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Apr
EYFS
04
Apr
What’s happening in Reception – Week 6
To finish off our RE unit in Reception, we answered our big question: 'What is so special about Easter?' The children used visuals to help them retell key events from the story and discuss the importance of symbols like the cross and the stone tomb. We...
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EYFS / News 04.04.2025 / Newsletter / Parents / Reception / Religious Education / Uncategorised
04
Apr
What’s happening in Nursery – Week 6
In Nursery this week, the children loved creating The Very Hungry Caterpillar necklaces. They worked on their fine motor skills, whilst using the push and pull threading technique to thread green pasta and red circles onto a piece of string. Children practiced repeating patterns and...
28
Mar
What’s happening in Reception – Week 5
In RE this half term, Reception have been learning about the Easter story and talking about why Easter is such an important celebration for Christians. We learned all about the importance of the stone tomb - this is the place where Jesus' body was kept after...
28
Mar
What’s happening in Nursery – Week 5
In Nursery over the last couple weeks, we have been learning all about caterpillars! The children have been exploring the four stages of the life cycle of a butterfly, creating wonderful art work and have been investigating the changes of the caterpillars we have in...
21
Mar
What’s happening in Reception – Week 4
This week in Reception, we have continued to immerse ourselves in our new literacy text - The Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis. We have been exploring the kind of habitat that Bog Baby was found in and thinking about what other wildlife might like to...
21
Mar
What’s happening in Nursery – Week 4
This week in maths, Nursery focused on identifying and exploring 2D shapes. Linked to our new literacy core text 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar', children used a range of 2D shapes to recreate the caterpillar. They used circles for the face, eyes and body and rectangles...
20
Mar
Fundraising To Further Enhance Our Playgrounds
Fundraising To Further Enhance Our Playgrounds At St John and St James CofE Primary School, we are looking to improve the quality of play in our playgrounds by creating richer, more engaging, and inclusive outdoor plat experiences. We are now looking to install larger more permanent structures...
14
Mar
What’s happening in Reception – Week 3
To celebrate British Science Week, Reception have been investigating how humans can use light to help them stay safe. The children began by discussing the different things that they could do to keep themselves safe in a dark space, like on a winters night. Then...
14
Mar
What’s happening in Nursery – Week 3
Last Friday, Nursery class saw the arrival of some very special visitors...