Today in Nursery, children explored the sacrament of Baptism through role play and creative artwork. They acted out a baptism, learning about welcoming into God’s family, and expressed their understanding through drawings. ✝️ #CatholicEducation #PlayingIsLearning #Baptism

Our Reception children explored snow through hands on, in the moment learning, building snowmen while developing physical skills, communication and cooperation. A warm hot chocolate ended the session perfectly ❄️ #PlayingIsLearning #EYFS #OutdoorLearning #Winter #Snow #Vocabulary

School newsletter

Our Nursery children loved making playdough with Miss Thompson .This hands on activity supported fine motor skills, communication, problem solving and creativity, all key parts of the EYFS. The children were so proud of their creations after! #EYFS #PlayingIsLearning #Nursery

In Nursery, our love of reading begins with sharing stories together 📚 Children enjoy retelling familiar tales from story time, building early language, imagination and comprehension as part of our whole school. #YearOfReading #EYFS #Books #CelebrateReading #PlayingIsLearning

We’re delighted at St Mary & St Benedict to celebrate the Year of Reading, the children enjoyed reading this book today. Reading strengthens vocabulary, comprehension and confidence, helping all children thrive as learners. ✨ #YearOfReading #ReadingForLife #WholeSchool #Books

Wednesday Word

Nursery children enjoyed a fun maths game matching the snowman’s buttons to the number on the dice ❄️ We practised counting, number recognition and turn taking through play. #Maths #EarlyYears #WinterLearning #PlayingIsLearning

In nursery, the children learned how to play Snap. They took turns, listened carefully and kept their eyes focused as they watched for matching cards. The children showed excitement as they confidently shouted “Snap!” and developed their attention, concentration and social skills

Today in nursery we celebrated Epiphany 👑✨ We created crowns just like the Kings, talked about the Magi, and explored new vocabulary through creative play. #Epiphany #Creative #Kings #Magi #Star #BabyJesus #Vocabulary #PlayingIsLearning

Mass for the Epiphany of the Lord 👑 👑 👑 🌟

Nursery children used a range of resources to create beautiful snow collage pictures today ❄️ Exploring winter textures and building new vocabulary through creative play. #Creative #Winter #Snow #Vocabulary #PlayingIsLearning

Nursery have been busy creating New Year Resolution stars ⭐ “Help mummy,” “kind hands,” “pray to Jesus,” and “try my best” were just some of their thoughtful resolutions 💛 #Creative #HappyNewYear2026 #PlayingIsLearning

Nursery had a wonderful time exploring the snow and ice today! The snow became a fantastic resource for mark making and learning through play. #Nursery #Snow #Explore #MarkMaking #PlayingIsLearning

In Nursery today, children engaged with the Nativity story, learning about the birth of Jesus and the true meaning of Christmas. They discussed who was present in the stable and created their own Nativity artwork, supporting early Religious Education and creativity. 🌟

Nursery Celebration of the word. Advent Love Candle Today we light the Love Candle. Love means being kind, sharing and caring for others. We talked about who we love and how we can show love in nursery with kind hands and kind words ❤️#LoveOneAnother #LoveShoneDown

We reflected on the message of Jesus’ arrival, celebrated Stars of the Term, achievements & enjoyed lots of joyful singing. A special thank you to our wonderful Headteacher, Mrs MacDonald! From all at SMSB, we wish you a Happy & Holy Christmas and a Happy New Year!🎄🌟💜

EYFS had a wonderful time at their Christmas disco today! The afternoon was filled with big smiles, festive moves, and lots of giggles as our little ones danced their hearts out to Christmas tunes. What a way to celebrate the season with sparkle, energy and excitement !

Our wonderful AC Academy @ArmonicoConsort choir performing at Holy Trinity church this evening. 🎶