First weeks in Reception!
The children have had an amazing first few weeks in their new Reception classes! The children have met up with old friends and made lots of new friends too! They have explored different areas of our indoor and outdoor classroom, taking turns and finding out how to...
Rotbots and rosemary seeds
Today we completed our rotbot activity. We topped our rotbots up with compost from our compost bin that we have been making over the last eighteen months and then added some rosemary seeds. We are going to take our finished rotbots home tomorrow to look after and...
Beach Treasure Sculptures by Nursery!
Nursey have been artists again today and made some fantastic sculptures and patterns using our beach treasure. We made pictures of flowers, faces, tall pebble structures and driftwood collages to name a few. Article 1: Everyone, under 18, has the rights of the UN...
Nursery Sports Day
Nursey had a super Sports Day today! They took park in a variety of races which included an obstacle race, running race, balancing race and a basket ball activity. The children showed determination throughout the activities and encouraged their fiends when challenges...
School Council Visit the Hydrogen Home
On Wednesday morning, our school councillors visited Northern Gas and Power's Hydrogen Home. The children participated in a workshop learning about fossil fuels, hydrogen production and the importance of reducing our carbon footprints. They thought about ways they...
Games, art, 90s and much more!
This week in nursery we have continued to focus on beaches and Summer. We read the story, Bluey, The Beach and discussed words like; scuttle and pipi. We used the internet to find out what they mean and we watched a video of a crab scuttling and then we pretended to...
School Games Day
This week, across the whole school, we celebrated School Games Day. This is a day where we focus on a mass sports event and look at some of the countries involved with it to celebrate sports achievement. This year, we focussed on the upcoming Women's World Cup. In...
Outdoor fun in Reception.
Reception children spent a lot of time using our fantastic school grounds last week. We enjoyed parachute games, an afternoon on the top field, pond dipping and used our outdoor classroom for snack time. We ended the week with off with a well deserved ice lolly....
A goodbye to the butterflies!
After watching the life cycle of the butterfly in class, the time finally arrived to watch the butterflies emerge from their chrysalis'. The children were amazed by the amazing transformation from the caterpillar into a butterfly, they observed the butterflies...
Gardening Club Rewards
Gardening club do a great job of keeping our school grounds looking amazing. They also get the chance to grow a range of fruit and vegetables. This week they have had the opportunity to reap the rewards of their hard work by eating the delicious strawberries that have...
Terrific Transition in Early Years!
Nursery have thoroughly enjoyed their transition sessions in their new classrooms over the last two days. Mrs Ramanandi and Miss Burns were very complementary about the children and referred to them as delightful which has made the nursery staff very proud indeed! The...
Symmetry!
This week, the children in Ladybirds and Dragonflies have been learning about symmetry and looking at symmetry in nature in particular butterflies. The children enjoyed doubling, creating patterns and showing symmetry using paint. Article 28: You have the right to a...