This week some of us have been very practising songs for Nativity. Here they are so you can help us at home:
Song 1: Woolly Sheep

One woolly sheep won’t stand still,
Running around on the hill
Keeping all the shepherds busy,
Working till they feel quite dizzy
Work, work, work,
Work, work, work.

Two woolly sheep…

Three woolly sheep…

Four woolly sheep…

Five woolly sheep…

Work, work, work,
Work, work, work.
Phew!

Song 2: Sleepy Shepherd

Somebody is snoring, somebody’s asleep,
Somebody should be looking after his sheep,
But he’s a sleepy, sleepy head,
What a sleepy shepherd he is.

Somebody is snoring, somebody is snug,
Somebody is curled up like a bug in a rug,
And he’s a sleepy, sleepy head,
What a sleepy shepherd he is.

Instrumental

Somebody is snoring, somebody’s asleep,
Somebody should be looking after his sheep,
But he’s a sleepy, sleepy head,
What a sleepy shepherd he is.
What a sleepy shepherd he is.

Song 3: One Starry Night

A beautiful angel came to the hill,
Came to the hill, came to the hill,
A beautiful angel came to the hill,
One starry night.

He hovered above with silver wings,
Silver wings, silver wings,
He hovered above with silver wings,
One starry night.

And over his head a halo bright,
Halo bright, halo bright,
And over his head a halo bright,
One starry night.

He told us about a tiny child,
Tiny child, tiny child,
He told us about a tiny child,
One starry night.
Song 4: Would you like to come along?

Strolling down to Bethlehem, skipping through the night,
I’m going to find a stable with a tiny babe inside.
Would you like to come along with me?
Would you like to come along?
Would you like to come along with me?
Would you like to come along?

Strolling down to Bethlehem, skipping through the night,
I’m going to find a stable with a tiny babe inside.
Would you like to come along with me?
Would you like to come along?
Would you like to come along with me?
Would you like to come along?

Would you like to come along with me?
Would you like to come along?
Would you like to come along with me?
Would you like to come along?

Song 5: Under a star

Under a star, deep in the night was a stable,
Under a star, deep in the night was a stable,
Under a star, deep in the night, Jesus was born,
Jesus was born for you and me.

There in a place so far away, we found him,
There in a place so far away, we found him,
There in a place so far away, Jesus was born,
Jesus was born for you and me.

Under a star, deep in the night was a stable,
Under a star, deep in the night was a stable,
Under a star, deep in the night, Jesus was born,
Jesus was born for you and me.

Song 6: Bumpy Road

Three kings were riding down a bumpy road,
Following a star showing the way to go,
It was a bumpy road, bumpy road,
It was a bumpy, bumpy road,

Three kings were riding, wearing royal crowns,
Sitting on their camels, heading for the town,
It was a bumpy road, bumpy road,
It was a bumpy, bumpy road,

Instrumental

Three kings were riding down a bumpy road,
Following a star showing the way to go,
It was a bumpy road, bumpy road,
It was a bumpy, bumpy road,

Song 7: Wake up! Wake up!

Wake up! (clap, clap) Wake up! (clap, clap)
Come and see the King!
Wake up! (clap, clap) Wake up! (clap, clap)
Come and see the King!
Rub your eyes, jump out of bed,
Don’t you be a sleepy head!
Come and see the new born King.

Wake up! (clap, clap) Wake up! (clap, clap)
Come to Bethlehem!
Wake up! (clap, clap) Wake up! (clap, clap)
Come to Bethlehem!
Up you get, don’t make a fuss,
Wipe away your sleepy dust,
Come and see the new born King.

Wake up! (clap, clap) Wake up! (clap, clap)
Come and see the King!
Wake up! (clap, clap) Wake up! (clap, clap)
Come and see the King!
Rub your eyes, jump out of bed,
Don’t you be a sleepy head!
Come and see the new born King.
Come and see the new born King.

We have also been very busy with sensory experiences and measuring. We made pizza, which we tried for snack and salt dough. We enjoyed the pizza and are going to turn the salt dough shapes into Christmas tree decorations.

We continued our Winter learning context by researching animals in winter. We found out their names, what they eat, where they live and what they do in winter. We enjoyed learning the wow word HIBERNATION and what it means.

Kai found out that owl sleep all day.
Hamish found out that badgers live in sets.
Zoe made a reindeer and Katie made a wolf.
Shea found out that foxes eat rabbits.
Erin found out that hedgehogs hibernate.

Next week we are going to be learning about winter weather and clothes. We are really hoping for some snow!