News: EYFS

Finding circles and triangles in our classroom.

We enjoyed playing with the ice today. We spoke about reversible change- the water turned to ice and then back to water. We linked this learning back to when we made cakes- irreversible change.

Finding 4 and 5.

We have been describing position in maths.

Adrianna had a lovely weekend with Aila-Mae! They had lots of fun playing on a drawing board, they won a bracelet making set in a magazine, went and bought some new shoes and clothes and even went to a play centre.

All of your children have been given a new tooth brush and some tooth paste today. Please ensure your child brushes their teeth for 2 minutes in the morning and for 2 minutes in the evening.

We have been practicing riding our bikes in PE this morning as well as some Minions Yoga to finish.

We had lots of fun celebrating Aidan’s Birthday!!!!

Pen Party has been fun this afternoon.

We made cakes for Aidan’s Birthday party. We looked at the ingredients before we started and talked about irreversible change. Ask your child what this means.

We tried some of the fruits from Handa’s Surprise today!

We have been painting autumn trees today.

Today we have been learning about RESPECT as part of anti-bullying week.

Adrianna joined us at the library today.

Making shape witches.

We enjoyed our introduction to our story of the week- Handa’s Surprise.

Fun on the bikes today!

Sabrina was our VIP award winner a couple of weeks ago and she took Adrianna home for the weekend. It looks like they had lots of fun

Working on 1 less!

Lots of patterns drawn in our Pen Party today!

Well done to our award winners this week! 07.11.24

Fun at Rhyme Time this week! We learnt a firework song this week to help us find 1 less.

We had lots of fun on our autumn walk!

We have been learning about Bonfire Night today. We tried some Parkin at snack time.

We're proud to announce that we've received the AP SmileStars Bronze Award for our participation in the supervised toothbrushing program.

A busy morning in reception.

We have loved having Miss Sarah in over the last 6 weeks for Nurture Group (special snack).

A fantastic morning in PE, focusing on jumping and landing techniques and exploring the climbing frame confidently and bravely. They were brilliant!

Dough disco and pen party this week.

Fun rolling the tyres.

Well done to our award winners this week!

Our Diwali Presentation and Stay and Play

Last half term we read Funny Bones and discussed the house they live in and our own houses. Today we recapped this and went on a walk around Mill Hill to look at different types of houses. Ask your children about this tonight.

Diwali- making Rangoli Patterns with chalk on the ground.

Diwali- making Diva Lamps.

Diwali- making Rangoli Patterns.

We enjoyed our first worship at St Aidan’s Church today! All of the children were so well behaved.

We are famous!

We loved our session with Paul Cookson. He is a poet. We listened to lots of poems and wrote our own poem with him.

Having our eyes tested today!

Art- creating owl babies.

WellComm- working hard in their vocabulary intervention today.

Be Internet Legends AI Assembly.

Another lovely trip to the library!

Oracy October- working on our listening skills.

We enjoyed making class repeated patterns in maths today.

Lots of work on our throwing, catching and bouncing skills today in PE!

Well done to our award winners this week! - 10.10.24

We are enjoying practising our new patterns at our Pen Party this afternoon!

Comparing weight in continuous provision. Our maths vocabulary is heavier and lighter.

We are celebrating Black History Month this week through our story times.

In maths we are exploring patterns this week.

Dough disco and pen party last week.

Throwing and catching in PE.

Making skeletons linked to our story of the week.

Dominic was our VIP (Values in Practice award winner) last week so he got to take Aidan the bear home for the weekend :-). They visited Dominic's Nanna, went on a walk and relaxed by the fish tank. Who will be taking home Adrianna or Aidan this week?

Well done to our award winners this week! - 03.10.24

Great construction work in reception this week.

Good aiming reception.

Comparing amounts in continuous provision.

We learnt a digraph in phonics today!

We all smile in the same language at St. Aidan’s. Today we discussed that there are 8 languages spoken in Reception. Each week we will focus on one.

Abdul was our VIP (Values in Practice award winner) last week so he got to take Aidan the bear home for the weekend :-). Who will be taking home Adrianna or Aidan this week?

More work on comparing amounts in maths today. Our maths vocabulary is more and fewer.

Poetry week- making play dough pancakes.

Poetry week- tossing pancakes.

Poetry week- exploring poems and nursery rhymes.

Poetry week- enjoying Rhyme Time with year 1.

