--- title: "Blog" url: "https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/index/tag:nursery/page:2" school: "English Martyrs Catholic Primary School (Litherland)" --- # Blog [![Image of Halloween Crazy Hair Day in Nursery A](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1445(2).jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-23-13-46-halloween-crazy-hair-day-in-nursery-a) 23 October 2026 #### [Halloween Crazy Hair Day in Nursery A](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-23-13-46-halloween-crazy-hair-day-in-nursery-a) The children have loved looking at themselves in the mirrors to see their crazy hair! [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-23-13-46-halloween-crazy-hair-day-in-nursery-a) [![Image of Halloween Crazy Hair Day in Nursery](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0259(3).jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-23-10-28-halloween-crazy-hair-day-in-nursery) 23 October 2026 #### [Halloween Crazy Hair Day in Nursery](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-23-10-28-halloween-crazy-hair-day-in-nursery) The children have had lots of fun today with their spooky hair styles. Thank you to our PTA for organising. [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-23-10-28-halloween-crazy-hair-day-in-nursery) [![Image of Seasonal learning through play in Nursery A](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1356.jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-20-16-51-seasonal-learning-through-play-in-nursery-a) 20 October 2026 #### [Seasonal learning through play in Nursery A](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-20-16-51-seasonal-learning-through-play-in-nursery-a) Given the weather forecast for the rest of the week, we took advantage of the beautiful autumn sunshine yesterday and took our play to our forest school area. The children used their muscles to lift and carry pumpkins and explore cause and effect. We found a large number of ladybirds so we… [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-20-16-51-seasonal-learning-through-play-in-nursery-a) [![Image of Creating Homes in Nursery](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0173(1).jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-20-12-12-creating-homes-in-nursery) 20 October 2026 #### [Creating Homes in Nursery](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-20-12-12-creating-homes-in-nursery) In English we are reading ‘Home’ by Carson Ellis which is a wonderful book about different homes around the world. The children have enjoyed looking at the pictures and have used some of these to create their own homes. They have been describing their creations and sharing their images with… [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-20-12-12-creating-homes-in-nursery) [![Image of Autumn Outdoor Learning for Nursery A](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1226.jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-16-13-44-autumn-outdoor-learning-for-nursery-a) 16 October 2026 #### [Autumn Outdoor Learning for Nursery A](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-16-13-44-autumn-outdoor-learning-for-nursery-a) We have been taking advantage of the mild Autumn days to spend lots of time outdoors. The children have been exploring our forest school area, playing parachute games and using pumpkins as part of their play. They have been developing teamwork and working our physical gross motor skills… [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-16-13-44-autumn-outdoor-learning-for-nursery-a) [![Image of God’s Wonderful World](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1290.jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-16-13-08-god-s-wonderful-world) 16 October 2026 #### [God’s Wonderful World](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-16-13-08-god-s-wonderful-world) Over the past few weeks we have been learning about and experiencing God’s wonderful world in a variety of ways. We have draw God’s world on a big frieze, been on a walk to look at the beauty of God’s creation and have painted aspects of God’s world in small groups. We have been thinking about… [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-16-13-08-god-s-wonderful-world) [![Image of Thank You for the Harvest](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0105.jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-16-12-07-thank-you-for-the-harvest) 16 October 2026 #### [Thank You for the Harvest](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-16-12-07-thank-you-for-the-harvest) Nursery B have been learning about Harvest and thanking God for our wonderful world and everything in it. We have been talking about our farmers and the crops they grow. The children then continued their learning and set up vegetable patches and shops in Nursery where they could buy their fruits… [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-16-12-07-thank-you-for-the-harvest) [![Image of Magic in Nursery](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0081.jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-14-12-12-magic-in-nursery) 14 October 2026 #### [Magic in Nursery](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-14-12-12-magic-in-nursery) The children have been creating magic recipes and potions using pumpkins and other natural ingredients in our forest area. We have created our own pumpkin patch and have been learning about pumpkins describing their colour, shape and size. We also had lots of fun decorating our magician hats. … [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-14-12-12-magic-in-nursery) [![Image of Physical Development in Nursery](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9769.jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-08-16-37-physical-development-in-nursery) 8 October 2026 #### [Physical Development in Nursery](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-08-16-37-physical-development-in-nursery) Physical development is part of everything we do in nursery. Each day we are developing and strengthening our fine and gross motor skills through the different activities we do. We are mark-making, playing musical instruments, lifting and carrying, balancing and building as well as feeding… [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-08-16-37-physical-development-in-nursery) [![Image of Building in Nursery](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9716.jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-07-11-50-building-in-nursery) 7 October 2026 #### [Building in Nursery](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-07-11-50-building-in-nursery) This week in Maths the children are exploring shapes. They are building together and using their imaginations to create some wonderful houses, hotels, castles and towers. [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-07-11-50-building-in-nursery) [![Image of Exploring and building with shapes and objects](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1048.jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-06-17-20-exploring-and-building-with-shapes-and-objects) 6 October 2026 #### [Exploring and building with shapes and objects](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-06-17-20-exploring-and-building-with-shapes-and-objects) After reading the story ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy, some of the children chose to explore and build a rocket with the wooden blocks. They explored how to position the blocks in different ways using the language big, bigger, small, smaller. [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-06-17-20-exploring-and-building-with-shapes-and-objects) [![Image of Spoon Friends in Nursery A](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0943.jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-02-14-21-spoon-friends-in-nursery-a) 2 October 2026 #### [Spoon Friends in Nursery A](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-10-02-14-21-spoon-friends-in-nursery-a) As part of our introduction to nursery we have been creating some spoon friends, this is also a chance for the adults in nursery to have some one-to-one time with the children and we build relationships and connections. Look at our amazing creations. 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