A great example of an explanation text from Sophia in Cedar class!

Christmas is coming!

This week, Beech worked hard on a set of explanation texts, all about Christmas. The reason behind the activity was to exchange the work with a school in Hamburg, Germany, who sent one of their teachers, Ulrike Lund, to Davies Lane last year. Ulrike and her class have been working hard on some Christmas-related activities too, and we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a parcel from Germany this week.

Y’nai wrote: “Did you know that sometimes Christmas can be a money-making scam? However, it is the most popular Christian celebration. Amazingly, people get to spend time with their family.”

Leila said: “Interestingly, Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December. Amazingly, many children go to bed early on Christmas Eve in the hope that Christmas will come sooner!”

Khalid told us: “Did you know that in England, Christmas is the most popular celebration, and people spend lots of money on presents and toys. Also, people eat Christmas food like turkey.”

Muhammad V noted: “During Christmas, people decorate their houses. The most common thing is putting lights on houses and getting Christmas trees.”

Diana reminded us: “Christians celebrate Christmas because this is the time when they remember when Jesus was born.”

Intizar told us: “Amazingly, for some people it is the only time to catch up with their friends and families.”

Finally, Michal told us what was important about Christmas for him: “We open gifts from Santa Clause on the day. We meet our families if they are far away. Everybody puts up a Christmas tree and we decorate it.”