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Head of Department: Miss Lynne Pearson
Christmas
with the
Aliens
Wingate Infants' Christmas Play 2009
Featuring everyone in the Infants
Tuesday 15th December 2.30
Wednesday 16th December 9.30
An alien spaceship breaks down on earth. First contact is made by a group of children on their way to school to practise their Christmas play. The aliens have never heard of Christmas but think that it sounds exciting. So, it is off to the school play for all of them.
The Aliens are in for a treat. They get to see the Christmas story and listen to some lovely singing.
It is not surprising that they promise to come back every year.
Infant and Nursery Photo Galleries
Born In A Barn
Infant Christmas 2008
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Year 2 designed posters for the Infant Christmas play. Click on the images to see larger versions of each. The full display of posters may be viewed in the Infant Arch.
The show was a great success. Congratulations are due to all who took part including the teachers.
Wingate or Witchgate?
There
was something very strange about the Infants of Wingate School on
Friday 31st October. Our usually smart and tidy children were
replaced by witches, ghouls and all manner of scary things! This was
quite a novelty for the children - since we normally have our half
-term holiday around this date - and they readily paraded round the
school yard to the delight of the parents. And what fabulous costumes
! A lot of hard work had gone into making this a special event !
The children were asked to make a contribution for charity and Mrs
Green was thrilled when she was handed 70 euros to go towards the
Cancer Association. A big "Thank You" to all
!!
The day's activities included making skeletons, colouring
competitions of witches and wizards, and spooky stories.
But the
funniest challenge had to be 'bobbing' apples - a tradition which
many of the children had never experienced. What fun and
determination the Reception class had as they chased apples in a
bowl.
Lynne
Pearson
Head of Infants
We all went on a
Summer Holiday!!
The end of
summer term in schools is traditionally
hectic. Last year,
in the Infant department, was
no exception.
Next came Sports Day
– all the infants, from Nursery to Year 2 are involved – as well as
many parents! I have to admit, my favourite was watching the mums and
dads do the waffle block challenge, which the Year 1s had made look
so easy just minutes before! Everyone gave 100%, great team spirit
and sportsmanship – and received plenty of winning stickers!
For the last few years, the infants have put on a
“music morning” for parents - involving the children singing some of
their favourite songs.
The penultimate day was a surprise, organised by Mrs
Hill, Head of Juniors. She had been in touch with a former pupil who
offered to come in and do two shows for the children – birds and
snakes!!!
So with the traditional end of term party (including
bouncy castle) the school year drew to a close. The children (and
staff!) must be commended for their hard work throughout the year.
Staff would like to wish all children and
parents a happy, and relaxing holiday and we’ll see you in September!
First there was our
trip – this year to an educational retreat called
Quimpi, in La Esperanza. What a fabulous day we had! It´s a long way
from Cabo Blanco, but we know plenty of songs so the journey wasn´t
too bad! Once there, the children were involved in a variety of
outdoor activities ranging from face painting and feeding the animals
to making clay ladybirds and baking a cake! It was action-packed from
start to finish so no wonder there was more sleeping than singing on
the bus journey home! 
This year was quite different. We decided to do a trip
round the world, consisting of our little family of four visiting
different countries and being involved in singing or dancing. Well,
where do I begin? I have ´put together´ many shows in my teaching
career but this has got to be the best. No words can truly describe
how fantastic the children were. With groups of can can, Scottish
and Indian dancers, and a selection of more
than thirty songs the children entertained family and friends for
over an hour. Our actors were as young as 3 years old (amazing!) and
the soloists included a 7 year old singing “Nessun Dorma” (absolutely
brilliant). X factor contestants of the future, I reckon!
Alban de Vestel
(who started Wingate in the Infant Department at 4 years of age) now
works in various venues with these shows – allowing the children to
try and overcome some fears and misconceptions and getting closer to
nature. He was so enthusiastic! The children loved it and I would
really recommend you seeing one of his shows if he is appearing
anywhere near you!
And
It Was
“Feliz Navidad”
from Wingate Infants!
