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Our Topic this half term is 'Memory Box'. In their History lessons, Class 9 have been exploring Victorian toys. They looked at how toys have changed from past to present and learnt the names of some key Victorian toys such as the Diabolo and the Cup and Ball. The...

This half term's topic is based around the theme 'What is a shadow?'. The children in the 2 year provision have enjoyed exploring the different areas of the room including drawing using charcoal to create a shadow picture distinguishing the different marks they make....

Our theme for arts week in the 2-year provision was based on the story ‘The Owl Babies’.  The children have really enjoyed doing the various activities around this theme. They have enjoyed using a variety of resources such as felt, buttons, feathers, paper, material...

The children in Reception have had a brilliant arts week where they based all of their art activities on the story 'The Foggy Foggy Forest'.  Throughout the fortnight, the children have used different media and materials to create lots of fantastic artwork.  The...

Class 7 focused on the environment 'At the Beach' for Arts Week. We have looked at the different animals that you might find when you're on the beach and we have also identified different structures and objects you might spot there too! We also learned a range of...

In Class 9, our focus for Arts Week has been Under the Sea! We have learnt many interesting facts about the animals which live under the sea and how they survive! On the first day, we created an ocean waves painting using sponges, paint brushes and our finger tips. We...

On 2nd November, Class 9 visited the Victorian Classroom in Barnsley. Miss Sharp met us off the coach and we were quickly transported back in time to 1883! We had to dress up – flat caps and waistcoats for the boys and mop caps and pinafores for the girls. In 1883...

Did you know? The Foundation Stage team at Royd Nursery Infant School hold the Charter Mark for Quality Award provided by the Sheffield Local Authority. In order to achieve the award Royd Nursery Infant School had to complete audits on the provision, underpinned by...

On 30th October, Class 7 visited the Victorian Classroom in Barnsley. Miss Sharp met us off the coach and we were quickly transported back in time to 1883! We had to dress up – flat caps and waistcoats for the boys and mop caps and pinafores for the girls. In 1883...

On Wednesday 18th September, Year 1 and 2 were invited to participate in a fun run challenge over at Deepcar St John's. We started off with an aerobics warm up before beginning the fun run. The children were encouraged to run, jog, skip and walk whilst counting how...

Did you know? Royd Nursery Infant School holds the Artsmark Gold Award! The Artsmark is a nationally recognised award and celebrates excellence in delivering culture and creativity across the whole curriculum. The Artsmark sets out quality principles for schools to...

Did you know? Royd Nursery Infant School holds the Eco-Schools Green Flag with Distinction Award? The Eco-Schools Green Flag is an internationally recognised award and celebrates excellence in environmental action and learning. Our Eco project empowers and motivates...

The children’s topic this half term is ‘Bounce’. As part of topic lessons, class 7 children have been doing Design and Technology lessons. After learning about the food groups, children designed their own pizzas, selecting their own healthy toppings. In the following...

We are so proud of all the children in Reception. They have settled really well and are already starting to adapt to their new routines. The children have enjoyed exploring their new surroundings, engaging, with their peers, in the exciting provision activities that...

This half term's topic is based around the theme 'Bounce'. The children in class 8 have been exploring on Purple Mash in Computing to create their own music. Children began the lesson by learning about staying safe on devices at home and in school and we discussed the...

The children in class 2 have had a fantastic time painting their self-portraits. All of the children have taken lots of care and paid attention to detail when creating their self-portraits. We looked in the mirror to see what colour our skin, hair and eyes are and...

In our 2-year provision over the last couple of weeks we began doing activities around our theme ‘Why do you love me so much! This is a lovely topic as it’s around ‘All about me’. Our adult led craft was around doing self-portraits. They really enjoyed looking at...

It has been lovely 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 our provision areas, some for the first time. The theme has been around the story "Guess How...

A huge congratulations to the children that took part in the “Summer Reading Challenge”. For more information about what the children had to do in order to achieve receiving their certificate and medal please visit: https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ Reading has a...

People across the country and the Commonwealth celebrated the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla over a weekend of special events on 6 – 8th May 2023. The Coronation is centred around a solemn religious ceremony and has remained largely...

Last academic year Royd Nursery Infant School were absolutely honoured to host a special assembly for Jackie to celebrate her being awarded a British Empire Medal. Jackie shared with the children her letter from King Charles III and the newspaper article that reported...

As staff we would like to give all parents / carers and children a warm welcome back. We hope that you had a fantastic summer. We are honoured to serve you as a community and it is a privilege to have your child(ren) attend Royd Nursery Infant School. All staff...