In Jesus We Learn, Love and Grow together
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Nursery: Gallery

PE in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 22nd Mar 2023 @ 11:23am

We have been learning about different ways to travel.  We travelled along, under and jumped off the different equipment.

Parachute Fun in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 22nd Mar 2023 @ 11:14am

We had fun using the parachute outside. We are building up our muscles to get our hands ready for writing!

M6 Theatre Production for EYFS, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 6th Mar 2023 @ 12:26pm

EYFS enjoyed the M6 Theatre production of 'The Street Where I Live'.  We looked at all the different houses and who lived in each one.  We acted out some of the story with Grandma Bradshaw!

World Book Day 2023 in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 8:47am

We celebrated World Book day 2023 and had lots of fun. We dressed up as our favourite book characters, we looked at the story of Little Red Riding Hood, we drew our favourite book characters and made cakes for Little Red Riding Hood using playdough.  Our teacher's dressed up too, Miss Marsden was Little Red Riding Hood, Mrs Andrews was Grandma and Mrs Sturrock was the Wood Cutter! We also went to the library to have a story session. 

Our First Visit to Church in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 16th Feb 2023 @ 8:24am

We had our first visit to our new church, St. Chad's in Rochdale.  We travelled by coach and learnt all about why we celebrate Valentine's Day.

Chinese New Year in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 13th Feb 2023 @ 3:49pm

We have been learning all about the celebration of 'Chinese New Year'.  We cooked noodles and ate them with chopsticks.  We made a chinese dragon and performed a dragon dance.  We also looked at chinese writing and had a go ourselves and our role play area was a chinese restaurant. We have had lots of fun learning about this chinese celebration.

Christmas Party Time in Nursery!, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 16th Dec 2022 @ 1:29pm

We had a fantastic time at our Christmas party.  We danced to Christmas music and had a special visit from Father Christmas.  We also have lots of lovely treats to eat, yummy! 

Nursery's First Nativity Play, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 14th Dec 2022 @ 3:50pm

In nursery, we performed our first nativity play.  We had to remember what to do on the stage and sing songs all about the very first Christmas.

Carol Concert, by Miss Hulse

Date: 12th Dec 2022 @ 3:40pm

We had a beautiful carol concert this morning, with all the children singing a mixture of traditional carols. This reminded us of the true meaning of Christmas. 

Manchester United Player Led Competition, by Miss Kyte

Date: 5th Dec 2022 @ 1:59pm

Last week, seven Year Five and Six pupils were chosen to represent St Peters at a football tournament held by Manchester United Academy. The tournament was player led meaning that the team had to manage themselves in terms of formation, substitutions and game strategy. The tournament also had a World Cup theme and the country we were chosen to represent was Brazil. The boys played a range of teams and all of our players were fantastic. Their determination, competitiveness and sportsmanship throughout the competitition was impeccable. Well done boys! 

Cross Country Competition, by Miss Kyte

Date: 1st Nov 2022 @ 5:50pm

Before half term six children from Years Five and Six represented St Peters Church of England Primary School in a cross country event at Fallinge Park High school. The event consisted of lots of primary schools from the Rochdale borough and was a mix of both boys and girls races. The children each ran 2 kilometers on a track that had been set up on Fallinge Park school field. Despite the cold and windy conditions, each pupil performed excellently and they all confidently completed the cross country run within the alloted time. Well done! 

Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 20th Oct 2022 @ 4:07pm

In nursery we have been bringing the book 'Pete the Cat and his White Shoes' by Eric Litwin to life.  We have been acting out the story, making playdough cats, singing cat number songs, painting pictures of cats and creating a story map. We even made up own story called 'Dot the Dog and her white socks' who stepped in oranges and bananas. We talked about pets and shared pictures of our pets that live in our house.  We have had an amazing first half term in our new nursery class.

Macmillan Coffee Morning 30th September, by Mr Wood

Date: 6th Oct 2022 @ 2:22pm

We had a fantastic time raising money for Macmillan - have a look at some of the photos below to see our families getting involved!

Our first few weeks at St. Peter's Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 29th Sep 2022 @ 4:08pm

We have been very busy learning all the new rules and routines in nursery.  We have been making new friends and getting to know our new teachers, who are very proud of us!

Harvesting our Fruit and Vegetables in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 29th Sep 2022 @ 3:48pm

We have had great fun harvesting our potatoes, apples and pears.  We even had to wash the very dirty potatoes, it was a very messy job, but lots of fun!  We then sold the potatoes, apples and pears to our families. We tasted some of the apples and pears, they were delicious!

Nursery's Visit to Rochdale Fire Engine Museum, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 1st Jul 2022 @ 2:55pm

Here are some pictures of our amazing time at Rochdale Fire Engine museum.  

St. Peter's Day in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 1st Jul 2022 @ 8:48am

We had an amazing day celebrating St. Peter’s Day in Nursery.  We all had a delicious ice-cream and sat outside to eat them.  We decorated stones, crosses and made pictures using stones.  We also designed our own stain glass windows.

KS1 Sports Day, by Miss Kyte

Date: 27th Jun 2022 @ 3:03pm

Take a look at some of our photographs and videos from our fantastic KS1 Sports Day! 

Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 27th May 2022 @ 3:57pm

We have had a great time learning about the Queen and celebrating her platinum jubilee.  We made crowns, decorated bunting, had a special union jack cake and had a jubilee party on the school field.  We even re-enacted the Queen’s coronation.

Life Cycle of a Butterfly in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 27th May 2022 @ 3:46pm

In nursery we have been learning about the life cycle of a butterfly.  We watched the caterpillars grow and then turn into a cocoon.  After two weeks they became butterflies.  We then fed them fruit and after a few days we released them into our butterfly garden at St. Peter's. To help us learn about the life cycle we painted caterpillars, made caterpillars with the playdough, made repeating patterns, we even made a butterfly dance. We have really enjoyed watching and learning all about the life cycle of a butterfly. 

Planting in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 5th May 2022 @ 4:35pm

In Nursery we have been planting potatoes and sunflowers.  We are learning what plants need to grow and how to look after them. We need to give them lots of water to help them grow.  

EYFS and KS1 'Washing the Feet' Collective Worship Service, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 8th Apr 2022 @ 3:22pm

Today we learnt about Maundy Thursday and why Jesus washed the feet of his disciples.  Mr Whelan and Mr Wood washed 12 children’s feet to show us how we can show kindness to other people, just like Jesus did.

Stations of the Cross Service - April 2022, by Mrs Cavill

Date: 8th Apr 2022 @ 2:54pm

This morning Reverend Anne and Father Darren came to school to watch and take part in our Stations of the cross service. Children from each year group read a reading and a prayer for eac station. Reverend Anne and Father Darren lit a Paschal candle to remind us that Jesus was resurrected on Easter Sunday. He gave His life to save us all. We wish you all a Happy Easter.

Chicks in Nursery, by Mrs Andrews

Date: 7th Apr 2022 @ 3:47pm

We got to watch the yellow, fluffy chicks hatch in their incubator and then we got to hold and stroke them. They were very cute!

Who we are

We look to provide a safe, secure, stimulating Christian environment in which all our children feel happy and valued as individuals, and where they can learn and play to the best of their abilities, and therefore reach their full potential.

Where we are

St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Muriel Street,
Rochdale,
OL16 5JQ

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