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We are so excited! We had our very first cake sale this year. It was held in our school hall after school. The cake sale contained cakes, pastries, muffins and other delicious treats that were donated by our parents. We went along before the buzz began just to get a little glimpse of what was…

It’s Black History month celebrations here at St Christopher’s! The Early Years have been hard at work learning all about the achievements that Black American people have made and their impact on the lives of millions around the world. Martin Luther King & Rosa Parks were the 2 significant people we were looking at throughout…

The book fair is back at St Christopher’s! Our teacher’s took it in turns to set up the book stalls. We went to explore the range of books that are on sale today with our teachers. There were books about animals, nursery rhymes, dinosaur stories and many more. There were even funky stationery available for…

We were all in for a treat today! We had a lovely parent coming into talk to us about a very special festival. It’s called Durga Puja. This is a major festival of Hinduism, traditionally held for 10 days in the months of September and October. Durga Puja celebrates the victory of the Goddess Durga…

  Yesterday , all the nursery children were in for a treat! Miss Roshni taught them all about a very special festival that runs for 10 days… it is called Navratri. This is a Hindu festival that spans nine nights (and ten days) and is celebrated every year in the autumn. It is observed for…

The nursery and reception children learnt all about the festival of Harvest. They learnt that Harvest is a festival of celebration of the food grown on the land. It’s a process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields. We looked at photographs of farmers ploughing the fields, reaping of the grain or pulse and…

Wow what a Sports Day! Your children never fail to astound us and showed depths of resilience beyond their years, an ability to follow instructions and a huge willingness to take part. You must be very proud parents and deservedly so. From the moment they lined up in their classroom they behaved impeccably, walked out…

Graduation 2019 Why a nursery graduation ceremony is a valuable experience for children Nursery graduation ceremonies are growing in popularity in the UK. That’s right, three and four year olds graduating from pre-school is now viewed as a normal thing. We must say, children do look cute dressed up in mini graduation gowns and mini…

“It creates excitement with a pop-up bookshop and funky stationary to go with it!”   What is a book fair? Book Fair is a celebration of reading that puts the very best books directly into your childrens hands. The book fair comes to our school twice a year with mobile bookcases packed with over 200…

Here is a handy list of the events we currently have planned. Further details will be circulated nearer the time.   Navratri celebrations- 8th October 2019 The children in nursery and reception shall be learning all about a celebration called Navratri (also known as Durga Puja) a festival within the Hindu faith which runs for…