This week the Reception children have been amazing! They have been very focused and have worked really hard during our first phonics lessons of the year! We have been so impressed with their letter formation…
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BusyThings is offering free resources this summer for ALL new starters. BusyThings is offering your new starters FREE access to 100s of fun learning activities this summer to help you give your new intake the…
Read MoreYear 3: Danny Evans Visit
St Joseph’s was lucky enough to meet and work with an athlete who has represented England both nationally and internationally playing basketball, Danny Evans. What particularly struck the children was how much Danny had to…
Read MorePearl Class: sporting champions and summer learning
Pearl Class have clearly developed some amazing physical skills throughout the year. On Tuesday we had a wonderful opportunity to showcase our sporting talent, when we all participated in our very own Sports Day. This…
Read MoreNursery: A Taste of India
Nursery: A taste of India. Pearl Class have been continuing their ‘Taste of the World’ adventures, and our focus this week has been India. On Monday Father George was invited to talk to us. As…
Read MoreAfrican Surprises in Nursery
The children arrived on Monday to find a basket of very exotic-looking fruit. They discovered that the fruit came from Africa, and belonged to Handa from our story, ‘Handa’s Surprise’. We investigated the fruit by…
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This week Reception have started their new theme ‘Imagine’. They listened to the story Stanley’s Stick before going for a walk in the woodlands to collect their own stick. They then used any creative resources…
Read MoreNursery’s New Theme
Pearl Class started their final summer term with an exciting new theme : ‘A Taste of the World’. We arrived in our class on Monday to find a huge inflatable ball which we learnt was…
Read MorePearl’s Nursery Rhyme Concert
Nursery have had a busy week learning their songs for their nursery rhyme concert. Some of us painted some pictures of the rhymes to decorate the hall. We practised some old traditional favourites such as…
Read MoreYear One: Adjectives and Arrays!
This week in Year One we have been working extremely hard in our Maths and English lessons! In maths, we have been exploring using arrays when we are multiplying numbers and finding the answers to…
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