Things are starting to feel very festive! Year 5 had a lovely day out on Wednesday to Westminster Cathedral, where they watched the Christmas story being acted out with a live choir and even a real donkey and goat! The children behaved and sung beautifully, and were wonderful with the Year 3s. We have been […]
This week in Year 6 we have been busy with not only their learning but practising for the Advent Service which Year 6 have a lead role in. We have been down to the church this week to practice our parts and solos and the children are refining their roles to ensure that this special […]
What a busy week in our school! Year 1 enjoyed the visit from Bishop John Sherrington on Thursday. Religious Education. Maths Thank you for the supply of tissues this week! We went through another 4 boxes! Please see your child’s book bag for a letter regarding The Nativity. Have a lovely weekend, see you on […]
A wonderful week in Year 3! The highlight of the week was travelling by train to Westminster Cathedral to take part in the Nativity Service. The children sang beautifully and looked wonderful in their costumes. The behaviour of the children travelling to and from the Cathedral was excellent. The Cathedral was full of excitement when […]
The children in Year 4 had a very busy week. They have written, edited and published the first parts of their non-chronological reports, whilst in Maths they continued their scaling and correspondence problem solving. In Science, they looked at the parts of the human ear and identified their function. They also learnt about how […]
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We enjoyed a visit from Bishop John Sherrington on Thursday and have been preparing for Advent by making Advent promises and making a class wreath. In English we have been learning to identify and use apostrophes for contractions, while in maths we have been comparing and making different amounts of money. Have a lovely weekend Miss […]
Yesterday was the big day for our Y5s. Joining with Y5s from other Catholic schools plus members of Nicholas Breakspear, the children shared a wonderful day at the Wyllyotts Theatre, where speeches and seminars on leadership and Catholic Social Teaching were delivered as part of our Oracy for Advocacy project. The morning consisted of the […]
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Another a busy week in Year 3. The children have been learning another strategy when adding called compensation. Then they applied all the strategies they have learnt over the last few weeks to solving different calculations. The children were able to explain the strategy they used and why they thought that was the best strategy. […]
On Friday we joined the whole school in marking the start of The Season of Advent. We placed our Advent Promises on the board for all to see. We are looking forward to changing our prayer table and R.E. board on Monday to mark the transition towards Christmas. In English we received a letter from […]
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Preparations for the Advent Service have been well underway this week. Today we even had the chance to head up to church for a rehearsal. Year 6 take a central role for this event and we have been impressed with how well it is coming together. Be sure to continue to practise lines and songs […]
The children in Year 4 this week, spent some time researching in preparation for their third extended writing piece, a non-chronological report. In Maths, they focused on counting in multiples before moving on to scaling and correspondence problems. In Science, the class carried out practical investigations regarding sound, linking it with vibration whilst in RE […]
This week has been antibullying week with Reach Out – Show Kindness being our focus. The children spent time designing posters about the importance of team work and looked at scenarios where they talked about the importance of reaching out and looking to an adult for support if they needed it. The class were mature […]
This morning, 6 of our Year 5 children did the class proud by giving speeches in assembly centred around the theme of leadership. This was a practice for what will be an oracy event at the Wyllyotts Theatre next week. They spoke passionately, clearly and held their audience really well – very well done! Today […]
Today was Odd Sock Day to remind us that we are all different and to help celebrate the end of Anti-Bullying Week. The children worked hard this week to complete kindness challenges, name trusted people and understand that everyone’s differences should be celebrated. Year 2 paired up with Year 5 for ‘Friendship Friday’ and enjoyed […]
This week the children have planned and written their own newspaper report based on The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. The children focused on using prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs to make their report interesting to read. They have demonstrated their understanding of the features of newspaper reports. In Maths, the children have been […]
