We started the week with our sparkly activities. The children enjoyed adding sparkles and shinies to their magical fairies. There were also some cheeky fairies and unicorns in the sensory gloopy tray. Lots of fun was had exploring the textures and using spoons and forks to free the trapped creatures.

Snack time was very special. The mermaid tablecloth made our snack extra magical and the children enjoyed spotting lots of shells and sea animals. It's great to see how much our Robins enjoy trying lots of fruit and vegetables and they are very good at peeling their bananas. There were two robins (the feathery kind) that landed on our feeding station, so they also enjoyed a snack!

This week’s cooking activities consisted of mermaid cakes, fairy mousse and a huge unicorn bundt cake. Lots of sprinkles were added, along with delicious melted white chocolate. We made a cake delivery to Mrs Tickner, Mrs Parker and Mr McCarthy. They were all thrilled with their cake and commented on the beautiful toppings. Mrs Curtis was also very impressed with our baking and decorating skills.

We practised our circle relay for next week’s Coffee Morning and the Robins enjoyed using a character from Paw Patrol as it was much more fun!

There has been lots of bird activity on our feeding station and it has been wonderful to watch the birds. We noticed two robins eating together, so they might be a pair. It would be lovely to see some juvenile robins on our feeders during the nesting season.

It was our turn to host the Pre-Prep assembly this week and I must say how proud I am of all our Robins. Their confidence shone through and it was lovely to see the children display their wonderful artwork. Pre-Prep enjoyed listening to our amazing bird facts and each class answered a question during our quiz. The children liked listening to the birdsongs so perhaps they might be able to identify some birds in their gardens. Following on from our assembly, one of the Form 1 children told me that he is looking forward to the weekend as he is going to the woods to look for birds. 

Numbers were a keen interest this week, so the children were pleasantly surprised when an office area appeared in class. The Robins enjoyed using the keyboards and identifying what was hiding inside each number box.

On Friday, the Robins had lots of fun in Russell Hall, exploring the climbing equipment. On our return, the children enjoyed chopping fruit for our yummy fruit smoothie. Mrs Sexton and I were very impressed with the children’s level of perseverance, as they kept on trying to chop the fruit. We also added red peppers to our smoothies as we spoke about red dragons. Well done, Robins.

We love nothing more than to explore the school grounds, so we packed our class picnic bag and ventured around the school grounds. Our final stop was in the Outdoor Classroom, where we enjoyed a warming hot chocolate and a biscuit.

Next week’s topics will be Chinese New Year, Kindness Week, Mindfulness, Pancake Day and Valentine’s Day. We have lots of fun activities planned, so it will be a fun, busy week with lots of new foods to try during snack time as part of our topic.