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Creature Ark May 2023

Creature Ark May 2023

This week in our 2 year provision we had some very exciting visitors. The children were able to meet the different creatures including a corn snake called crunchy nut, a large snail called Matilda, Beatrix the hedgehog, Elsa the guinea pig, a tortoise and the...

Stay and Play May

Stay and Play May

This week Nursery has once again loved to open its doors and welcome in parents and family to come along to the stay and play session. The children in Nursery always love to come and share with their grown ups our areas of learning. This week we have celebrated the...

Creature Ark Reception May 2023

Creature Ark Reception May 2023

The children in Reception have had a very exciting couple of days as they were visited by lots of different animals. As part of our curriculum we want our children to learn all about nature and living things...our visit from Creature Ark was a big hit; the children...

Whirlow Residential Group 2 (Hall) 2023

Whirlow Residential Group 2 (Hall) 2023

The Year 2 children had an amazing time on their residential to Whirlow Hall Farm. They all enjoyed the farm tour and all of the farm jobs including; feeding the animals, petting the animals and collecting eggs. They also enjoyed a walk through some fabulous...

Whirlow Residential Group 1 (Hall) 2023

Whirlow Residential Group 1 (Hall) 2023

The Year 2 children had an amazing time on their residential to Whirlow Hall Farm. They all enjoyed the farm tour and all of the farm jobs including; feeding the animals, petting the animals and collecting eggs. They also enjoyed a walk through some fabulous...

Whirlow Residential Group 1 (Barn) 2023

Whirlow Residential Group 1 (Barn) 2023

The Year 2 children had an amazing time on their residential to Whirlow Hall Farm. They all enjoyed the farm tour and all of the farm jobs including; feeding the animals, petting the animals and collecting eggs. They also enjoyed a walk through some fabulous...

96.5% and above Attendance March 2023

96.5% and above Attendance March 2023

Well done children on achieving 96.5% attendance and punctuality in the Autumn term. Having high attendance has a vast amount of benefits. 78.7% of children that have 100% attendance go on to achieve 5+ GCSEs including English and Maths. Setting good attendance...

100% Attendance Awards March 2023

100% Attendance Awards March 2023

Well done children on achieving 100% attendance and punctuality in the Autumn term. Having high attendance has a vast amount of benefits. 78.7% of children that have 100% attendance go on to achieve 5+ GCSEs including English and Maths. Setting good attendance...

Extracurricular Club Activities. April 2023

Extracurricular Club Activities. April 2023

Royd Nursery Infant School offers a range of extracurricular club activities. Extracurricular clubs give children a chance to learn, practice, and excel in activities. Attending extracurricular clubs regularly helps to grow their talent, explore their abilities, and...

Learn a new skill – April 2023!

On Tuesday 25th April, Key Stage 1 held a ‘learn a new skill’ afternoon and invited parents/carers in to share this experience. The children completed three 30 minute stations consisting of Archery, Team building and Mini first aiders. For Archery, children learnt...

Learn a new skill – April 2023!

Learn a new skill – April 2023!

On Tuesday 25th April, Key Stage 1 held a 'learn a new skill' afternoon and invited parents/carers in to share this experience. The children completed three 30 minute stations consisting of Archery, Team building and Mini first aiders. For Archery, children learnt...

Year 2 Geography walk

Year 2 Geography walk

This half term, the Year 2s have been focussing on locating local landmarks as part of the Geography curriculum. We went on a walk in the sunshine around the local area, using our map to follow the correct route. We pointed out local landmarks, such as the golf club...

Science afternoon – March 2023!

On Friday 31st March, parents/carers of children in Year 1 and Year 2 were invited into school for a fun-filled Science afternoon! The children completed a range of activities such as building bridges, marshmallow catapults, making gyrocopters, a magic milk experiment...

Science afternoon – March 2023!

Science afternoon – March 2023!

On Friday 31st March, parents/carers of children in Year 1 and Year 2 were invited into school for a fun-filled Science afternoon! The children completed a range of activities such as building bridges, marshmallow catapults, making gyrocopters, a magic milk experiment...

Science afternoon – March 2023!

Science afternoon – March 2023!

On Friday 31st March, parents/carers of children in Year 1 and Year 2 were invited into school for a fun-filled Science afternoon! The children completed a range of activities such as building bridges, marshmallow catapults, making gyrocopters, a magic milk experiment...

Nursery provision Spring 23

This term the children have explored the new topic 'How many colours are in the rainbow?'. The children have enjoyed exploring the use of colours in their play, using the computer to develop their mouse control, making collages and pictures of rainbows and working on...

Forest Schools Reception 8 March 2023

Forest Schools Reception 8 March 2023

Children attended session three of Forest Schools and had the added bonus of doing the activities in the snow. The children are so confident at relaying how to stay safe in the woodlands. It has been brilliant to see the children’s confidence has grown in the space of...

World Book Day March 2023

World Book Day March 2023

We had a fabulous week in our 2 year provision last week for world book week. The story we focused on was one of the children's favourites, 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle. We read then acted out the story with the children every day, they enjoyed curling...

World Book Day – Elmer

World Book Day – Elmer

The children in FS2 had a fantastic World Book Day! The children came to school dressed up as their favourite characters from stories and in their comfy pyjamas! This year we focused on the book 'Elmer' by David McKee. We shared the story together and talked about...

World Book Day – Zog!

World Book Day – Zog!

Year 1 and Year 2 have had a fabulous World Book Day! The children came in a variety of amazing costumes and were excited to show each other who they had come as! This year we focused on the book "Zog" by Julia Donaldson. After reading the story, we completed a...

Forest Schools Reception Wed 1 March 2023

Forest Schools Reception Wed 1 March 2023

As part of session two the children at forest schools recapped how to stay safe in the woodlands. In order to build the children’s confidence, they completed two activities from the previous week. They explored the woodlands and then found their name cards that were...

Forest Schools Reception Wed 22 Feb 2023

Forest Schools Reception Wed 22 Feb 2023

The children in Reception had a fantastic time at forest schools. They were taught how to stay safe in the woodlands and spot potential hazards. They also looked at staying within certain boundaries. The children were then given time to explore the woodlands and use...

“Royd’s Got Talent” Jan 2023

“Royd’s Got Talent” Jan 2023

Year 1 and Year 2 children have enjoyed an afternoon of celebrating children's talents in our 'Royd's Got Talent' show. Some children displayed amazing courage and bravery getting up on stage and we saw performances such as singing, gymnastics, dancing, telling jokes...