Christmas Time

Christmas is really a mad time in school. The children become very excited and their ability to learn seems to diminish as the days count down!

Everyone is very busy learning new songs, practising dances, learning words and remembering when to stand and sit. The Christmas performance is nearly upon us - most of the school are performing our version of "Cinderella" and the Foundation children are recreating the nativity. The pantomime promises to be great fun and the children seem to be really enjoying learning their words and songs. As usual there will be boys dressed as girls and vice versa, lots of silly songs and hopefully a show that resembles the traditional tale but has a special "Darlinghurst" twist to it. The Nativity will be very sweet - the nursery classes and the reception classes are working together very well and their performances will definitely bring a tear to the eye.

Meanwhile we are still expecting the children to work really hard in their normal lessons. This keeps them focused and ensures that they don't get too carried away. There has been some special events this week - a visit from a "Victorian" drama group being the main one. This group worked with Year 5 and gave them a thoroughly informative and enjoyable experience of school life in the 19th Century. Despite one or two of the children being killed in industrial accidents and others dealt a blow with the cane they said that they had a great time and learned an awful lot. From the teacher's point of view the experience was excellent - full of real learning activities.

This evening we have the Headteacher's night from hell! 2 discos - one after the other. The children get all excited and run round like mad things while the teachers try and hide somewhere quiet!