Week beginning 7th July 2025
Early Years have been very welcoming to our new friends who are due to start with us in September. They came to visit our school and can’t wait to be part of our St George’s family.
We have spent a lot of time outdoors this week, planting seeds, building dens and boats. We’ve already grown some juicy red strawberries!
Thank you to all of the parents and carers who came to join Early Years in our Summer Play Session – we absolutely love having you in school, playing and exploring with us.
Week beginning 30th June 2025
Reception took part in the RISE workshops, where we creatively explored God’s planet, the impacts of a changing world and what we can do to help look after the planet in their own lives. Nursery took part in some activities too – exploring how we can help our planet and look after it.
On our Summer Holiday Themed Day, Early Years made and enjoyed ice lollies, prepared and ate fruit salad, make sand art pictures and summer themed collage pictures.
Early Years also celebrated 150 years of St George’s school with a disco, party lunch and lots of activities including designing our own flags and shields.
What a wonderfully busy week!
Week beginning 23rd June 2025
Early Years participated in Careers Week along with the rest of the school. Joachim’s dad came to speak to us about his former job as a banker and his current job as a carer, and Sophie’s relative taught us all about being a police officer. We listened to them and asked sensible questions to learn more about their jobs.
We read the book Cave Baby in the school Library and were inspired to look up real cave paintings and create our own.
In PE, we have been playing games and practising our skills ready for Sports Day next week.
Week beginning 16th June 2025
This week, Early Years have been exploring different modes of transport. We have used the junk modelling to make vehicles, created our own road maps and built fabulous train tracks. We have acted out and role-played different ways of using transport, such as, driving cars, riding on a train, flying an airplane, sailing on a boat.
Outdoors, we have planted seeds, searched for minibeasts, made scented potions and played in the water trays to keep cool from the hot weather!
We have also started creating our art work for the schools 150 years celebrations.
Week beginning 9th June 2025
This week, Early Years baked Gingerbread Men! We measured the ingredients, following the recipe and mixed them altogether. Then we rolled the dough and used the cutter to make the gingerbread man shape. Once they were cooked, we decorated them with icing. Thankfully, they didn’t run away so we could eat them ourselves!
We were lucky enough to have Fire Fighters visit us. Four friendly Fire Fighters came and spoke to us about their job and we talked about what they do to help people. We talked about how we ring 999 to ask for help and what to do if the fire alarm goes off at home or at school. They had to leave to go and help some people, but they came straight back to finish their visit. When they returned, we did some exercises on the yard to make sure we were fit and healthy, like Fire Fighters are. Then, we all had a turn at putting out the ‘fire’ using the real hose from the Fire Engine. We all made fantastic Fire Fighters and learned a lot - I think we all want to be Fire Fighters when we grow up!
Week beginning 2nd June 2025
Early Years have been retelling and role playing the story of The Gingerbread Man, singing “run, run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!”
We have enjoyed playing in the new role play areas – a ‘summer holiday’ and travel agents, following our new topic of Travel and Transport.
We have also loved looking for bugs and mini beasts! Exploring the areas outdoors and using magnifying glasses to see if we can identify them.
