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On the 7th July our EYFS children took part in a sponsored wheelathon to raise money for 'CRY' (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Watch our  video here!

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This week we have been exploring the season of Spring. We had a look around the outdoor environment to see if we could spot any signs of new life! The children created some beautiful observational drawings of what they found.

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This week we have been cooking up some delicious gingerbread men!

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Friday 3rd March 2017

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We are learning all about 3D shapes in Nursery!

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This year we celebrated World Book Day by bringing in our favourite story books from home along with a prop. The children loved sharing their books with their friends and they prompted lots of wonderful discussions! Have a look at our picture display in class :)

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Oh Grandma... what big teeth you have!!

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To end our Gathering topic we worked together in groups to reenact what happens at a mass. the children had great fun and really impressed us with how much they had remembered!

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There is just something so inviting about working on a big scale!

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We love creating story maps on a large scale! We begin by drawing a path down the middle to walk down, and then the children work collaboratively to draw and narrate the story along the way! We add to the floor map throughout the week until we have created the finished piece!

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We were very fortunate to have Sally Tonge come in and deliver an interactive and musical storytelling session with both our AM and PM Nursery! She brought along her guitar and lots of props to help retell some of our favourite tales. Sally was so impressed by how well we knew traditional stories and later told the staff that we were one of the best Nursery classes she has ever worked with - proud! :)

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We have been learning the story of Little Red Riding hood. Here is our story map, see if your child can read it to you!

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We thoroughly enjoyed becoming Junior Chefs! We donned our chef hats and aprons and followed the step by step instructions to make a delicious Szechuan rice dish!

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Here at St Vincent's we love to explore in our mud kitchen! It provides us with an opportunity to explore hands on with mud and water , whilst also developing important physical, social and emotional skills as well as our imagination!
This area is one of the most popular spaces in the whole of our setting and the children are able to experiment and create to their hearts content!
We are always looking for more exciting and interesting resources to add to our mud kitchen, so if you have any pots, pans or kitchen utensils that you no longer use, then please bring them in and we promise to put them to good use! - We may even make you a mud cake as a thank you!

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We are so fortunate to have so many wonderful things right on our doorstep! Here we are visiting Chinatown!

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We walked up to the Parish of St Vincent de Paul today to have a look around the Church. Father Stephen gave us a tour and told us about all the special things that can be found there. The children listened beautifully and really enjoyed this experience.

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Friday 20th January 2017

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After discovering the chair had been broken we decided to set up a camera in our classroom to try and catch who had done it. Look at what we found!

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After sharing the story as a class we discovered that one of our chairs had been broken during the night; who could it have been?!

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Weekly Newsletter - Friday 13th February 2017

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On Friday we visited Santa and his reindeer at Cheshire Reindeer Lodge! We fed the reindeer and found out lots of interesting information about them, for example, did you know reindeer's antlers grow 1cm every single day and each year they grow a new pair? Wow!!

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We are learning the Nativity story in Nursery through many different ways, including storytelling with puppets, drama and song! The children have loved exploring our beautiful knitted figures  in their continuous provision.

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We have been learning about the Advent Wreath and  what each of the candles represent. As it was the first week of Advent - we lit the first purple candle, the candle of 'Hope' and we said a prayer together to remind us that Jesus is coming.

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We are getting ready for Christmas! The children loved decorating our Christmas tree, we think it looks beautiful!

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This week we have been making number stories based on our own mathematical problems and interests. Here the children help to tell a story about a family of pigs using small world toys, sorting hoops and numicon.  If there are four pigs at the farm, and two more join them, I wonder how many pigs there are all together?

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This week our Book of the Week was Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert. The children were fascinated by the illustrations and how simple and effective it is to make beautiful artwork from leaves. Have a go at making some of your own leaf men at home - we would love to add them to our display!

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On Friday 11th November we had a special collective worship celebration to remember the fallen soldiers that fought in WWI & WWII. We made poppies in the creative area, and decorated poppy biscuits.

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This week we have started our Advent topic, entitled 'Birthday' in Come and See. The children have been busy planning a special birthday celebration for Paddington Bear who will be 50years old on Friday! We wrote birthday cards & invitations, decorated the home corner with balloons and banners, and made teddy bear shaped jam sandwiches to eat as we gathered around our display.

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25th November 2016

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18th November 2016

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11th November - This week we have introduced a weekly newsletter that will be sent home each Friday - Please let us know what you think!

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This week we have been exploring Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. Watch our video to see what we did!

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Our Autumn Walk Tuesday 11th October 2016

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Our Autumn Walk Tuesday 11th October 2016

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We had lots of fun being Autumn detectives in Sefton Park! We found lots of pine cones, conkers, acorns and leaves to bring back to class to explore.

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We invited the reception children to rejoice with us!

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Alongside making our own play dough every week, we have been cooking  up some tasty treats to have for our snack! There are so many wonderful opportunities for developing children's early maths skills from a simple cooking activity from counting, weighing & measuring, sharing the mixture in equal parts, time and much more! Plus we get to enjoy it once it's cooked which is always a bonus!

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Here is our prayer for you to share together at home!

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This week in our collective worship we have been learning our school prayer, 'My friend Jesus'. Ask your child to share it with you!

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Tuesday 13th September 2016 - Roald Dahl day

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Tuesday 13th September 2016 - Roald Dahl day

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To mark the 100th birthday of the wonderful children's author, Roald Dahl, our Nursery children listened to a retelling of the story of George's marvelous medicine!  We created a potion using vinegar and bicarbonate of soda and watched the magic unfold!
Afterwards the children explored some everyday ingredients to create their own marvelous medicines!