It’s been another very busy week in Reception! We started the week off by reading the book ‘Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor’ alongside the rest of the school. This proved to be a real hit with the children and shaped the learning that followed for the rest of the week. Joan knew that she wanted to […]
With many things happening this week, the children have been kept busy busy! One of the highlights for the class this week has been their class assembly and the reptile and skipping workshops. In English we are studying a non-fiction text: ‘Joan Procter, The Dragon Doctor’ – the woman who loved reptiles by Patricia Valdez […]
This week has been action packed. We started the week with a skipping workshop, where we learnt difficult individual and paired skipping techniques. The playground has been full of ropes this week – don’t forget to bring your ropes in next week. Later in the week we were visited by a reptile roadshow, where we […]
This week in school we launched The Year of The Word – The God Who Speaks. In Year 2 we found out about St. Jerome and how he translated the Bible into Latin, a language that ordinary people could understand. We reflected on how St. Paul VI helped to spread the Good News and the […]
This week, Year 5 began our new text ‘Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor’, along with the rest of the school. Our final outcome will be to write an autobiography about her. This week for home learning, I have asked the children to research her life so that they have the information they need for writing next […]
This week has been action-packed, including yesterday’s WW2-themed trip to the British Schools Museum in Hitchin. Thank you for the fantastic efforts with all the children’s costumes and props; they looked superb! Have a look at what we got up to: This morning we were lucky enough to be visited by Richard’s Reptile Roadshow, to […]
The week started with a new Literacy text for the whole school. The children have enjoyed engaging with the text through role play, construction and drawing pictures. They have loved looking at different reptiles and are excited about our trip to London Zoo on Tuesday. In Maths we have been using counters and conkers to […]
Thank you children for being such a wonderful class this year. We will miss you! We would like to thank your parents for all the lovely gifts that we have been given. Have a lovely summer and see you in September! God bless Mrs McNamara, Ms Varga, Mrs Vieyra and Mrs Moccia. Here are […]
The end of a fantastic year! It has been a pleasure to teach Year 1 and watch them grow and develop over the year. A wonderful class to begin my time at Pope Paul School. Thank you for your support as parents. Thank you for the generous gifts and kind words. Have a relaxing and […]
It’s hard to believe that we are at the end of the school year! It has been a pleasure and a privilege to be part of the childrens’ very first year of their primary education and to watch them grow into confident individuals. Thank you for your support over the past year and your overwhelming […]
