It was wonderful to welcome you all back this week. The children seemed very happy and excited and were all very eager to share their news and holiday experiences. This week we welcomed 30 new children to our Reception Class; Eloise, Gabriella, Clodagh, Mark, Herbie, Sophia DH, Jack P, Ruben, Sofia W, D’hani, Hanna, Oliver, Jack F, Isabella P, Sophia P, Emily, Roxelle, Leo, Scarlett, Dudley, Joseph, Rose, Leonardo, Connor, Jamie, Isabella B, Jayden, Emilia, Brody and Jake. A special welcome goes to our new families; The Beechey Family, The Townsend Family, The Connolly Family, The Sanchez Family, The Beal Family, The Daci Family, The Imam Family, The Lala Family, The Lo Guidice Family, The Stevens Family, The Tilynyak Family, The Donaldson-Hoare Family, The Wojcik Family, The Buddington Family, The Soma Family and The Petrou Family. We wish you every happiness as you join our Pope Paul School community

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A huge thank you to everyone who joined us in our school walking float on Sunday at the Potters Bar Carnival. It was a wonderful occasion and a witness to the fantastic parent support for our school. The children looked wonderful in their costumes and well done to the parents and teachers who truly reflected the work of the NHS! It was great to gain First Place!

Thank you to all the parents who came to share in our procession in honour of Our Lady. It was wonderful to see the host of flowers arriving this morning! Thank you to our Year 6 liturgy group and Mrs Joyce for organizing this act of worship

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We thank FOPPS for funding our Other Faith Week trips this week. All the children benefited from either a trip to a place of worship or a visiting workshop. Our KS2 children marvelled at the beauty of the Hindu Temple in Neasden and returned full of new learning about the Hindu faith. Year 2 enjoyed a visit to the Jain Temple in Northaw whilst our Reception and Year 1 class learnt about the Jewish faith through a story –telling, drama and music workshop. It is wonderful that our children are able to have the opportunity to experience other faiths first hand. Thank you to all the parent helpers and to Carole Strange our vice chair of governors, who supported this trip. There are more photos on our Catholic Life page.