St Joseph's School - A Catholic Voluntary Academy

Nursery 2019/2020

Home Learning Week Commencing 13th July 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 6th July 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 29th June 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 22nd June 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 15th June 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 8th June 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 18th May 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 11th May 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 4th May 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 27th April 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 20th April 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 6th April 2020

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Home Learning Week Commencing 30th March 2020

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Our Topics Throughout 2019/2020

Topic Overview - Spring 2 2020

Our Newsletter - Spring 2 2020

What we have been up to so far ........

Stay and Pray

Sublime Science Workshop - Friday 13th March

Nursery joined Reception for a fun morning with ‘Sublime Science’. The children saw how air moves objects around, how to make a rocket with fizzy water, and how to create large bubbles.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The children have been learning about the story of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. We have been looking at different ways to make a caterpillar, using cylinders in paint, play dough our finger prints and with pom poms.

The children have also been sequencing the story using the pictures, using key vocabulary to explain what is happening in the picture and then placing them in the order of beginning, middle and end.

World Book Day - Thursday 5th March 2020

Pancake Day - Wednesday 25th February

Fair Trade Fortnight

In Nursery we have been learning about ‘Pablo The Super Banana’. The children have learnt where in the world bananas are grown, and how they get to our shops. The children have also learnt about what Fair Trade means to the farmers growing the crops. We made banana bread with the Fair Trade bananas and tasted it afterwards, it was yummy.

Topic Overview - Spring 1 2020

Our Newsletter - Spring 1 2020

What we have been up to so far ........

Safer Internet Day - 11th February 2020

Find Your Brave - Children's Mental Health Week 3rd - 9th February 2020

The children listened to the story of ‘The Selfish Crocodile’. The children said that the little mouse was brave to go into the mouth of the crocodile as well as the crocodile when he had his tooth pulled out.

The children gave examples of when they have been brave saying

“I am brave when climbing, I had to keep trying”

“I was brave when I had my injection”

Library Session - Wednesday 29TH January

Traditional Tales Workshop - Wednesday 15th January 2020

Parents and grandparents were invited to bake with the children and decorate gingerbread men. There was also a selection of craft activities around nursery for everyone to do. 

Baking - 15th January

The Gingerbread Man

Topic Overview - Autumn 2 2019

Our Newsletter - Autumn 2 2019

What we have been up to so far.....

Our Early Years Nativity

For our Nativity the nursery and reception children performed A Wriggly Nativity. The children did an excellent job at retelling the story and sang beautifully throughout! Well done everyone

British Values - Individual Liberty

In Nursery we are able to choose the activities we would like to do, and have the freedom and choice to decide where we will play. We have the choice of playing indoors or outdoors, as well as when we have our fruit and milk.

Getting ready for Advent

Nursery created their own Nativity scene from the creative area in preparation for the start of Advent.

Inter Faith Week

Nursery has been learning about the celebrations of Diwali and Hanukkah, we made Diva lamps from Salt dough and painted them, we also made potato Latkes.

Anti-bullying Week

During Anti-Bullying week, Nursery listened to the story ‘The Rainbow Fish’. We learnt how others actions and words can be hurtful. We then made our own rainbow fish with a single shiny scale on the fish as in the book.

Remembrance Day 2019

Nursery

During Remembrance day we made poppies out of paper plates painting them and cutting out circles. We looked at a video from Cbeebies telling the animated story of why we remember this important day

Topic Overview - Autumn 1 2019

Our Newsletter - Autumn 1 2019

What we have been up to so far .......

British Values - Mutual Respect

In Nursery we spoke about mutual respect and read the story ‘Handa’s Surprise’. The children learnt about mutual respect for others around the world, and that we all have different beliefs and values.

 

Black History Month - Autumn Term 1 2019

For our learning during Black History Month the children have been looking at the book ‘Handa’s Surprise’. We have been talking about the houses and why they are different compared to the houses we live in. The children have also been talking about what Handa is carrying and if we carry items on our head. The children have drawn pictures of their favourite fruit to put in Nursery’s basket.

Parents/Grandparents Day

Visit from the Yorkshire Owl Experience

Drop Everything and Read