What a busy week to begin putting us in the festive spirit! On Monday we were delighted to watch the dress rehearsal of the P2/1 Nativity which was fantastic, well done to all the boys and girls and the staff for their hard work.
On Tuesday we learnt about Christmas Around the World during our reading session and we will continue to learn about how Christmas is celebrated in different countries next week. We have also been learning about different Christmas traditions every day as part of our interactive advent calendar. This week we have been learning about the traditions of the Yule Log, Stockings, Carols, Mince Pies and Candy Canes.
On Wednesday we had a very interesting and informative chat from the PC Michael regarding safety around the railways. Did you know a train weighs the same as 93 elephants and takes the length of 20 football pitches to come to a halt! We’d better stay well clear!
On Wednesday we had some good discussions around simple steps to take in different first aid situations. We considered how to help when someone is choking, someone gets burnt, someone is bleeding, someone is breathing but unresponsive, someone has an asthma attack and when someone has a broken bone. The children have been given an information sheet home about this so perhaps you can use it to discuss each situation at home to make sure everyone knows what to do should a situation arise.
One Thursday we had great fun watching this year’s panto by M&M Productions, Dick Whittington. Most of the children said one of their highlights was seeing Mrs Clyne take part in the dancing! We also joined up with Primary 2 to begin practising our dancing for our Christmas Party. We had great fun learning the Grand Old Duke of York and are very much looking forward to our party next Wednesday – remember to send in party clothes and dancing shoes with your children.
Today we learnt about Antarctica from Primary 6’s assembly. One important fact to remember is that polar bears and penguins do not live at the same pole!
Have lovely weekend.
