--- title: "Nursery - PSHE - New Beginnings And Building Friendships" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-06-nursery-pshe-new-beginnings-and-building-friendships" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Nursery - PSHE - New Beginnings And Building Friendships ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/1a6040ea-e36c-48d5-a882-0439255e37da.jpg) 6 January 2026 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/1a6040ea-e36c-48d5-a882-0439255e37da.jpg)This week, our PSHE focus centered on Personal, Social, and Emotional Development as the children returned for the new half term. There was a sense of excitement as they explored the classroom and new learning opportunities. A key theme throughout the week was the concept that "sharing is caring." The children worked beautifully together when playing with the new resources, demonstrating patience and cooperation. They were particularly welcoming as we greeted new classmates joining the nursery for the first time. The children showed great empathy as they witnessed a range of emotions in the classroom. They were incredibly supportive, offering comfort to their new friends through kind gestures, such as giving a cuddle or offering a toy as a distraction. By inviting their new peers into their play, the children have already begun to form lovely new friendships, showing a wonderful understanding of inclusion and kindness. [Nursery](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/nursery) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [PSHE](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pshe) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/39a86709-0a3b-4a16-aa01-b274c48a3123.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-05-nursery-science-magnetic-wands) Previous ### [Nursery - Science - Magnetic Wands](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-05-nursery-science-magnetic-wands) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/ea54d8cc-376e-45f2-b045-c209aa42c1d1.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-07-year-1-geography-where-is-the-uk) Next ### [Year 1 - Geography - Where is the UK?](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-07-year-1-geography-where-is-the-uk) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)