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22 October 2025

A busy morning in Reception.

It may be a rainy day but we are always busy in reception!

 

 

 

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21 October 2025

Harvest Time in Early Years

This morning our Nursery and Reception children came together for a beautiful Harvest Assembly.  It was also a chance to thank God for our wonderful world, God’s creation, linking in with our ‘Creation and Covenant’ branch of learning in RE.  We retold the creation story from Genesis.  The…

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20 October 2025

Diwali

This morning we have been learning about Diwali or the ‘Festival of Lights’ The children were very interested to hear how this is celebrated and we are going to be making our very own diva pots in class.  

 

 

 

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17 October 2025

Spring Bulb Planting

After a big garden clear up in Nursery A this week, we have been busy planting some Spring bulbs.  

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15 October 2025

Hedgehog Bread in Nursery A

The children made hedgehog bread rolls in nursery today.  They used skills of mixing, kneading, rolling and cutting.  They observed the dough rising and baking.  Nursery smelt amazing!  We hope our families enjoy the bread.  

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14 October 2025

Happy birthday little one!

This week in Nursery A we were lucky enough to receive a donation of a new high chair and doll.  The children pulled the high chair up to the table and decided that it was the little one’s birthday.  We found a cake and promptly began singing ‘Happy Birthday’.  The children then decided to write…

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13 October 2025

Technology in action

This is what technology looks like in Early Years - how things work. Today the children loved using a hand drill to make holes in our wood slices.  Thank you to Mr Seddon (Mrs Seddon’s husband) for preparing all these logs for us.  One child told another member of staff, “We used a real-life hand…

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3 October 2025

God’s Beautiful Creation

Building upon our knowledge of the Bible being a special book, we listened to the first story in the Bible and then heard it retold us in our golden box.  The children were mesmerised by the light for light and dark and understood that the cloths represented the sea and land.  We learned that God…

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3 October 2025

Baking Cookies in Nursery B

This week the children baked cookies together. We talked about the different ingredients and followed the instructions to make delicious chocolate chip cookies. We used scales to measure the ingredients and mixed and stirred using wooden spoons and whisks. The children then used their hands to…

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3 October 2025

Developing our Woodland Area

This week the children in Nursery have been helping to develop our woodland area.  We had a generous donation of logs, so we used our strong muscles to move them into position to create a circle. During our time in the woods we are building our resilience and confidence by taking risks and…

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1 October 2025

Showing our Love and Care

In Nursery A we have been demonstrating our love and care through role play.  We have been caring for our ‘babies’ by making sure they are fed, clothed and well looked after.  We have names for our dolls so that they are treated with dignity and respect.  We talk about why we need to look after…

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1 October 2025

Andy Goldsworthy Inspired Natural Art

We have been inspired to make some art with nature by finding out about the work of artist and sculptor Andy Goldsworthy.  After collecting Autumn treasures at home, we have used these to create.  We have made faces, patterns and even our own trees.  We have been developing our vocabulary around…

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