Fun on the sofa

Ted had fun on the sofa and met one of the Minions. Yipee.

Ted can smell Christmas in the air

***** had such a fun weekend with Ted. They went to the Garden Centre to buy a Christmas tree. Ted made friends with a Polar Bear and loved smelling all the flowers. Back at the house Ted loved playing with Sizzles, their pet rabbit. Sizzles was very interested in Ted, but wouldn't share his carrot with him! At bedtime  ***** read a Charlie and Lola story to Ted.

Happy birthday to you

Two birthdays in a row.

Not many now are still 4 years old. 5 is the number to want to be!

Happy Birthday

Now you are 5, keep smiling.

Pyjama day

Reception Bears raised over 130 euros to sponsor foster families and children's homes for children who cannot live with their own family.

Pyjama day is a fun day at school to help celebrate children's right to live in a home with a family.
We wore our pyjamas to school and got ready for bed.

Before going to bed we got a little something

ready to eat with a warm cup of milk.

We went up to the kitchen and made some pumpkin jam tarts.

Yum, they were delicious.

Now before going to bed we need to brush our teeth.

 Up and down, up and down and all the way around.

We tried to get to sleep...

but that did not really work. So we decided to count sheep.

 We counted all the way to 100. 
We sorted the numbers in tens 
and then ordered the units.

 Excitement was certainly in the air and
jumping on the bed is always fun.
Follow this jump video and jump like us.

Talking of videos. We viewed a couple of episodes of 
Bananas in Pyjamas

Bananas in pyjamas, what a wonderful idea!

Bananas coated in chocolate and dipped
in hundreds and thousands.

If after all this the little children in pyjamas were not tired,
the teachers in pyjamas certainly were.

Out and about in the sun

Ted and ****** took advantage of the good weather

and did loads of things.

They played in parks, rode bicycles and played minigolf.

They also had some calm moments listening to a story with little baby brother read by mummy. Mum read a nice book from the library: Winnie the Witch, we love her adventures with Wilbur!

World Origami Day

Today we celebrated origami day by folding origami fish.

We will also learn how to fold a crane.

The same paper bird Sadako, a WWII victim folded, wishing for good health and world peace.

In many places around the world children and adults fold thousands of cranes and place them in Sadako's honour
and her wish for world peace.

If you would like to encourage your child to continue to fold,
you can use:
http://en.origami-club.com/

Rememberance day

A couple more poppies bought.

11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - a moment of silence.

Weekend away from school

What a lovely breakfast Ted had before

coming back to school this Monday.

Alexandre's choice of colours

The brown chocolate cake and the blue balloon.

The red suitcase and the yellow sponge.

Percy the Park Keeper - a story a night for each day of the week

You can view the stories together at bedtime -

 just click on the videos.

The Secret Path

The rescue party

One Snowy night

The Fox's hiccups

The rabbit who was afraid of the dark

Congratulations, now you are 5!

Autumn at Serralves

In a secret field children came out from among the trees.

They found mushrooms with funny shapes and colours.

Some were bright red,

so they were specially careful not to touch them.

We found an acorn with a root. Will it grow into a tree?

We spotted some animals in the field! Sheep, horses and donkeys.

Snack time!

The curious donkeys came to see what we were up to.

They got a gentle pat and some grass.

Down by the farm.

Walking along the paths, climbing stairs and through shady areas.

We used a string to get in and out of a maze.

Our trip came to an end as we walked under the pergola

and heard the rustling

of some autumn leaves under our boots.

Perhaps the children can now show their parents around.

Free entrance every Sunday morning.

There is a restaurant and a tea house if you wish to spend the day.

Find out more at SERRALVES.com

LEST WE FORGET

Form 2 children came to our class to explain why

every contribution helps.

This video will help you understand why these

children bought a poppy.

Yoga insights

Shoes off, X position, Namastê.

As we spread butter on our 'sandwich' we stretch our body.

We need to follow instructions, concentrate and focus.

Some positions: butterfly and turtle

We move to the right and we move to the left,

 and we pull our legs up high.

We help each other to complete tasks

 and to stretch our bodies.

During our yoga session we do funny things with our bodies.

At the end we think about our breathing.

Daniel's colours

He likes the white clouds in the sky,
his red Spiderman's slippers,
his new blue and yellow Batman cushion
and his green football.

He hopes you all like them too.