A Visit from Santa, by Mrs Hall

Date: 14th Jan 2018 @ 8:48pm

The children had been so good that Santa himself came to visit.

He heard different requests from the boys and girls and told them to keep up the good work!

Thank you Santa for bringing us our lovely gifts - a beautiful book to read!

SAVE THE CHILDREN JUMPER DAY in the EYFS, by Mrs Hall

Date: 16th Dec 2017 @ 4:36pm

Thank you children for taking part in the fun and fundraising for children all around the world.

A great performance by the EYFS children, by Mrs Hall

Date: 16th Dec 2017 @ 4:17pm

Parents, cares,  friends and family loved watching the EYFS  children performing “The Very Sleepy Shepherd,” a story about a lovable shepherd who just can’t keep awake until he hears the news of Jesus from the angel.  We are glad you could join him on his big adventure to see the newborn King this Christmas.

Story Time with Year 1 & 2., by Miss Howells

Date: 8th Dec 2017 @ 11:23am

This morning, we had a lovely suprise from Year 1 and 2. They have been busy thinking of fantastic ideas to write their own stories. They have each written a book themselves, including illistrations, and asked if they could read them to Nursery and Reception. We really enjoyed hearing our partners stories and asked a few questions afterwards. Thank you for sharing! 

Advent wreath and Nursery promises, by Mrs Hall

Date: 7th Dec 2017 @ 10:43pm

The Nursery children were delighted to find out about the  Advent wreath -  a popular Catholic custom that originated in Germany. They found out that the wreath consists of four candles (three purple, signifying penance, and one rose, signifying joy), surrounded by evergreen branches which represents God's everlasting love. 

The light of the candles signifies the light of Christ, Who will come into the world at Christmas.

The children also thought carefully how they could be kind and helpful and made special promises which they placed on our Christmas tree.

Advent in Reception, by Miss Howells

Date: 7th Dec 2017 @ 8:16am

Take a look at how we have been celebrating Advent in school so far :)

Christmas workshop, by Mrs Smith

Date: 6th Dec 2017 @ 11:17am

The children in the EYFS have been busy writing letters to Father Christmas and developing their cutting skills by cutting pictures out of catalogues of what they would like for Christmas.

They have also been making snowmen at the snowmen factory

ELF Health and Safety Training for Parents/carers and children, by Mrs Hall

Date: 2nd Dec 2017 @ 3:45pm

Parents, carers and children commented how beneficial they found the ELF Health and Safety Training provided by staff from Manchester Hospital and funded by Public Health Manchester.

Parents found out about accident prevention and how to deal with accidents and the children also found out about the Emergency services and how to stay safe too.

Thank you once again to the ELF Early Learning for Safety Team

Advent in the Nursery with Just Youth, by Mrs Hall

Date: 2nd Dec 2017 @ 3:13pm

The Nursery children enjoyed preparing for their very first Advent in School with the Just Youth Team.

They thought about how they were waiting for Jesus' Birthday and made special Advent wreath pictures.

Just Youth - Advent, by Miss Howells

Date: 29th Nov 2017 @ 4:20pm

Today, we had a lovely visit from Just Youth. Just Youth told us all about Advent and how we prepare for Christmas. We discussed different gifts that Jesus would like from us e.g  prayers, smiles and for us to be nice to one another. To show that we are beginning to get ready for Christmas, we designed our own hand by writing our names and coloured them in. Just Youth have created a beautiful piece from this, using our hands to create a heart to show our love for God.  

Christ the King Celebrations, by Miss Howells

Date: 27th Nov 2017 @ 12:02pm

In school, we have been learning about Christ the King's Feast Day and why it is celebrated. To celebrate Christ the King, we decided to make and decorate crowns. Earlier in the week we gave out hand written invitations to our parents and carers because we thought it would be nice to share this special occasion with our families. A crown workshop was held at the end of the school day. Take a look at some pictures of our work in progress and final creations :)

Bee-Bot Flight Plan, by Miss Howells

Date: 23rd Nov 2017 @ 8:25am

In reception we have been reading the story Troy's Movie. Troy and his robot friends made a flight plan for a film he was making. We decided we would like to make our own flight plan by inputting instructions into a Bee-Bot. We moved from planet to planet using language such as 'forward', 'backwards' 'to the side' some children even could even correctly give instructions using 'left' and 'right'. We guessed how many movements it would take to get to our final destination. We had some fantastic estimations! Later in the week we will be making our own ending to the story using our imagination and flight plans used in todays lesson. Visit our gallery again soon to see how did :)

Our Solar System, by Miss Howells

Date: 9th Nov 2017 @ 12:13pm

In our big book sessions this week, we have been learning new facts about planets by reading a non fiction book called Our Solar System. 

The children have been really good at remembering fact about space, especially planet names. 

Today we decided to focus on the order of the planets in the solar system. Children were chosen to represent the planets, the sun and some stars. The child who represented the sun stood in the middle of the room and the other children walked around them just like the planets orbit the sun. Children who were the stars stood in a star shape and moved around the room i.e the galaxy. 

We then watched some videos and songs about the order of the planets.

When you pick your child up from school, ask them what they know about planets. They will amaze you. 

Well done reception.

Space News, by Miss Howells

Date: 9th Nov 2017 @ 11:54am

We have some exciting news.

A spaceship has been seen on our school's cameras and has made a big mess in our outdoor area.

Whilst the children have been outside they have used their imagination and found lots and lots of different clues that the spaceship has left for us. Some children have even found mud on the shed which they believe are 'footsteps'.

The children are so excited about what will happen next. 

