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On Wednesday we hosted the U10 ISA Netball Rally. 8 other schools were invited to take part in the annual tournament. Our B team consisting of some younger Year 4’s played really well. Sadly they were defeated in a closely fought match and didn’t make it to the semi finals. Our A team, played extremely well and got through the the semi finals and then went on to play Finborough for 3rd and 4th play off, in a very close match they were victorious and took home bronze medals .

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 David Walliams, Julia Donaldson, Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling to name but a few. Non-Fiction titles were also well represented and Frieda Kahlo, Albert Einstein and Coco Chanel all made an appearance. A huge thank you to the parents for providing the costumes and continuing to support events such as these which highlight the numerous benefits of reading for pleasure. [...]

The school choir and children delighted our governors and guests when they performed to a packed audience at our Spring Concert in the school Hall on Wed 8th March. It was a tremendous evening with the children singing popular songs and songs from the musicals. A special mention must be made to our soloists Katerina Stowe-Mici, Saanvi Korde, Alexander Wells, Jessica Toth and Felicity-Parker Litjens. The children in the choir gave a polished performance under the direction of our school choir mistress Mrs Khoo who has taught and helped the children reach such an exceptional standard. [...]

The boys and girls team went across to Brentwood School for the District Swimming Gala on Wednesday 8th March. The Children had a wonderful time and swam exceptionally well. The boy’s team won the competition and the girl’s team came second, having been beaten by 1 point! Congratulations to all the children.

We were thrilled to welcome author Tamsyn Murray to our school on Tuesday as part of our Book Week celebrations. Our day started with a whole school assembly during which Tamsyn talked to us about her journey to becoming an author and the inspiration she had taken from her love of animals including telling us some hilarious anecdotes about naughty dog Lily. Tamsyn then spent the rest of the day storytelling with the Pre-Prep department, leading character workshops with Intermediate and Transition and story planning workshops with Lower One, Upper One, Lower Two and Upper Two. The children thoroughly enjoyed [...]

On Wednesday we hosted the U11 District Netball Rally. 12 other schools were invited to take part in the annual tournament.  Our Year 5’s played older girls and held their own and qualified for the quarter finals. Sadly they were defeated in a closely fought match. Our A team, played extremely well and even though they had an injury we got through the finals and narrowly lost the final.

On Wednesday 23rd February Lower Two set off to Chelmsford as they were going to Wagamama as a continuation of the following topics; healthy eating and instructional writing whilst enjoying the diversity of a cuisine originated from Japan.  On arrival, Lower Two were given an informative explanation of the types of delicious and nutritious food and drinks served at Wagamama. We were then split in to 2 groups, each group took turns tasting different types of vegetables and noodles and watching how they make the fresh juices. They all then sat down together to enjoy their own choice of dish from the menu - YUM YUM! [...]

On Wednesday 22nd February a mixed team from Lower and Upper 1 as well as a team from  Lower and Upper 2 to the District Tag rugby tournament at Old Brentwood’s Rugby club. All the children had a great time and played extremely well. Lower and Upper 1 managed to reach the final having won all their matches in the group stage and semi-finals. They met Brentwood in the finals which proved to be a very tight contest and at full time the result was a two all draw. The organisers rightly decided they would both by crowned District champions. [...]

Children from Pre-Reception upwards and staff gathered together to mark the beginning of Lent in our Ash Wednesday service, which was led by Fr Gary. The service reflected on repentance, thinking of others and preparing ourselves for the joy of Easter, with Fr Gary highlighting the three aspects that we need to focus on during the coming weeks: prayer; doing something extra to help others and giving something up. Upper Two assisted in leading the liturgy and read beautifully and the younger children responded enthusiastically to Fr Gary’s homily. The school community received ashes on their foreheads with the words, [...]

On Tuesday 21st February, we held our annual Pancake races. The children had a great time with the final placings between the houses being St Andrew’s 1st, St. George’s 2nd, St. Patrick’s 3rd and St. David’s 4th.