Entries by Margaret Joyce

Summer 1 Week 1

I hope you had a lovely Easter! On Sunday, we heard the sad news about Pope Francis. The children have painted pictures of Pope Francis and written thank you prayers for him. They thought about how they can show kindness like Pope Francis did. The children made Popemobiles. Wednesday was St George’s Day. We read […]

Year 5 – 25/04/25

Happy Easter and welcome back to the summer term!I hope you all had a lovely Easter break and enjoyed some quality time with your families. This week, alongside celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus, we have spent time reflecting on the life and legacy of Pope Francis. We explored his focus on human dignity as a […]

Friday, 25th April 2025

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and a good rest over the holiday. It has been lovely to hear the many amazing things the children did in the past 2 weeks. Following Pope Francis’ death on Monday, the children reflected on his life and legacy upon their return to school on […]

Friday 25th April 2025

  It was wonderful to welcome Year 6 back and hear all about their Easter breaks. With only a few short weeks until SATs, our focus has been on revision and being as prepared as we can be. As part of this, we were visited by Beth Cullen, our school mental health practitioner, who reminded […]

Summer 1 Week 1

Welcome back! I hope you all had wonderful Easter breaks. As a school, we have taken the time to reflect on the life and legacy of Pope Francis. In class, we identified how he dedicated his life to serving others and gave dignity to those in need. This thought-provoking discussion has encouraged our students to […]

Year 1 Week Beginning 31.3.25

Year 1 finished the Spring Term with a very busy week. Well done to Olivia who played the piano in the KS1 music concert on Tuesday. This was her first ever time playing in front of an audience and she was brilliant!! Thank you to all the children and their families who supported the soft […]

Friday, 4th April 2025

The children in Year 2 had a busy last few days. They enjoyed their Easter charity events such as the Toy Swap on Wednesday and their Bunny Hop on Friday. They participated in their Easter Egg Hunt with enthusiasm and enjoyed their Easter activity packs in class. We thank the FOPPS for organising this for […]

Spring 2 Week 6

Well done to the Reception children. They have completed two terms at school! This week, we have been learning about the Easter Story. We acted out the story of when Jesus travelled to Jerusalem. Then we listened to the story of the Last Supper and acted it out. Then we read the story of Good […]

Friday 4th April, 2025

There have been many highlights from this week but we feel what stood out was how the children took on the special role in bringing the Easter story to life in a truly meaningful way. Alongside Year 5, the children led the Stations of the Cross with a moving and creative presentation through mime and […]

Year 5 – 04/04/25

It’s the Easter holidays! It’s been a busy and rewarding final week of term. Year 5 narrated beautifully during Wednesday evening’s Way of the Cross service at the church – they made me incredibly proud. On Wednesday afternoon, we were treated to a fantastic music concert by the Year 5 and 6 musicians. The standard […]