The children in Year 4 published their Roman myths in the neatest before moving on to their next English genre, non-chronological reports. In Maths, they moved onto formal written methods for subtraction and played Bankruptcy, a competitive strategic game to put their operations into practice. In Science, they used the school’s official site map to […]
Friday was Odd Sock Day! We wore odd socks to celebrate the end of Anti-Bullying Week and to remind us that we are all different and important. The children worked hard this week to complete our Kindness Bingo Challenge. Year 1 paired up with Year 4 for Friendship Friday. They shared the playground at lunchtime […]
Please learn the words that are in bold. Kindle A Flame Kindle a flame to lighten the dark and take all fear away. Like A Candle Flame Like a candle flame Flickering small in our darkness Uncreated light Shines through infant eyes God is with us, alleluia Come to save us, alleluia Alleluia! […]
Year 1 joined the school today on a Pilgrimage of Remembrance around the classrooms; they were thoughtful and respectful throughout. Thank you to those families who have sent in a picture of a past loved ones as we are including them in our prayers. Year 1 have learnt about Remembrance this week and the importance […]
Today was a special day in which we took part in a beautiful remembrance pilgrimage through each classroom to remember family and friends who have died. The children were so prayerful and respectful – well done. In Science this week, the children carried out their investigations about the heights of children across the school. They […]
Our Design and Technology Lesson looking at design criterion Our Mass of Remembrance. A special thank you to Nicholas for assisting with the altar. This week the children continued working in Maths on fractions simplifying and developing their understanding of equivalence. In English we have begun our new English unit based on the […]
In Maths, we have continued learning different strategies to add. The children have been applying Think 10 and Think 100 to solve problems. Practise number bonds to 10, 20 and 100 to support the children’s learning further. We read The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. The children acted out a scene then they […]
This week, the children in Year 4 first planned, then wrote their big Roman themed narrative across 7 paragraphs using writing tools such as similes, metaphors, expanded noun phrases and subordinating conjunctions. In Maths, the children applied their understanding of column addition with regrouping when playing a competitive game using playing cards. In Science, they […]
At the end of the month we will be celebrating Advent. In class we have been learning about the signs and symbols of Advent. Please encourage them to observe the changes in the Church, school and at home during this special season. Today, we observed two minutes of silence for Armistice Day. Then we went […]
This week the children have continued with their art work with some impressive results. In RE the children have reviewed their understanding of Advent and spent time this week looking at the Saints linking the examples of their lives to Jesus’ teaching in the Beatitudes. The class went to mass on the Feast of All Saints […]
Year 5 have been proudly publishing their Explorer Guide this week in English, and they will soon be complete! This afternoon in Art, the children used their mark-making and typography-designing skills to create their own visual and personal maps. They are shaping up to be fantastic works of art. As we are now in the […]
Our new English unit is information texts. The children have been learning about Sharks in class and will be writing their own non fiction books all about these wonderful creatures. We have also been learning the difference between questions and statements. In Science, the children have been learning about healthy eating and how exercise makes […]
I hope you all enjoyed the half term holidays and it was lovely to see the children come back to school ready to learn. The children were very excited to start their new unit in English and are learning about ‘Farmer Duck’. They worked well together to predict the story, discuss the characters and used […]
In November, we remember people who have died. The children wrote prayers for people who have died. On Tuesday, the children celebrated Mass for All Saint’s Day. The children sang and responded beautifully. In Maths, we have been revisiting ‘Think 10’ to help when adding 1, 2 and 3 digit numbers. They practised these concepts […]
Year 4 has had yet another busy week, following the holidays. On Tuesday, the class walked down to the Church to participate in the All Saints Mass. They sang beautifully and answered Father Shaun’s questions with enthusiasm. The children also started their new Science unit, Sound, making links with onomatopoeia. On Wednesday, they created poppies […]
Our One World Week country, was Israel. The children located Israel and Jerusalem in the atlases and learnt about the different pilgrimages people make to the Holy Land. They also made flags and created collages of Jerusalem. Thank you for your generous Harvest Festival donations. Many families are in need at the moment and your […]
