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Advent

Year 1 students have been learning about the season of Advent,

the start of the Christian year. The word Advent comes from the Latin 'adventus,' which means 'coming' or 'arrival' to signify the birth of Jesus. Advent is a time for celebration; anticipating Christ's birth and looking forward to when Jesus will come again.

Here are some new learnings that INR have shared about the season of Advent:

Advent is a time of waiting - Abigail M.

The colour of advent is purple- Bella T.

The advent wreath is the shape of a circle - Marley

There are four candles that you light each week before Christmas - Adrian

The four candles represent joy, love, peace and hope. - Davina

The white candle, the Christ candle, is lit on Christmas day. - Abigail R.

On Christmas we celebrate that Jesus was born - Leeson

In Germany the children check their shoes before they put them on as a special person visits them and puts sweets in their shoes! - Zachary

My tradition is different to Christians. We do special stuff but we have no candles. We cook a lot. - Isabella L.

Kids get an advent calendar. We open the first window on the 1st of December to count down the days to Christmas. - Joshua

Come and see the display of Year 1 art work in the RE cabinet next to the art room!

Here are some recounts that 1MJ have shared from the ‘Colour Run’.

We are using onomatopoeia and adjectives in our writing to make it more

exciting and interesting to read.

In Year 1 Inquiry, students have been using the STEM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and following the engineering design process to solve a problem in fairy tales.

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