This week, we’ve been on an exciting journey into space! We read two wonderful books: Whatever Next  and Look Up , which sparked our curiosity about the universe. We also learned about Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel into space. We talked about what it’s like to be an astronaut. Using our imagination, we became astronauts ourselves—just like Mae Jemison and Baby Bear from Whatever Next ! We even blasted off into space and had a picnic on the moon. We u

This week, Reception have been exploring the wonders of Autumn through the story Pumpkin Soup . The children were captivated by the tale and inspired to dive deeper into all things pumpkin! We’ve had a fantastic time: Weighing pumpkins and comparing their sizes. Scooping out seeds to discover what’s inside. Using our senses to explore the textures and smells. Our creativity was sparked by the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Inspired by her iconic dot patterns, the child

As part of our Catholic Social teaching, we focused on taking action to nurture God's creatures by raising awareness about animal protection.  To mark World Animal Day, we read the story Somebody Swallowed Stanley , which helped us understand the dangers plastic pollution poses to sea creatures like turtles. The children shared thoughtful ideas about how we can help, such as always putting litter in the bin and recycling our rubbish to keep our oceans clean. We also explored

Reception had a wonderful time exploring Scotswood Nature Garden as part of our learning around the story Stick Man by Julia Donaldson....

Our Reception children have been learning about the famous abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky . His vibrant and expressive artwork sparked...

In Reception class we read the story of the ‘Little Red Hen’. We decided to work together to bake our own bread. It was delicious!

In Reception we have been learning about Africa. We found out about homes and animals that live in Africa. We also looked at a range of...

This afternoon we gathered to perform music together after the rain prevented us from performing for parents outside. We had a fabulous...

In Early Years we have been learning all about minibeasts. We had Animal Antics come to visit us in school. We were very brave and held a...

In Early Years we had very special visitors… Two Owls called Bracken and Jesse. We found out interesting Owl facts and got to stroke the...

Early Years went to visit the Prayer Garden for prayers and quiet reflection time. We saw someone very precious in our box… it was us! We...

In Reception class the children used a range of natural Autumn objects to count, sort and use in repeating patterns.