The
staff couldn’t believe it had been a year since the last Christmas
play, but sure enough, here we were trying to sort out this year’s
plot, our cast, songs to sing, how to fit 80 children on the stage
and did we have enough tea towels for the shepherds costumes?
This year, our play was “Whoops-A-Daisy Angel”, based around a poor
angel who kept getting things wrong so wasn’t given any important
jobs to do – that is, of course, until she has to take a message to
the shepherds and shows them where a very special baby had been born.
The show was packed with fun songs helping to portray the Christmas
story. A special mention must go to Mohit Jessani, a Year 2 pupil who
sang a solo rendition of “When a child is born”. What a voice!
It’s sad that so many schools in England no longer do Nativity plays
for fear of upsetting other cultures. As I watched our play this
year, I looked at the different cultures, nationalities and
personalities on that stage and felt a great sense of pride that we
continue this tradition. Looking at the reaction of our audiences,
I’m sure they felt the same.
Well done Wingate Infants! Lynne Pearson, Head of Infants
The Infants
For more details on our nursery please click here.
Reception, Year 1, Year 2
Our
Infant Department begins with Nursery, then leads on to Reception, Year 1 and
finally Year 2.
We follow the British National Curriculum as far as possible, with extra attention being given to speaking and listening, since not all the children are being taught in their native language. In addition, Spanish is taught to our Year 2 children.
We have a policy whereby 24 is the maximum class size (13 in Nursery) and we are fortunate in having the support of classroom assistants throughout the week.
Language and Literacy>
The children are introduced to books from Nursery age and begin to take home reading
books, predominantly from the Ginn 360 scheme. We have also started to introduce
some Oxford Reading Tree material which seems to be a firm favourite with the
children and is extremely popular in Britain.
In Reception class, we introduce the alphabet sounds through a well established scheme called ‘Jolly Phonics’. This has proven to be a highly successful way of getting the children to learn the 42 sounds of the alphabet (including double sounds such as ‘ee’, ‘th’, etc) as well as helping the children spell words and develop their independent writing. This scheme is followed throughout the Infant department.
Numeracy
Throughout the Infant Department (including Nursery) we follow the Abacus Maths scheme
which includes all aspects of mathematical learning to develop the children’s
thinking strategies.
Our children are encouraged to work and play together, help and respect each other, share and care for each other.
Infant swimming and PE
Nursery PE on Monday and Wednesday
Reception PE on Tuesday and Friday Swimming on Wednesday
Year 1 PE on Thursday and Friday Swimming on Wednesday
Year 2 PE on Monday and Thursday Swimming on Friday
If your child needs armbands please send them into school already inflated.
Water for Drinking
All children should bring a small plastic bottle of water to drink. These can be filled with purified water provided by the school if you wish. Please write your child´s name clearly on the bottle. Infants are not permitted to leave the Infant area to buy drinks from the machines and should not bring money for this.
The tuck shop is for children in the Junior and Senior Departments only. Please note that older brothers and sisters may not purchase food for their younger siblings.
Video / DVD Club
Infant video club will begin on Friday, 14th September.
New members pay a joining fee of 3 €, which includes your child´s first DVD. Members pay 50 cents per video / DVD. Change-over day is Friday! Please make sure the DVDs are handled with care.
Library
Monday is library day - for Year 1 and Year 2. Please do not return library books on any other day, to avoid confusion.
Uniform
The school uniform shop is open on Thursday mornings, from 9 to 9.45am.
Please make sure your child´s uniform is correct and is named.
Reading
On Wednesday, 26th
September there will be an informal reading meeting at 6pm in the Reception
classroom.
Details
to follow next week!!
Reading bags and PE bags can be purchased from Miss Pearson at €5.00 each.
Requests
Please come to school on time!! Last year there were many children who were repeatedly late. We have a new timetable this year, which means that lessons must start promptly, as staff from other departments are involved and cannot wait for latecomers. Being late for school is disruptive - not only for your child, but for the rest of the class.
Finally, if anyone is able to sew and has the time to help us with the preparation of costumes or scenery for our Christmas play, please let Miss Pearson know!!
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