Month: December 2014

We had a surprise visit today from the big man himself – Father Christmas!  The children were very excited to see him. They made him his very own sleigh and enjoyed chasing him around the playground. What fun!

On Tuesday we had our Christmas Party.

Don’t we all look marvellous in our party outfits?

First, we made party hats.

 

Next we prepared for the party lunch.

 

After that we ate the party food.

 

Finally it was time for the party entertainment – Colin the Magician.

We all had a fantastic day.

 

On Monday we were very lucky to have a visit from Dr Natalie. She came in and set up a Teddy Bear hospital for all of our poorly soft toys. The toys had lots of different ailments from broken bones to tummyaches, high temperatures and feeling sick. Two also had trouble breathing and needed extra oxygen.

Teddy Bear Hospital with Dr Natalie on PhotoPeach

A huge thank you goes out to Dr Natalie for giving up her very precious free time to come and teach us all about what happens in hospital and for treating our Bears.

In class we have been learning to retell the Christmas Story using actions and story maps. Here it is. See if you can remember the retell at home.

The First Christmas

Long, long ago there was a kind, young woman called Mary who lived in Nazareth. Early one morning she woke up and saw a bright shining light. It was Angel Gabriel.

“Do not be afraid” he said. “God has chosen you to have a baby. You will name him Jesus and he will be the King of Kings.” Mary told Joseph the good news but Joseph was worried. So, late that night Angel Gabriel came to Joesph in a dream and told Joseph to worry no more.

Some time later, Mary and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem on a donkey to pay their taxes and sign the census. Unfortunately, there was no room at the inn. Luckily they found space in the stable with the donkeys, mice, cattle and chickens. Later that night, Baby Jesus was born.

Meanwhile, shepherds were watching their sheep at night when suddenly they saw a bright shining light. It was Angel Gabriel and a choir of angels. “We bring you glad tidings of great joy” They said. ” Go to Bethlehem and worship Baby Jesus, the King of Kings”. So off they went to Bethlehem.

Far, far away there were three wise men who saw a bright shining star in the east. They followed the star to Bethlehem, but on the way they met King Herod. King Herod was a mean, angry man with an evil plan. “Find the baby king” he said “then come and tell me where he is so that I can worship him”. Really the King wanted to kill baby Jesus. Luckily, the wise men knew of his evil plan and never returned to King Herod’s palace. They arrived at the stable in Bethlehem offering gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Jesus grew into a very special man and his story is still told today, after 2000 years.

Four leaf clover, my Christmas story is over.