The Start of Advent

It's that special time of year when homes are decorated with lights and the shops are full of people buying presents.

It's the lead-up to Christmas. It's also the start of a festival called Advent.

Advent is the season in the Christian calendar that lasts for four weeks.

It begins four Sundays before Christmas Day and ends on Christmas Eve.

At this time Christians look forward to the birth of Jesus and think about what this means.

The word 'advent' means 'coming' or 'arrival'.

It's also the start of the New Year in the Christian Church.

During Advent Christians attend church services. They light a special Advent candle on each of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas Day.

A wreath is another traditional Advent decoration, made from green leaves and circle-shaped.

They are often hung on the door or placed on the dining table.

Another part of Advent is opening the windows of an Advent calendar.

The calendar shows that Christmas is coming.

Each day a new picture is revealed.

Behind each door is a picture, or maybe even a chocolate!

The day after Advent ends is Christmas Day: the day when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

Study Guides

There has been a new page added to the blog titled 'Study Guides'. This page has revision books ideal for the Cambridge Checkpoint examinations. Although the exams are a few months away, it may be a good idea to purchase these if students wish to complete individual revision at home.

Learning Objectives

The learning objectives for this half-term for English, Maths and Science are available to view on each subject page. I believe sharing the learning objectives with parents is a good communication tool as it enables you to understand what your child is learning in class. I hope you find it worthwhile.

Congratulations!

Well done to everyone who competed in Lisbon.

A special congratulations to the Boys Division 5 Basketball team who won the Fair Play Cup.

English Website

Thank you to Sunny for finding a very good website to revise and test our English knowledge and skills.

http://www.compare4kids.co.uk/literacy.php

Please chose a few activities from 'Week 1 Day 3' (verbs and adverbs) to see how good your English is!


Miss Lee

Lisbon!!!

Good luck to everyone from OBS who is representing the school in Lisbon! 

Welcome back!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing half-term break.

Can I ask that all students who are going on the Lisbon sports trip to return their permission slips as soon as possible.

Many thanks!

Enjoy!

It has been a fantastic start to Form 5. I hope everyone has a great half term break and has the opportunity to reflect on what they have achieved so far this academic year. 

Enjoy!!

Miss Lee J

Diwali

Yesterday we celebrated Diwali with a variety of activities. I would like to thank Sunny, Soham and Ishaa who discussed their traditions with the class in detail and could answer questions that the class asked. The boys in the class had a fantastic time wearing the traditional dress that Sunny brought in to share.

A special thanks must go to Ishaa's Mother who kindly came to class and showed us some of the objects and materials that her family use during this festival. We also had the pleasure of watching Ishaa and her Mum dancing to some Indian music. 

Please see the 'Class Photograph' page for great images of the day.

Happy Diwali to everyone! 

Harvest Festival

A reminder to students.

Everyone should wear PE kit to school tomorrow and bring full school uniform in their bag to change into before we leave as a class to celebrate Harvest Festival.

Many thanks.