--- title: "Nursery/Pre-school- P.S.H.E-Me And My Friends" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-14-nursery-pre-school-p-s-h-e-me-and-my-friends" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Nursery/Pre-school- P.S.H.E-Me And My Friends ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/52d7d3a8-afeb-4ca9-b305-ab44a57a192b.jpg) 14 April 2026 ## This week in P.S.H.E: Me and my friends Our focus this week has been all about **"Me and My Friends,"** and we’ve had a lovely time exploring what makes us unique. We started by sharing the story of **Elmer the Elephant**. The children really connected with the idea that Elmer looks different from the rest of the herd and enjoyed chatting about how being different is something to celebrate. It was great to hear them discussing their favourite colours with one another and finding out what they have in common with their peers. ### Getting stuck into provision The children had plenty of chances to get creative with the theme during their play: - **Colouring:** Lots of brilliant patchwork Elmers were brought to life using the children’s favourite colours. - **Playdough:** We saw some fantastic fine motor skills in action as the children sculpted their very own versions of Elmer. It has been a brilliant week of building friendships and learning that our differences are what make our class such a vibrant place to be. ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/52d7d3a8-afeb-4ca9-b305-ab44a57a192b.jpg) [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) [Pre School](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pre-school) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/1c564d9d-20d6-482d-b8c0-019440c073f9.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-02-nursery-pre-school-r-e-palm-sunday-walking-in-jesus-steps) Previous ### [Nursery / Pre-School - R.E - Palm Sunday, Walking In Jesus' Steps](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-02-nursery-pre-school-r-e-palm-sunday-walking-in-jesus-steps) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/b3a8ecad-3f76-4c6e-85d4-2d126b4ce293.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-15-year-5-easter-orienteering-challenge) Next ### [Year 5 Easter Orienteering Challenge](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-15-year-5-easter-orienteering-challenge) ### 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/)