Poetry week- yummy pancakes.

Happy weekend!

We have had lots of fun throwing, catching, jumping and balancing today in PE.

Well done to our award winners this week!

We have been comparing amounts in maths today. Our maths vocabulary is more and fewer.

Today’s classroom Pen Party!

Ask your children what they learnt about Harvest today.

Making rainbow fish!

Another lovely trip to the library. We even got juice and biscuits today.

Super sorting in maths today.

Fun in PE.

Sorting the biscuits in maths.

Enjoying designing and building.

Our first Pen Party!

Well done to our award winners this week!

Rhyme Time in the sun

Look at our tall tower!

We had a visit from 2 Dental Practitioners today. We spoke about keeping our teeth clean and healthy and had our first tooth brushing session. We will be brushing our teeth daily now.

We loved our first visit to Mill Hill Library today. They will all bring home a registration form tomorrow. Please fill it in and then we can get them all their own Library card.

Ask your child what sound we learnt in phonics today!

What a busy Monday we have had.

Having fun decorating our outdoor area.

Well done to our award winners this week!

Today we did the p sound in phonics. The children have been working hard on writing it.

We have also learnt a and t this week.

Thank you to everyone who came to Rhyme Time. It was so much fun. Please join us next week for another one.

Well done to our first learning superheroes.

We had lots of fun in PE last week.

Our first 2 busy bees!

Working hard in phonics. Ask your child what sound they learnt today.

What a fantastic Monday we have had!

Reception class really enjoyed pizza and fish fingers for lunch yesterday. Full tummies all round.

What a fantastic first week we have had in Reception!

Making self-portraits.

Dinner with new friends.

We enjoyed exploring our outdoor area today.

Snack time

We have had a fantastic first day in Reception

Reception enjoying their ice cream.

We enjoyed our gingerbread men yesterday.

Decorating our gingerbread men.

Little Lions Coaching Clinic

Back to school church service - Sunday 8th September 2024 at 11-12pm

Making gingerbread men.

Reception are having fun outside.

Using our 5 and a bit method independently in provision.

We had fun outdoors yesterday.

Decorating our outdoor area.

We are having a busy week in reception.

In PSED we have been discussing growing up.

We have been learning about special times in RE.

Music, Spanish and IT with Junior Jam.

What a great castle!

Having fun with our soft bricks.

We loved the climbing wall!

Mapping and describing our journeys to school.

The construction crew

Great skills in PE today.

Blakewater are our Sports Day winners!!!

Using maps and positional language in maths.

Maths- giving and following instructions using positional language.

Sports Day 2024

Fun in PE last week.

We loved Glow in the Dark Dodgeball.

Come on England!

Donuts and Rhyme Time to celebrate Father’s Day!

Making Father’s Day cards

We have been creating and describing trolls and monsters today.

Problem solving in maths.

We are happy to be back at school

Reception had a fabulous day at the farm.

In RE we continued our work on special places. Mrs Mohamed taught us all about the Mosque.

In RE we are learning about special places. We visited Church today and Rev Alice showed us around.

We enjoyed IT and Music with Junior Jam today.

Super oracy work in maths today.

We have 2 butterflies!

Great adding Lola. I love how you have used first, then and now.

Who can guess our story of the week?

Using the Chromebooks to help us with our letter formation.

We are making friendship bracelets in provision this week .

Some of reception had a visit from the dentist yesterday. We are doing a good job at looking after our teeth.

It is Deaf Awareness Week this week. We had some visitors from Deaf Village Northwest in to teach us some sign language and explain to us what it is like to be deaf.

Look at our cocoons!

All of our caterpillars have made their cocoons.

We have been learning about the lifecycle of a frog today.

Reading practice in the sun

Look how big our caterpillars are now!

Talking to our talk partners in RE today. Ask your child what we call Jesus’ special friends.

Fun in the sun outside

Working hard on our handwriting.

We have been consolidating our learning on numbers beyond 10 in provision today.

We have been learning about the lifecycle of a caterpillar. Ask your child to sing you our song.

We built a house at lunchtime today.

What a busy day we have had in reception.

Look at our caterpillars

Another great day in reception

We have had a very busy day in Reception

School reopens tomorrow for our Summer term. Breakfast club starts at 7:45am and the main gates open at 8:40am. We're excited to see you all looking smart and ready to learn in your school shoes or all black trainers, proudly wearing your ALWAYS badges.

