR - Thursday 2:55 - 3:25 pm. We will sing on Christmas Eve at Christ Church's 3:00 pm.service. Meet at 2:00pm and wear appropriate Christmas clothes. MAD SCIENCE CLUB We will have Mad Science beginning January 19 for four weeks.

	........ VIRTUE FOR DECEMBER IS HOPE
	Spiritual Nurture “Blessed is she who believed there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” Luke 1:45. The Christmas Story will be presented by Kindergarten in Thursday’s chapel.   Happy Birthday this week to: Amanda Moser (6th) 12/2 Blake Moser (6th) 12/2 Mark Moser (6th) 12/2 Liam Casey (3rd) 12/5 Miles Kenney (K) 12/9 Harrison Hollenbeck (1st) 12/9 Ana de la Lama (1st) 12/10

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