December 4, 2020 Activities – December 2020 It\'s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We are well and truly already in the festive spirit here at St. George\'s, with our decorations up slightly earlier than usual #StGeorgesFestiveSpirit See below some of recent activities - both festive and non-festive! At Enderby: Our Preschool children have been talking about recycling this week. They have been talking about different ways they can re-use and recycle lots of things. At Oadby: Our 2\'s-3\'s created some
November 13, 2020 Activities – November 2020 What a busy November we\'ve had so far at St. George\'s! Celebrating Bonfire Night and Learning about Remembrance Day, BBC Children in Need 2020, the St. George\'s Big Collection & Diwali. Yep and we are only 2 weeks in!! Here are some pictures of our recent activities, artwork and even some yummy treats we\'ve had! Enderby: Our children observing 2 minutes silence on Remembrance Day... & dressing up for
November 10, 2020 Ofsted: Children hardest hit by COVID-19 pandemic are regressing in basic skills and learning A report by Ofsted into the impact of the pandemic finds that children who were hardest hit by nursery closures and restrictions have regressed in some basic skills and learning. For example, the report find that some young children, who were previously potty-trained, have lapsed back into nappies, particularly those whose parents were working from home and/or those unable to work flexibly. Children have also lost stamina in their reading and writing, some have lost physical fitness, others