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As part of our gymnastics lesson, the children developed their vaulting and rolling techniques.

They focused on the position of their hands and feet and finishes when landing.

We have been discussing the use of plastic.

In pairs, we ordered using a diamond 9 the most important and least important uses of plastic. 

We then justified our choices.

There was so much of the Catholic Life of the school to celebrate today and it was so much fun.  The children from both of our nurseries took part in an Easter Raffle to raise money for Nugent’s Good Shepherd Appeal.  We learned that not everyone would win but that in raising money for charity we…

Today the children used paints, brushes, string and teabags to create colourful firework paintings. They worked together and shared their ideas while exploring paint using different tools. 

How can you waterproof a hat?

KS1 End of topic assembly Desert to Garden.

A group of children from Year 5 and Mrs Halsall allowed us to observe a Pupil Book Study taking place in the Library this afternoon.

The children were asked lots of questions and answered enthusiastically about the work they had undertaken relating to 'How can we keep ourselves safe on the…

Today we explored burning reactions and discussed whether the changes are reversible or irreversible. We looked at the impact of placing a glass over a candle and what happens. We discussed the fire triangle and what is required for a fire to take place. We then created presentations explaining…

In this lesson we explored the legacy of Baghdad. We examined how doctors developed different tools and techniques which influenced the rest of the world. We also compared treatments in Ancient Baghdad with Anglo-Saxon Britain. 

This week we are playing with shape puzzles and simple jigsaws in our continuous provision. Today we matched a range of objects to their shadows concentrating on the shapes we could see. We also played a matching numicon and numeral game together. 

The children in Nursery A have been showing off their knowledge of shapes this week.  We have been exploring different shapes and today collected blossom that has fallen from our beautiful nursery tree, to fill shapes and create different shapes on our own and in small groups.

Today we had a beautiful end of topic celebration for our nursery and reception children with the parents of nursery children invited.  It was a fantastic turn out and the children loved sharing their learning with all those present.  The children were so respectful during times of prayer and…