What a beautiful morning to spend outdoors with our friends old and new ?
What a beautiful morning to spend outdoors with our friends old and new ?
EYFS Chatter
31-10-2023
31-10-2023
31-10-2023
What a great first week!
What a great first week! We have enjoyed played with old friends and making new.
31-10-2023
The phone hasn’t stopped ringing all day!
The phone hasn’t stopped ringing all day! We have been SO busy taking messages and sending orders.
31-10-2023
Reception enjoyed a lovely picnic lunch today…
Reception enjoyed a lovely picnic lunch today as a special treat from our lovely cook Jo. ?
31-10-2023
Nursery are enjoying exploring emotions
Nursery are enjoying exploring emotions, our likes and dislikes, similarities and differences. We are celebrating all that makes us unique! ?
31-10-2023
National Poetry Day
We enjoyed listening to and talking about the poem take a deep breath by Joseph Coelho for
31-10-2023
This afternoon we had a PE session with coach Sam…
This afternoon we had a PE session with coach Sam @Liverpool_SSP where we learnt how to move in lots of different ways. It was brilliant!
31-10-2023
Look out in your local Tesco when you are shopping
Look out in your local Tesco when you are shopping. Please use the little blue tokens to vote for St Finbar’s EYFS at the following Tescos, tell your family and friends!
26-02-2025
26-02-2025
Little Red
Today, Sunflower class found some interesting items in our classroom. Inside there was a new book, Little Red. We looked at the first page illustrations and discussed it, asking questions and making predictions. We then acted out how Little Red would have felt walking through the woods alone.
18-03-2025
Mindful Movement
Sunflower class have enjoyed their Mindful Movement times. We have been learning to do calming breaths and stretches to help us focus and feel relaxed.
19-03-2025
Planting Peas
Sunflower class have been learning about growing and changes. We have talked about how God shows his love all around us, giving us new life.
25-03-2025
Chick Visit
Today, we got to care for our school chicks. We all had a turn of holding the chicks.
24-11-2025
24.11.2025 – Health and Self Care – Toothbrushing Workshop
Early Years had a special visitor today. Christopher the Crocodile came to talk to us about brushing our teeth. We heard a story all about going to the dentist and had a practise of our own toothbrushing technique .
04-12-2025
02.12.25-Fine motor fun-PD
The children in Reception are always working on their fine motor skills. This helps them to develop their writing skills by making their hands stronger.
10-12-2025
10.12.25 – Coverdale Puppets
This afternoon we had a visit from Coverdale puppets and they performed their Christmas show called ‘Angel delight’. We found it funny and enjoyed seeing all the different puppets. We even had a little boogie to some fun music and songs throughout.
07-01-2026
07.01.2026 – Ice exploration – UW
The children were excited to see ice in our outdoor area. We put water in a tray and some items over night to see if it would freeze. It did! The children loved exploring the ice.
07-01-2026
07.01.26 – The Three Kings – R.E
The children heard the story of the Magi. We used different images to think about what they may have looked like and to retell the story. The children then took a journey, we discovered baby Jesus had been born!
16-01-2026
16.01.2026 – The Evil Pea – Literacy
This week our focus book has been Supertato. The Evil Pea has escaped in Sunflower class, he stole our number 3! The children have made traps, investigated and tried to capture the Evil Pea.
16-01-2026
16.01.2026 – Number games – Maths
The children like to explore their maths in different ways, we played a game to match number and quantity.
21-01-2026
21.01.2026 – Letter formation – Handwriting
In Sunflower Class we practise our letter formation in lots of different ways. Today we used paint to practise the ‘ee’ digraph.
28-01-2026
28.01.2026 – Maths – Composition of Six
Sunflower class are looking at composition if numbers. This week we began to use our tens frames to explore the composition of six.
30-01-2026
30.01.2026 – Maths – Exploring Mass
This week, Sunflower class have been exploring heavy and light and learning about how to balance a scale through explorative play.
