Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas everyone!

Hello dear parents,

Time goes fast and here we are with the last blog for 2021!

Since the start of the school year the children in Lower Pre-Primary have grown so much. They have become more confident and independent, to share and support their friends, and they can now express themselves in English! . All the children are so happy to come to school and enjoy learning.  We are very proud of them!

Over the last few weeks we have been busy playing, singing, laughing and learning. Our IPC unit was called ‘Transport’ and our ‘entry point’ was quite an adventure! We all went on the tram to the main station in Gent to look at some trains! We were lucky to meet a train conductor and then we looked at the beautiful ceiling of the old station. To end our visit we enjoyed a hot chocolate in the station café.  What a fun day it was! Thanks again to the parent helpers who made our trip possible.

Throughout our IPC unit we discussed everything to do with transport and moving from one place to another! We looked at pictures and photos of aeroplanes, boats, buses, cars, bicycles, motorcycles and  much more! We then sorted the vehicles into groups, thinking carefully if they travel through air, water or land. We looked at all the different shapes of the vehicles and counted the wheels, windows and passengers.

For our ‘exit point’ the children were allowed to bring their own bicycle or scooter to school. It was so nice to cycle in the playground! Later, that day, we had our sport lesson and we enjoyed playing the ’green light, red light game’. We even cycled to Ms Maija's office to show her our bikes!

Once Autumn arrived we noticed all the leaves falling from the trees. We had a lot of fun gathering all the leaves together! We sorted the leaves according to size and colour and made beautiful crafts and funny hats with them! We enjoyed singing Autumn songs - the ‘Grey Squirrel’ song was our favourite!

Early November we celebrated Ella's birthday and had a lot of fun! Sweet Ella turned 3 and we wish her all the best. Thank you for the delicious cupcakes!

Then the Christmas season arrived so we created a cosy corner with a fireplace in our classroom. We used a variety of materials to make our own decorations and we created a magical atmosphere.

To finish off the term we had an ‘end of the year’ party in our class. Ms Laura and Ms Anne brought some yummy treats to school, and we danced and sang songs together and then watched a funny movie. It was a great way to end our week and to start the holiday. Before the children went on their holiday a special surprise arrived in the class - a Christmas cupcake and a glittery rose. Was it secret Santa? Or maybe it was Ms Inbal… :)

It is time for us to say goodbye to Miss Laura. As from January, she will be assisting in Upper Pre-primary. We will miss her a lot in our class. Miss Laura was a fantastic class assistant and a loving teacher to the children! We want to thank her for all the love and support, and we wish her the best of luck in the future.

Merry Christmas dear families! May the New Year bring you love, health and happiness.

Enjoy the holidays and we will see you in 2022!

Love Ms Inbal, Ms Anne and Ms Laura.