WAL: about the signs and symbols of Advent and Christmas.

We are learning about the signs and smbols of Advent and Christmas. At the moment, we are particularly learning about the Jesse Tree, its symbols and the bible stories behind these.

Some people use a Jesse Tree as part of thier preparation for Christmas during Advent. We made our own class Jesse Tree by drawing round our hands on green paper, cutting them out and arranging them as a tree. We are adding a symbol (made for us by Juliette) each day as we listen to the related story during prayer time. Each story relates to part of Jesus' family tree.

We have also reflected on how we prepare ourselves spiritually for the coming of Jesus. We drew a symbol for this, with the reflection written on the back. To remind us that this of these ways we prepare for Christmas during Advent, we have placed them round our Jesse Tree.