Merry Christmas!

We have all had a fantastic last day! We played lots of games and got the parachute out in PE, we had a special Christmas assembly, we played pass the parcel and had so much fun! Also, thank you for all of your very kind gifts today, I shall put them under my Christmas tree and I look forward to opening them on Christmas morning! 

Well done to all of the children for finishing their first term at school. It has been a very busy one and I'm looking forward to the next!

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year!

See you all in 2016!

Jumper day

Tomorrow is Christmas jumper day to raise money for Save the Children. If your child wants to wear a Christmas jumper and bring in a small donation they can do but it is not a non uniform day. School skirts or trousers should still be worn. Thank you.

A very exciting Christmas Party!

This afternoon we had wonderful Christmas party! We had a dance to some Christmas music, we played lots of games and had some party food too! 

We even had a very special visitor!

Even though Father Christmas is very busy at the moment he had just enough time to come and visit us and he even brought everybody a little present.

Christmas party!

Tomorrow afternoon is the Reception Christmas Party! Children can come to school in their party clothes but please remember that they will still be going outside so make sure they are warm! We are looking forward to having lots of fun! 

See you tomorrow! 

Nativity!

Well done to all of the Reception children for taking part in our Nativity performance! They did a fantastic job and all of the staff are very proud of them, as I'm sure you are too. We hope you enjoyed the performances as much as the children enjoyed doing them. Photographs are still available to buy at 50p each.

Nativity photographs

We have taken a photograph of each child in their costume that they will wear for our nativity performance. We have 2 copies of each picture and limited copies of a class picture available which will cost 50p each. If you would like to buy any pictures please send in the correct amount of money in an envelope with your child's name on and which photographs you would like.

Thank you.

Christmas Activity Day

Thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas Activity Day today. We hope you enjoyed it as much as the children did! Here are a few pictures.

If you didn't get a chance to come today don't worry, we will try and hold another activity day later on in the year.

Activity day reminder.

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow for our Christmas Parents Activity Day! We have got lots of exciting things for you to do with your child. Please arrive at the infant office at the following times.

9.15 for the morning session.

1.45 for the afternoon session. 

Letter to Father Christmas

Today we wrote a class letter to Father Christmas. The children all thought of one thing that they would like to ask him for and then they added it to the letter. We put the letter in an envelope, put a stamp on it and wrote Father Christmas' address on the front. Tonight the letter is going to be put in the postbox and it will be delivered to Father Christmas! We are very excited to see if he replies. 

Christmas card list

Today we have put class list in everybody's bag just in case your child wants to write some Christmas cards. 

PE

The children are doing fantastic in PE! We now have tables, benches and mats out for them to use. They travel up the bench and jump off the table onto the mat. Some of the tables are quite high and if they aren't confident jumping off then they climb down carefully instead. All children have tried very hard and worked so well this morning! Well done RM!

Winter is coming...

This week the weather has been much colder and the children are getting excited about winter! We have had a few wintery activities for the children to do. They have been playing in the snow looking for snowflakes and ice, they've been in the water looking for ice cubes, they've been using beads to make snowflakes with the pipe cleaners and they've used the construction resources to make snowflakes too! We've also talked about the nativity story and the children have been acting it out with the small world toys. We have had 2 very special visitors to RM this week...Paige's little sister, Skye-Rose and my niece Matilda. The children loved seeing two real babies! 

Nativity

Some children have got some words to learn for our Nativity performance. If your child has brought some words home please help them to learn them by heart and say them in a loud, clear voice. Thank you.

Babies

This week we are thinking all about babies. We've talked about how babies are different from the children. What can the children do now that they couldn't do when they were babies? What do babies need help with? Some children have shared some lovely stories about their baby brothers or sisters. Today we read a bible story about baby Moses and we talked about how there is another story in the bible about a baby. The children thought that it might be a story about the baby Jesus and we will find out a little more about that story another time. 

Here are some pictures of the children looking after our babies in the home corner. They've been feeding them, dressing them, changing their nappies, rocking them to sleep, telling them stories and much more! 

Stickers

Every now and again your child might come home with a sticker on them. This sticker might have a sound, a number or a word on it. Please help your child to learn these things at home. Thank you. 

Children in need.

Thank you for all of your generous donations for children in need today. We have had lots of fun making spotty biscuits today. Don't forget to watch the Stanley Primary School choir on television tonight signing for children in need. 

Teeth cleaning

Today the school nurse came in to school to talk to the children about keeping their teeth clean. She brought Tiddles the dog who helped to show them what to do and they all got to take home a new toothbrush and some toothpaste. 

Your child has brought home a book today as a gift. We hope you enjoy reading the story with your child. Please keep this book at home, it doesn't need to be sent back to school.

Don't forget that tomorrow is non uniform day for children in need and you may send a donation in with your child if you wish.