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‘Why do Leaves go Crispy?’

‘Why do Leaves go Crispy?’

Reception's topic this half term is called 'Why do Leaves go Crispy?' The children have really immersed themselves into the learning that has taken place, both indoors and out. We have used our observational skills to look at the changes in our environment and the...

Warwick Castle Nov 2024

Warwick Castle Nov 2024

The Year 1 and year 2 children have been learning all about castles this half term. The children therefore thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Warwick Castle this week where they could experience a life in a castle first-hand. We climbed up some spiral steps to get a...

Warwick Castle Nov 2024

Warwick Castle Nov 2024

The Year 1 and year 2 children have been learning all about castles this half term. The children therefore thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Warwick Castle this week where they could experience a life in a castle first-hand. We climbed up some spiral steps to get a...

Warwick Castle Nov 2024

Warwick Castle Nov 2024

The Year 1 and year 2 children have been learning all about castles this half term. The children therefore thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Warwick Castle this week where they could experience a life in a castle first-hand. We climbed up some spiral steps to get a...

Healthy Teeth

Healthy Teeth

At Royd we teach the children all about the importance of having healthy teeth. We start this learning with our youngest children in school, as we know and understand the benefits of looking after our teeth and this starts by looking after our baby teeth. Some of the...

Healthy Teeth

Healthy Teeth

At Royd we teach the children all about the importance of having healthy teeth. We start this learning with our youngest children in school, as we know and understand the benefits of looking after our teeth and this starts by looking after our baby teeth. Some of the...

The importance of crossing the road safely!

The importance of crossing the road safely!

As we all know Jackie does a fabulous job of keeping our children safe when crossing the road. As part of an assembly Jackie delivered a workshop to our children to discuss the importance of crossing the road safely. There were a number of children that commented that...

“Muck, Mess and Mixtures”

“Muck, Mess and Mixtures”

This half term's topic is based around the theme ‘Muck, Mess and Mixtures’. The children in class 9 have started their Computing work- as you can see from their faces they have thoroughly enjoyed the interactivity of these lessons! Their focus has been around using...

“Why do you love me so much?”

“Why do you love me so much?”

This half terms topic is ‘Why do you love me so much?’ The children in Rainbow room have been thinking about themselves and their families. We have been making marks to represent ourselves and our family members using crayons and paints .We have also been looking...

“Goldilocks and The Three Bears”

“Goldilocks and The Three Bears”

This half-term, class 8 have been learning all about the traditional tale; Goldilocks and The Three Bears. Last week, the children had lots of fun creating their own bowls of healthy porridge for Goldilocks! The children learnt about the importance of hygiene and...

“Muck, Mess and Mixtures”

“Muck, Mess and Mixtures”

This half term's topic is based around the theme ‘Muck, Mess and Mixtures’. The children in class 7 have started their Science work and their focus is around materials and their properties. The year 1 and year 2 children have learnt about a range of materials and they...

“Why do you love me so much?”

“Why do you love me so much?”

The children have had a fantastic start to the year and they have all settled into their new routines really well. The children have continued to develop friendships, old and new, and have enjoyed sharing lots of fun experiences together. We are so proud of all our...

“Why do you love me so much?”

“Why do you love me so much?”

The children have had a fantastic start to the year and they have all  settled into their new routines really well. The children have continued to develop friendships, old and new, and have enjoyed sharing lots of fun experiences together. We are so proud of all our...

“Why do you love me so much?”

“Why do you love me so much?”

It has been love to welcome back our children into Nursery and welcome our new children that have joined us. Over the past couple of weeks, the children have been exploring provision areas and learning our routines. This half term we have been focusing on our topic...

Creature Ark

Creature Ark

On Wednesday 3rd July, Nursery had a very special visitor! Mags from Creature Ark came in with her fabulous animals. We were lucky enough to have encounters with Monty the python, Timotina the tortoise, Matilda the giant african land snail, Blue the Lizard and...

“Which is the biggest Dinosaur?”

“Which is the biggest Dinosaur?”

This half term in the 2-year provision our topic has been ‘Which is the biggest dinosaur?' The children have enjoyed accessing various activities around our provision such as, using different dinosaurs to put in order of size and matching the dinosaurs on our dinosaur...

Wonderdome Planetarium Visit!

Wonderdome Planetarium Visit!

As part of this half-term’s topic ‘Moon Zoom’, we invited Wonderdome Planetarium to visit and bring an exciting multimedia exploration of the solar system. The children loved learning about the planets and their surroundings. They especially enjoyed discovering about...

“Moon Zoom”

“Moon Zoom”

This half term, class 8 children have completed an investigation titled 'Which straw makes the rocket travel the furthest?'. As a class, we have discussed what an investigation is and used technical vocabulary such as 'variables'. It was important that we understood...

“Moon Zoom”

“Moon Zoom”

Our topic this half term is Moon Zoom and the children in class 7 collected data as part of their Geography learning. We sat outside school patiently waiting and observing cars that came passed to see which colour was the most popular. We recorded our findings in a...

“Moon Zoom”

“Moon Zoom”

This half-term's topic is 'Moon Zoom'. As part of Design and Technology this half-term, children in Class 9 have been learning how to sew using a simple running stitch. The children have learnt some key vocabulary along the way such as ‘thread’ and ‘stitch’. Their...

Science Day May 2024

Science Day May 2024

On Friday 17th May, parents/carers of children in Year 1 and Year 2 were invited into school for a fun-filled Science afternoon! The children completed a range of activities such as building towers using spaghetti and marshmallows, making lava lamps and creating rain...

“The Enormous Turnip”!

“The Enormous Turnip”!

The children in 2 year provision enjoyed a visit from a storyteller. The children really enjoyed the session where stories were told through music, actions and singing. We took part in various stories but our favourite was ‘The Enormous Turnip’! We invited our...

“Which is the biggest dinosaur?”

“Which is the biggest dinosaur?”

During our 'which is the biggest dinosaur?' topic, the children have been learning all about dinosaurs! We have been naming them and describing them using vocabulary such as gigantic, sharp and rough scales. We have enjoyed using duplo blocks to print scales onto...

Which is the biggest dinosaur?

Which is the biggest dinosaur?

We have had a 'roarsome' start to our new topic; 'Which is the biggest dinosaur?' The children have enjoyed finding out about all the different dinosaurs and having a go at pronouncing their names. They have also enjoyed making their own representations of the...

Stay & Play June 2024

Stay & Play June 2024

The 2 year provision hosted two stay and play sessions last week for parents and carers to attend with their children. The children had a fabulous time and enjoyed a range of activities linked to our topic "Which is the biggest dinosaur?" There were engaging...

Stay & Play June 2024

Stay & Play June 2024

Nursery hosted two stay and play sessions last week for parents and carers to attend with their children. The children had a fabulous time and enjoyed a range of activities linked to our topic "Which is the biggest dinosaur?" There were engaging activities linked to...

RSPB Old Moor Trip May 2024

RSPB Old Moor Trip May 2024

The children thoroughly enjoyed their trip to RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley. This half-term’s topic is ‘why do spiders eat flies?’ where the children have been learning all about minibeasts! During their trip, the children had a brilliant time pond-dipping where they...