Early Years at Saint Nicholas School

We are an independent co-educational day school in Old Harlow for children aged 3 months to 16 years. @SaintNicksSch

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

@SaintNicksReception had the best time learning how to play ‘What’s the Time, Mr Wolf?’ during playground games club. They particularly enjoyed getting chased by ‘The Wolf’!

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

@StNicksReception learnt about the importance of bees for World Bee Day. They then had a go at drawing their own bees. #StNicksRespect

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

@StNicksReception created some beautiful pictures today whilst learning about VE day. #StNicksRespect

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

@StNicksReception have been learning about sharing this week. Today the children were investigating which numbers can be shared equally and which can’t. #StNicksDiscover #StNicksCuriosity

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

@StNicksReception have started to learn about instructions. We received a letter from Baby Bear to ask us to help him make a jam sandwich to take on his next space adventure. Today we practised making one ourselves. @StNicksDiscover

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

@StNicksReception got a cold surprise in the muddy area this afternoon and were out in the hail. The children had lots of fun catching the small balls of ice and observing how they changed as they melted. #StNicksDiscover #StNicksCuriosity

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

@StNicksReception have been reading the story ‘Handa’s Surprise’. This week they sketched Handa’s basket of fruit and then used watercolours to paint it. They looked carefully at the colours and added lots of details. I think we have some future artists in the making. #StNicksArt

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

@StNicksReception had a fun during their ‘Growing Day’. They dressed up in the colour of their favourite fruit or vegetable, chopped up some fruit to make their own healthy smoothie and planted sunflower and broad bean seeds. We can’t wait to see them grow! #StNicksDiscover

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

@StNicksReception created some beautiful Valentine’s artwork in the style of Kandinsky. They listened to classical music while painting their colourful hearts. #StNicksArt #StNicksLower #StNicksArtsCrafts

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

#StNicksReception had a fantastic time at The Gruffalo Trail. Despite the rain they got stuck into the different activities building log pile houses, mouse homes as well as learning how to sing like Tawny owls and burying pine cones like squirrels. #StNicksTrips #StNicksDiscover

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

#StNicksReception made some wonderful badgers and foxes in the creative area linking to this week’s story, ‘One Snowy Night’. #StNicksLower #StNicksArtsCrafts #StNicksArt

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

#StNicksReception have been working hard in maths this week estimating. They made some sensible guesses on how many objects were in each jar and then counted them carefully to see how close they were. #StNicksDiscover #StNicksMaths

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

#StNicksReception have been hard at work this week creating some beautiful penguin artwork. They used different shades of blue as well as white to create some Winter backgrounds and then made penguins out of card. #StNicksArt #StNicksLower

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

#StNickReception have been exploring different number combinations in maths using the part-whole model. The children did a fantastic job of partitioning different numbers and then writing the matching number sentence. Great work! #StNicksMaths #StNicksDiscover

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

#StNicksReception have been getting creative and having lots of fun exploring pattern this week in maths. #StNicksCuriosity #StNicksDiscover

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

#StNicksReception have been reading the story ‘Stick Man’. They have been getting creative by making their own stick people using different materials as well as painting them. Great work! #StNicksEarlyYears #StNicksDiscover #StNicksArtsCrafts

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

#SaintNicksReception had fun painting a Star of David this week while learning about Hanukkah.

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

#StNicksReception immersed themselves in different remembrance activities today. They made wreaths and poppies as well as painting poppy fields and poppies. #StNicksRespect #StNicksCommunity

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

#StNicksReception created some beautiful firework salt paintings to celebrate bonfire night. #StNicksArtsCrafts

[Early Years at Saint Nicholas School @StNicksEarly]

#StNicksReception enjoyed their themed day on Monday celebrating Diwali. They dressed up in bright colourful clothes, created their own mehndi designs and made rangoli patterns and diya lamps. #StNicksDiscover #StNicksCommunity #StNicksArtsCrafts