Posts From Curriculum Category

Dec

🎄 Why Christmas Matters: A Journey of Thankfulness in RE 🎄

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✨ Love, Learn, Shine: Exploring Gratitude This Christmas🌟 Thankfulness Chains and Big Questions in RE Today in RE, Kingfishers children continued exploring the big question: “Why does Christmas matter to Christians?” We thought deeply about the characters in the Christmas Story and what they might have been thankful for at that special time. Together, we […]

Dec

🎅 “Festive Reading Magic: Our Librarians and Christmas Tales Across St Peter’s 🎅

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✨ “Love, Learn, Shine Christmas Stories Everywhere – From Library to The Nest – Real Books, Real Joy!”📚  Books Everywhere: Sustaining the Joy of Reading at St Peter’s – With a Christmas Twist! At St Peter’s, reading isn’t just something that happens in the library – it’s everywhere. Every classroom, every nurture space, every quiet […]

Dec

🌍 Year 4 Children Take Action: Letters to Our Local MP About Plastic Pollution 🌍

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✉️ Starlings Speak Up! Empowering Our Children to Make a Difference 🌍 As part of their learning about environmental issues and the role of Members of Parliament, the children wrote formal and persuasive letters to our local MP, Tom Gordon, raising their concerns about plastic pollution and its impact on our planet. This project is […]

Dec

⏳ The Gift of Waiting: Children Discover Advent’s Meaning 🕯️

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🌠 Waiting with Hope: An Advent Journey at St Peter’s,  Reflecting on Advent Together🕯️ At St Peter’s CE Primary, we believe every experience should help our children Love, Learn and Shine. This week’s visit to St Peter’s Church was a perfect example of that vision in action. Our Early Years, Year 1 and Year 2 […]

Dec

🌿 From Playground Herbs to Perfect Pasta – Ravens and Eagles DT Adventure🌿

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🍝 Ravens & Eagles Cook Up a Storm in DT! – Love, Learn, Shine in the Kitchen! This week, our Ravens and Eagles have been busy in the kitchen as part of their Design Technology unit, Developing a Recipe. The children worked in groups to create their own exciting versions of spaghetti bolognaise with some […]

Dec

🌟 Love, Learn, Shine Outdoors: EYFS Embraces Nature All Year Round❄️

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❄️ Learning Beyond the Classroom – All Year Round❄️ At St Peter’s, we believe that learning doesn’t stop at the classroom door. Even when the weather turns chilly, our Early Years children love exploring the great outdoors! Wrapped up warm in coats, hats and gloves, they’ve been busy investigating, building, and discovering in our outdoor […]

Dec

🌟 Love, Learn, Shine at the Library: Starlings Explore and Create 📚

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Starlings Year 4 Enjoy Reading and Creativity at the Library This morning, our Starlings Year 4 children had a wonderful opportunity to visit Harrogate library with their class teacher, Mrs Pywell. The visit was packed with excitement as the children explored the shelves, chose books to enjoy, and listened to engaging stories that sparked their […]

Dec

🎅 Santa’s Surprise and an Advent Adventure in Sparrows ✨ 

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✨ A Magical December Morning for Sparrows Class✨ What an exciting start to December for our Sparrows children! This morning, the classroom was filled with festive magic as we celebrated the first day of Advent. The children gathered together to read a very special letter from Santa himself! Miss Corrigan shared, “The children were absolutely thrilled – […]

Dec

✨ Wrapping, Chatting & Learning: The Magic of Role Play 🎄

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🛍️ Festive Fun & Learning in Our EY Christmas Shop 🎄 Our Early Years role play area has had a magical Christmas makeover! Children can now step into a festive shop complete with a wrapping station, a till, and plenty of props for real-world role play. This exciting transformation isn’t just about fun – it’s […]

Dec

🥝 Chop, Create, Enjoy! Year 2’s Fruity D&T Challenge🍓

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🍍 Design, Make, Taste – Year 2 Shine with Fruit Kebabs 🥝 At the end of last week, the children in Miss Corrigan’s class were busy turning their fantastic designs from Thursday into delicious reality! As part of our Design & Technology project, they created their very own fruit kebabs. The children practised their chopping […]