02-02-2026
02.02.2026 – Reading week – Reading
This week, EYFS have enjoyed having Year 6 children come read to us. We chose some of our favourite stories and had new readers everyday.
06-02-2026
06.02.2026 – NSPCC Number Day – Maths – PSED
EYFS had fun on number day, taking part in number activities and wearing numbers to school. We spoke about who keeps us safe and shared the NSPCC help number.
24-02-2026
24.02.26 – Music – Ukulele Concert
Today, the whole school had a fabulous opportunity to listen to a special concert by the local ukulele group called the Dingle Ukes. They played folk songs, older pop songs and locally written songs. The children had a fantastic time listening, clapping and singing along with the music. Thank you to Wheel Meet Again group and Dingle Ukes for coming along.
25-02-2026
24.02.2026 – Spring Hunt – UW
Sunflower class have been on a Spring hunt! We looked for any signs of Spring in our garden. The children found lots of early flowers, buds on trees and spotted a nest being made.
26-02-2026
26.02.2026 – Daffodil Painting – Art
Sunflower class have been looking for signs of spring. We spotted that the daffodils had started to bloom. We took some inside and painted a picture of them, looking closely at the different parts, shapes an colours.
02-03-2026
02.03.2026 – The Three Little Pigs – Creative
After reading the story The Three Little Pigs, Sunflower class used different resources to create our own houses. The children had to work collaboratively to create the shared pieces. They decided what was the best way to add the materials and how to apply them.
05-03-2026
05.03.2026 -World Book Day
EYFS loved World Book Day! They really have a love for stories and books, so a day full of celebration for some of our favourites and introducing new stories was so much fun.
05-03-2026
05.03.26 – World book day – Reading Buddies
During world book day, Year 6 buddied up with their little friends in Nursery, Reception and Year 1 for some reading for pleasure. Year six were really thinking about how they could confidently read and share their love of reading with the littlest learners of St Finbar’s.
06-03-2026
06.03.2026 – The Three Little Pigs – English
Sunflower class decided to create their own houses, just like the Three Little Pigs. Were their homes sturdy enough to withstand the Big Bad Wolf’s huff?
11-03-2026
11.03.2026 – Comparing Heights – Maths
We have been comparing height this week. The children have measured themselves to compare and order by their height, using words shorter and taller. We then went into play and made different height towers and compared what was the tallest.
18-03-2026
18.03.2026 – Goldilocks and the Three Bears – English
We have loved drawing club this week, the book has inspired lots of lovely role play and retelling of the story. We have ordered size and built our own houses.
30-03-2026
30.03.2026 – Easter Fun – RE
Sunflower Class have enjoyed Holy Week at school. As well as learning the importance of Holy Week, the children have enjoyed different activities around this.
17-04-2026
17.04.2026 – Counting on from 10 – Maths
The children have been counting on from 10 in maths. We used cubes to do our working out, adding 1,2,3 and 4 to 10. We then wrote out number sentences to represent our work.
23-04-2026
23.04.2026 – St George’s Hall – Trip
The children loved their visit to St George’s Hall, to hear the story of St George and the Dragon.
we enjoyed a show and listened to a short performance on the organ.
24-04-2026
24.04.2026 – Cress pots – UW- C&L
Today, Sunflower Class listened to instructions on how to make our own cress pots. The children had to follow the verbal and visual instructions to make their own individual pots.
29-04-2026
29.04.2026 – Planting – UW
Sunflower class have been learning about how to plant and grow seeds. We worked together as a team, followed instructions and chose our resources to plant some peas and beans.
05-05-2026
05.05.2026 – Counting on – Maths
Sunflower Class have been counting on from a given number, using different strategies and strengthening our understanding of number bonds to 10.
12-05-2026
12.05.2026 – Our Growing Beans – UW
Sunflower class have been growing our own beans. We used a clear bag to create a warm environment for the bean to grow. We looked at the different parts of the sprouting bean. Now that our beans are flourishing we have moved them to pots and compost.
