Many thanks to you all for the kind words, cards and gifts. I hope that you and your families enjoy a peaceful and blessed Christmas.
To end the autumn term, I’d like to share with you all out DT work, where the children have been busy learning different sewing stitches and designing felt Christmas decorations – You can see the results are really impressive and have been much admired by everyone who has visited our classroom. I hope that they will grace your Christmas trees for many years to come.
It was a very relaxed last day to the school year today, deservedly so after all the hard work put in this term. Mrs Porter led an assembly where we remembered the important events all those years ago, listening to the same words from The Bible that so many people have heard over the years. The children sang “Silent Night” beautifully. It was also a time to say goodbye to Mrs Ruffell who had worked at St Adrians for twenty years! We also said goodbye to Mrs McSweeney, which was sad for Year 4, who are hoping that the next cook will prepare such good lunches.
The children enjoyed opening their KrisKringles and working out who gave them their gifts. We missed the children who weren’t here today and hope they get better soon.
Miss Cartwright, Miss Parkes, Miss Goodall and I thank you sincerely for the very generous gifts you gave us. They are all very much appreciated.
It only remains to wish you all a very happy, peaceful and safe Christmas with your family and friends, whether you are at home or away. There are no home learning activities on Google. Reading for enjoyment is always a good thing to do, along with getting lots of fresh air when possible and spending quality time with family and friends. I very much look forward to seeing you all on 8th January 2024!
We started the week sharing the Christmas message with our families and friends at our carol service. Thank you to all of the parents for your support of the children in helping them to learn the songs.
At the other end of the week, our prefects did a fantastic job helping with the school Christmas lunch. In the afternoon, we finally had the chance to let our hair down with our class party. Following games, the children threw some shapes on the dance floor before showing off their moves to the classes who were outside on the playground.
We’re going to need a bigger tree! As we get nearer to the end of our DT project, designing and making Christmas decorations, our poor tree is groaning under the weight of all the decorations that the children have made. The children and I have struck a deal and are going 50:50 in our new Etsy store!
During December, the children have shown that they love to perform! We started the month with a glorious concert led by the Rock Steady bands and had a wonderful display by the Cheerleading club. Our final performance was in the smashing story of Babushka, our Christmas play that traditionally ended up in Bethlehem celebrating the birth of Jesus. The children are very proud of their singing and acting skills and so are we! Well done to you all.
On Friday, we wore our Christmas jumpers and enjoyed a delightful Christmas dinner. The afternoon was filled with engaging Christmas crafts and lively Christmas games.
In maths, we focused on sharing in division. We used counters to help us visualise the groups. Here are some snapshots from our lessons.
In Design and Technology, we successfully completed our static electricity toys. We carefully designed our games, keeping the design brief in mind, and we’re proud of the way it turned out!
In science, we conducted an experiment testing the permeability of various soils, and we thoroughly enjoyed this activity!
This week the children performed their Christmas Nativity ‘A Miracle in Town’. The children have worked really hard over the past months to learn the songs and the actions. The children sat beautifully during the performance and were delighted to see their families in the audience. Thank you so much for all your support.
This week we continued our work on our book The Snowman. We listened to the music Walking in the Air by Howard Blake. We danced and created movements in response to the music we heard using pieces of tinsel.
We have also been making our own snowmen using playdough..
Important Dates
Monday 18th December – Grandparents Christmas Carols and Tea – 09:30 – 10:30 AM
Term finishes 13:30 on Thursday 21st December
Spring term starts on Monday 8th January 2024.
Reading morning begins Friday 12th January. Please come into Nursery to read a book with your child 8:40 – 09:00AM.
The School Council at St Adrians’ love to support Children in Need and this year they helped to raise £529.97!
Wearing Spots
All children across the school came to school wearing as many spots as they could.
St Adrian’s Bake Off
In addition to wearing spotty clothes, the School Council organised a cake competition which inspired many children to take part. The cakes were all sorts of shapes and sizes, some tray bakes, some cookies, some big cakes and some smaller ones. The children brought so many cakes that it was so tricky to judge.
Here are a few:
The School Council finally picked a winner from each class and an overall winner, Sophia Sawle, who had made a rainbow cake covered in chocolate. Congratulations to them all!
The cakes were then enjoyed by all who came to the after school cake sale.
Thank you to all who were involved: the School Council, the pupils and parents who supported their children.
This week the role play was changed into ‘Santa’s’ Workshop’. The children were very excited to get in there and to help Santa wrap presents ready for Christmas.
This week in RE we talked about the word Advent and what it means. We looked at the wreath that we have in class as well as the candles and when we light each one. We lit the first candle and said a prayer.
On Wednesday we had a very special visitor…..
An individual photos is on Tapestry.
On Thursday we came back in from being outside to find something very odd; a puddle of water, an orange and some black pebbles. What could have happened? The children concluded that a Snowman had been into Nursery but because it was too hot he started to melt. We went on a Snowman hunt around the school to see if we could find anything else.
Other photos from this week:
Reception Applications
Please click the link below to apply for a reception place at St.Adrians.
Once you have applied online you will need to fill out a Supplementary Information Form. I have got copies of these in Nursery, please ask if you would like one.
The deadline for reception applications is 15th January 2024.
Important Dates:
Wednesday 13th December – EYFS Christmas Performance 10:00AM
Friday 15th December – Christmas Jumper Day
Monday 18th December – Grandparents Christmas Carols and Tea – 09:30AM
