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Final assembly
What a lovely assembly for my retirement! I loved the kind messages and beautiful presents and cards from the children.
Author Archives: Mrs K. McWeeny
Sports Day
The children enjoyed their Sports Activities on Monday. It was very hot so ice lollies in the Outdoor Area were well received! More photos to follow! Continue Reading
Releasing the butterflies
We have been fascinated watching the caterpillars grow and change into cocoons but the most exciting bit has been to watch them hatch into butterflies. Today – we had to let our beautiful painted ladies go and spread their wings in the Outdoor Area. Fly butterflies Fly! Continue Reading
The Caterpillars have arrived!
Great excitement in Reception today as we received a box full of teeny tiny and very wriggly caterpillars! The children carefully transferred the small and delicate creatures into individual pots that contain special caterpillar food. The children were fascinated in watching them as they wriggled and climbed around their pots. Continue Reading
Circus skills
The children in Reception enjoyed watching a Circus show with Paul form Circus Central and even had a go at doing some plate spinning! Paul will be coming again over the next few weeks to show us more circus skills. Megan from Seven Stories is reading Circus stories to us too. Such fun! Continue Reading
Fruit Salad
The children in Reception have been reading a story called ‘Oliver’s Fruit Salad’. We decided to use some of the fruits in the story to make our own fruit salad. At one point in the story Oliver tries to balance a pineapple on his head! We tried to do it too – but it is… Continue Reading
Finding out about the Holy Spirit
The children in Reception have been hearing about how Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to guide and support us. They heard the story of how the apostles experienced the Holy Spirit as a rushing wind. They found out about the power of the wind out in our Outdoor Area as they blew bubbles and made… Continue Reading
Seven Stories
It has been delightful to welcome Megan from Seven Stories back into school. We had enjoyed stories from Megan via Zoom before and immediately after lockdown – but having her back in school has made the sessions even more exciting. Thank you Megan and Seven Stories for this fabulous opportunity. Continue Reading
Celebrating!
This week the children in Reception and KS1 have been finding out about and celebrating different festivals. They made Chinese dragons, found out how to do Chinese writing, and tried to eat some Chinese food with chopsticks to celebrate Chinese New Year. The children also enjoyed making hearts for Valentines day. Continue Reading
Nursery at work and play
The Nursery children have been busy thinking about different celebrations that will happen over the next few days – Pancake day; Valentines day and Chinese New Year. They also thought about how they can show love to others – they came up with some great ideas: smiling; helping others; drawing pictures to cheer people… Continue Reading