Eid Mubarak to all our pupils and families celebrating at the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Clubs are now available to book for the summer term. All clubs finish at 4:15pm. Places are limited.

Thank you to our Worship Team who led our Easter service today and thank you to reception class for helping! It wouldn't be the same without your spring chicken song!

Yesterday we talked about Spring and the changes in our environment. The children then enjoyed painting in the sunshine making a lovely window display.

DT week- evaluating our Easter bonnets.

DT week- we are making our Easter bonnets today. We can’t wait for you to see them in Church next week.

Does you child fancy giving cricket a go?

DT week- we have started to design our Easter bonnets.

We are all story explorers! Reception had lots of fun at the library today.

DT week- today we have been investigating.

Thank you Asda for our donation for Easter eggs for our Easter Egg Bingo night. Know any companies who would also like to donate? Please get in touch, it would be much appreciated.

Our World Book Day winners enjoyed their prize of a trip to Waterstones to choose a book and a hot chocolate at Costa. Well done!

Continuing our people who help us theme, we had a visit from PC Wilcock and PC Greenhalgh from Blackburn Police. The children enjoyed experimenting with all the clothing and equipment. We also got to sit in he car and turn the lights and sirens on.

World Book Day 2024 WINNERS!!!

Celebrate International Women's Day 2024 at King George's Hall on Friday, March 8th, from 10am to 12.30pm. Don't miss the special appearance by the Blackburn Rovers Women's Team!

New look school council

A visit from Kaitlyn our veterinary nurse

We are pleased to be holding our annual School Council Easter Bingo night again!

A wonderful visit from Pip the Paramedic

World Book Day- Most interesting word competition

The Good Samaritan

World Book Day - Thursday 7th March

Some great half term holiday challenges here from Blackburn Children's University, why not give some a try?!

We are grateful to Rev Sam Cheesman for guiding our assembly today. He imparted a significant message that regardless of our location or the worries we carry, God is always there to lend an ear and bring tranquility to our lives.

Dt Week Reception

This week we have been reading the story of the lost sheep. We read the book and then discussed how we are still loved even when we don’t make the right choices and how we can turn our behaviour around. We hope you like our display.

Farewell assembly for Reverend Cath

Germs! Having noticed a number of children putting their fingers in their mouth all the time, we decided to explore a germs journey. Mrs Holden led a mini experiment to show them how germs can be transported and how we can get rid of them.

Free of Charge Level 1 Childcare Course

Let's Go Sing! Tickets on sale now

Wow, what an amazing day we had yesterday! We are so grateful to Rock Kidz for visiting St Aidan’s. It was absolutely fantastic! YASBA!!

Family Autism Service

Wishing you a Happy New Year and blessed year ahead. May God's light guide your way in 2024.

Did your child/ren get a new electronic device for Christmas? If so, here are some top tips for setting up parental controls on them.

January 2024 is just around the corner, and it's bringing something special with it!

Thank you to all the parents who joined us for craft this afternoon. It was fantastic to see so many of you. We hope you enjoyed it. What a lovely day we have had.

Well done to our infant children; what a performance you put on today! You definitely got everyone into the Christmas spirit.

The pantomime of Beauty and the Beast at Blackburn Empire Theatre was an absolute blast! We had an incredible time! The children were so well-behaved and did a fantastic job representing St Aidan's.

Look... it's Father Christmas!!!

Snowball Disco - St Aidan's know how to party!!!

Half price tickets this weekend for our school.

A huge thank you from the Foodbank!

Family Health Fair

Some great half term challenges here from Blackburn CU, why not give some a try?!

A huge thank you to PCSO Stuart Knowles and PCSO Andy Shuttleworth for speaking to all our children about the importance of firework safety. Please ask your children about what they have learnt today, to continue that important safety message at home.

Thank you for your harvest donations. The Food Bank in Blackburn have collected today.

Free children's holiday club during October half term

Stay tuned for something special!

The Lotus Mental Health drop-in centre for parents and carers

Flu clinics being held over half-term to vaccinate children who have missed the flu vaccination in school.

Little Lions Coaching Clinic

Are you and your child/children aware of Mental Health Support Teams in schools?

Well done to all our Reception children who have had a fantastic first week in school. They have all settled into school life very well and have been working really hard and have made lots of new friends. Keep up the good work Reception class!

