Y3- A Merry Christmas from Mrs Thorpe

We are now nearing the end of the Autumn term. I am extremely proud of how well all of Year 3 has performed 'A Christmas Carol'. They have their last performance tomorrow. Thank you for providing some fantastic costumes and practising lines at home. 

Today the children got to have a play of the new Reception out door equipment which they loved! Thanks to POWSA for all of the fundraising for this. I am sure we will be making more visits so that they can go on it again!

Today the children have bought home the biscuit boxes they designed and made and some delicious biscuits that they made and decorated. As well as their Christmas cards. 

Just a reminder that on Friday the children will be having Christmas party food instead of their hot/packed lunches. If you haven't put your name next to something, there is still time.

Finally I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. I hope you enjoy this magical time of year with family and friends. Thank you so much for your kind gifts.

 I look forward to seeing you all in 2019! 

Y3 Costumes

Thank you to everyone that has given in their child's costume. Just a reminder that we would like these in by tomorrow. The majority of you will have these from Year 2 where the children needed to dress up as a Victorians. Some of the children will need different clothes but this was all detailed in the letter you received last week and we have spoken to the children a number of times about this now. If you are really struggling still with the costumes please do come and talk to us as we have a few costumes that we could put together.

On that note if anyone has any angel wings, devil horns or prongs please could we borrow them. We just need 4 of each.

We hope that you are looking forward to the performance. The children are working really hard in their practices and singing wonderfully.

Apart from the practices we have been making and designing our biscuit boxes, practising handwriting, AR reading, writing the Christmas story and completing a number of maths tasks in our booklets. It may be nearly Christmas but we have a good balance of fun and work in the classroom.

On Friday we have our annual Christmas Technology Day where the children get to move round to 3 different classes and make something to take home. Your child can wear their Christmas jumpers for this. And then we have our Christmas Fayre after school!

Y3 Journey to the Stable

Today we walked to the United Church in town. The children moved around in groups to work through the stations. Along the way they learnt how the Sheppards and Wise men were invited to celebrate the birth of Jesus. We found out the importance of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. The children spoke about special journeys they might be taking over the Christmas period. At each station the children got to add things in to their bags which they have been able to take home. The final station was very special as it was the manger in the stable. We had to think about what we would give the world if we could give them anything. I was so impressed with the children's responses such as joy, love, happiness and peace. 

Thank you to Peter and all of the volunteers at the Church not only for the snack and drink but for all of the resources that were set up and the items the children got to take home. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit today. 

Y3 Trip tomorrow

Just a quick reminder about our trip in the morning. Weather permitting we will be leaving as close to 9am as possible. Normal school clothes please. We will be back for lunch this time. If you are able to help please just let us know in the morning.

Y3 Trip tomorrow

The weather is not looking favourable for our trip tomorrow! I will update you in the morning when we decide if we will continue with the trip. Please do bring everything just in case such as a packed lunch if you are not hot dinners and full waterproofs (coat and trousers if you have them). Children are all to be in their school uniforms please. 

Y3- Stepping back in time!

It was an extraordinary Monday at The Prince of Wales School! All of the children looked amazed when they walked through the corridor of our Dickens scene this morning.

Scrooge visited us all in the hall this morning to explain how he now enjoys Christmas now and is supporting Bob Cratchit and his family. We all then mixed up in our classes and wrote some different pieces of writing such as poems, persuasive letters and descriptions of a Victorian Christmas scene.

This afternoon we have been practising our Christmas performance. The children have learnt the words to the songs so well. We will be sending home costume letters tomorrow.