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Rock Steady Concert Dec 2023
On Thursday 21st December, some children participated in a 'Rock Steady' concert. The children have been rehearsing weekly and performed as part of a band. Within the band the children had the opportunity to either play the drums, guitar, keyboard or they took on the...
Rio Da Vida Music Workshop
Key Stage 1 have really enjoyed their music workshop this morning as part of their Rio Da Vida topic! As part of the workshop, pupils carried out warm up activities that involved following using body percussion. After that, the children were split into two groups...
Switch off Fortnight
Royd Nursery Infant School have completed the annual ‘Switch off Fortnight’ campaign and children across school have loved learning about saving energy! As a Green Flag (with distinction) Eco School, we understand the importance of promoting wastage and reducing our...
Diwali
In Reception we like to celebrate other cultures and their celebrations. During the Autumn term we have learnt all about the festival of Diwali. This is a festival celebrated by many all around the world and is known as the festival of light. In class one we have...
Piet Mondrian
The children in class 2 have been learning about what an artist does. The children came up with some fantastic ideas and said that artists 'are really good at painting', 'artists love to draw' and 'artists are really good at making different things'. We talked about...
3D model
This half term, class 8 have designed and created their own 3D model. The Year 1 children have been focussing on...
Hockey
This half term, the children in class 7 are learning how to play hockey in outdoor PE. They are really enjoying learning and mastering key skills such as dribbling, push pass, slap pass and shooting all whilst trying to hold the hockey stick correctly using a V grip!...
Memory Box – History
Our Topic this half term is 'Memory Box'. In their History lessons, Class 9 have been exploring Victorian toys. They looked at how toys have changed from past to present and learnt the names of some key Victorian toys such as the Diabolo and the Cup and Ball. The...
What is a shadow?
This half term's topic is based around the theme 'What is a shadow?'. The children in the 2 year provision have enjoyed exploring the different areas of the room including drawing using charcoal to create a shadow picture distinguishing the different marks they make....
Nursery ‘What is a shadow?’
Over the past two weeks, the children in Nursery have been exploring our new theme 'What is a shadow?'. Children have been listening to the story 'Don't wake up the bear' and have been using our small world area to act out the story using figures and masks. The...
Arts Week Nov 2023
Our theme for arts week in the 2-year provision was based on the story ‘The Owl Babies’. The children have really enjoyed doing the various activities around this theme. They have enjoyed using a variety of resources such as felt, buttons, feathers, paper, material...
Nursery’s Arts week
In Nursery the children have been immersed in our arts week. The theme around our arts week has been around the story ‘Snow Bear’ by Tony Mitton. Children have been given the choice to take part in various art activities within the provision setting. We have tried our...
Arts week Nov 2023
The children in Reception have had a brilliant arts week where they based all of their art activities on the story 'The Foggy Foggy Forest'. Throughout the fortnight, the children have used different media and materials to create lots of fantastic artwork. The...
Class 7 Arts week Nov 2023
Class 7 focused on the environment 'At the Beach' for Arts Week. We have looked at the different animals that you might find when you're on the beach and we have also identified different structures and objects you might spot there too! We also learned a range of...
Victorian Classroom Class 8 Oct 2023
On 30th October, Class 8 visited the Victorian Classroom in Barnsley. Miss Sharp met us off the coach and we were quickly transported back in time to 1883! We had to dress up – flat caps and waistcoats for the boys and mop caps and pinafores for the girls. In 1883...
Arts week – rainforests!
Class 8's focus during Arts week has been the rainforest. We have used a range of artistic techniques to create a variety of animals, trees and plants that you might find in the rainforest. Some cute and adorable, and others ginormous and scary! Throughout the week,...
Arts Week – Under the Sea
In Class 9, our focus for Arts Week has been Under the Sea! We have learnt many interesting facts about the animals which live under the sea and how they survive! On the first day, we created an ocean waves painting using sponges, paint brushes and our finger tips. We...
Victorian Classroom! November 2023
On 2nd November, Class 9 visited the Victorian Classroom in Barnsley. Miss Sharp met us off the coach and we were quickly transported back in time to 1883! We had to dress up – flat caps and waistcoats for the boys and mop caps and pinafores for the girls. In 1883...
Charter Mark for Quality Award – Oct 2023
Did you know? The Foundation Stage team at Royd Nursery Infant School hold the Charter Mark for Quality Award provided by the Sheffield Local Authority. In order to achieve the award Royd Nursery Infant School had to complete audits on the provision, underpinned by...
Victorian Classroom Class 7 Oct 223
On 30th October, Class 7 visited the Victorian Classroom in Barnsley. Miss Sharp met us off the coach and we were quickly transported back in time to 1883! We had to dress up – flat caps and waistcoats for the boys and mop caps and pinafores for the girls. In 1883...
Fun Run Oct 2023
On Wednesday 18th September, Year 1 and 2 were invited to participate in a fun run challenge over at Deepcar St John's. We started off with an aerobics warm up before beginning the fun run. The children were encouraged to run, jog, skip and walk whilst counting how...
Artsmark Gold Award Oct 2023
Did you know? Royd Nursery Infant School holds the Artsmark Gold Award! The Artsmark is a nationally recognised award and celebrates excellence in delivering culture and creativity across the whole curriculum. The Artsmark sets out quality principles for schools to...
Eco-Schools Green Flag Oct 2023
Did you know? Royd Nursery Infant School holds the Eco-Schools Green Flag with Distinction Award? The Eco-Schools Green Flag is an internationally recognised award and celebrates excellence in environmental action and learning. Our Eco project empowers and motivates...
Macmillan Coffee Morning Oct 2023
As the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 2023 gets underway, Royd Nursery Infant School hosted their own coffee morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Macmillan takes the time to understand people, so that they can provide the support, tools and inspiration...
“Bounce” Oct 2023
The children’s topic this half term is ‘Bounce’. As part of topic lessons, class 7 children have been doing Design and Technology lessons. After learning about the food groups, children designed their own pizzas, selecting their own healthy toppings. In the following...
“Bounce” Oct 2023
Our topic this half-term is based around the theme 'Bounce'. The children in Class 9 have loved exploring materials in their Science lessons. The children looked at different materials such as metal, wood, plastic and glass and found different items around the...
Rainbow Room “Little Red Riding Hood” Oct 2023
Children in rainbow Room have been Reading the story of Little Red Riding Hood. They loved listening to the story and decided to use building blocks to make houses for Grandma. Some children even made animals that they would like to see in the woods! The children all...
“Why do you love me so much?” Sept 2023
We are so proud of all the children in Reception. They have settled really well and are already starting to adapt to their new routines. The children have enjoyed exploring their new surroundings, engaging, with their peers, in the exciting provision activities that...
“Bounce” Oct 2023
This half term's topic is based around the theme 'Bounce'. The children in class 8 have been exploring on Purple Mash in Computing to create their own music. Children began the lesson by learning about staying safe on devices at home and in school and we discussed the...
Self Portraits Oct 2023
The children in class 2 have had a fantastic time painting their self-portraits. All of the children have taken lots of care and paid attention to detail when creating their self-portraits. We looked in the mirror to see what colour our skin, hair and eyes are and...