Sorry & Songs!

I was very sorry to have missed the Chinese New Year party today. Unfortunately, I just had to give in to the viral infection that I have been trying to fight off over the last week! I am sure that all the children enjoyed themselves and hope the guests were impressed by the dragon! The children have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the Chinese New Year related activities and if you are wondering why the trees are looking a bit orange then it is because we have followed the Chinese New Year tradition of writing wishes on oranges and throwing them into the tree. Apparently, if the oranges stay in the tree the wishes come true! I am looking forward to seeing an orange tree on Monday and hope that all of the children's wishes come true!


We have been learning new songs. Below are the words to some of them - happy singing!

(to the tune of 'She'll be coming round the mountain')

There's a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle
There's a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle
There's a tiny caterpillar, tiny caterpillar, tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle.
He will eat the leaves around him til he's full,munch, munch.
He will eat the leaves around him til he's full,munch, munch.
He will eat the leaves around him, eat the leaves around him, eat the leaves around him til he's full, munch, munch.
A cocoon is what he's spinning for his home,spin, spin.
A cocoon is what he's spinning for his home, spin, spin.
A cocoon is what he's spinning, cocoon is what he's spinning, cocoon is what he's spinning for his home, spin, spin.
Then he'll be a butterfly and fly away, flap, flap, then he'll be a butterfly and fly away, flap, flap.
Then he'll be a butterfly, be a butterfly, be a butterfly and fly away, flap ,flap.
So that tiny caterpillar went like this: wiggle, wiggle, munch, munch, spin,spin, flap, flap (x2)
So that tiny caterpillar, tiny caterpillar, tiny caterpillar went like this: wiggle, wiggle, munch, munch, spin, spin, flap, flap!
(ask the children about the actions)


(to the tune of 'The Grand Old Duke of York'

Oh a dragons very fierce, a dragons very tough and when he breathes out orange fire his smoke comes out in puffs.
His scales are shiny green they make a rattling sound. His teeth go chomp,his feet go stomp, his tail thumps on the ground.