--- title: "Blog by Jo Cope" url: "https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/author/jocope" school: "Trinity St Stephen Church of England (Voluntary Aided) First School" --- [![Trinity St Stephen Church of England (Voluntary Aided) First School](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/images/logo/tsslogo.jpg)![](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/images/logo/tsslogo.jpg)](https://tssfirst.co.uk/) - [ Our School](https://tssfirst.co.uk/our-school/welcome) - [Welcome](https://tssfirst.co.uk/our-school/welcome) - [Our Christian Vision](https://tssfirst.co.uk/our-school/mission-statement) - [Curriculum](https://tssfirst.co.uk/our-school/curriculum-and-learning-policy) - [Maths](https://tssfirst.co.uk/our-school/curriculum-and-learning-policy/maths) - [History of the School](https://tssfirst.co.uk/our-school/history-of-the-school) - [Ofsted](https://tssfirst.co.uk/our-school/ofsted) - [SIAMS The statutory inspection of Church of England and Methodist schools](https://tssfirst.co.uk/our-school/siams) - 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Lots of us are able to write a sentence or more independently, using a capital letter, finger spaces and a full stop. We are continuing our animal topic looking at minibeasts, we went on a minibeast hunt and found lots… [Continue Reading ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2026-06-05-17-18-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) ## [A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2026-04-23-17-39-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) 23 April 2026 [![Image of A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/images/blog/IMG_0202.JPG) ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2026-04-23-17-39-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) This term we are learning all about animals. We have started off by focussing on Bears. Last week we read ‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’ and we made our own story maps with labels. This week we brought in our teddy bears and have written some sentences to describe them, used pastels to draw them and… [Continue Reading ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2026-04-23-17-39-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) ## [A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2026-02-26-16-59-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) 26 February 2026 [![Image of A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/images/blog/IMG_0179.JPG) ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2026-02-26-16-59-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) Two days before half term we started to learn about China and The Chinese New Year. We have continued this week, alongside other learning tasks. We shared our half term news and wrote a simple sentence about what we did over the half term break. For Chinese New Year, we read the story about… [Continue Reading ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2026-02-26-16-59-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) ## [A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2026-01-22-12-31-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) 22 January 2026 [![Image of A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/images/blog/IMG_0119(1).JPG) ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2026-01-22-12-31-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) This half term started with us learning about ‘Winter’. We went on a walk to look for signs, it was very cold and frosty! We looked at ice and used our senses to describe it. Then we set up an experiment to see where an ice cube would melt quickly. We predicted which ice cube would melt first, and… [Continue Reading ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2026-01-22-12-31-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) ## [A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-11-13-04-30-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) 13 November 2025 [![Image of A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/images/blog/IMG_1267.JPG) ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-11-13-04-30-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) This half term Reception children have been busy learning about the season ‘Autumn’. We went on a walk around the school and found lots of signs of autumn, such as colourful leaves, conkers, pine cones and bare trees. We also learnt about bonfire night and made rockets out of construction toys and… [Continue Reading ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-11-13-04-30-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) ## [A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-10-03-16-18-00-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) 3 October 2025 [![Image of A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/images/blog/IMG_0776.JPG) ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-10-03-16-18-00-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) The start of term has been very busy in Reception. We have had to learn all the school rules including how to tidy up as a team. On the carpet we have practised listening, following instructions and waiting for our turn to speak. We have also made lots of new friends. This week, our topic… [Continue Reading ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-10-03-16-18-00-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) ## [A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-05-01-18-00-00-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) 1 May 2025 [![Image of A Peek of the Week in Year R](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/images/blog/DSCN0094.JPG) ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-05-01-18-00-00-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) It’s been another busy week in Reception Class. We have continued learning about Bears! We have learnt about teddy bears and real bears. We have measured our teddies, written descriptions about them and drawn them. We have also labelled a diagram of a bear. At the end of the week, we invited… [Continue Reading ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-05-01-18-00-00-a-peek-of-the-week-in-year-r) ## [A Peek of the Week in Reception ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-01-31-14-51-00-a-peek-of-the-week-in-reception) 31 January 2025 [![Image of A Peek of the Week in Reception ](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/images/blog/DSC03566.JPG) ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-01-31-14-51-00-a-peek-of-the-week-in-reception) This week Reception Class celebrated the Chinese New Year- The Year of the Snake. We learnt how the years were named and then retold the animal race using small world toys. We used our phonic skills to write a list of the animals in the race and to write a simple sentence to tell others which… [Continue Reading ](https://tssfirst.co.uk/blog/2025-01-31-14-51-00-a-peek-of-the-week-in-reception) ### [Latest News](https://tssfirst.co.uk/news) [![Image of Year 2 Legoland Visit](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/imagecache/150x150c/news/DSCN0231.JPG)](https://tssfirst.co.uk/news/2026-10-23-year-2-legoland-visit) #### [Year 2 Legoland Visit](https://tssfirst.co.uk/news/2026-10-23-year-2-legoland-visit) 23 October 2026 [![Image of Harvest Service](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/imagecache/150x150c/news/IMG_0057.JPG)](https://tssfirst.co.uk/news/2026-10-15-harvest-service) #### [Harvest Service](https://tssfirst.co.uk/news/2026-10-15-harvest-service) 15 October 2026 [![Image of House Shield Competition](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/imagecache/150x150c/news/IMG_0014.JPG)](https://tssfirst.co.uk/news/2026-10-09-house-shield-competition) #### [House Shield Competition](https://tssfirst.co.uk/news/2026-10-09-house-shield-competition) 9 October 2026 ### Contact Us **Trinity St Stephen Church of England (Voluntary Aided) First School** Vansittart Road Windsor Berkshire SL4 5DF Tel: 01753 862540 © Copyright 2016–2026 Trinity St Stephen Church of England (Voluntary Aided) First School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://tssfirst.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) [![](https://files.schudio.com/trinity-st-stephen-first-school/images/splash/1LookingForReceptionWebsite2027.png)](https://tssfirst.co.uk/our-school/admissions)