Tornedale Infant Academy

Ahoy, mateys! 🏴‍☠️

What an exciting start to our Pirate Week! This morning, a mysterious pirate ship appeared in our classroom, along with a message in a bottle from a pirate. The letter spoke of hidden treasure and warned us not to go looking for it... but our curious crew couldn't resist the challenge!

The children worked brilliantly together to solve a series of rhyming clues. Using their fantastic teamwork, problem-solving skills, and determination, they successfully followed all 10 clues hidden around the setting.

At the end of the treasure hunt, we discovered a secret treasure map which led us to a chest filled with pirate treasures, exciting goodies for our Pirate Week adventures, and some delicious chocolate coins. The children loved exploring the treasure and celebrating their success as true pirates!

Now we just have to hope the pirate who left the letter doesn't discover that we found his treasure... 🤨😂🏴‍☠️

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

Today we officially opened our new trim trail and climbing frame! A huge thank you to Mrs Blakey for working hard to secure funding and cutting the ribbon, and to Doncaster Council for the grant funding opportunity.

The children were so excited to explore their fantastic new play equipment and have already been having lots of fun!

🌟 Exciting News for Our New Nursery Families! 🌟

Just a friendly reminder that our lovely nursery staff are really looking forward to meeting the parents of children starting with us this September! 😊
📅 Thursday 4 June 2026
⏰ 4:30 pm
📍 School Hall
It’s a great opportunity to meet the team, ask questions, and get ready for an exciting start to your child’s nursery journey! 🎨🧸📚
✨ Still looking for a nursery place for September? You’re in luck! We still have a few places left!
📞 To find out more, please contact the school office on 01302 868387
We can’t wait to welcome you all! 💛

🐝 Nursery's Bee Week
We had a fun, exciting and amazing Bee Week during the last week of half-term 🐝 celebrating everything about our busy little pollinators!
The children explored different types of bees and learned all about why they are so important to our world. We looked closely at their stripey patterns and talked about how bees help flowers, fruit and vegetables to grow 🌼🍎
We also got creative on a big scale, using mashers and a variety of tools to make fantastic bee-inspired artwork. The children loved getting messy, experimenting with patterns and working together to create some brilliant group pieces 🎨✨
To finish off our learning, we even tried a taste of honey 🍯 and talked about how bees make it — a real favourite moment of the week!
As you can see from the photographs, it was a wonderful week full of fun, curiosity, creativity and hands-on learning 💛🐝 Well done Nursery!

In Heather Class science lessons recently, They were learning all about germination (where a seed begins to grow into a plant). They had lots of fun pretending to be seeds, soil, air, water, sun and directors and acting out germination!

🦋 What a fluttering fantastic day! 🦋

Our Key Stage 1 children had an amazing time exploring the Tropical Butterfly House in Sheffield this week!

The children were absolutely mesmerised watching beautiful butterflies flutter around them, learning about their life cycles, and discovering the important role these incredible insects play in our world.

From spotting different species to observing caterpillars up close, it was a truly magical learning experience that brought our science curriculum to life!

A huge thank you to our wonderful staff for making this trip possible and to all the children for their excellent behaviour and enthusiasm.

🎉 Exciting News from Tornedale Infant Academy! 🎉

We're delighted to announce that we're partnering with Debutots to bring our families a special School Readiness Workshop for children starting with us in September 2026!

📅 Friday 12 June 🕐 1.15pm - Nursery 2026 families 🕑 2.00pm - Reception 2026 families

Join us at school for a fun and engaging session where Debutots will bring stories to life, exploring the exciting first day at school with loveable characters including Rafi Rhino, Eleanor Elephant and Simon Stingray! 🦏🐘🦈

This is a wonderful opportunity for you and your child to: ✨ Get familiar with the school environment ✨ Meet other families joining us in September ✨ Build confidence and excitement for the new school year ✨ Learn through play and storytelling

We can't wait to welcome you and your little ones to Tornedale!

For more information, please contact the school office on 01302 868387 or [email protected].

🎉 More Great News! 🎉
We still have places available in Nursery and Reception. Just give school a call to arrange a viewing ... you won't be disappointed.