St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton

In Forest school this week the Year 1 children had lots of fun. They learnt about all the Autumn fruits that are in our school grounds. They made bracelets out of elder wood wearing a glove on their helping hand. They also enjoyed swinging in the hammock in the autumn sunshine!

Schools are back and so are the bugs! 😷

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What a fabulous first day our super little learners in Reception have had today! Happy, excited, confident, inquisitive - we couldn’t have hoped for a better start to school life! A huge well done to you all. 😊

❤️Mrs Brownsey’s Retirement❤️

The staff and children of St. Joseph’s all enjoyed a very special and memorable week of celebrations and festivities as we all wished Mrs Brownsey well with her retirement. Last Saturday the staff had a fantastic evening at Albert’s with delicious food, cocktails and dancing! On Thursday the whole school celebrated Mrs Brownsey’s retirement and birthday with a lovely picnic on the field. Then, finally, we all treated Mrs Brownsey to a very special ‘I’m a Headteacher Get Me Out of Here’ assembly on Friday morning! The assembly was filled with songs, laughter, memories, exciting trials and was even hosted by none other than, Ant and Dec themselves! What a wonderful week and a great send off for Mrs Brownsey as she begins her retirement.

🧸Our new starters had so much fun with their buddies at the Teddy Bears’ Picnic yesterday. It was wonderful to see the start of such lovely friendships! 🧸
Well done everyone, you were all amazing! 😊

This week we have begun a whole new adventure with our new starters and what a wonderful time we have had! Fun, laughter and lots of smiles! A huge well done to you all 😊

We have taken delivery of a brand new storage shed to allow us to store the equipment needed for Forest Schools. We would very much like to thank Mr Matt Lees for very generously donating this to school. Conquest Joinery manufacture makes wooden sheds, log cabins and outbuildings, please feel free to have a look at their page. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085481989808
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Very proud of our super little learners in Reception who performed their Mother’s Day Assembly beautifully on Friday afternoon. It was lovely to see so many happy faces from both the performers and the audience!
Happy Mother’s Day from everyone in EYFS 😊💐💝

Year two had a very muddy time in Forest School today! 🌳 We made elder bracelets and elder wands. Some children enjoyed making dens and splashing in the mud! Finally, we finished our session with a nice cup of hot chocolate.☕️

Piano 🎶- FREE - If anyone is interested in this piano, perhaps for a child who might be having piano lessons. Please contact school. Thank you

Year Five enjoyed a beautiful winter’s afternoon in Forest School today. They made American pancakes on the fire and practised their fire steel skills. Some children made elder wood pencils and others enjoyed den making. We shared our thoughts at the end of our session around the fire with a lovely hot drink.🔥😄

Reception have had a lovely start to the term by exploring seasonal change in the world around them. They have been identifying lots of signs of winter and have had fun investigating the processes of freezing and melting. Playing in the snow was a particular highlight! ❄️☃️

Year five started the New Year doing Forest School. They enjoyed playing outdoor games, making dens and climbing trees.. 🌳
We made some tasty pine cone bird feeders to help the birds through the winter months and enjoyed doing a bit of bird watching too! We also warmed up with lovely mugs of hot chocolate. 😄 ☕️

Staff enjoyed a lovely Christmas craft session tonight after school where we all got to make one of these amazing Christmas decorations! Thank you so much to Mrs Butler and Mrs Brownhill for sharing your crafty talents with us all and teaching us how to make them! We all loved it!

✨There’s Something Amazing Going On! Oh yes! There definitely is! …..Our Year 1 and 2 children! They are all amazing superstars and shone so brightly in all of our nativity performances this week! All of the children have worked so hard and we are so proud of each and every one of them! They shared the Christmas story so beautifully and filled us all with Christmas joy! ✨

🌟Wow! What an amazing performance from our little superstars in Reception! Each and every one of them shone so brightly during their first nativity and made us all extremely proud. Such wonderful memories being created for everybody!🌟

Year six were busy elves today making bird feeders and whittling stick Santas! 🎅🏼 They enjoyed a few team games including walking the plank and levitating stick. 🦯 They then finished the session with a lovely warm drink! ☕️

Frosty Forest School fun last week with our Year 6’s! Making jacket potatoes to warm ourselves up! ❄️🌳

🕯This week Reception have had great fun learning about the festival of Diwali and how it is celebrated.🕯

In Forest school today the year six children began the session with team games. They practised using the bushcraft knife making tent pegs. Some children created dream catchers and Christmas decorations with dog wood. Lots of super creative work today!👏😄

Year six enjoyed a rain free Forest School session today! Playing a few games and learning a new knot - shear lashing technique. We also learnt how to use a bush craft knife safely. Some of us made whittled little foxes! 🦊 Finally, we warmed up with hot vimto and shared our reflections of the session.

🙏🏻Lest We Forget🙏🏻
Reception have shown great curiosity, interest and creativity when learning about Remembrance Day this week.
We were particularly proud of the respect they showed during our two minute silence.
Well done everyone! 😊

Starting their new theme of Celebrations with a bang this week!🎆🔥🎇
Remember, remember, the 5th of November - Reception certainly will. ‘Best week ever!’ was the general opinion! 😊

Year six were not deterred by the rain in Forest School today. We made a fire and cooked sausages and boiled water for some hot vimto! The children practised using a firesteel and whittled their own sausage skewer. They also made a tribe flag with mud paint!

Autumn has given us such wonderful learning opportunities this week.🎃🍁🍂
Great job Reception! What a lovely way to start our new half term in school. 😊

Year 6 weathered Storm Ciaron yesterday in Forest School! They familiarised themselves with Forest School rules and use of tools to work with elder wood. The children loved playing in the trees and camouflaged themselves with mud! We warmed up with a nice cup of hot chocolate