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Headteacher: Liz Heymoz
Baker Street,
Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
Tel: 01707 659755
Fax: 01707 665431
Email: admin@popepaul.herts.sch.uk
Baker Street,
Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
Tel: 01707 659755
Fax: 01707 665431
Email: admin@popepaul.herts.sch.uk
Week 14 Reception
/4 Comments/in Reception /by Margaret JoyceWhat a fun packed week! On Tuesday, we returned to a very snowy school. We decided to have some hands-on fun, exploring what happened when we mixed dry powder paint with the snow, squirting food colouring onto the snow and using cutters to make ice shapes. We also watched what happened when salt was added […]
Week 13 Reception
/8 Comments/in Reception /by Margaret JoyceThe children did us proud on Wednesday when they performed their class Nativity. Every child was fully engaged and sang their heart out, despite the fact that they had a very big audience. Thank you so much for coming to watch! *Pictures taken during dress rehearsal. Later on that morning, the school welcomed Bishop John Wilson. […]
Week 12
/1 Comment/in Reception /by Margaret JoyceAs part of National Tree Week, we set Reception the challenge of finding five different shaped leaves within the school grounds. The children then had to match their leaves to those on the identity cards, in order to find out the names of the trees that they had come from. In PE with Mr Dugan, we have been […]
Reception Class Week 11
/4 Comments/in Reception /by Margaret JoyceThis week Reception have joined the rest of the school in focussing on the story Traction Man by Mini Grey. The story is based around the heroic adventures of Traction Man, an action figure who thinks he is a superhero. Throughout the week, the children helped to create our own ‘Superheroes Headquarters’. They set up lots of […]
Reception Class Week 10
/1 Comment/in Reception /by Margaret JoyceThis week, Reception have been participating in National Anti-Bullying Week. The theme this year was ‘All Different, All Equal’ and the class have spent a lot of time celebrating what makes us unique. We used the book ‘The Rainbow Fish to the Rescue’ to explore different types of bullying. In the story, a little striped fish is left […]
Reception Class Week 9
/5 Comments/in Reception /by Margaret JoyceThis week, Reception have been learning about why we have Remembrance Sunday and the significance of the red poppy. In particular, we have been thinking about bravery and talking about the times that we have been brave, even though we have felt very scared. We also had some very exciting visitors who have […]
Week 8 Reception Class
/3 Comments/in Reception /by Margaret JoyceThis week we began our new topic, ‘Festivals and Celebrations’, with a focus on Diwali. We learnt how about how Hindu families celebrate Diwali, the festival of light, by going to pray at the temple, lighting special diva lamps, coming together to eat special food and setting off fireworks in the evening. We listened to the story of Rama and […]
One World Week
/9 Comments/in Reception /by Margaret JoyceWhat an exciting week of learning we have had! Reception have enjoyed learning all about Italy during the school’s ‘One World Week’. We made individual pizzas and some delicious lemonade. We used clay to make the Leaning Tower of Pisa. We created gondolas on a large and small scale and built replicas of the city of Venice with […]
Reception Class Week 6
/4 Comments/in Reception /by Margaret JoyceThis week in RE, we have been learning about how God created our wonderful world. The children listened exceptionally well and were able to recall the creation story in great detail afterwards. We then drew pictures and made models of creatures from clay, to display on our prayer table. On Monday morning, we suddenly abandoned the […]
Week 5 Reception
/7 Comments/in Reception /by Margaret JoyceThis week we have been thinking about when we were babies. We have spent a lot of time talking about the things that we could or couldn’t do when we were so small and comparing it with the things we can do now. The children have really enjoyed sharing their baby photos with each other. On Tuesday, we were […]