Welcome back everyone & hope you had a wonderful St Patrick’s Day and long weekend! We’re back to a packed week, with Mother’s Day coming up as well as starting our group project about the world. With all the negativity that’s going on today in the world at large regarding differences between people, we decided that we’d really like to celebrate with the children all the nationalities and differences that exist in the school – as a microcosm of the world – that make us all so special and unique, and in this way further promote the diversity and inclusion that the children naturally embrace. To this end, we’re starting this week to look at the world and our place in it at the moment, to talk about where some of our families have come from, and the different languages that are used at home. We will be learning how to greet each other in Irish, English, Polish, Nigerian, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic and Bangladeshi languages – to name a few!! As part of this project we will be inviting family members in to talk about where they’re from and show photos if possible, so be prepared!
As well as this we will be making some crafts for Mother’s Day from bread (!), pastry cutters, paint, glitter – always a favourite! – and wool, and later in the week practising more yoga, and using the musical instruments.
Monsieur Pouce (Mister Thumb – French fingerplay)
Toc! Toc! Toc! Monsieur Pouce, es-tu là? Knock! Knock! Knock! Mr Thumb, are you there?
Sshhh, je dors! Sshhh, I’m sleeping!
Toc! Toc! Toc! Monsieur Pouce, es-tu là? Knock! Knock! Knock! Mr Thumb, are you there?
Sshhh, je mange! Sshhh, I’m eating!
Toc! Toc! Toc! Monsieur Pouce, es-tu là? Knock! Knock! Knock! Mr Thumb, are you there?
Sshhh, je bois! Sshhh, I’m drinking!
Toc! Toc! Toc! Monsieur Pouce, es-tu là? Knock! Knock! Knock! Mr Thumb, are you there?
Oui, je sors! Bonjour!! Yes, I’m coming out! Hello!!