This morning was beautiful as the sky was clear and the grass was frosty.  The stars were still there and I knew that Gordon could have named them all.  I think I recognised the North star and was amazed at the different sizes and shapes- and the difference in brightness of the stars.  The clouds seemed to make the scene almost musical the way they danced around in the sky.
Well yesterday I was lucky enough to be working in a school for a day when the Christmas Fayre was on.  I felt so Christmassy at the end of the day and went home with a magic Santa's key, a beautiful penguin card a small geranium and a decorated candle..It was a successful day for the school and they raised loads of money for their school funds.  Christmas crafts were everywhere.  The boards on the wall were all decorated with lovely Christmas scenes. I saw some lovely Winter scene paintings which were being painted with a snow like glittery substance which really enhanced the pictures.  The pictures were mounted onto shiny foil backing which really enhanced the pictures.  I have seen some wonderful examples of creativity in the school I am at just now. I work there for three days a week and then do supply on the other days and get to experience different approaches to the curriculum.
In  the Infant department where I do the three days - there so many creative teachers and  I asked if I could photograph their rooms as they are set up in amazing ways. It makes me glad to be able to experience the success of these teachers in creating a successful learning atmosphere. It was the igloo which really impressed me made out of empty milk bottles and stuck together with a glue gun.. Pictures will follow next week.
My class will be visiting the P 1 class with the igloo in as we had an impromptu lesson about Mr Jack Frost last week. We discussed how we felt when Jack Frost touched our fingers and our toes and I was able to use the active inspire programme on the large interactive board to draw what we thought Mr Frost looked like.  The pupils said he would have spikey hair and pointy shoes. Then I asked the pupils to draw his wife and family and what their house would look like - hence the reference to an igloo.  I will also photograph the lovely pictures the pupils made..