Retelling the Christmas Story in Nursery B
Understanding the World, Communication & Language, Literacy, Physical Development
The children are reading the Christmas Story and learning about baby Jesus being born in a stable. Outdoors they worked together to make a stable using wood, leaves and pinecones. We then added Angel Gabriel,…
The Christmas Story in Nursery B
We have been reading the beginning of The Christmas Story when Angel Gabriel told Mary she was going to have a baby and his name would be Jesus. The children have re-enacted the story and talked about how Mary may have felt. This week we talked about the meaning of love and created ‘hanging…
‘We Remember’ 11 November 2025
Today we remembered the brave soldiers who fought in the wars. The children watched a CBeebies animation that sees war as experienced by animals in a field. The children have also loved making their own poppies using playdoh and buttons and pastels.
Harvest Time in Early Years
This morning our Nursery and Reception children came together for a beautiful Harvest Assembly. It was also a chance to thank God for our wonderful world, God’s creation, linking in with our ‘Creation and Covenant’ branch of learning in RE. We retold the creation story from Genesis. The…
Spring Bulb Planting
After a big garden clear up in Nursery A this week, we have been busy planting some Spring bulbs.
Happy birthday little one!
This week in Nursery A we were lucky enough to receive a donation of a new high chair and doll. The children pulled the high chair up to the table and decided that it was the little one’s birthday. We found a cake and promptly began singing ‘Happy Birthday’. The children then decided to write…
I Spy Beautiful Things
Last week we read the first story in the Bible about God creating our beautiful world. Today we decided to go for a walk around our school grounds to look for some of the beautiful things God has given us. The children identified flowers, plants, trees, leaves and grass as…
Showing our Love and Care
In Nursery A we have been demonstrating our love and care through role play. We have been caring for our ‘babies’ by making sure they are fed, clothed and well looked after. We have names for our dolls so that they are treated with dignity and respect. We talk about why we need to look after…
You’ve got a friend in Nursery A
It has been wonderful to watch friendships being created and developed in the first few weeks of nursery. We are learning to get along, help one another and develop our sharing skills. We are putting our faith into action, demonstrating how we love God and one another.
Jubilee Year of Hope, Exploring Unity in Nursery A
Throughout the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year of Hope, we have been exploring different themes. Each school in our local cluster of Catholic schools has produced a ‘prayer focus box’ on a different theme. The boxes have been passed between the cluster schools throughout the Jubilee Year and to…
Learning about the Bible in Nursery B
The children have been learning about the Bible. We looked inside our golden box and found our special book. The children all held the Bible and we talked how it has lots of wonderful stories about God and Jesus. We also talked about why we make the sign of the cross when we say our prayers. The…
Let’s Play in Nursery A!
This week has been all about new experiences for our nursery children. They have been discovering the nursery environment and all it has to offer, whilst making new friends.