Well December has arrived and with it the brilliantly chilly weather. The children have really enjoyed exploring our outdoor space, investigating the ice and frost that has spread itself across the play equipment and ground area. The children have asked lots of 'how' and 'why' questions and have become scientists, searching for the answers. The sheer amazements in their faces when they found the washing up bowl had become solid overnight, the excited screams when they realized they could chip away at the ice in the truck area by smashing the big stones onto it, the team work that occured when they went searching for ice and collected it enthusastically making an ice mountain. All of this created a great start to the week.
The children have written their letters to father Christmas and we will be taking a walk into the village, along with Conkers Class, to post them in the post box.
We also had a fun time on 'Creating Christmas' day when we designed and made colourful decorations using our skills that included colouring, cutting, sticking and sewing. Of course we sang lots of Christmas carols and songs too. We joined in with the whole school for the 'dressing of the tree' service. We were very proud of Acorns who sang along and sat very nicely with the older children and visitors.
On the 1st of December something strange but very exciting happened....... We had a surprise visit from our 'Mischievous Mice'!!!! Milly and Monty Mice had covered the front door in gold ribbon and made it tricky to enter the classroom. The gasps and smiles from the children made it a really precious moment for us all. These pesky mice left a letter explaining that they were sent by Father Christmas, to check that we are being good. They also explained that they were a little bit mischievous too! They kindly left us a present, a book called 'The Night Before Christmas'. They are proving to be quite naughty as the next day they had covered our beautiful Christmas tree in toilet paper!!! I wonder what they'll get up to next week...........
The children have written their letters to father Christmas and we will be taking a walk into the village, along with Conkers Class, to post them in the post box.
We also had a fun time on 'Creating Christmas' day when we designed and made colourful decorations using our skills that included colouring, cutting, sticking and sewing. Of course we sang lots of Christmas carols and songs too. We joined in with the whole school for the 'dressing of the tree' service. We were very proud of Acorns who sang along and sat very nicely with the older children and visitors.
On the 1st of December something strange but very exciting happened....... We had a surprise visit from our 'Mischievous Mice'!!!! Milly and Monty Mice had covered the front door in gold ribbon and made it tricky to enter the classroom. The gasps and smiles from the children made it a really precious moment for us all. These pesky mice left a letter explaining that they were sent by Father Christmas, to check that we are being good. They also explained that they were a little bit mischievous too! They kindly left us a present, a book called 'The Night Before Christmas'. They are proving to be quite naughty as the next day they had covered our beautiful Christmas tree in toilet paper!!! I wonder what they'll get up to next week...........