*****  THE CHILDREN’S HOUSE IS CLOSED FOR MONDAY & TUESDAY 16TH &17TH OCTOBER; WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’S INSTRUCTIONS TO ENSURE CHILD SAFETY & GIVE US TIME TO RISK ASSESS THE PREMISES AFTER THE STORM; SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED *****

This week we will be getting ready for Halloween by decorating the classrooms and making some spooky Halloween spiders! We will also be celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, which begins on Thursday – we will be using modelling clay to make our own little clay lamps, and will celebrate in the school on Friday when we light our lamps together!!

Thank you to the parents who have been coming in to do observations and parent teacher meetings; for those who haven’t been able to schedule these in yet, we are available at any time during the year. It’s really lovely to come in and observe your children and their peers in the classroom, and to see how capable and busy they are! Following on from that, the parent teacher meetings are a time to discuss what you’re observed, if you’ve any questions, and for us to give feedback on how they’re progressing in the class and to exchange information with you – it’s always a very positive experience!

5 Little Pumpkins

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,                                       (hold up 5 fingers)
The 1^st one said “Oh my, it’s getting late!”                               (put hands to cheeks)
The 2^nd one said “There are witches in the air,”                     (flutter fingers above head)
The 3^rd one said “but we don’t care!”                                        (shake head)
The 4^th one said “Let’s run and run and run.”                         (mime running with arms)                The 5^th one said “I’m ready for some fun!”                               (thumbs up)
Then ‘Oooo’ went the wind, and out went the lights…           (clap hands)
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!                      (roll arms)