--- title: "Blog by Tag: EYFS" url: "https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/tag/eyfs" school: "St. Andrew's CE Primary School" --- # Blog by Tag: EYFS [![Image of Emergency Alert! Learning Fire Safety with Staffordshire Fire & Rescue](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/804A9256-70C5-4D6D-A560-22E0B930389E.jpeg)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-19-14-39-emergency-alert-learning-fire-safety-with-staffordshire-fire-rescue) 19 October 2026 #### [Emergency Alert! Learning Fire Safety with Staffordshire Fire & Rescue](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-19-14-39-emergency-alert-learning-fire-safety-with-staffordshire-fire-rescue) This week, Maple Class dove into an exciting PSHE Fire Safety lesson using an interactive safety boxe kindly on loan from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service! Hands-On Learning & Heroic Roleplay! Our classroom was buzzing as the children explored interactive games and resources designed… [Continue reading](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-19-14-39-emergency-alert-learning-fire-safety-with-staffordshire-fire-rescue) [![Image of Outdoor Maths: Taller and Shorter in EYFS!](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/5B3FE62D-9495-47E5-ACD7-BBA1B1FA9BD3.jpeg)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-28-11-40-outdoor-maths-taller-and-shorter-in-eyfs) 28 September 2026 #### [Outdoor Maths: Taller and Shorter in EYFS!](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-28-11-40-outdoor-maths-taller-and-shorter-in-eyfs) Our EYFS learners took their maths outdoors today for a giant investigation into height and comparison! Using our outdoor area, the children were challenged to build stacks and towers that were taller or shorter than a target height! Hands-On Building Materials The children worked in… [Continue reading](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-28-11-40-outdoor-maths-taller-and-shorter-in-eyfs) [![Image of EYFS Literacy: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/872B99A2-6220-496A-B8DF-64D6D8C9A751.jpeg)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-06-08-10-20-eyfs-literacy-we-re-going-on-a-bear-hunt) 8 June 2026 #### [EYFS Literacy: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-06-08-10-20-eyfs-literacy-we-re-going-on-a-bear-hunt) This week in EYFS literacy, the children brought our focus story We’re Going on a Bear Hunt to life through an exciting outdoor learning activity… in the rain! The children worked together to re-enact the story outside, becoming fantastic creative problem solvers as they thought carefully about… [Continue reading](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-06-08-10-20-eyfs-literacy-we-re-going-on-a-bear-hunt) [![Image of Super Smiles with Our NHS Visitors](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/6EB90CFA-0581-44FD-B290-78FC6D96FE84.jpeg)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-08-09-47-super-smiles-with-our-nhs-visitors) 8 May 2026 #### [Super Smiles with Our NHS Visitors](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-08-09-47-super-smiles-with-our-nhs-visitors) This week, we were very lucky to have some special visitors from the NHS come into school to teach us all about looking after our teeth! The children learned lots of important facts about how to keep their teeth clean and healthy, including how often we should brush them and which foods and… [Continue reading](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-08-09-47-super-smiles-with-our-nhs-visitors) [![Image of Exploring Heavy and Light in Reception](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/61BEFC91-2920-4EFB-BA3F-D2D28E182804.jpeg)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-07-12-00-exploring-heavy-and-light-in-reception) 7 May 2026 #### [Exploring Heavy and Light in Reception](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-07-12-00-exploring-heavy-and-light-in-reception) Reception have been busy exploring weight this week through lots of practical, hands-on maths activities! We started the week outdoors by becoming weight detectives. The children searched the outdoor area for different objects and worked together to sort them into two groups: heavy and light.