Welcome to English Martyrs!
A massive welcome to all our nursery children who have been settling in this week. They have amazed us with their independence, smiles and friendship. We can’t wait to playful learning adventures together this year.
We began exploring our outdoor environment, sweeping up and playing with…
Making New Friends in Nursery B
The children enjoyed their nursery visits last week and are now settling in learning new routines and building friendships. They are exploring the different areas - building, painting, reading and playing together.
ADDvanced Solutions Newsletter Autumn 1
ADDvanced Solutions Community Network has released their Autumn 1 Programme, offering support to parents on a wide variety of subjects eg. supporting friendships, sleep difficulties, supporting organisational skills, Introduction to Autism and much more. The courses are held in a variety of…
Relaxing After a Busy Year in Nursery B
The children have played and worked hard all year in nursery and so today they were treated to a lovely relaxing foot spa whilst listening to calming music.
Making Caterpillar Salads in Nursery
This week we are reading ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. Today we made caterpillar salads using different fruits and vegetables. We talked about healthy foods and where our foods come from.
Caterpillar Finding in Nursery A
We have been reading The Very Hungry Caterpoilar today and learning about the life cycle of a butterfly, after the release of our very own butterflies in nursery last week. This afternoon there was great excitement when the children found a particularly large caterpillar in our nursery garden.…
Yoga Time in Nursery
The children took part in a mindfulness and yoga session this week. They listened brilliantly, relaxing and moving their bodies in different ways.
Nursery A Fire Engine Visit.
The children were so excited about a fire engine visiting our school this week. The children learned about firefighting and fire engines. Mrs Naisbett who normally teaches in Year 6 was in nursery and even had a chance to put on a fire fighters outfit! There were some very happy…
Firefighters Visit Nursery
What an exciting morning we have had in nursery! We are currently learning about ‘People Who Help Us’ and today our local Fire Station in Netherton came to visit us. The firefighters brought the engine and talked to the children about their important role and how they help to keep everyone safe.…
Bye, Bye Butterflies!
Over the past few weeks the children have been watching our caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies. We have talked about the four stages of the life cycle of a butterfly - the egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly. The children have really enjoyed observing the changes and today we had…
Nursery B Visit Formby Beach and Pinewoods
This morning the children went on a little adventure to Formby Beach and Pinewoods. They had a wonderful time exploring the outdoors and collecting shells, pebbles and pinecones. The strong winds only added more excitement to our trip. Well done children for your exemplary behaviour and for being…
Water between our fingers and sand between our toes!
This week’s warm weather has called for a variety of sand and water play in nursery. The children have enjoyed exchanging wellies for bare feet in the sand and have explored pouring, funnelling and spooning water both in indoor and outdoor water play. The children have been cooperating in much…