NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

We had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day with a very successful Stay and Play session. The children were thrilled to welcome their families into school and proudly showed them all the things they enjoy playing with each day. It was lovely to see everyone exploring the activities together, sharing stories, and joining in with the fun. The children really enjoyed having the chance to play alongside their grown‑ups and talk about their favourite toys and games. Thank y

This week brought some very exciting news to nursery — our caterpillars have arrived! The children were full of curiosity as they gathered round to take a closer look. They were fascinated by their tiny movements and enjoyed talking about what they could see. We can’t wait to watch them grow and change over the next few weeks. The children are already asking lots of questions, and we’re looking forward to learning more together about the life cycle of a caterpillar.

What perfect timing! As we’ve been learning all about winter weather and the clothes we need to keep warm, the real winter chill arrived – and even brought snow! The children were thrilled to explore the snowy outdoors. They felt the crunch under their boots, noticed how cold the snow was, and shared brilliant ideas about why we wear coats, hats, scarves, and gloves in winter. Back inside, the creativity continued as the children made their own beautiful snow-themed pictures.

Our Early Years children were amazing in their Nativity! Each one sang, acted, and shared their lines with confidence and joy. We are so proud of their hard work and teamwork in creating such a special celebration.

This week we explored circles and triangles through the inspiring work of artist Wassily Kandinsky. The children loved creating their own Kandinsky-style art using loose parts and even experimented with 3D art. It was fantastic to see them noticing shapes in their designs and talking about how circles and triangles can make beautiful patterns.

This week, our Reception children have been busy exploring the world of materials! From wood to metal, fabric to bricks, we’ve been learning all about the different materials that make up the world around us. To kick off our learning, the children went on a material hunt around school. They spotted wooden tables, metal gates, plastic pots fabric cushions, and even brick walls! Back in the classroom, we had lots of fun sorting materials into groups. In our art area, the childr

This week, our Reception children have been busy celebrating Harvest through lots of exciting activities! We explored a variety of vegetables, looking closely at their shapes, colours, and sizes. The children enjoyed weighing them and then used their observations to create beautiful paintings, thinking carefully about colour and detail. We also made our very own Harvest Crowns — they looked fantastic and the children wore them with pride! One of the most exciting parts of the

This week, our Reception children truly impressed us with their phonics skills and lovely writing! As part of our autumn theme, the children explored seasonal objects like leaves, conkers, and pinecones, and used their phonics knowledge to identify and record the initial sounds of each one. It was wonderful to see them confidently writing sounds like l for leaf  and c for conker . We’ve also been working hard on: Pencil grip Pressure control  Letter formation  We are so proud

Reception had a brilliant first visit to the Lighthouse Project  in Byker! They enjoyed a fun PE lesson, showing great energy and...