We have voted on what we think was flying the spaceship and most children think it might be aliens but we do not know for sure.

This has been a fantastic start to our new topic, space. All children have been engaged and have used some brilliant language throughout their play because of it. 

Manchester City in the Community with Coach Lee, by Mrs Hall

Date: 8th Nov 2017 @ 10:51pm

The Nursery have been developing their physical skills with Coach Lee from Manchester City in the Community, Manchester City Football organisation.  The work has centred around our "Space" theme and has involved the children developing their spatial awareness "driving" round planet obstacles, changing height and directions and practising their ball skills.

The chidlren are really developing their co-ordination - thank you Coach Lee!

Poppies and Remembrance in the Nursery, by Mrs Hall

Date: 8th Nov 2017 @ 10:33pm

The Nursery children found out about red poppies for Remembrance and they enjoyed making their own using their cutting and sticking skills.

"Unplugged" a story in the Nursery, by Mrs Hall

Date: 8th Nov 2017 @ 10:04pm

The whole School has been studying  Steve Antony's book "Unplugged" and produced a variety of differet work.   This book illustrates the joy of being offline as well as online!  The Nursery children discussed  plugged and unplugged devices and  they acted out the story using props and had great fun making the main character, Blip, using 2D and 3D shapes and junk modelling.

Meet Blip!

Unplugged, by Miss Howells

Date: 3rd Nov 2017 @ 10:49am

This week we have had a focus on a new book called 'Unplugged'.

Unplugged is about a robot/computer called Blip who becomes unplugged and makes new friends and does different activities in a new environment (outside).

During the week we have looked at toys which need to be plugged in (or use batteries) and those which don't. As a class we discussed different toys that we play with and which toys we find the most 'fun'.  We voted as a class and the ipad had the majority vote. We discussed however, that the ipad is not fun when it needs to be plugged in and we can't move around with it or when it has run out of battery completely.

Later in the week, we used our phonics to write about what we would do with Blip if he was unplugged again.  The children used some previous experiences such as what they did during the half term. Some children then wrote about something new which they would teach Blip. The children came up with some lovely suggestions such as teaching him to "count so he can play hide and seek" and "swim" because it is really important skill to learn.

Fantastic work Reception!

Look out for our work which will be included in a whole school display very soon.

Autumn in the EYFS , by Mrs Hall

Date: 30th Oct 2017 @ 8:01pm

The children enjoyed exploring Autumn with their senses.

They went on Autumn walks to see the rich, warm colours of the falling leaves,

They felt Autumn treasures such as leaves, conkers and pine cones in a feely box  and they enjoyed exploring pumpkins too.

We enjoyed discussing all that we had found out and then expressing ourselves with art work.

Our work was then displayed in the School Harvest exhibition.

Fun with Freddy Fit!, by Mrs Hall

Date: 24th Oct 2017 @ 9:39pm

We had a fun filled fantastic visit from Freddy Fit.

He discussed the importance of healthy eating with the children and explained the importance of

exercise and how it makes us feel.

We did lots of great aerobic dance exercises and had a lot of fun with Freddy!

Nursery Smiles - with our Dental Nurse, by Mrs Hall

Date: 24th Oct 2017 @ 9:27pm

We were happy to get a visit from our Dental Nurse this week.

She explained how we should look after our teeth and brush them at least twice daily.

We found out how to clean our teeth and how we should visit the dentist.

We also  found out which foods make our teeth happy like fruit, vegetables and milk  and which to eat less of such as sweets and biscuits.

Some of us also dressed up and became the dentist and patient.

We are going to be brushing our teeth at School too.

Helicopter Stories, by Miss Howells

Date: 20th Oct 2017 @ 11:19am

In Reception we have brought in a fantastic new idea of Helicopter Stories to support lots of different areas of your child's development. During Helicopter Stories, we act out stories as they are being told. It is up to each child's imagination to how they act out certain characters and objects. Children sit along the edge of the carpet space so that all children get a front row seat along the 'stage'. Helicopter Stories allow more and more children to participate and all the children are really excited to get involved. So far we have been acting out familiar stories such as 'Elmer' and 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?' which we have used during our Big Book sessions. As Reception become more confident in their understanding of story structures we will be making our own stories together, as a class, and acting them out which we hope the children will really enjoy. 

Exploring Our Senses, by Miss Howells

Date: 20th Oct 2017 @ 10:34am

Throughout this half term we have been exploring all of our senses to link with our Marvelous Me topic.

We went on a listening walk around school. We closed our eyes and listened carefully for all the different noises we could hear in our environment.

The next week, we explored our sight. We looked carefully for creatures around the bug hotel, in the forest school, using language such as big, long and slimy.

We then explored our taste, smell and touch during circle times. We discussed how objects tasted, smelt and felt, taking turns to listen to everyones opinions. 

Baptism in Reception, by Miss Howells

Date: 20th Oct 2017 @ 10:11am

In Reception we have been learning about Baptism. We have discussed why we are baptised and what happens on this special day. Some children brought in clothing and items from their own special day to share with their friends. To understand what happens during a baptism we visited our local church, St Margaret Mary. We looked at the font which holds the holy water that the priest uses during baptism and said a prayer before returning back to school. 

Harvest in Reception, by Miss Howells

Date: 20th Oct 2017 @ 9:57am

This half term in Reception we have been discussing the festival of Harvest. To celebrate Harvest, we have explored different fresh fruit and vegetables and then placed them on our alters for all to share. We decided that it would be a fun activity to also make hedgehog bread, molding them using our hands and using scissors to add detail by snipping spikes on their backs.