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I am delighted to welcome you to our website and to give you a glimpse into the life of the pupils at our school.
I am extremely proud to be the Headteacher of such a thriving, Catholic learning community with supportive staff, governors and parents.
Our pupils are happy children who are encouraged to reach their full potential both academically and spiritually in a supportive Christian environment.
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Year 2 have been learning about maps in our Geography topic, our Homework Project was to create a map for our favourite book or film. We included human and physical features and wrote directions to the hidden treasure on our map!
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Year 2 have been learning about maps in our Geography topic, our Homework Project was to create a map for our favourite book or film. We included human and physical features and wrote directions to the hidden treasure on our map!
In science this term, Y1 children have been learning about plants; they have identified plants and trees, learned the different between deciduous and evergreen trees, and labelled the parts of a plant. Here is a showcase of some of our learning 🪴 🌷🌲🌻
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In science this term, Y1 children have been learning about plants; they have identified plants and trees, learned the different between deciduous and evergreen trees, and labelled the parts of a plant. Here is a showcase of some of our learning 🪴 🌷🌲🌻
For our Homework Project, Year 6 created fantastic WWII Anderson Shelters with excellent detail and design.!
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For our Homework Project, Year 6 created fantastic WWII Anderson Shelters with excellent detail and design.!
Year 3 have been exploring magnets this week. We have looked at the north and south poles and how they attract or repel each other. We have been testing them out on different metals around the classroom to find what attracts the magnets.
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Year 3 have been exploring magnets this week. We have looked at the north and south poles and how they attract or repel each other. We have been testing them out on different metals around the classroom to find what attracts the magnets.
Our Year 1 pupils have created incredible models inspired by London’s most famous sights. Such wonderful imagination and hard work!
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Our Year 1 pupils have created incredible models inspired by London’s most famous sights. Such wonderful imagination and hard work!
Year 6 have been creating some fantastic newspaper reports based on their class read `Holes`, containing all of the relevant features and demonstrating great use of their imagination 📰👏
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Year 6 have been creating some fantastic newspaper reports based on their class read `Holes`, containing all of the relevant features and demonstrating great use of their imagination 📰👏
Year 3 have been developing their biography writing skills by writing about a Roman god or goddess of their choice. The children used their research to write informative biographies, demonstrating excellent effort and growing confidence in their writing. 👏
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Year 3 have been developing their biography writing skills by writing about a Roman god or goddess of their choice. The children used their research to write informative biographies, demonstrating excellent effort and growing confidence in their writing. 👏
Year 1 children have been working hard on writing the beginning of ‘Katie in London’. Using pictures from the story, children carefully ordered the events and wrote sentences to retell the adventure, using adjectives to make their writing more interesting. Fantastic effort and storytelling! 📚💙
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Year 1 children have been working hard on writing the beginning of ‘Katie in London’. Using pictures from the story, children carefully ordered the events and wrote sentences to retell the adventure, using adjectives to make their writing more interesting. Fantastic effort and storytelling! 📚💙
Year 1 children have been learning to navigate a 100 square, and learning how to use it to calculate 1, 2 and 3 more/less than a number. They loved using the interactive number square!
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Year 1 children have been learning to navigate a 100 square, and learning how to use it to calculate 1, 2 and 3 more/less than a number. They loved using the interactive number square!
Year 6 were inspired by the Inuit people to create our very own sculptures out of soap. Excellent skills year 6 !
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Year 6 were inspired by the Inuit people to create our very own sculptures out of soap. Excellent skills year 6 !
Year 3 had a wonderful time at Forest School last week making tarpaulin shelters 💙
Children in Year 1 used the cardboard layering technique to create a piece of James Rizzi inspired art - the results are fantastic! 🎨🏠
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Children in Year 1 used the cardboard layering technique to create a piece of James Rizzi inspired art - the results are fantastic! 🎨🏠
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