Primary School of Rionero in Vulture

Our school is preparing for Christmas

With great surprise of all children Santa Claus arrives at our school to bring many gift. Meantime we are completing greeting cards and gifts to donate to our family

Christmas Websites - ENGLAND

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES
Here is a link to a good website. It gives you some information about how we celebrate Christmas in England and there are also some video clips and Christmas activities for you to try in your school.
http://www.request.org.uk/infants/festivals/christmas/christmas01.htm

This is another useful website for you to look at:
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/topic/topic3.htm#christmas Here you will find lots of printable activities, puzzles and stories.

Hope you find these websites useful! Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas in England - Christingle Service

CHRISTINGLE SERVICE - ENGLAND

On Friday the 12th of December we attended a Christingle Service. All our pupils and teachers went to St. Martin's Church of England, this is the church our school is affiliated to. A Christingle is a symbolic object used during advent services. During the service we sang Christmas carols in the candlelight and our pupils gave readings and said special prayers to celebrate Jesus being born.

Before we went to Church each child made a Christingle. A Christingle consists of:

• an orange representing the world
• a red ribbon around it representing the blood of Jesus
• fruits and sweets (usually dolly mixtures) are skewered on 4 cocktail sticks which are pushed into the orange representing the fruits of the earth and the four seasons
• a lighted candle is pushed into the centre of the orange representing Christ, the light of the world

Have a go at making a Christingle. Follow this link for instructions:

http://www.request.org.uk/infants/festivals/christmas/christingle/christingle01.htm

The photographs show our children making the Christingles in class and the service in church.

SNOW IN DECEMBER - ENGLAND

On Tuesday 2nd December we had very heavy snowfall. We had to close our school as the roads were dangerous to drive on. We don't usually get so much snow in Rochdale. We had lots of fun sledging, building snowmen and playing in the snow!
Here are some of photographs of our school grounds covered in snow.

Christmas in Our School

Just having a try at using slide. Maria from Italy uses it so thought I would have ago! It is really easy. Go to www.slide.com and try it!! :-)

Christmas in Our School ENGLAND

CHRISTMAS TREES AND DECORATIONS IN OUR SCHOOL

St. Edward's CE Primary School ENGLAND

At Christmas time we have Christmas trees, decorations and nativity scenes in our classrooms, our school hall and school entrance. Here are some photographs.

A nativity scene in the entrance of our school

A Christmas tree and wishing stars in our entrance. Every pupil has written a Christmas wish on a star and we have hung these from the ceiling.

Three wise men bringing gifts to baby Jesus.

Our Christmas tree in the hall with lots of sparking lights.

Another Christmas tree found in one of our classrooms.

Christmas in Our School - St. Edward's CE Primary School England

CHRISTMAS FAIR ST. EDWARD'S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL ENGLAND

Friday 5th December

Each year we hold a Christmas Fair we invite lots of people to come, parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, past pupils and the local community. We have a variety of different stalls for people to buy things such as gifts, toys or books. We have raffles, name the teddy, pick a lolly and tombola stalls where people can win prizes. Children can visit Father Christmas and have their photograph taken with him. There is food for sale and traditional Christmas mince pies. Take a look at the photographs of our Christmas Fair, we had lots of fun!

Pupils helping at the fair on one of the stalls.

One of our pupils having her face painted.


Father Christmas giving one of our pupils a gift for Christmas.



Wow lots of teddies!!!

Another stall selling toys.