Christmas Time for School

ALARM RINGS

# Rise and shine

# A new day

# Time for fun THEY GIGGLE

# School today

# Meet new friends

# Teachers too

# Ding-ding-ding! # School bell rings

# Time for school. #

The children from the big school on the mainland

are going over to the church on Holy Island.

Today they will perform a very special nativity play

for all their families.

Hello, Mitchell. Find a seat, please.

Abby sits with her older friend Justice.

-My mummy and granny are coming.

-Are they?

Yeah.

I'm excited to see my mummy and granny.

And I haven't saw my granny for ages.

What's your favourite bit in the nativity?

Singing.

-BOTH:

-# A sailor went to sea, sea, sea... #

The singing has already started!

On the island, Gabriel, Calim,

Emma and Connor are waiting with Mr Sayer.

We're going down to the church in just a minute

to meet Mrs Vanson and Mrs Fieldhouse.

They're waiting for us, and we're going to help them

sort out the costumes.

You don't do that, you go...

Good. Off we go!

It's just a short walk to the church.

The children from the mainland are already there.

Mrs Fieldhouse tells the children what's going to happen.

What we haven't done is you getting from here to there with...

-The trail.

-The train.

Emma's costume is a long dress,

and Abby will walk behind her carrying the train.

The tail.

Erm, I think I'm going to go back.

Are you ready, Mrs Fieldhouse?

-MRS FIELDHOUSE:

-We're just showing Abby how much space she's got.

Straight forward, darling.

Hold the dress tightly, Abby!

Careful on the steps!

That's it, you need... That's it, you step forward and that's perfect.

Abby has got to be stretched out back so we see that, yeah?

Not too high, sweetheart.

Aren't they doing well?

Emma looks a little nervous.

To make sure the performance goes well, the children keep practising.

Especially the songs.

THEY SING A NATIVITY SONG

Mitchell knows all the words!

Head teacher Mrs Vanson seems happy.

Fantastic.

The children have finished rehearsing

and they're ready for the big performance later.

Before the nativity play, there's time for a walk to the seaside.

There's the harbour.

On the beach, Mrs Strangeways has something

very interesting for the children to do...

Using stones and seaweed, draw me a picture.

Making pictures out of things they find on the beach.

Oh, lovely!

This... It looks like Emma's plait.

Can I see if you've got blue eyes or brown? You've got brown.

Look! Charlie is making a picture with pebbles.

What do you think that seaweed will make?

That's a good use of a stick, Tyler.

I've finished mine!

Beautiful.

-I think that's very good!

-It is Mrs Fieldhouse.

Mrs Fieldhouse? Wow.

And this is the face and this is the hair.

-It is! That's brilliant.

-This is the ears.

You're sandy? Ooh, you are a bit, I'll dust you down.

Can you sit beside it and I'll take a photo and we can show Mrs Fieldhouse?

Beautiful.

I wonder what Abby is drawing in the sand.

There's Abby, and then there's the star.

Ah, now that's better!

Perfect.

That is absolutely stunning.

James has made a picture of Mrs Strangeways...

That is fantastic!

..with seaweed for hair.

THEY ALL TALK

It's nearly time for the nativity play.

Costumes on first!

That's tight when I put it on.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Having trouble there, Abby?

Can you help, Mrs Fieldhouse?

Take this one out. Put the arms in first before the head.

Or else you end up in a bit of a rut.

-I can't!

-Stop, stop.

Arms up.

Now. There's a button here...

Silly person!

There you go.

Now you're in.

Phew!

A final practice with Emma.

That way, you always go that way.

Good girl.

You turn round, Abby, and stand in front of her. Brilliant.

Mrs Vanson helps Mitchell with his headdress.

It's tricky to put on.

-It'll go fantastic with this. You ready?

-Yeah.

And don't cover my ears!

No, I know, I'm not to cover the ears.

-We need to see them, don't we?

-Yeah.

Good boy. You're doing very well.

I can't see!

Hang on, I'm not ready yet. Stay very still.

I hope it stays on for the big play!

Right. Let's have a look.

I'm going to put this in here.

My head...

I haven't pushed it into your head.

I think you look like a prince.

Mums, dads, family and friends arrive.

Mrs Vanson welcomes them all.

Tonight, we're here to celebrate something very special.

We're here to celebrate seeing your children

perform in this beautiful building.

Please enjoy, and remember to applaud,

because these children have worked so hard. Thank you very much.

Good luck, everyone!

The Romans are coming! The Romans are coming!

DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS

THEY SING

Oh, no! Mitchell's headdress is falling off,

and it's almost time for him to sing!

Mrs Vanson to the rescue!

Phew! Just in time.

THE CHILDREN SING

Get out of my way! Be gone with you now!

These Romans are bullies, they can certainly shout.

I'm not playing around. Give us our dues!

It's money we're after from you village Jews.

ALL: Boo!

DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS

THE CHILDREN SING

APPLAUSE

SHE SINGS

Brave Jenny! She's singing a verse of the song on her own.

# Three wise men are on a special mission

# To find the baby king

# Don't tell Herod he's got competition

# Keep it a secret from him! #

Fantastic! Everyone remembers the words.

Almost time for Abby and Emma's big entrance.

Do you see these?

The birth of a star.

It rises and travels, for it to go far.

MUSIC PLAYS

What a beautiful star.

And here's Pandra, with the Baby Jesus.

Now Mitchell joins everyone for the big finale.

What a lovely performance!

And Mitchell's headdress stayed on.

The audience loved it,

so everyone is happy.

Well done!

# La-la-la

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# La-la-la. #