This week has been another busy one! It was lovely to catch up with many of our parents at the Parent Consultations. For those parents who could not make it, we will be in touch after half term to organise an appointment with you. One World Week […]
It has been another busy week in Year 4. On Monday, the children carried on learning new stances and kicks in Karate, whilst also launching One World Week, where our focus country was the Philippines. The children looked at atlases, satellite images, globes and maps to locate the island country before learning about its major […]
This week was One World Week and the country we have learnt about is Mexico. The classroom looks wonderful with the Mexican flags that the children made at home. First we learnt about the pilgrimage in Mexico that millions of people visit each year. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the second largest pilgrimage in the […]
Earlier this week, Y5 celebrated a class Mass on the theme of Harvest. Not only did the children read and sing beautifully, but Fr Shaun was incredibly impressed with the children’s answers before the Mass began and during the Homily. I was extremely proud of them – well done, Y5! Thank you to the parents […]
Year 1 had an exciting week of learning which started with our toys to school day. The children played party games and had treats. On Tuesday they used their toys in their last History lesson and produced beautiful descriptive writing pieces which were displayed proudly in our classroom. During One World Week Year 1 learnt […]
Aunque sientas dolor Sigues continuando, subiendo, continuando Aunque tengas temor Sigues continuando, cruzando, continuando Pues la vida siempre te dara Un camino, unico a ti Con tiempo veras Con tiempo veras Aunque tengas preguntas Sigues continuando, buscando, continuando Aunque baje la sombra Sigues continuando, navegando, continuando Algunas veces, tal un capitan Navegaras […]
This week has seen the children continue their leadership roles by being involved in many events taking place in school this week. On Monday the Y6 children assisted in the whole school assembly based on the focus of please and thank you from the Gospel message from Sunday’s Mass. The Laudato Si group weighed conkers […]
The children are enjoying their P.E. topic and are working hard in their teams to complete their challenges. The children had a fantastic time on their trip yesterday and their behaviour was excellent. Next week the children will be writing a recount based on their experience and using their newfound animal knowledge after half term […]
Friday is here again, and lots of busy learning has been going on this week! In English, we have been writing sections of our Explorers’ Guide, focusing specifically on using noun phrases and multi-clausal sentences in our writing. In Maths, we have been learning about place value in decimal numbers. In RE, we have been […]
The children in Year 4, this week, thought about mental strategies for addition and applied them when solving a tricky strategical problem involving dominoes. In English, they have written diary entries from a particular character’s point of view to show emotions. In Science, they set up their own investigation to answer the question: How do […]
It was lovely to see a lot of you at the Year 3 assembly this morning. The children were amazing! They read, acted and sang beautifully. In Maths, the children have been comparing and ordering 3 digit numbers using <, > and = signs. Then they have been leaning about number magnitude by finding the middle […]
We had a fantastic time on our trip, to the Natural History Museum, in Tring yesterday. We enjoyed identifying different animals and classifying them into groups. After half term when our science moves onto living things and their habitats we will identify different habitats and the needs of living things. Thank you to all the […]
We had a lovely class trip out yesterday in Potters Bar tying together the pieces of our History work that we have done in class on ‘Potters Bar at War’. The children walked to St Mary’s Cemetery to research and find the war graves they have been learning about in class and then moved onto […]
Well done, Year 5, on your reading, acting and singing in this morning’s class assembly about St Francis; you conveyed the life and message of St Francis clearly and beautifully! Also this week: In English, the children began writing their own explorers’ guide In Maths, we have been working with negative numbers In Science, we […]
This week the children wrote, edited and published their final fable. Their fables were enjoyable to read with adverbs, prepositions and their use of inverted commas. In Maths, the children have been solving problems to demonstrate their understanding of adding and subtracting a multiple of 10 and 100. The wrote clues for different numbers and […]
This week, in Year 4, the children consolidated their rounding skills before moving on to mental addition strategies. In English, the children heard their second Roman myth and using that as an inspiration, wrote short poems using noun phrases and similes to describe characters, whilst also learning about metaphors. In Science, the class looked at […]
