This Winter break just hasn't seemed like much of a break for me this year. BUSY! BUSY! BUSY! The past few days have all been devoted to Jonny's first hockey tournament in Richmond where we are playing teams outside of South Delta (where we live and play) for the very first time. At his age level, it's not super competitive, but, as a coach, it is fun for me to see how our group stacks up against others from other areas and if the lessons I've been giving my team have been sticking. So far, I am very happy with the results. We haven't lost a game (we have played Vancouver, New West and a Richmond team), but still have one more this evening. Hopefully it goes well. 

I am slowly seeing homework trickle in. I suppose that is to be suspected. I haven't checked on actual websites, so it is possible that more have finished and I will find that out tomorrow at school, but as of right now, I have received emails with pictures from 4 students. Again, the total could be much higher than 4, as you are allowed to upload the photos directly to your website and publish them there if you would like. We will get the full count tomorrow and see who still needs to get this done then. So:
Please send your 5-10 pictures from the holiday to mackenziedragons@gmail.com as soon as possible - or upload them to your website. We are not starting the project on the first day back, but it will be in the first week for sure. 

Hopefully you are well rested and ready to go tomorrow! I can't wait to hear about everything you go up to over the break and to get back down to work!

Whoa! That first week went by super fast! Sorry I didn't get a chance to post on Christmas Day, or any day there after. I have had a lot of family over at my house. They are all just starting to fly home now to greet in the new year in their home provinces, so I am finally able to post a few pictures!
Christmas was a lot of fun, especially with how excited the boys get. I think with all the family around, they got spoiled a bit, but I am sure that they have no problem with that. I made Christmas Dinner for 12 people at my house and was pretty proud of the result. I like cooking and, with so many people around, I didn't have to do any dishes! Win-Win! 
With Christmas over, it seems New Year's is next on the holiday agenda! Have a fun time staying up late! See you all in a week!!!

With today being Monday, I suppose today is the first "official" day of winter break. Of course, we didn't wait to get started on holiday things and family until today. Yesterday, we met up with my family to go for a pre-Christmas skate. On the left is my best friend Greg with his 3 girls and his Dad behind them. Then my sister Lindsey, my brother in law, Chris and my nephew, Emmerson. Next to me are my dad and mom, with Jon and Zack in front of us. My wife Alicia, who wouldn't skate, took the picture for us.
Do any of you skate? Spolier alert: you will in January! (Field Trip is already booked!)

First of all, thank you to all the students and families for the gifts today. Not necessary, but very much appreciated. Definitely made my day. Thank you very much!

Second, I was so happy to see so many of you at the Winter Concert performances yesterday. The class worked very hard under the tutelage of Ms. Baker and I was very proud of the final product. Photos and Videos of all three performances are up in the Pictures section.

Finally, Winter Break is upon us. I know I will be spending lots of fun time with family, but also hope I find some time to rest a bit. My hope for all of you is that you also have a fun and relaxing break and come back in January recharged and ready to go! I'll be updating the website over the break, so feel free to spot by and see what I am up to! Try to take some pictures from your winter break. If you can post 5-10 to your website, or email them to mackenziedragons@gmail.com we will use them for a mini-project in January. 

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays! See you all on Monday, January 7th!