On Monday, we collected our shopping from Mrs Tickner and the Robins did such a fantastic job of carrying their heavy bags all the way back to class… even through the rain. We had a discussion about all the different fruits and vegetables, along with counting and identifying the various colours.

Mrs Tickner shared some special news with us. Postman Pat delivered a very special envelope early that morning. The Robins were super excited about the special post as it was a letter from our old friend Elvis the Elf.

After collecting our special news, we ventured through the woods, having lots of fun in the leaves along the way. This was very tiring, so a warming hot chocolate was needed to warm all our tummies. Everyone remembered to say please and thank you, which was great and all the children enjoyed a top-up.

The Robins had lots of fun making playdough with Mrs Sexton on Tuesday and there were some special ingredients, such as glitter (for an extra sparkle) and cinnamon. It made our class smell very Christmassy!

As part of our topic, we made tear and share bread. The Robins made a special delivery to Mrs Tickner, Mrs Parker and Mr McCarthy. They were all very delighted with their rolls and they enjoyed tearing them apart. Mrs Parker correctly identified the shape as a tree. 

On Wednesday, we received a phone call, asking us to pop to the office. On our arrival we were greeted with Mrs Tickner, holding a big sack. We opened the sack and inside was a suitcase but something or someone was snoring! We knocked on the suitcase and out jumped… Elvis!

He’d heard about our Christmas activities and he made it just in time for our Christmas assembly. He enjoyed watching the children show Pre-Prep their artwork and we then hosted a Christmas quiz. Each class answered questions, well done!

Lots of fun was had during our afternoon snack as the children made milkshakes. Everyone used their strong fingers to peel banana skins and then carefully used knives to chop the bananas into small slices. The Robins then took turns to press the button to whizz the ingredients together. The milkshakes were a huge success so we made them again the following afternoon.

The children have been very busy making lots of festive goodies for their Christmas bags. The bags are reusable, so perhaps the children could use them when they go shopping with their mummies and daddies. Our Christmas activities are well under way and the children have been using many resources to make their cards. Each card is unique and special.

Our home corner area was very busy this week, which might have been due to the arrival of our Christmas tree. The children enjoyed decorating the tree and they worked together which was great. We remove the decorations at the end of the session, so they can redecorate the tree each day.

On Thursday, I enjoyed meeting our new starters and their families that will join us in January. The children enjoyed exploring the resources on offer in their new classroom.

We finished the week with a chilly walk around the school grounds with our identification sheets. The children were fantastic bird spotters, but still we have not seen a redwing.