The Year 1 children were very excited to see they all had a new classmate this week: a cheeky elf! In a letter which looked like it had come from the North Pole, the elf said he had been sent by Santa to make sure the children were being nice and kind in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Every day the elf has been causing some kind of mischief in the Year 1 classrooms but it’s safe to say the children have all shown very kind behaviour for the elf to report back to Santa and his team.
In our English lessons, we have been looking at getting into different characters. The children had the chance to ‘elf themselves’ and then think about what they would eat, look like and do as their job if they were an elf. Lots of children were excited by the thought of being able to be an elf that tests toys as they all love playing! It was great to see the children trying to impress the elf, not only with their behaviour, but also by writing some super sentences using ‘and’ and ‘because’ to make them more interesting and exciting.
All of the Year 1 children would like to say a huge thank you to their elves for visiting and they hope to see him again next year!
By Demi Dale
Year 1 Lions Class Teacher
