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Lower One had a brilliant trip to The Ragged Old School on Wednesday. This was linked to the history work that they have been doing on The Victorians. When they arrived, they were greeted by 'Mrs. Poole' who took the children for an authentic lesson which would have taken place in the 1800s. She asked the children to answer arithmetic questions, practice their handwriting and draw symmetrically - all whilst being seen but not heard! Mrs. Poole also had a cane and taught them about behaviour strategies like a finger stock and a back straightener. They then took part in [...]

On Tuesday 11th June, the boy’s cricket team travelled to South Weald Cricket Club for the annual District Tournament. The boys played extremely well managing to finish in 3rd place out of twelve teams. Credit must be given to our team as many of the children were playing one or years above their year group.

Transition had a fantastic day at Chatham Dockyard on Tuesday, exploring ships and exhibits as part of our history work on The History of Ships. First, they met Pirate Tracy who taught the children how to be pirates and they marvelled at her treasure, dressed up and sang songs. Then the children went to the Ropery and learnt how to make rope. Transition scrambled through the submarine, looked up the periscope then went back in time to find out how they built ships in Nelson’s time through a holographic experience which brought everything alive including being under attack on ship! [...]

A beautiful service in honour of Our Lady during her month of May was held on Friday 10th May. Led by Lower Two, the school celebrated with readings from the Bible, prayers and a wonderful array of flowers made by each class which were brought to our statue of Mary as an offering. It was a very calm and thoughtful afternoon.

In the Pre-Prep Department, the children were treated to an amazing journey into the world of animals. They were very excited to examine and explore the wonders of the mini animal kingdom which Emily, from ZooLab, had kindly brought in for our little detectives! They were bursting with enthusiasm and enjoyed getting up close and personal with the little animal visitors, discovering plenty of facts and asking heaps of questions. The children were introduced to Cheese the giant millipede, Twiggy the stick insect, Darth Vader the scorpion, Mr. Jangles the corn snake and Sausage and Bean the gerbils and were [...]

In Intermediate each child planted a bean, we watered them every day, kept them in a sunny spot and they grew very quickly. The children were able to do some observational drawings of their plants at two different heights. Then, when they were too big for their pots, Mr. Taylor helped us plant them against canes, outside the classroom window. We are so excited to see them grow and hopefully even harvest some beans eventually!

The school celebrated Foundation Day, our school’s birthday, on Monday 29th May 2024. This year the Ursuline school is 124 years old! Mrs. Parker-Litjens took a special assembly to mark the occasion sharing information about our school’s foundation, it’s history, successes and about Mother Clare who founded our school and had a love of white flowers. All children and staff wore white flowers and/or white ribbons and the children sang happy birthday to the school as we cut a birthday cake. The children all enjoyed a piece during their break time! Our thanks go to the PFA who organised ribbons [...]

On Thursday, 25th April, a mixed team from Upper One, Lower Two and Upper Two went to Woodlands School, with  for the ISA Tag Rugby Competition. The children were a credit to themselves, their parents and the school playing with great determination throughout the tournament winning all their matches. Their efforts were rewarded when they retained the title from last year and were crowned ISA Tag Rugby Champions 2024!

This morning was a very special occasion for Lower One as they presented their Stations of the Cross service where they shared the story of Jesus’ journey to the cross. They did a fantastic job of sharing the importance of this story and the messages that Jesus teaches us. All of Lower One have worked incredibly hard over the last four weeks to put this together at suchahighstandardandtheirdeterminationreallyshowed. Theyspokesowellwhenreading the story aloud to the junior pupils, staff and Lower One parents, as well as acting and singing beautifully and learning complex musical pieces. The children made us all very proud. [...]

Twenty little aliens and space cadets landed in the school playground yesterday for Transition’s Space Day! The classroom was transformed into a space rocket (with the help of mountains of black material, hundreds of fairy lights, and boxes of tin foil!) The children spent the day learning about our solar system. They also watched a video of Tim Peake who was conducting water experiments whilst in the International Space Station. The children really liked the day, which can only be described as an out of the world experience!