… [Continue reading](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-07-12-00-exploring-heavy-and-light-in-reception) [![Image of Wiggly Worms and Wonderful Discoveries](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/EA8E8E05-FEE3-48B0-A3FF-E64FFEF4FF32.jpeg)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-21-14-54-wiggly-worms-and-wonderful-discoveries) 21 April 2026 #### [Wiggly Worms and Wonderful Discoveries](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-21-14-54-wiggly-worms-and-wonderful-discoveries) Our classroom has been full of excitement as we turned into young scientists today… with a wriggly twist! We created our very own wormeries to help us answer the question: what do worms do to the soil? The children were so curious and couldn’t wait to get started. First, we worked together… [Continue reading](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-21-14-54-wiggly-worms-and-wonderful-discoveries) [![Image of Building, Counting and Creating 9 and 10 Everywhere](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/EC6B0363-3C2C-48CD-876F-975892DD9F43.jpeg)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-17-11-59-building-counting-and-creating-9-and-10-everywhere) 17 April 2026 #### [Building, Counting and Creating 9 and 10 Everywhere](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-17-11-59-building-counting-and-creating-9-and-10-everywhere) We’ve been busy mathematicians in EYFS this week as we explored the numbers 9 and 10 in lots of exciting ways! The children have been finding and making 9 and 10 using a wide range of resources, both inside the classroom and out in our outdoor area. It was wonderful to see them taking their… [Continue reading](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-17-11-59-building-counting-and-creating-9-and-10-everywhere) [![Image of Pebble Art](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/19470A0F-6319-4E67-AED3-35DF6BF60347.jpeg)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-16-14-49-pebble-art) 16 April 2026 #### [Pebble Art](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-16-14-49-pebble-art) What a wonderfully creative time we’ve had during Art Week! This week, our classroom was full of imagination as we explored the work of pebble artist Erzsebet Szilajka. Inspired by her beautiful creations, the children became artists themselves, using pebbles as the main feature of their… [Continue reading](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-16-14-49-pebble-art) [![Image of Art Week Fun: Minibeast Nature Suncatchers](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Screenshot_2026-04-14_16.31.52.png)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-14-14-09-art-week-fun-minibeast-nature-suncatchers) 14 April 2026 #### [Art Week Fun: Minibeast Nature Suncatchers](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-14-14-09-art-week-fun-minibeast-nature-suncatchers) This week for Art Week, Maple Class have been getting creative outdoors by making beautiful minibeast nature suncatchers – and what a wonderful link to our new Science topic on micro-habitats and minibeasts! The children began by exploring our outdoor area, carefully collecting natural… [Continue reading](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-14-14-09-art-week-fun-minibeast-nature-suncatchers) [![Image of Creative Creatures: Our Spider Sculptures](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Screenshot_2026-04-14_16.32.16.png)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-26-15-22-creative-creatures-our-spider-sculptures) 26 March 2026 #### [Creative Creatures: Our Spider Sculptures](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-26-15-22-creative-creatures-our-spider-sculptures) As part of our art topic on paper sculptures, Maple Class have been busy working collaboratively to create a giant spider sculpture. We began by looking closely at spiders, exploring their structure and key characteristics. The children noticed important features such as the number of legs, the… [Continue reading](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-26-15-22-creative-creatures-our-spider-sculptures) [![Image of Tasty Treats for Pig the Pug](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Screenshot_2026-04-14_16.41.18.png)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-17-10-33-tasty-treats-for-pig-the-pug) 17 March 2026 #### [Tasty Treats for Pig the Pug](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-17-10-33-tasty-treats-for-pig-the-pug) As part of our travelling tale of *Pig the Pug*, Maple Class had lots of fun making dog biscuits! We talked about how Pig loves treats and decided to create our own biscuits that we could share as part of our story. The children carefully followed simple instructions, measuring and mixing the… [Continue reading](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-17-10-33-tasty-treats-for-pig-the-pug) [![Image of A Special Visitor in Our Outdoor Area!](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/B35C4880-DCBB-4C64-B90F-E1D0A82266C8.jpeg)](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-10-14-28-a-special-visitor-in-our-outdoor-area) 10 March 2026 #### [A Special Visitor in Our Outdoor Area!](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-10-14-28-a-special-visitor-in-our-outdoor-area) During Busy Bee time in our outdoor learning area, the children made an exciting discovery – a friendly Common Toad hopping along the path! The children watched carefully as the toad jumped across the path and headed towards the tyres, where it cleverly hid amongst the leaves. 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