Ho, ho, ho! Today was a very special day for the whole school: we held a sparkly, tinselly, heart-warming Christmas fair complete with tickets, games, prizes and plenty of home-made cakes.
The event was organised by the kids in 4-6, who spent a week preparing for the occasion. The fun yet demanding schedule involved carefully planning the activities, then designing and constructing the games in small teams.
As you can see, the results were fantastic – ingenious works of art with a wonderfully Christmas feel. As an added challenge, the kids were asked to prepare precise player instructions in both German and English, receiving help, if needed, from their teachers.
On the big day itself, all the children from classes 1-3 were given visiting time-slots, with tickets available for just a few cents.
A stamp was added for each game played, and once three stamps had been collected, the ticket owner could help themselves to goodies from the enormous cake and biscuit buffet (thanks, parents, for all your delicious contributions).
Many extra prizes were offered at each stand, so every child left the fair feeling very happy (and full!) indeed.
After a morning of fun, the event drew to a close and the 4-6 students were excited to discover that they had raised a substantial amount of money – a fitting reward for all their hours of careful planning and hard work.
Now they’ll have to decide exactly how to use their earnings, but a visit to the Jump House seems to be a current favourite option.
