Happy New Year!

On Friday, 31st February,  Mrs Helen Hutchinson came to assembly to help us celebrate Chinese New Year!  She told the children about many traditions that chinese families will celebrate and take part in during the festival.  She also brought in some great examples of how houses might be decorated during the New Year Celebrations.  

At the end of the assembly, the Year 6 girls got to try on some of the beautiful clothes which people might wear at this time of year.

It was a great morning and a fantastic opportunity to celebrate another culture in our school.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A Brilliant 'Baboushka'

This last week the children in Years 1-6 performed in the Christmas Production, 'Baboushka'.  It was a fantastic evening and the children did a great job!

 

 

Emmanuel School Choir Perform At Derby Cathedral

For the last few months children have been enjoying the choir club run by Mrs Shaw.   In just a short space of time they have been preparing to sing in a schools choir competition as part of Derby Arts Festival at Derby Cathedral.

The children had to learn how to perform in a large space:

The Big Day...

Everyone had a great time and they came joint 2nd in their group.  Well done Emmanuel School!

Living Eggs

On Monday 4th March Emmanuel was full of 'egg-citment!' as 10 eggs arrived in an incubator.

We waited expectantly and spent all day Tuesday watching and hoping for some signs of life and by the end of the day a few cracks were appearing!

When Mr Snowdon arrived early Wednesday morning, he was delighted to walk into this sight:

Things began to move rapidly and in wasn't long before 2 became 3 and by the end of the day...

and there were 8...take a look at this:

By Thursday all 10 had hatched - Praise God for the wonder of new life.

Once the chicks had dried out and fluffed up it was time to move them out the incubator and into the 'brooder'.

The chicks grow rapidly and it is not long before they are strong enough to be held for a short time.

World Book Day

The children had a wonderful day sharing the enjoyment of reading.  It was a very busy day with lots of activities going on in each classroom and around the school.  God's word was spoken at the heart of the school as each child read a small section of Mark's gospel.  We also celebrated the diverse range of books we have from different cultures around the world.

The older children were able to support the younger members of the school by sharing stories and reading together.

The Year 5 and 6 read the Early Years children some stories and rhymes:

Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 shared their favourite books in pairs:

In the afternoon we welcomed a lady from Derby City Library for some more story telling.

Some Unusual reading

As part of World Book Day the children (and teachers) got busy taking photos of themselves reading in some rather unusual places.  Here are just a few examples: