This week has been busy with lots happening around us! Lots of the children spent their time enjoying the cycling workshops on Tuesday and Wednesday. They came back talking about all the interesting things they did with the cycling trainers. Well done on to them on achieving their Level 1! The Level 1 certificates will […]
Another busy week has flown by in Year 5. On Tuesday we visited the Houses of Parliament. Our tour began by taking the queen’s entrance and looking around the robing room, where Queen Victoria’s throne still sits. We were then able to make our way to the House of Lords. Once inside, we could see […]
We have been busy with our Tin Forest writing project this week – I can not wait for the children to finish them next week as they are great so far. We have also been busy developing out shadow puppets and working on our health and fitness in PE. Home learning: Spelling: ‘ou’ enough, […]
Reception started the week by asking themselves the question, ‘How can we look after our planet?’ The children have learnt about food, water, material and energy waste and ways to cut pollution. They also learnt to identify the recycling logo on packaging and sorted rubbish into different groups according to their material. Reception have also […]
The children brought their favourite Bible characters to life this week as we celebrated World Book Day and The Year of the Word. All of the costumes were brilliant and Year 2 proudly showed off their costumes at a whole school assembly. After assembly we had great fun discussing our favourite stories and authors. It […]
The children looked amazing as their favourite Bible story characters! They enjoyed telling the class about their favourite stories. We also read our favourite story books! In Maths we have been naming and describing 3D shapes. We made shapes with lego, blocks and sticks. Please identify real life objects and their shapes at home. In […]
We hope you all enjoyed your half term break! It was lovely to see you all at the Parent Consultation evenings this week. Mrs Gymer and I were delighted to hear how much your children are enjoying the learning opportunities here at Pope Paul School! We also had a fantastic response to how parents feel […]
A great week back! It was lovely to see you all at Parents’ evening, I hope you enjoyed looking at your children’s learning. Our Whole School Writing focus is on the book The Tin Forest. The children have been writing some wonderful descriptions of the main character and the setting. We have been creative with […]
On Monday, we had the privilege of being responsible for the burning of the palms for the Ash Wednesday celebrations at the church and the school. We learnt from Deacon Axcel that the ashes symbolise us being mortal sinners, made from dust, but who will be forgiven though the Resurrection. Thank you to Deacon Axcel […]
It was lovely for Ms Dunning and I to meet you at the parent consultations this week. For those parents who could not make those dates, please speak to Ms Dunning or myself about an appontment. This week we started on our new writing focus, using the story of The Tin Forest as inspiration. The […]
