Newsletter

December 2010

CHRISTMAS FACTFILE:

Christmas trees were initially

decorated with foods such
as apples, nuts and dates!

If you received all the gifts

from the song The Twelve
Days of Christmas you
would have 364 presents!

The tallest ever Christmas

tree was in Washington in
1950, and reached 221 feet
tall!

The holiday Boxing day

was originally celebrated in
England for the poor servants of the rich people. After Christmas, the servants
would box up all the leftovers from their masters and
take them home to their
families.
Jingle bells was the first song
to be sung in space!

And so another year is nearly over

Welcome to the December 2014 edition of our Newsletter! We have been
getting into the Christmas spirit here
at DCU Central, we hope you have
been doing the same!

WHATS ON THIS MONTH?

On the next page you will find a
board full of fun ways that you can
get stamps this December!
All you need to do is complete an
activity, provide evidence to your
school (or to me if your school is
not registered) and you can get a
stamp for that square on the board!
Lets be as busy as Santas Elves this
Christmas!!

HAPPY STAMPING AND

MERRY CHRISTMAS

20 WAYS TO COLLECT STAMPS THIS

DECEMBER!!
1. Design and
make a Christmas
card for a family
member or friend

2. Watch your favourite Christmas

movie and write a
short film review

3. Think of a festive game to play

with your family
or friends and try
it out

4. If you can find

snow Build a
snowman! If not
then try and be
creative with your
materials

5. Go on a winter
walk and write
about what you
saw

6. Bake a
7. Write a festive
Christmassy de- poem or song
sert for your family

8. decorate your
Christmas tree

9. Read a book
and write a short
review on it

10. Make a Christ- 11. Draw a map of

mas decoration for the North Pole
the tree
(including Santas
home) We want
to see Elves and
Reindeer!

12. Design a poster to encourage

children to play
safely in the snow

13. Think of 5
different activities
you can do in the
snow and make a
leaflet about them

14. Pretend you

are an Elf, how
would you help
Santa prepare for
Christmas? Draw a
picture or write a
description

15. design and

make a festive
outfit or a Christmas jumper

16. Cook some

Christmas cookies

17. Make up a
Christmas story

18. Go carol singing

19. Take part in a

winter sport activity (like Ice
skating!)

20. Draw a story

board of the nativity

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We were thrilled to receive this brilliant story written by Isabel Lucas, Aged 10 from
Tavistock Community Primary School. Give it a little read and see if you can come up
with a story to send us too!

A Life Changing Gift!

It was Monday morning ,the first day back at school and Maddy Smith was not looking
forward to it.
I'm not going to school Maddy yelled, it's so boring!
Fine then, your birthday is cancelled and so is your puppy, said her mother.
Maddy stomped upstairs to get changed. She had wanted a puppy for so long that she
stopped arguing just to get her own way.
Maddy had picked out a puppy earlier that month. So she packed her bag and walked
out of the house shutting the door with a 'clang'.
Her day was long and hard but the thought of the puppy kept her going.
The next morning it was her birthday. She got up and without a thought ran downstairs
and into the living room .
There in the middle of the room was a ball of cuteness
and happiness!
It sat up staring at Maddy with its patched eye and its
snowy white coat.
She ran towards the puppy and hugged it, not too tight,
just right! Then Maddy took Patch out for a walk.
Every day after that she went to school with no trouble
at all.
She wanted to get through school as fast as she could so
that she could go home and see Patch.
Patch had truly changed Maddys' life forever!

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HOBBY BOX!
WHAT? ...
WHY? Because it is a fun way to keep fit and play with your
friends!
WHO? There are junior teams, as well as U12s and U14s.
HOW? Go and find a local Hockey teamremember if they are not
yet validated just nominate them!
WHEN? Varies depending on local teams.
WHERE? Okehampton Hockey Club (01837 810167)

What have you been up to?

We are always looking out for new learning destinations to add to our list. If you have been involved in
any activities or projects that you think deserve to be part of Childrens University, then please let us
know by completing a nomination form here. Then either email it to us at: devoncu@plymouth.ac.uk or
post it to:
Devon Childrens University
c/o Plymouth University
3 Endsleigh Place,
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AA