Today is the first day of Lent, also known as Ash Wednesday. This is an important time of prayer and reflection but also a time when many people sacrifice or give something up that they love - perhaps chocolate, sweets or even using social media. Others might decide...
Today in the Christian calendar is Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake day. It is celebrated before Ash Wednesday, the first day of lent, so we thought that we’d really enjoy making our own pancakes in Nursery today! We used pre-made pancake mix and added in water....
On Tuesday 6th February all the children at St Aidan's acknowledged Safer Internet Day. This special celebration, which takes place in February of each year, aims to raise awareness of a safer and better internet for all, and especially for children and young people....
This week in Nursery we have been reading the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. On the Art table, we created pig faces with paper plates, card and paints. We also practised our fine motor skills by cutting out clothes for the three little pigs to wear. In Maths, we...
This week in Literacy, we have been reading the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. In our classroom, we have took part in lots of activities based on the story. In the construction area and tuft tray, we built tall beanstalks out of Duplo and Stickle Bricks. One of...
WOW! What a busy week we have had in Nursery! In our Literacy lesson, we read the story ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. In our tuft tray, we picked flowers for Granny, just like what Red Riding Hood does in the story, when she walks through the forest to her Granny’s house....