EYFS Latchford St James C of E Primary School

Reception had a fantastic afternoon at the museum, linking to our Science learning about animals and their habitats!

We listened to Percy the Park Keeper: After the Storm and identified the animals in the story, discussing where they live, what they eat and how they might feel. The children also had the opportunity to see the animals up close and feel their fur, feathers or spikes! 🦆🦔🦊🦉

We then used our fine motor skills to mould clay into our very own hedgehogs before finishing the afternoon with the rest of the story and a fun animal memory game.

A wonderful afternoon of stories, creativity and learning! 🦔

Maths learning this week🔢
Reception have also been learning how to make the numbers 6, 7 and 8. The children used the part–whole model to find different ways to compose each number and practised saying stem sentences such as: “3 is a part and 3 is a part, the whole is 6.”
The children did a fantastic job sharing their ideas and learning from each other!🙌🏼🌟

This week in maths, Reception have been learning about pairs. We talked about how a pair means two and used objects to find matching pairs.

We explored this using socks, finding pairs that matched and spotting odd socks when there was only one. This helped us understand the difference between odd numbers (one left over) and even numbers (all socks have a pair). Great learning and lots of fun had by everyone!😃🧦

What a fantastic morning we have had exploring the snow. We have played in the snow, made snow angels, developed our vocabulary and understanding of winter and most importantly had lots of fun!

We loved our Christmas dinner today in Reception!🎄
We had such a fun lunchtime with yummy food, Christmas crackers , colourful paper hats, super-silly Christmas jokes and lots of festive music 🎶 🎅🏼
The children had the best time — what a lovely Christmas treat! 🎅🏼🎄🌟

Pick up your copy tomorrow to see our EYFS children feature in the Nativity picture special!!🌟💜

Our Reception children have been putting their phonics knowledge into action today. Using our wooden log letters, they practised segmenting and blending to spell a range of CVC words. Well done Reception!🌟👏🏼

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Don’t forget to pick up your copy of the Guardian tomorrow, featuring our Reception class photograph!

It's that time of year again!
If you’ve got a child or grandchild in reception you won’t want to miss our First Class reception picture supplement in this week’s Warrington Guardian – out in shops tomorrow - Thursday.
All schools in Warrington were invited to take part and 91 reception classes from across the town are featured in this very special 2025 new starters edition.
Pick up a copy of the paper!

Is your child starting Nursery or Reception in September 2026?

We’d love to welcome you to Latchford St James C of E Primary School to see what makes our school such a special place to learn, grow and thrive!💜

Come and meet our staff, explore our Early Years classrooms, and find out more about how we support every child on their learning journey.

EYFS Open Events:
Thursday 13th November at 9:30am
Tuesday 18th November at 4:00pm

Call us on 01925 634967 to book your place.

If you’re unable to attend on these dates, please call the school office to arrange a private tour at a time that suits you.

📍 Old Road, Warrington, WA4 1AP

This afternoon, we welcomed our Reception parents for our Reading Stay and Play session, designed to support reading at home. We had a fantastic turnout, and it was wonderful to see the children so excited to share books with their parents and show off their amazing early reading skills and growing vocabulary!📚

A huge thank you to all the parents who joined us — your support makes such a difference! 🌟

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PE Fun in Reception! 🌟
We worked as a team and took turns to follow a path in PE, practising our listening skills to follow instructions for each section! We also practised our aiming skills by throwing beanbags into the hoops! Everyone worked so hard and showed brilliant teamwork! Well done Reception!👏

Fantastic news!👏