Merry Christmas!

The year has come to an end and we have finished our second unit (food). Our entry point was a visit to a vegetarian restaurant for inspiration. The children have been busy tasting and smelling different spices and foods. During the unit the children discovered different types of food and what they contain, such as minerals, vitamins, proteins and carbohydrates. The children have explored food in many ways. They made a still life painting of a fruit basket, looking at the shapes, colours and positioning of the fruit. They have also practiced their writing whilst making a three-course menu of their favourite dishes. Our exit point was a lovely experience. The children got to make their own pizza, which we all enjoyed eating.

 The older students have completed the first three Jolly Phonics workbooks which cover most of the single sounds. The younger students have covered the first two rows of the single sounds. They have all worked hard and I am very proud of them!

In November we celebrated Samuel’s birthday and Rayaan moved back to India. We were sad to see him leave but wish him all the best. The children also performed the song “walking in the jungle” at assembly this month. It was a great success. They all dared to get up in front of the audience and they remembered the lyrics and movements. This was a great warm up for the big Christmas show! When the children delivered a wonderful performance.

 Sinterklaas visited us in our classroom on the 6th of December. Sinterklaas read something nice that every child has done this year from his big red book and then the children received some tasty treats. We look forward to him visiting again next year.

This last week of school before the holidays, the children will do some Christmas crafts and we will also say goodbye to Idoia who is going back to Spain. Thank you for everything, Idoia! We will miss you.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Mr Michael