Do you have a child who is ready to start school in September 2024 or know someone who does?

Applications for school places in 2024/25 are now open

Summer challenges from Children's University. Why not try some of them?

Would your child be interested in joining Little Lions?

Why not try this Summer Reading Challenge at your local library? Children's University members can earn 6 hours for completing it!

Thank you Premier League Primary Stars!!

We have achieved the School Games GOLD Award

FREE PreLoved Uniform stall on Friday 7th July at 9am

Well done to Ribble (red team) for getting the most points in our 2023 Sports Day! Visit the link https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/academy-life/sports-day to see photos from the fabulous day and to see our winners celebrating with Mrs Egan!

Thank you to all our wonderful parents, carers, family members and friends for taking time out of their day to come to our annual Sports Day. It was lovely to see so many of you!

Thank you to Archdeacon David who led our worship this morning. Cameron enjoyed wearing the 'super power' sunglasses that he brought with him.

More summer fun! Multi-sports holiday club.

Free swim sessions for under 16s from 26th June.

Thank you to all the dads that came today it was lovely to see you all. Well done to all the reception children for some great singing

Fox Foundation Football - Summer Holiday Sport Course Dates!

British Sign Language Coffee mornings at Mill Hill Community Centre

Some great spring challenges here from Blackburn Children's University, why not give some a try?!

5k Walk to raise money for Rossendale Hospice

Art Classes with Go Sketch Club - Any budding artists out there may be interested in registering on these FREE workshops

Half Term Sport Course

Eid Mubarak to all our families who are celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan today and over the weekend.

We would like to pass on our congratulations and best wishes to Miss Keegan (Reception teacher) and her partner who have welcomed a little boy, Patrick, into the world.

Blackburn with Darwen Parent/Carer Workshop - Tuesday 25th April 2023

Well done to Tayla and Reggie for winning the competition set by PC Page :-)

Some great Easter challenges here from Blackburn Children's University, why not give some a try?!

Adult Learning Half-Term Fun! - Week 1

Adult Learning Half-Term Fun! - Week 2

Well done to Aliza and Mia for winning the competition set by Pip the Paramedic :-).

Thank you PC Page for visiting Reception today.

A huge thank you to Nybble for their kind donation of 200 Easter eggs!

Shaping Us campaign

Help your child to develop their communication and language skills. Walk and Talk is about inspiring families to go outside and communicate with each other.

Thank you Pip the Paramedic for visiting Reception today! :)

What a fantastic Science Week we have had at St. Aidan’s!

Today, we had special visitor - Charlotte from Elektec!

Do you or your family need a NHS dentist?

Does your child want to join Rainbows?

Adult Learning- Jobs and Skills Fair 28.02.23 10am-3pm at King George's Hall

If you need help with searching for work or applying for jobs and training, there’s an event in Blackburn just for you! With around 60 local employers promoting their vacancies and ready to recruit, it’s a great opportunity for anyone looking for a job or a volunteering role.

Learn to swim with H2o Swimming Academy

As part of children’s mental health week we made a rainbow with Place2be to show how we are all connected together.

Outstanding Flu Immunisations

Parent webinars for Children's Mental Health Week.

Ewood Park Green Weekend Competition

Number Fun Day 2023

Little Brusher's Oral Health Sessions

St Aidan's After School Clubs

Happy New Year to all of our families.

We hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas break. School reopens tomorrow at 8:40am. Breakfast club opens at 7:45am. Don’t forget your bags, badges and black school shoes.

Merry Christmas

Christmas is a magical time when we celebrate the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ and as this year draws to a close may we take this opportunity to wish you all a happy and holy Christmas and a peaceful new year.

Some great winter challenges here from Blackburn CU, why not give some a try?!

Prickly Hay nativity

Well done to all of the children and staff involved in the infant nativity ‘Prickly hay’. It truly was fantastic!

Snowball Disco

On Friday, it was St Aidan's legendary Snowball disco. The children (and staff) had an amazing night and the children all behaved impeccably. Click the link above to see more photos.

Reception had a special visitor yesterday!

EYFS - PE - Balance Bikes

Throughout the Autumn Term EYFS have been practising and learning how to ride a bike through the use of the Balance Bikes. All pupils are continuing to make fantastic progress and we will look forward to getting the bikes out with and without stabilisers after the October half term.