This week will be all about hobbies at The Children’s House! We will be discussing our various hobbies – things we like to do when we’re not in school, such as swimming, cycling, playing sport, reading, making jigsaws etc – we will talk about these at circle time, and during the week try out some different hobbies like dancing, running, football. We invite any family members who are available to come in and talk to the children about their hobbies; you could come in and play a musical instrument, do some baking, show us your collection of stamps, do some sport with us…the possibilities are endless!! We will also be talking about the change of month from September to October, and all the changes of weather that are happening as Autumn travels ever closer to Winter.

We have started learning some Lámh signs with the children (this is a manual sign system used by children and adults with intellectual disability and communication needs in Ireland), as there are some non-verbal children in the school this year, and we thought it would be a good idea for us all to learn how to sign to communicate instead of always having to use verbal words! The children are loving it, and so far we have been practising the sign for ‘more’ and are currently learning the sign for ‘thank you’ – be sure to ask your child to show you so you can use Lámh signs together.

10 Little Fingers

Ten little fingers, ten little toes,
Two little ears, and one little nose.
Two little eyes that shine so bright,
And two little lips to kiss you goodnight!