Nursery started this half term with a brand-new theme. The biggest clue was the exciting discovery of some enormous footprints in our classrooms. We set about investigating them, and after some discussion we decided that…
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Pre-Nursery- Our New Theme
This week in Pre-Nursery we have begun our new theme ‘Night and Day.’ The children learnt all about fireworks this week and created their own firework pictures using different coloured paints. The children have enjoyed…
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This week in Pre-Nursery we have been learning all about how Jesus and God love us. We learnt that it is important to be kind and caring just like Jesus. We have also been enjoying…
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This week we have been reading the book ‘Pumpkin soup’ and learning all about Autumn. We have been exploring lots of different types of squashes, using describing words to talk about how they look and…
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This week in Pre-Nursery we have been busy exploring and learning. We had lots of fun playing in the leaves, looking at signs of Autumn and learning about God’s creation for Religion. The children learnt…
Read MoreReception: Welcome Liturgy
This week we held our Reception Welcome Liturgy to welcome all the children into the St Joseph’s family. Father George joined us to lead this special service. Each child decorated a fish to place next…
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This week Nursery engaged wonderfully with their first traditional tale of the year: ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’, We practised retelling it, and used blocks and instruments to accompany the different parts of the…
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This week in Pre-Nursery we have been learning all about different homes that people live in. The children used a variety of colours to paint a box of their choice and once they were dry…
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This week in Pre-Nursery we have been super busy doing lots of fun learning. The children created their own artwork using dinosaurs, by putting the feet in paint and then printing them on paper. We…
Read MoreReception: Mr Big’s Big Adventure!
Literacy: This week Reception had a very big visitor – Mr Big. He came into our classrooms and made a VERY BIG mess, we decided to make a trap to try and catch him. He…
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