Totally Talented

The children in Y3/4 certainly did not disappoint us with their Christmas performances.  All four productions, including the dress rehearsal have been amazing. The children remembered all their lines and read them with confidence and expression.  The dancing was in time and full of life, the actors, newsreaders and correspondents were so believable; they really got into character and the singing was beautiful: every audience has laughed clapped and cheered throughout every show.  Well done children you are all stars!  I know they have all thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and have gained many skills in speaking and listening, dance, team work, singing and performance.  The memories I’m sure will stay with them forever.  Thank you for your support and for the fantastic costumes.  Please leave any comments you’d like to make about the show as I’m sure our children would love to hear your thoughts.

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 This week the children have also been learning about the meaning of Advent and how they can prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ.  They have learned about the symbolism of the Advent Wreath and the significance of the different coloured candles. 

The children have learnt about the Sacrament of Confirmation and how a person who has been confirmed should behave.  They have written a prayer the Holy Spirit to help guide them.

Next week the children will have their Christmas party; they will need to bring in the item they have said they will bring for their party group.  There will be Christmas luch available to those children who have asked for a hot dinner on that day. All this information is detailed in the newsletter along with other events such as the Advent Mass.

We would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Year 3/4 team!

Check out some more pictures from our Play:

We have been very busy for the last few weeks working on our Christmas play, 'Heavenly News.'  The children are all extremely talented.  The acting ability is outstanding.  The children really become their characters speaking clearly with fantastic expression in their voices and faces.  The dancers have worked really hard to perfect their moves.  The singing is beautiful and all the children have obviously worked hard learning all the song words and scripts. All this hard work will all be worth it next week for the performances.  Thank you for your support and for providing the costumes for your children.  We will have our dress rehearsal on Monday afternoon and then the performances will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and on Thursday evening at 6:30pm.  I'm sure you will enjoy the show and be amazed at what the children have achieved.  It would be wonderful if you could write a comment on the blog to share your thoughts on the play.  On Friday the children took part in a Viking day where they heard Viking tales, they looked at Viking life and traditional Viking clothes. They all took part in a Viking battle using  shields and javelins (made of foam;don't worry!) The children will write a recount about their experiences next week.
The children will continue to work on My maths, reading and spellings for homework.  They can begin to research World War Two and produce a project over the Christmas holidays to present to their class when we begin the Spring term. This can be in a variety of forms such as a poster, a model, a PowerPoint, writing or pictures.