As part of their ‘Switched on Science’ learning Pearl Class have been exploring materials. We found a treasure map in a bottle and talked about the directions that were indicated on the map. It led…
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Nursery are rowing their boats
Nursery have had an exciting week discovering more adventures under the sea. The children came in on Monday to discover a couple of sparkly fish tails in their classroom! Some of them suggested they might…
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Year 2 have had a great first week back after a well-deserved 2 week Easter break! In Maths, the children explored the concept of time. They started off by focusing on o’clock and half part…
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Wow what a busy term in Year One! The children have worked so incredibly hard this term. Within our English Unit, students explored the story of Hermelin, a small mouse that helps his neighbours find…
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Having used manipulatives to explore fractions last week, the Year 2 children have now moved on to calculating fractions of amounts by drawing diagrams in their books. The children started off the week by looking…
Read MoreNursery: Growing Galore
There has been a lot of growing going on in Pearl Class! Our bean plants have simply shot up – just like those in our stories – and some are really tall now! The children…
Read MoreYear 2: Searching for minibeasts and exploring fractions
As part of British Science Week 2024, the children in Year 2 learned about habitats, microhabitats and how they change over time. ‘Time’ is this year’s theme and pupils were able to confidently talk about…
Read MoreNursery: New Lunar Year and New Arrivals!
Nursery did a wonderful job of settling back in after the half term break, and have already been discussing their new theme: ‘Growing up!’ We had lots of fun looking after our babies in…
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Nursery spent the final week of their ‘Animal Fun’ theme learning about bears. We read our key text, ‘Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?’ and enjoyed retelling it with masks and binoculars to…
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This week, St Joseph’s was extended the fantastic opportunity to participate in Douglas Buchanan’s Maths Challenge. Born and educated in Zimbabwe, Douglas Buchanan taught for seven years there before arriving in England in 1981. Buchanan…
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