We have been having lots of fun finding out our fortunes!

   http://primarygames.com/holidays/chinese/games/fortune_cookie/index.htm

     Type your name and choose from the twelve animals and their chinese symbols.

    Print your envelope design and stick the edges together! You can put some sweets or money inside and give it someone special!

    Here is the link!

   www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/hongBow_lowInk/index.html 

    Happy New Year! Gung Hay Fat Choy!

We have been choosing coins and counting pennies to pay for toys.

Have a look at the coins in your Mummy’s purse. Sort them into groups of; 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £2

To practise using coins and counting money, try this online activity with your child.

When you have saved the amount of pennies in your piggy bank, you have to smash it open to check if you have got it right!

http://www.iboard.co.uk/curriculum.htm#3854 

Count carefully! Remember to tap the coins to help you count accurately. (E.g. 5p coin – tap 5 times, 2p coin – tap twice, etc)

      Move slowly and carefully!

click on the link to play!

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/games/levelthree/KC_Roving_On_Mars.html

  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can you bring some tinsel into school?

  If you can, please bring your tinsel into school this week!

 Any colour will do! We want to create a Santa’s Grotto outside!

We will be weaving anything sparkly in and out of our outdoor ‘cubby’!

ANY SPARE / OLD CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE WONDERFUL!  Christmas tree decorations like baubles, stars, angels, etc would all be perfect for our Christmas Creation!

Thank you for your help! I can’t wait to get started on the Grotto!

I’m sure Rudolf would love a ‘Sparkling Christmas Cubby’! What do you think?

  Click and drag the different shapes to build a picture of Rudolf!

  TOP TIP!  If your finding it tricky to keep the mouse steady and click on the LEFT button, try putting a small sticker on the ‘left mouse button’ (We do this at school)

  Click on the link below!

  http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/ict/mouseskills/christmas/rudolf.html 

 Have fun!

  Rudolph the red nosed reindeer had made himself comfortable on the carpet!

  He had a rolled up letter with him! It was from Santa!

  Look at the photograph!

  Rudolph wanted a little holiday before the Christmas rush!

  So, we have been feeding him porridge oats and carrots, and singing Jingle Bells to him everyday!

 Rudolph Writing Challenge!

 Can you write a short letter to Rudolph?  Think of a question you could ask him, about the North Pole, the other reindeer, Santa, the Elves or flying??????  It’s up to you! What do you want to ask Rudolph?

Bring your letter or question to school and post it in Rudolph’s red bag!

I will have some special Christmas stickers for all the writers who have a go!

Happy Writing Hedgehogs!

 I was very impressed with your performance today! You all looked fantastic in your costumes! (Thank you Mum’s and Dad’s!)

 For the Reception children it was your first class assembly, and I’m sure you will agree they performed and sang beautifully in front of a large audience today!

The Year 1 children learnt all their lines and had lots to remember! Not only did they remember what to say, I was very impressed by their confidence to speak loudly and clearly to the audience. Fantastic!

 And, lets not forget the super singing! Well done Hedgehogs!

I hope you all enjoyed watching our Nativity, thank you for coming!

   It’s your turn to design some shoes!

   Practise your mouse control skills and create your shoe!

   Choose a shoe, then choose the colour and decorate it with sparkles, bows, laces and more!

  Can you design a pair of shoes for your Mum?

  What type of shoe would she like? What is her favourite colour?

 Click on the link below to play -

 http://www.shoemakerandtheelves.com/game/303-shoemaker-and-the-elves-in-shoemaking-fun/enter?s=5288df494ecbef2fb6415 

Have fun! Write on the Blog to tell me about your shoe designing!

   Click on the link below to read the story together at home.

   You can turn the pages and listen to the story being read to you (in a funny voice!)

   or read the words yourself.

  http://www.shoemakerandtheelves.com/book/164-f2-shoemaker-and-the-elves 

   We are learning to retell stories in our own words, so have ago at home.

  Can you retell the story to your Dad or your Nanny?

  How did the story start? What characters are in the story?

  What happened next?   How did the story end?

Why not write a comment on the Blog and tell Harry Hedgehog which part of the story is your favourite!

You can also read the story on CBeebies. Click on the link-

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/misc/stories/misc-theelvesandtheshoemaker/