Welcome back to P1’s last blog of 2012! Can you believe that? Where has this year gone?!

We have been doing lots of ‘Christmassy’ things this week.

We wrote our letters to Santa. We had to ask very politely for something we would really like to find in our stocking on Christmas morning. We also had to write in our best hand writing. Santa really likes neat hand writing!

              

We had our Christmas party on Monday. We did some dancing, played musical bumps, the Christmas 4 corners game and instead of pass the parcel we played pass the santa hat!

              

  

We went into the dinner hall for our party food and we used the place mats we had made earlier.

  

After our food we did the hokey cokey and sang some songs. Whilst we were singing we heard a bell. You’re not going to believe it but it was Santa!! He had brought gifts for every boy and girl in P1! It was very exciting!

  

We also made our Christmas cards to take home to our family and friends. The classes did different versions of Christmas tree cards.

              

This week we also went to visit Santa’s Grotto at our local community centre. It was beautifully decorated and we all sang songs and Mr Bluman read us a Christmas story. We went to visit Santa and he gave us all a selection box. Wasn’t that very kind?

  

  

P5/6 and P6 had a Victorian Christmas exhibition in the hall and we were very kindly invited. We learned lots of things that the Victorians did to celebrate Christmas. We made some paper chains, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings and we decorated a victorian house. They also told us that in victorian times children got an orange and a coin in their stocking, if they were lucky. We’re hoping Santa brings us a little more than that!

  

              

Lastly this week we had our Christmas sing a long. We have been practising all our songs for weeks and we finally got to perform. We had our first performance to the whole school in the morning then again to our parents/carers in the afternoon. Every one agreed we did very well and all those weeks of learning all the words was worth it!

  

P1a, P1b, P1c, Miss Donaldson, Miss Bonnar, Mr Bluman and Mrs Lynch would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we hope that you continue to follow our progress in the New Year.

See you in 2013!!

Parent Notices

Gym – Please ensure that your child has a full gym kit in school. Gym days are on a Tuesday and a Thursday for P1A and P1C and a Tuesday and a Wednesday for P1B. Also please note that all jewellery must be removed for gym.

Your child has been given a blue homework packet, please ensure your child brings this to school every day.

Open Doors – Every Friday from 3.00 – 3.15pm. Come into class and see all your child’s hard work.

The school will close for the Christmas holidays on Friday 21st December at 12 noon. It will re-open on Monday 7th January 2013.