We began this week by learning about Remembrance Day and talking about why we remember people with poppies. This week was also the start of our new Religion topic ‘Advent to Christmas’ and as we…
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A mystery visitor in Little Gems
This week in Little Gems we had a terrible shock to discover that their classroom had been trampled by a muddy creature with big feet. This led to much speculation and investigation when children took…
Read MoreCelebrating Black History Month
This week in Little Gems we have been celebrating Black History Month. The children completed a range of creative activities to celebrate. First the children created African necklaces using paper plates which they decorated with…
Read MoreWorld Book Day 2019
World Book Day at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Highgate was celebrated in style on Thursday 7th March with both children and teachers coming to school in wonderful book character costumes. To encourage imagination and the…
Read MoreWe all love pancakes.
This week in the Little Gem Class we celebrated Shrove Tuesday by making our own pancakes and choosing our toppings. We joined our whole school pancake race and the little gems ran with their buddies…
Read MoreLittle gems get reading
This week in the Little Gems we have been celebrating our love of books with lots of reading. Popular titles include the Elmer series, Little red riding hood and the Gingerbread man. Children have…
Read MoreLittle gems practice their motor skills
This week we have continued the theme of minibeasts in line with their interests but this week we had a focus on counting. The Little Gems had to use their fine motor skills to attach…
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This week the little Gems have been getting creepy and crawly and mad about minibeasts. There was huge interest in the book ‘Spider Sandwiches’ so this week we have made our own. They were so…
Read MoreLittle Gems get stuck in
Little Gems spent some time exploring their other classroom and are creating some amazing work. This week they thought a lot about their relationship to God and where they see God or feel his spirit;…
Read MoreWelcome back and Hello
This week we welcomed back our little gems after Christmas and said a warm hello to six new little gems who will now be part of our class. It was great to hear everybody’s news…
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