Monday 10th November 2008

Hello from Reception class RC!
This week we thought that we would like to tell you about our classroom bear. He's called Sid. Back in September Sid arrived in an old shoe box with a letter telling us how much he wanted to spend some time with us. We were very excited and very quickly showed Sid how well behaved we are in class. We all wanted to be Sid's friend and we all wanted to take him home!
Sid has been home for the night with nearly all of us now. He's had so many adventures and has been given loads of presents. He's travelled on a bus and a train. He's been shopping, swimming and to football. He's met mums, dads, sisters, brothers, nannies, grandads, aunties, uncles, cousins, friends, pet dogs, cats, goldfish and hamsters! He's played with loads of different toys and eaten many, many favourite dinners and breakfasts. He's helped with cooking, cleaning bedrooms and been around at bath times. He's had a ride on numerous tricycles, bicycles, skateboards and roller skates! He's watched television and played lots of computer games. The children have just loved hearing about his adventures and it has been a real pleasure listening to them sharing the things Sid enjoyed in their home!

This week in school we will be making poppies for Remembrance Day, talking about our journey to school - What can we see? What do we pass on the way? - following routes around the school, planting spring bulbs, writing about our weekend news, enjoying a visit from Mr. Ron Davies who is going to talk about his school days and enjoying a visit from the London Fire Brigade! Wow! I expect you wish you were in our class!

Just before we go, something to make you smile - We were talking about Bonfire Night and the children were trying hard to remember the name of the man who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament - after much thinking, according to one little person his name was Knives and Forks!

Have a good week!