Autumn, by Miss Howells

Date: 25th Sep 2018 @ 6:32pm

This week we have been learning about our current season, Autumn. We have talked about autumnal colours, yellow, red, orange and brown. We have noticed that some of the leaves have already turned these colours and have fallen to the ground. We have been using our senses on autumn walks around the school. We felt the leaves crunch in our hands, we heard the wind blowing and we smelt the lovely hot dinners from the canteen. We collected some leaves along the way to create textured hedgehogs :)

Rosh Hashanah, by Miss Howells

Date: 25th Sep 2018 @ 8:30am

In Reception, we talked about the Jewish festival Rosh Hashanah. We discussed why Jewish people celebrate it and we even tried the Jewish tradition of honey and apples. 

Meeting Our Buddies, by Miss Howells

Date: 25th Sep 2018 @ 8:24am

Each Reception child has been paired up with a Year 6 buddy to be their friend and look after them in school, especially in our assemblies. Year 6 visited our Reception children to get to know them and brought with them some lovely 'Welcome' cards which they have been busy making.

EYFS Displays 2017-2018, by Miss Howells

Date: 16th Jul 2018 @ 12:23pm

Here are some of our displays from this year. 

Butterflies , by Miss Howells

Date: 9th Jul 2018 @ 3:36pm

This term our topic has been mini beasts. We brought some caterpillars into school to watch how they changed over time. We saw how they made a cocoon and finally became butterflies. We set them free into our Forest School, the children loved seeing them up close! 

Nursery release the butterflies!, by Mrs Hall

Date: 3rd Jul 2018 @ 11:28pm

The Nursery children read the story of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," and then watched the caterpillars eat lots of food until they made themselves cocoons for their chrysalis stage.  Several days later they had become  beautiful Painted Lady butterflies.

We then released them on a sunny afternoon.

Gamelan Workshop, by Miss Howells

Date: 27th Jun 2018 @ 12:25pm

Today we were lucky enough to take part in an Indonesian music workshop as part as of South East Asia project. We learnt how to follow patterns to make different tunes.  We really enjoyed playing the instruments,especially the gongs! 

Nursery Share the Journey, by Mrs Hall

Date: 21st Jun 2018 @ 12:24am

We found out about "Refugee Week," by reading the story, "My name is not Refugee."  We learned how people need to seek sanctuary when the place they live is not safe.  We "shared the journey," as Pope Francis advised, learning to love our neighbour.

EYFS Sports day 13.06.18, by Mrs Smith

Date: 13th Jun 2018 @ 2:41pm

Well done to all of the children in the EYFS for taking part in our sports day, they were all fantastic and learnt lots of new skills, a great afternoon was had by all.

Thank you to all of the parents and friends of St Margaret Mary's who came to watch us.

Nursery Fish, by Mrs Hall

Date: 28th May 2018 @ 10:10pm

The Nursery children enjoyed reading "The Rainbow Fish," and finding out that although  he was selfish and proud -  he learned how to be kind and share with others.

We thought about this too, and how we could be "fishers of men," be kind and love each other  and tell everyone about the good news of Jesus.

Pentecost in the Nursery, by Mrs Hall

Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 10:42pm

We celebrated the Feast of Pentecost .  We made flame crowns and birthday cards for the Church.

We also enjoyed a special birthday cake - thank you for joining us!

To be a King or Queen!, by Mrs Hall

Date: 18th May 2018 @ 12:05am

During our Philosophy lesson (P4C) we thought about what we could do as King or Queen .

We thought about where we would live, what we would eat and what we would do.

We would have lots of power, be very polite and have very good manners!

Nursery Wedding of the Year, by Mrs Hall

Date: 17th May 2018 @ 11:32pm

A wonderful wedding was held in the Nursery to coincide with the Royal Wedding.

Guests gathered, lists and invitations were prepared and stories were read.

 Royal crowns and art work were made,  and we enjoyed celebrating ... we hope you enjoy our wedding albums!

The Royal Wedding Celebrations, by Miss Howells

Date: 17th May 2018 @ 4:22pm

This week in Reception, we have been really excited about the royal wedding. We have learnt what a wedding is and why people get married. We have based our big book on weddings by reading The Scarecrow's Wedding and have wrote lists of things you need just like in the story. We have even written invitations to our friends and family inviting them to watch the royal wedding. For this activity we have learnt who is getting married, where they will be getting married, on what date and the time. During our choosing time we have been busy making our own crowns and designing cakes and dresses. To end the day, we gathered together with our new crowns and asked and answered questions about the royal wedding ready for the big day. We are so excited! 

