The Christmas Fayre!!!

Friday 6th December 2013

I didn't go into Rivelin Primary on Wednesday, but however went in on Friday instead to help out with the Christmas fayre. The children were very excitable and had a lot of energy, looking forward to selling things on their stall and going around the school to see the other stalls and attractions.

I firstly sorted out all of IJ's gift bags for the stall, just sealing them so you couldn't see the goodies that were inside! Then I helped some children set up the stall and make the pick a stick game, which is where a person takes a stick that has one end hidden in the sand and if it has a white or purple mark on the other end then that person has won a prize! So I was helping the children bury the sticks in the sand tray. We also placed all of 1D's gift bags out for sale.

The Christmas fayre wasn't until the afternoon, there was a lot of setting up to do, and therefore the children got an extended lunch break and extra time to run around. When it was time for the fayre I was supervising the children from both classes that weren't on a stall or going around with their parents/ a TA and there was a complicated system of taking a group of children every 15 minutes to their stall going through the very busy packed halls; and also taking the other children back, whilst also working out which children were leaving with their parents (with a TA's assistance of course). It was fun supervising the children I played snakes and ladders with some of them, and did colouring with some others. I did a lot of behaviour management and making sure the children didn't get lost in the corridors or wander off into the hall.

The children were delighted to sell all of their gift bags, and this was done rather rapidly! so much so the teachers had to come up with new games for the stall which there was definitely some improvising going on! It was good fun and all money raised goes back into the school and the children on the school council decide where the money goes! The children in the whole school put a lot of effort into their enterprise and it paid off really well for them.