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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...

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?

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...

School trip to Old Moor

School trip to Old Moor

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...

Forest schools

Forest schools

The children thoroughly enjoyed their forest school sessions. They took part in lots of different activities including: making magic potions using water from the stream and items found in the woodland, developing physical skills through climbing and manoeuvring...

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...

Stocksbridge Library

Stocksbridge Library

We really enjoyed a trip to Stocksbridge Library. During our visit, we listened to the story 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' for our 'why do spiders eat flies?' topic. After the story, we thoroughly enjoyed looking around the library and we used our library cards to...

Story teller

Story teller

The children in Reception 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 grown-ups into...

Science Workshop May 2024

Science Workshop 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...

“Save or Spend” May 2024

“Save or Spend” May 2024

Last half-term, children in Key Stage 1 took part in 'Save or Spend' whereby classes earnt money by working towards their targets. Year 1's target was to do good sitting and good listening. The children got a lot better at their targets throughout the course of the...

“Save or Spend” May 2024

“Save or Spend” May 2024

The children in Year 2 have worked really hard so far this year and staff thought the children deserved a treat. As part of save or spend, the children focused on doing good listening, lining up and demonstrating good learning behaviours throughout school. The...

“Why do spiders eat flies?”

“Why do spiders eat flies?”

This half term Nursery has been focusing on the topic 'Why do spiders eat flies?'. We have learnt all about minibeasts and their habitats and plants. We have all really enjoyed planting our own sunflowers, making sure we gave them enough water and putting them...

“Why do spiders eat flies?”

“Why do spiders eat flies?”

Well, what a busy start to our term! Our topic is called 'Why do spiders eat flies?' . So far in our topic we have spoken about all the different minibeasts we might find in our gardens, we then enjoyed going outdoors and exploring the Foundation Stage yard to see...

“Why do spiders eat flies?”

“Why do spiders eat flies?”

The children in class 2 have had a busy start to this half-term!  Our topic is 'why do spiders eat flies?' and we have been learning all about different minibeasts.  We have painted repeating pattern caterpillars, made symmetrical patterns on butterfly wings and...

Ladybirds – Class 8 May 2024

Ladybirds – Class 8 May 2024

This half term, class 8 children have been learning about mono printing and using clay in Art. Year 1 children have created ladybirds. They had to think carefully about how they rolled out the legs and attached them to the body using water. The Year 2 children created...

“Enchanted Woodland”

“Enchanted Woodland”

This half term, children in Class 9 have been learning about plants in Science. The children know that in order to survive, plants need light, water and heat. For one of our lessons, we used magnifying glasses to identify the different parts of a dandelion plant such...