Nursery visit the Lady Chapel at Church, by Mrs Hall

Date: 12th May 2018 @ 3:20pm

Thank you Father Andrew for showing us the Lady Chapel at Church and telling us 

about Mary,

We enjoyed listening to your hymn and singing ours too.

May is the month of Mary, by Mrs Hall

Date: 30th Apr 2018 @ 11:16pm

May is the month of Mary.

We honoured Our Lady by crowning her today.

We all made beautiful lillies for our Altar.

St. George's Day, by Miss Howells

Date: 24th Apr 2018 @ 8:05am

In Reception, we have read the story of St. George and the dragon. We have discussed how we can follow in the footsteps of God like our patron Saint. To celebrate, we have looked at the English flag and created yummy biscuits to resemble it using icing and strawberry laces :) Delicious! 

Gingerbread Pirates in the Nursery!, by Mrs Hall

Date: 21st Apr 2018 @ 6:33pm

The Nursery children enjoyed the story of "The Gingerbread Pirates," and how the characters came to life!

So, we decorated our own Gingerbread Pirate biscuits - will they come to life before we try them?!  

What adventures will they get up to?!

Nursery go on a treasure hunt!, by Mrs Hall

Date: 21st Apr 2018 @ 5:20pm

The EYFS children were sent a letter from a famous Pirate, complete with treasure map, which they were very eager to explore!

They followed instructions, pictures and symbols to discover the hidden hoard!

X marked the spot!

Handa's Suprise Fruit Tasting, by Miss Howells

Date: 18th Apr 2018 @ 12:16pm

Our Big Book this week is Handa's Suprise. We had read the book but we were not familiar with the fruits in the story so we decided to do a food tasting session, rating the new fruits out if 5 stars. We then wrote about the fruits we liked and didn't like and why. We had fun exploring new flavours like mango, papaya, guava and avocado. 

Treasure Hunt , by Miss Howells

Date: 18th Apr 2018 @ 12:07pm

This week, we received a letter from Pirate Ron. Attached to the letter was a treasure map. Pirate Ron sent us on a treasure hunt to find the burried treasure. We took turns in directing our friends to the treasure using the arrows on the map. We were so excited to find chocolate coins!! 

EYFS Pirate Day, by Miss Howells

Date: 11th Apr 2018 @ 4:25pm

Our topic this term is pirates so we decided to invite our pirate friend Ron to hold an exciting day for the children in the EYFS. Our morning began with an interactive talk about pirates learning all about pirates and their adventures. We used our thinking brain to ask Pirate Ron lots of questions which we were bursting to know! Pirate Ron then told us a story about a princess who had her treasure stolen by cheeky pirates. We really enjoyed the puppet show and helping Pirate Ron keep the princess' treasure safe. In the afternoon, Nursery had lots of fun creating parrots and making repeating patterns on their new neckerchiefs. Reception spent the afternoon following Pirate Rons instructions by making their own pirate/mermaid hand puppets. They got really creative using lots of different materials. All of the children in the EYFS had a fantastic day and are really enthusiastic to learn even more about pirates in the next few weeks. Thank you Pirate Ron for your visit!

www.workshops-for-schools.co.uk
 

Gardening with Miss Doyle, by Miss Howells

Date: 9th Apr 2018 @ 12:28pm

We have been outside with Miss Doyle planting our own flowers. We know that plants need sunlight and water to grow. We can't wait to see how tall they get. Thank you to parents and guardians who came to help :) 

Easter Cooking in Reception, by Miss Howells

Date: 9th Apr 2018 @ 12:18pm

We have been getting messy making nests for our mini Easter eggs. We enjoyed breaking, stiring and especially eating the chocolate when we got home. We talked about how and why things melt and what happens when they cool down.

Nursery RE-Growth, by Mrs Hall

Date: 30th Mar 2018 @ 3:36pm

The Nursery enjoyed taking part in the RE-growth project.  We had been thinking about plants and what they needed to grow at this special time of new life.

Many thanks to Miss Doyle and the parents/carers who joined us.