Month: December 2016

Today was the EYFS Christmas party. We had so much fun dressing up in our party clothes, dancing and playing musical statues. We were also lucky enough to find a present each under the Christmas tree.

Here are some photos of our party:

Today each child was given a pack containing a Phase 3 Sound Mat, a list of high frequency words and a Christmas home learning task. There is information for parents attached but please don’t hesitate to ask if there are any questions!

Finally, we hope that you have a happy and restful festive season and we look forward to seeing you in 2017!

And from everyone in Reception…

A huge well done to all of Reception (and Nursery too!) for their excellent performance of Our First Nativity

Miss Keohane and Sara are very proud of the whole class – every single one of you were amazing! All of the children played such an important role, either as a narrator or an actor-plus all the singing! They worked so hard to make it a fantastic performance and they showed so much confidence, its hard to believe that they are only 4 and 5 years old.

Thank you to everyone who came and watched the performance – we hope that you enjoyed it!

Here are some photos from Our First Nativity:

If Stay ‘n’ Play and the Foundation Stage Nativity wasn’t enough excitement for one morning, we made it even better by having having Christmas Dinner with everyone in the hall. We especially enjoyed the Christmas music, disco lights and pulling the crackers!

Here are some photos of us enjoying our delicious lunches:

Twas the night before Stay ‘n’ Play when all through the school,
Not a child was stirring, or breaking a rule,
Activities were set up in the classroom with care,
In the hope that parents and children soon would be there…

Once again, a huge thank you to all of the parents, grandparents and friends that came along to our Stay ‘n’ Play Christmas Session. The children, Miss Keohane and Sara enjoyed it very much, and we hope you did too!
Please leave a comment to let us know what you enjoyed the most!

Thank you! Thank you for coming to see Our First Nativity!

Here is a video for you to enjoy!

Once again, thank you for coming along to watch Reception’s Collective Worship. They loved seeing so many of their friends and family in the audience!
Below you can see some video clips from our Collective Worship:

The Hello Song

We Are a Box of Crayons

Last week, we were lucky enough to have 5 firefighters and their fire engine visit from the Dowgate Fire Station.

They talked to us about what the firefighters wear to keep safe and we even had a chance to try on a real firefighter’s helmet! We learned about all the different jobs that firefighters have to do and were surprised at how much more they do than just putting out fires!

We had a chance to sit in the fire engine, where they showed us how loud the siren is and talked about all the different parts such as the ladder and the special register for the firefighters in the back seat.

One of the most exciting parts was that we had a chance to spray the hose, seeing what it’s like to be a firefighter!
We really enjoyed our visit from the firefighters. Here are some pictures:

This week, something very special happened in Reception.
On Wednesday, we noticed a little door had appeared in our classroom – and no one knew where it had come from!

The children thought it must’ve been put there by one of the elves when they were visiting from the North Pole!
The next day, a book arrived from the North Pole and it was still covered in snow! The children have been excitedly filling it with letters to Santa.

It got even more exciting this morning when a little Santa figure appeared just outside the door with an advent calendar containing 25 mini books. We can’t wait to start reading them!

Practise for our Nativity is now well underway. Thank you for your support in helping the children to learn their lines at home. It really makes such a difference to their confidence in saying their lines in rehearsals!

Just a reminder of the important dates coming up over the next couple of weeks:

We will be singing a song during the Christmas service on Friday 9th December at 9.30 am in Southwark Cathedral. We will walk the children to and from the Cathedral. The service will finish at around 10:30am.

The EYFS Nativity will be performed on Wednesday 14th December at 9am. Straight after the performances, grown-ups (a max of 2 per child) are invited to participate in our Stay ‘n’ Play sessions.

Miss Keohane and Sara look forward to seeing you!

Finally, a huge thank you to Henry Y’s Grandmother for our knitted Nativity. It is absolutely amazing and the children are so excited to play with it!