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As part of Lower One's Victorian History lessons, they visited the Ragged Old School Museum, where they had the opportunity to experience what life was like for the poor in London during the time The Ragged Old School opened. During Mrs. Poole's lesson, the children learned about some of the punishments used back then, such as the finger stocks and the back straightener. They also explored different arithmetic methods, the value of money, and recited various poems and phrases. In the afternoon, they participated in a ‘Victorian home life’ session, where they learned how poorer families lived. The children examined [...]

Kindergarten visited their friends at the care home on World book day. The children enjoyed sharing their world book day books and reading them to the residents. A great time was had by all. The children always put a smile on the residents faces and can't wait for their next visit.

On Thursday, the Lower Two girls travelled to Kings High School in Warwick for the ISA National Netball Final. A total of 28 teams from schools across the country competed in the event. Despite the freezing, harsh conditions, the girls played exceptionally well and came away victorious in the Plate Competition, earning 5th place in the country — a fantastic achievement! We are all incredibly proud of them. It was also wonderful to see so many parents showing their support and braving the cold weather!

On Sunday, March 9th, Mr. Lewis took the qualifying children from the District cross country competition to compete in the National finals at Mallory Park Circuit in Leicestershire. All the children performed exceptionally well, facing tough competition. In the Year 4 girls race, we finished in 24th place, while we secured 6th place in the boys Year 4 category. Two girls from Lower Two participated in the girls Year 5/6 event, with one finishing in 45th place and one achieving an outstanding result, claiming 1st place and being crowned National Champion. This marks our first-ever National cross-country title, a remarkable [...]

We took a boys and girls team across to Brentwood School for the District Swimming Gala on Wednesday, 6th March. The children had a wonderful time and swam exceptionally well. The boys and girl’s teams both finished in first place and were crowned small schools district champions! Well done!

On Monday, 3rd March we hosted the District Netball tournament. The event consisted of a knockout round, semi-finals then finals. There were 20 teams in total! Due to a team pulling out last minute Ursuline stepped up to the plate and put 3 teams into the competition. Ursuline B team made it through to the semi-finals but sadly lost to St. Peter’ School, making them in 4th place overall in the tournament. Well done girls! Ursuline A team made it through to the finals and won, making them District Champions. An incredible achievement! Congratulations to Ursuline C team (which mainly [...]

The whole school celebrated their love of reading by dressing up as their favourite character for World Book Day. We were treated to an array of characters from the pens and keyboard keys of ever popular authors and it was lovely to see so many non-fiction titles represented. Each class (and many of the staff) had a chance to show off their fabulous costumes and share their favourite books and it was clear from the excitement in the hall that everyone at the Ursuline Prep is as passionate as ever about reading and gains a great deal of pleasure from [...]

Children from Intermediate upwards and staff gathered together to mark the beginning of Lent in our Ash Wednesday service, which was led by Fr John. The service reflected on preparing ourselves during Lent for the joy of Easter and we all learnt about the meaning of Shrove Tuesday and ‘shriving’ – when a priest hears confession. Upper Two assisted in leading the liturgy and read beautifully and the younger children responded enthusiastically to Fr John’s homily. The school community received ashes on their foreheads with the words, ‘Repent and believe in the Good News’.

Lower Two took part in a workshop on the Vikings provided by the company ‘Portals to the Past’. The class looked spectacular in their Viking outfits. The children learnt about where the Vikings came from, how they first arrived as raiders in Britain but later became settlers. They learnt about the Viking Gods, and their homelife. The man conducting the workshop was both knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The children looked at a wide variety of artefacts and participated in a range of activities including Viking games and axe and spear throwing (not real ones). All of Lower 2 thoroughly enjoyed their [...]

The new school minibus arrived this week, and the children are absolutely thrilled to travel in it! A huge thank you to everyone who has donated over the past year to make this purchase possible. We are incredibly fortunate to have such a dedicated PFA who work tirelessly to raise funds, making the children's time at the Ursuline even more special.