Christmas has certainly begun at Crabtree this week. The children have been very busy making Christmas decorations for the hall and their classrooms. The result is very festive. Elm must have broken a record for the number of paper chain links in one room (1132 at the last count) and in Elder the line of dancing santas is a sight to behold!
The children have also been working hard to learn the lines for all of the songs in the Christmas Celebration. Some children have speaking parts in the celebration and we are keen that they know their lines by heart by Monday. So, if you find yourself with a quiet moment (!) over the weekend please do encourage the children to learn their lines.
As you are probably aware the school is hosting the Christmas Fayre on Saturday and as a result the children have been asked to bring their PE kits home for a much needed wash. Please could you ensure that the children have their PE kits back in school on Monday.
Finally, in literacy the children have started a new unit of work on journalistic writing. This week the children spent some time looking at newspaper articles (many taken from the very popular children's newspaper First News). Next week we will continue this work by looking at news broadcasts. We will focus on those aimed at children and so will spend some part of the week watching and analysing Newsround.
We hope you have an enjoyable weekend and find some time to relax in this very busy season!
Thank you for your support.
The Year 6 Team.
