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KS1 Science Day May 2023
On Friday 26th May, children in Year 1 and Year 2 enjoyed a Science day! Children were encouraged to be inquisitive and ask lots of questions to solve investigations and problems. As part of the Science day, we researched endangered animals and created a fact file to...
Walk to School Week May 2023
As a certified 'Green Flag with Distinction' School at Royd, we are proud to promote healthy and eco-friendly living within our school environment and community. We have conducted several campaigns throughout the...
Reception celebrate the King’s Coronation May 2023
On Tuesday 9th May, children in Reception celebrated the King's Coronation by inviting parents/carers into school for Bingo. The children had bundles of fun playing Bingo with their grown up before tucking into some tasty treats that were fit for a king! [gallery...
2 Year Provision celebrate the King’s Coronation May 2023
Last week in our 2 year provision we celebrated the King's Coronation. We did various activities around this. We had a street party in the home corner which the children really enjoyed. With playdough we made buns with pom pom cherries. We made crowns with shiny...
Creature Ark May 2023
This week in our 2 year provision we had some very exciting visitors. The children were able to meet the different creatures including a corn snake called crunchy nut, a large snail called Matilda, Beatrix the hedgehog, Elsa the guinea pig, a tortoise and the...
Creature’s Ark
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Sheffield Children’s University Spring Bank Activities June 2023
The Sheffield Children's University Passport to Learning newsletter which includes details of activities happening across the city during the Spring Bank holidays is now available! It’s packed with fun activities happening during the half term holidays – from...
Stay and Play May
This week Nursery has once again loved to open its doors and welcome in parents and family to come along to the stay and play session. The children in Nursery always love to come and share with their grown ups our areas of learning. This week we have celebrated the...
Creature Ark Reception May 2023
The children in Reception have had a very exciting couple of days as they were visited by lots of different animals. As part of our curriculum we want our children to learn all about nature and living things...our visit from Creature Ark was a big hit; the children...
Whirlow Residential Group 2 (Hall) 2023
The Year 2 children had an amazing time on their residential to Whirlow Hall Farm. They all enjoyed the farm tour and all of the farm jobs including; feeding the animals, petting the animals and collecting eggs. They also enjoyed a walk through some fabulous...
Whirlow Residential Group 1 (Hall) 2023
The Year 2 children had an amazing time on their residential to Whirlow Hall Farm. They all enjoyed the farm tour and all of the farm jobs including; feeding the animals, petting the animals and collecting eggs. They also enjoyed a walk through some fabulous...
Whirlow Residential Group 1 (Barn) 2023
The Year 2 children had an amazing time on their residential to Whirlow Hall Farm. They all enjoyed the farm tour and all of the farm jobs including; feeding the animals, petting the animals and collecting eggs. They also enjoyed a walk through some fabulous...
96.5% and above Attendance March 2023
Well done children on achieving 96.5% attendance and punctuality in the Autumn term. Having high attendance has a vast amount of benefits. 78.7% of children that have 100% attendance go on to achieve 5+ GCSEs including English and Maths. Setting good attendance...
100% Attendance Awards March 2023
Well done children on achieving 100% attendance and punctuality in the Autumn term. Having high attendance has a vast amount of benefits. 78.7% of children that have 100% attendance go on to achieve 5+ GCSEs including English and Maths. Setting good attendance...
Extracurricular Club Activities. April 2023
Royd Nursery Infant School offers a range of extracurricular club activities. Extracurricular clubs give children a chance to learn, practice, and excel in activities. Attending extracurricular clubs regularly helps to grow their talent, explore their abilities, and...
Learn a new skill – April 2023!
On Tuesday 25th April, Key Stage 1 held a ‘learn a new skill’ afternoon and invited parents/carers in to share this experience. The children completed three 30 minute stations consisting of Archery, Team building and Mini first aiders. For Archery, children learnt...
Learn a new skill – April 2023!
On Tuesday 25th April, Key Stage 1 held a 'learn a new skill' afternoon and invited parents/carers in to share this experience. The children completed three 30 minute stations consisting of Archery, Team building and Mini first aiders. For Archery, children learnt...
Year 2 Geography walk
This half term, the Year 2s have been focussing on locating local landmarks as part of the Geography curriculum. We went on a walk in the sunshine around the local area, using our map to follow the correct route. We pointed out local landmarks, such as the golf club...
Science afternoon – March 2023!
On Friday 31st March, 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 bridges, marshmallow catapults, making gyrocopters, a magic milk experiment...
Science afternoon – March 2023!
On Friday 31st March, 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 bridges, marshmallow catapults, making gyrocopters, a magic milk experiment...
Science afternoon – March 2023!
On Friday 31st March, 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 bridges, marshmallow catapults, making gyrocopters, a magic milk experiment...
Forest Schools Reception 22 March 2023
The children completed their last Forest Schools session. As part of the session they enjoyed participating in running races so much that we decided to have more races today. They then made their very own woodland flags. The children used natural materials and mixed...
Nursery provision Spring 23
This term the children have explored the new topic 'How many colours are in the rainbow?'. The children have enjoyed exploring the use of colours in their play, using the computer to develop their mouse control, making collages and pictures of rainbows and working on...
Forest Schools Reception 8 March 2023
Children attended session three of Forest Schools and had the added bonus of doing the activities in the snow. The children are so confident at relaying how to stay safe in the woodlands. It has been brilliant to see the children’s confidence has grown in the space of...
World Book Day March 2023
We had a fabulous week in our 2 year provision last week for world book week. The story we focused on was one of the children's favourites, 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle. We read then acted out the story with the children every day, they enjoyed curling...
World book week
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World Book Day – Elmer
The children in FS2 had a fantastic World Book Day! The children came to school dressed up as their favourite characters from stories and in their comfy pyjamas! This year we focused on the book 'Elmer' by David McKee. We shared the story together and talked about...
World Book Day – Zog!
Year 1 and Year 2 have had a fabulous World Book Day! The children came in a variety of amazing costumes and were excited to show each other who they had come as! This year we focused on the book "Zog" by Julia Donaldson. After reading the story, we completed a...
Forest Schools Reception Wed 1 March 2023
As part of session two the children at forest schools recapped how to stay safe in the woodlands. In order to build the children’s confidence, they completed two activities from the previous week. They explored the woodlands and then found their name cards that were...
Forest Schools Reception Wed 22 Feb 2023
The children in Reception had a fantastic time at forest schools. They were taught how to stay safe in the woodlands and spot potential hazards. They also looked at staying within certain boundaries. The children were then given time to explore the woodlands and use...