Happy Vale Montessori Happy Vale Montessori School Christmas School Christmas Production 2007Production 2007

The Christmas TreeThe Christmas Tree

Snowball fight!Snowball fight!

““Let’s go home it will be nice Let’s go home it will be nice and warm there!”and warm there!”

““Snowflakes falling from the Snowflakes falling from the clouds”clouds”

““falling gently to the ground”falling gently to the ground”

““Cover all with softest white”Cover all with softest white”

““touch the earth without a touch the earth without a sound.”sound.”

““The decorations look great! But The decorations look great! But we must put the presents under we must put the presents under

the tree.”the tree.”

““Presents for Mummy, parcels Presents for Mummy, parcels for Daddy!for Daddy!

““We need lights! Let’s have We need lights! Let’s have candles…”candles…”

““But why do we have But why do we have decorations?”decorations?”

““And presents…?”And presents…?”

““And candles…?”And candles…?”

““And a star…why do we have And a star…why do we have any of them?”any of them?”

““Long, long ago a young girl called Long, long ago a young girl called Mary was told she was going to have a Mary was told she was going to have a baby. He was to be the Son of God.”baby. He was to be the Son of God.”

““Mary and Joseph her husband Mary and Joseph her husband traveled to Bethlehem. Mary was soon traveled to Bethlehem. Mary was soon

to have her baby. She was tired.”to have her baby. She was tired.”

““Bye and bye they find a little Bye and bye they find a little nook in a stable all forlorn…”nook in a stable all forlorn…”

““Mary’s baby was born and she Mary’s baby was born and she laid Him in a manger.”laid Him in a manger.”

On the hillside nearby were shepherds On the hillside nearby were shepherds looking after their sheep…when suddenly looking after their sheep…when suddenly

angels appeared telling them to go to angels appeared telling them to go to Bethlehem to see God’s Son, the baby Bethlehem to see God’s Son, the baby

Saviour.”Saviour.”

They sang “Glory to God in the They sang “Glory to God in the Highest and Peace to men on Highest and Peace to men on

earth!”earth!”

They immediately hurried to find They immediately hurried to find Him.Him.

““Soon many other people heard Soon many other people heard the news and came to find Him the news and came to find Him

too.”too.”

““The people were happy and The people were happy and brought their little children too.”brought their little children too.”

““At the same time in a far off land At the same time in a far off land three wise men were following a bright three wise men were following a bright

new star that was leading them to new star that was leading them to Bethlehem.”Bethlehem.”

““They came bearing gifts…”They came bearing gifts…”

““The wise men brought The wise men brought Gold…”Gold…”

““Frankincense and Myrrh.”Frankincense and Myrrh.”

““And they worshipped Him because And they worshipped Him because they knew He was the Saviour spoken they knew He was the Saviour spoken

of by the prophets.”of by the prophets.”

““So the answers to your questions are that we So the answers to your questions are that we decorate to celebrate the Saviour’s birth, we decorate to celebrate the Saviour’s birth, we

give presents to remind us of the gifts brought give presents to remind us of the gifts brought by those wise men and we have candles and a by those wise men and we have candles and a

star to tell us that Jesus the Saviour is the star to tell us that Jesus the Saviour is the Light of the World.”Light of the World.”

““Now we understand...Christmas is all about Now we understand...Christmas is all about Jesus! It makes me so happy!...That’s why Jesus! It makes me so happy!...That’s why

we wish each other Happy Christmas!”we wish each other Happy Christmas!”

Happy Christmas Everyone! Happy Christmas Everyone! From the Children and From the Children and Aunties of Happy Vale Aunties of Happy Vale

Montessori School!Montessori School!