St Francis Catholic and Church of England Academy

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Year 1 created repeated patterns in their art lesson this afternoon. They focused on making different lines and repeatin...
14/09/2026

Year 1 created repeated patterns in their art lesson this afternoon. They focused on making different lines and repeating them to fill each shape on the paper.

Year 4 continued their work on habitats today by exploring the wooded area. We found a variety of mini beasts.
14/09/2026

Year 4 continued their work on habitats today by exploring the wooded area. We found a variety of mini beasts.

Year 5 had fun in their extra Rugby session with Mr Marshall today.
14/09/2026

Year 5 had fun in their extra Rugby session with Mr Marshall today.

Each term, Reception Class send a newsletter home to explain our planned learning experiences. Here is Term 1!
12/09/2026

Each term, Reception Class send a newsletter home to explain our planned learning experiences. Here is Term 1!

12/09/2026

At the end of last term, Reception and Nursery families came together for a Teddy Bears' Picnic!

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for this special afternoon!

12/09/2026

Here are a few snaps from the past week. Mrs Hawkins and I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to all of our families for supporting your children during their move to BIG school!

The children have settled in so well, are picking up our routines really quickly and having lots of fun in Reception Class!

Yesterday, Reception started their fine motor skills morning activities! Every morning as children enter they can choose...
12/09/2026

Yesterday, Reception started their fine motor skills morning activities!

Every morning as children enter they can choose from a variety of fun resources with the aim of building up the strength in their fingers.

Fine motor skills are very important for key life skills such as getting dressed and writing... and also lots of fun!

Reception Class read a book called 'Our Class is a family'. We discussed how we need to work as a team and how this link...
12/09/2026

Reception Class read a book called 'Our Class is a family'.

We discussed how we need to work as a team and how this links to our school rules of READY, RESPECTFUL, SAFE.

The class were introduced to our 'curious cabinet' where unusual objects often appear! Gene eagerly offered to investigate! He soon discovered a strange tube.

We sat in a circle and held hands whilst holding the tube. When we worked as a team and all connected our hands the tube lit up and made some very funny noises! We took turns to pass it around being respectful of one another and of the object.

Scribble monsters!Last week, Reception read a story called "I'm not a scribble!" all about monsters made of scribbles!Af...
12/09/2026

Scribble monsters!

Last week, Reception read a story called "I'm not a scribble!" all about monsters made of scribbles!

After reading the story, the children were eager to go and design their own scribble monster.

We modelled what steps we needed to create our monsters! First we decided on a colour or colours. Then we made our scribbles. Next we glued on googly eyes, first choosing if we wanted 1, 2 or 3 eyes and making sure we counted them out. After that we added additional details such as legs, arms, a mouth, eyebrows, etc.. Once our monsters were complete, we talked about our monsters and shared what they looked like or what they enjoyed.

It was a very popular mark making activity and one that added joy to picking up a pencil!

Fantastic work Reception!

This week, Reception have been enjoying sharing their 'All About Me' books that they made over the Summer!The children w...
11/09/2026

This week, Reception have been enjoying sharing their 'All About Me' books that they made over the Summer!

The children were very excited to share them with their class and we have added them to our classroom library.

We discussed how we must ask if we can look at someone else's special book and take care to look after it and treat it with respect.

Children are welcome to bring their books in at anytime to share.

Thank you to everyone who was able to help with their child's all about me books over the summer!

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