NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

We had a wonderful day celebrating the annual campaign supporting disadvantaged children in the UK. Reception thought about how to be a good friend to everyone and that it can make others happy.

Reception enjoyed making their own bread to end their learning based on the story 'The Little Red Hen'. We weighed, mixed, kneaded and shaped the dough before baking it in our oven. Our school smelled amazing and the children thoroughly enjoyed the process!

We have had a fun filled first half term in Reception! We could not be prouder of our Early Years children and how they have settled into school life here at Star of the Sea. What a journey to be on!

We collected apples from our school orchard to make our apple crumble. We chopped, mixed and layered the ingredients before baking it in the oven. It smelled delicious!

We are adding some new resources to our outdoor area, the first being a ‘sit in‘ sand pit. It’s proved to be a very popular addition!...

Reception invited their grown ups into school for an afternoon of fun Easter crafts and activities The children loved having their...

We have had some very egg-citing arrivals in Reception. 9 fluffy, baby chicks! The children spent lots of time observing the eggs in the...

Spring term is in full swing in Reception and the children are excited and engaged with their learning. Reception is thoroughly enjoying...

Reception had a lovely afternoon outside making their own Easter Gardens to begin our new RE topic, ‘Growing’. We are learning about how...

Reception enjoyed celebrating their first World Book Day at school. We celebrated our love of reading by coming to school dressed as our...

Reception worked hard to make their jam tarts to give to someone they love at home. We then decided to make some extra to deliver to...

Reception talked about how we can stay safe online and we sang a song to help us remember! We then made some emoji masks to hide behind...

Reception thoroughly enjoyed baking this week. They all helped in weighing and mixing the dough before rolling it out and baking them....

We learned a ‘fold technique’ to make our bridge ‘pop up’ from the card giving a 3D effect. We then drew our own Gingerbread Man and...

We are learning the patterns of Traditional Tales and which characters they have in common. Reception will learn about a simple story...

We listened to the story ‘The Christmas Pine’ by Julia Donaldson. We were inspired to then create our own designs for the Trafalgar Tree....

We made cards, hats, tags, bags and even more! Reception put their skills into action and worked together with their families to make...

This week wehave enjoyed using palettes to mix our own colours. We painted to music justlike Kandinsky himself and thought about which...

Reception thought the soldiers were very brave. We looked at poppies and why we wear them. Reception painted and drew some of their own...