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We were very lucky to welcome Canon John to our school to lead the St Angela's Day Mass with Upper One. It was a wonderful celebration, and I am sure we all learnt something new about our blessed founder. A special thanks and well done to the children for their wonderful input.

Lower One had a fantastic trip to the Natural History Museum. They looked at lots of different species including specimens in toxic jars! They also found the original giant sloth and touched a fossil that was 509 million years old. Finally, they had time to visit the Dinosaur exhibit and 'Under the Thames' which is a meditating room with a recording of what under the Thames would sound like.  

We celebrated STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) Week from Monday 13th – Friday 17thJanuary. Throughout the week the children took part in activities ranging from; watching a maths magic show performed by Michael J. Fitch, worked with a visiting artist, an inter-house maths quiz as well building their own bridge to support a toy car! An enjoyable week had by all!

Upper Two participated in a First Aid Training session this week. All children when they reach the top class have training in First Aid training. The sessions involve practical activities such as applying bandages and choking relief techniques, along with discussing actions for issues such as burns, bruising and head bumps. Although at this age the children are unlikely to need to use any of these techniques, it is important for them to gain confidence and knowledge should the circumstance ever arise in the future. They all enjoyed the course and we had some really positive feedback from them. [...]

Upper 2 had an absolutely magical time on their visit to the Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studios in Watford. The children thoroughly enjoyed their tour which began in the Great Hall, which was beautifully set out with Christmas decorations and delicious Christmas dinner and beautiful floating candles. From there the children loved finding out all about how the films were made including props, costumes and special effects such as green screen technology. After a slightly terrifying wander through the Forbidden Forest and a visit to platform 9 ¾ the Upper Twos had their lunch, which for many came with an [...]

What a wonderful vision the Christmas Bazaar was last Friday. Bargains galore to be had for all loved ones (including our beloved pets)! The children were excited to be able to go into the hall with their ‘own’ money to purchase gifts for their nearest and dearest. The choice was theirs, and with the little ones having personal shoppers assigned, all presents needed were duly purchased! As always, the wrapping of the gifts is a big highlight, ensuring those favours remain secret until the big day! Enormous thanks go to Mrs. Bell and her team of elves for the stocking [...]

The mission of Samaritan’s Purse is to follow the example of Christ by helping those in need and proclaiming the hope of the Gospel that is taught through the bible story of the “Good Samaritan.”  Samaritan’s Purse is an international relief and development organisation that works through local churches to proclaim and demonstrate the love of God amongst communities in Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. They are part of the global Samaritan’s Purse family that has been providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world since 1970.   Alongside sending shoeboxes overseas, they respond to issues facing [...]

On Thursday, Lower One had a visitor from Portals from the past called Dan. He taught us about the Stone Age and how things would been during this era. Many animals were here that no longer exist and he had lots of artefacts including a real mammoth bone! We were asked to find answers to a quiz, we played a fishing game, looked at lots of artefacts and learnt about how our local environment would have been all those years ago. We had a great day and we looked fantastic in our outfits too!  [...]

The theme this year was the Paris Olympics 2024-and what a week it has been! The children learnt about Olympic sports and the names of countries in their French or Spanish lessons and then about the geography and culture of their chosen countries with their class teachers. So many exciting things happened across the school- to name just a few: Transition made a Spanish breakfast, Intermediate learned how to write their names in the Greek alphabet and learned about Greek Gods, U1 learned basic phrases and THE NUMBERS 1-10 in German, L1 received a visit from Mrs Nelson who taught [...]

On Wednesday 19th June, the girl’s participated in a district cricket tournament. This is the first time we have entered the event which was held at old Brentwood’s Rugby Club. The girls played brilliantly and finished in first place and were crowned district champions.