Posts From Curriculum Category

Mar

🌸 Blossom, Buds and Bright Daffodils in Wrens 🌼

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Wrens have been noticing signs of spring over the past few days. They have done some beautiful observational drawings of daffodils found in their learning garden, explored daffodils in their provision and been on a springtime walk too. Blossom, crocuses and, of course, daffodils were all spotted by the children around our local area. Our […]

Mar

✝️ A Fresh Start: Sparrows Learn About Hope and Forgiveness

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This half term in RE, our Sparrows have been learning all about the Easter story. Today, the children focused on Good Friday, exploring why Christians describe such a sad moment as “good.” Through discussion and storytelling, the children learned that many Christians believe Good Friday is “good” because Jesus’ death is understood to bring hope, […]

Mar

🌼 Sharing Stories and Smiles: Herons’ Library Adventure

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Herons Enjoy a Wonderful Trip to the Library At the end of last week, Herons enjoyed a fantastic trip to Harrogate Library, where the children spent a joyful morning exploring books, discovering new stories, and celebrating the pleasure of reading. The visit was a wonderful opportunity for our children to Love, Learn and Shine beyond […]

Mar

📚 Words That Shine: Our World Book Day Adventures Across School 📚

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🌍 World Book Day 2026: Tiny Tales, Big Dreams and Even Bigger Creativity Across St Peter’s this week, our children have been celebrating the joy and power of reading in true Love, Learn, Shine style. From the challenge of crafting miniature stories to dreaming big about their futures, every class embraced World Book Day with […]

Mar

🚲 Eco‑Innovators! Year 4 Reimagine the Cities of Tomorrow 🌞

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  Year 4 Shine as Eco‑Engineers in DT with Mrs Pywell This week, our Year 4 children have been immersed in an exciting Design & Technology project led by Mrs Pywell, exploring what it means to build a truly sustainable city. With incredible imagination and thoughtful teamwork, the children designed and constructed model cityscapes that […]

Mar

✨ Ten Tiny Tales, Big Imaginations: Our World Book Day 2026

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📖 World Book Day 2026 – A Celebration of Stories, Kindness and Creativity📖 World Book Day 2026 at St Peter’s CE Primary School was a joyful celebration of everything we love about reading. Our children embraced a day full of imagination, creativity, and shared experiences as we celebrated the magic of books together. From dazzling […]

Mar

🌎 Sparrows Become Continent Explorers

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Sparrows Explore the Continents Over the past two weeks, our amazing Sparrows have been working incredibly hard to learn more about our world, with a special focus on the seven continents and five oceans. Their enthusiasm has been wonderful to see, and they have truly shown what it means to Love, Learn, Shine. Today, the […]

Mar

🔢 Little Mathematicians Shine with Doubling Activities!

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🌼 Doubling in Early Years: Learning Through Play, Indoors and Out Our Early Years children have been busy exploring doubling this week through rich indoor and outdoor continuous provision. The environment has been carefully set up so children can practise skills, apply new knowledge, and make connections across a range of playful experiences — truly […]

Mar

💬 Confident Communicators: Oracy in Action

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Ravens Class Lead the Way with Confident Communication This week, our Ravens Class children have been developing their oracy skills through a rich set of Talk Tactics: instigate, build on, challenge, probe, clarify, and summarise. These strategies helped the children think deeply about what they wanted to say and how they expressed it. Discussions were […]

Mar

🌊 Wonderful Wrens Dive Into Ocean Adventures 💙

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🌟 Wrens Make a Splash With Their Ocean Learning! Our Early Years Wrens children have been fully immersed in a magical Ocean theme this half term, exploring how to Love, Learn and Shine as they discover more about life under the sea and how we can care for our precious oceans. A highlight has been […]