4th Class in Room 3 have been really enjoying the Roots of Empathy program. On 12th December, we had a visit from our baby Riain. He was wearing his Christmas best, and both of his parents came to visit us this time. The girls were delighted to meet Rian's dad Steve!

The girls could see how much Riain had grown, and how much more hair he had! The girls asked lots of questions about how he was growing and changing, and we learned that Riain had started to have some food! That week he had tried carrots and avocado for the first time! He was also finding it much easier to do roly-poly with his mam Martina, and was getting really good at sitting up by himself for a few seconds.

Martina and Steve told us all about Riain's favourite games to play. Steve showed us how they play Dinosaurs together. The girls could tell that Riain really liked this because of how much he was laughing and smiling! We discussed how the way that babies show their feelings might be different to how older children and adults show theirs.

4th Class and Jackie gave Riain and his family a Christmas card and some presents, and Martina and Steve gave the girls a lovely Christmas decoration for the classroom. We hope they all have a lovely Christmas and can't wait to see them again in the New Year!