Latest News/Events
Safety Week – Online Safety Jan 2023
The internet is a superb tool to use when used safely. However, if not used properly it can be extremely dangerous. As part of safety week a member of the Online Safety Team for Sheffield supported the school in delivering a talk to our pupils. Whilst we encourage...
Stay and Play – 24.01.2023
The children really enjoyed their stay and play where their relatives came into school to join in with different activities. The activities were based around the children's topic 'how does that building stay up?' and around the celebration of Chinese New Year....
Safety Week Nurse Jan 2023
As part of safety week a nurse visited Royd. Following on from the nurses visit we discussed with the children the importance of being able to dial 999 in the event of an emergency. Please spend time with your child showing them...
Safety Week – Crossing Jan 2023
As we all know Jackie does a fabulous job of keeping our children safe when crossing the road. As part of safety week Jackie came into school to deliver a workshop for our children. There were a number of children that commented that they cross further down and don't...
Safety Week – Fireman Jan 2023
Children at Royd are currently taking part in a 'safety week' where a range of people will be visiting school including the police, paramedics, lollipop lady and an online safety worker. This week a member of the fire service visited us. They told us that it was...
96.5% and above attendance for the Autumn Term 2022
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 for the Autumn Term 2022
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...
Jackie awarded a British Empire Medal for services to the community. Dec 2022
A huge congratulations to Jacqueline (Jackie) on being awarded a British Empire Medal for services to the community. We are very proud of your achievements Jackie! The Star reported “Also recognised by King Charles III in his first New Year’s Honours since ascending...
Christmas Cards for Belmont House Dec 2022
In Autumn 2 the children in Key Stage 1 have learnt all about 'Incarnation: the birth of Jesus” as part of Religious Education. They have explored the religion Christianity and learnt about the meaning behind Christmas. The children know that Christians believe...
Rock Steady Concert Dec 2022
On Thursday 15th December, some children participated in a 'Rock Steady' concert. The children have been rehearsing weekly and performed as part of a band. Within the band the children had the opportunity to either play the drums, guitar, keyboard or they took on the...
Christmas Play Foundation Stage Dec 2022
We are incredibly proud of all our Nursery and Reception children! The children have worked so hard over the past few weeks to prepare for their 'Nativity for Little Ones' and what a performance they delivered! We had confident speakers, superb actors and beautiful...
Christmas Play KS1 7 December 2022
A huge thank you to all that attended the Key Stage 1 Christmas performance. It meant the world to the children that they could perform for you. We hope that you enjoyed the musical aspect combined with the story of the “Hoity Toity Angel” who always creates lots of...
Class 7 PE Dec 2022
This half term, class 7's indoor PE focus has been around 'dance'. Through dance, children develop a greater range of movement whilst developing the ability to work within different spaces. They learn to interpret the effect their movement has on the world around...
Sheffield Children’s University Passport to Learning Newsletter December 2022
Hooray! The Christmas holidays are nearly here! If you're looking for things to do during the hols and beyond, look no further than our winter passport activity newsletter! Find it here: https://bit.ly/SCUPassportActivityNewsletterChristmas22
Reception Magical Story Dec 2022
In Reception we not only want our children to be confident and fluent readers, but to have a love for reading as well. We engage our children in reading in many different ways, including; phonics, shared read sessions where we focus on the same book for 2 weeks, daily...
Rainbow Room Dec 2022
In Rainbow Room we have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We have looked at their properties, made pictures using 2D shapes and built models with 3D shapes. We realised that shapes are everywhere so we decided to go around school on a hunt for 3D shapes. Here are ...
Why do Leaves go Crispy? Nov 2022
In our 2 year provision over the last few weeks we began doing activities around Autumn and our theme 'why do leaves go crispy'. The children have enjoyed doing various activities such as leaf printing which allows children to explore how printing works and gives them...
Switch Off Fortnight Nov 2022
Royd Nursery Infant School have completed the annual ‘Switch Off Fortnight’ campaign and children across school have loved learning about saving energy! As a Green Flag, with distinction, Eco School, we understand the importance of promoting wastage and reducing our...
Why do Leaves go crispy?
Over the past couple of weeks in Nursery we have loved exploring our new topic 'Why do Leaves go crispy?". Our shared reading book has been called "Don't wake up the Bear" which the children have been so immersed in! They have loved wearing masks in our role play area...
Reception Visit to Stocksbridge Library Nov 2022
Yesterday, all of our Reception children set off on an adventure to Stocksbridge Library and what a fun afternoon we had! The children walked their socks off on the way there and enjoyed talking about the different things they could see. When we got there the children...
Children in Need Nov 2022
A huge thank you to all parents / carers for supporting our Children in Need dress up day on Friday 18th November. Due to your generosity, the school raised £153.40 ! The money raised will make a difference to disadvantaged children and young people in communities...
Making Biscuits, Rainbow Room Oct 2022
In Rainbow Room we have enjoyed making biscuits. We talked ab out the ingredients then mixed, rolled and shaped the dough. Once they had been baked and cooled we used icing to decorate. They tasted delicious! [gallery size="full"...
Computing Oct 2022
In Computing, KS1 children have been focussing on developing their mouse skills to replicate an image. We have been using a variety of drawing tools and shapes on the Paint programme, including filling, erasing and enlarging a shape. It takes a lot of...
MacMillan Oct 2022
As the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 2022 gets underway, Royd Nursery Infant School hosted their own coffee morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Macmillan takes the time to understand people, so that they can provide the support, tools and inspiration...
Fun Run Sept 2022
On Tuesday 27th 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 many...
First Day at School Sept 2022
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...
Warwick Castle Nov 22
Year 1 and year 2 have been learning all about castles this half term so they thoroughly enjoyed the trip to Warwick Castle to see all of the different features that we have learned. We climbed up the spiral steps to the top of the towers to see the view that soldiers...
Warwick Castle
Year 1 and year 2 have been learning all about castles this half term so they thoroughly enjoyed the trip to Warwick Castle to see all of the different features that we have learned. We climbed up the spiral steps to the top of the towers to see the view that soldiers...
Warwick Castle Nov 22
Year 1 and year 2 have been learning all about castles this half term so they thoroughly enjoyed the trip to Warwick Castle to see all of the different features that we have learned. We climbed up the spiral steps to the top of the towers to see the view that soldiers...
Stay and play
In Nursery it is always nice to have our grown ups inside especially when they get to stay and see all the wonderful things we do on a daily basis. This week we have been lucky enough to share our time, inviting parents in, to play alongside us. Our theme for...