Thank you to Year 5 who led us in an assembly on St. Francis today. The children enjoyed listening to you and they remembered lots of the facts back in class. In Religion this week Year 1 have been recapping the creation story, praying the Rosary, learning about St. Francis and understanding that God created […]
In English, the children finished their Rapunzel stories. Next week, we will be writing Autumn list poems. In Science, we have been learning about life cycles. In Art, we have been learning about Andy Goldsworthy. We have really enjoyed collecting items such as conkers, acorns, leaves, berries, pebbles and petals to create our own nature […]
Today the children led the Friday assembly well – they spoke with confidence, played their guitars like professionals and showed their understanding of the rosary for the rest of the school to learn about. A special well done to the singers Gabriela, Elle, Violet, Ela-Maria and Caroline who created their own verses for our Rosary […]
Thank you to Year 6 who led us in a wonderful assembly today explaining The Rosary to us all. Year 1 will be praying the decades next week and throughout the month of October. In Religion Year 1 have been exploring their topic ‘In the Beginning’ further by learning about the creation stories from Genesis. […]
We have done lots of art this week; this afternoon, the children represented the first Creation story through art, whilst yesterday they practised different kinds of mark making. Also this week: In English, we started our new unit about being world explorers and surviving in extreme places on earth. This will lead to writing an […]
In English, this week, the children started their second unit, a Roman myth. They used a picture book to get into character and introduce themselves in the role of their chosen Roman God or Goddess, thinking about voice, intonation, actions and gestures. They used their understanding later, when writing school reports about their characters. In […]
This week the children planned and wrote the beginning of their own fables. They applied their learning on direct speech, adverbs of time and prepositions to write wonderful fables. They will finish them, edit and publish in their best handwriting next week. In Maths, we have been adding and subtracting 10 to different numbers and […]
We have sequenced, planned and written the beginning of our own Rapunzel stories, where we have used speech, adjectives and conjunctions. Next week we will finish, edit and publish these stories. In Maths, we have continued learning about partitioning but have also begun to find equivalent calculations – we will continue with this next week. […]
Week 3 w/b 19.09.2022 Year 1 behaved so well in our Welcome Mass this morning. They were respectful, responded well to the prayers and their singing was beautiful. I was very proud teacher again! I have been learning how to use our new spelling resource ‘spelling shed’ and I think I have managed to set […]
This week, although a shorter one, has been a busy one! In Maths the children have continued with their work on place value and we have been looking at negative numbers and rounding. The children have been working hard to explain how they round to the nearest 10/100/1000/10,000/100,000 etc. In RE we have been looking […]
It was wonderful to welcome parents to our Mass this morning. The children sang beautifully and were very good role models for reception and Year 1. In Maths, we continued skip counting and partitioning. Please use this video link to help support your child with partitioning at home https://vimeo.com/430317914 English we have used conjunctions in […]
This morning we had our beginning of the year Mass. The children sang, responded and behaved beautifully. In Maths, we have continued to develop an understanding of place value of 3 digit numbers. The children have solved problems to demonstrate their understanding. In English, the children wrote a persuasive speech as one of the characters […]
Year 4 had yet another busy week. In Maths, the children finished their first unit of place value and moved on to number magnitude as a preparation towards rounding whole numbers. They used strips of blank paper to identify crucial benchmark numbers, before placing mystery numbers on their number lines, thinking about the relative size […]
Although this has been a shorter week than usual, it has been no less busy. On Wednesday, Year 5 found out about a very important leadership role that is new to our school. The class are going to be Caritas Ambassadors, which means that they are going to be activists for social change in the […]
Welcome to the end of another week! Our week began with a karate session, which allowed the children to revise some of the stances that they learnt last year. Our art topic this half term is about typography, so our art lesson today allowed the children to experiment with cut-out typography. Have a look at […]
Week 2 w/b 12.09.2022 What a week for our school! Thank you for all your support and encouragement; it really kept us going! I am so proud Year 1 for their learning and behaviour this week. It feels like I have been their teacher for more than just two weeks already! They were calm, considerate […]
We have had a busy week in Year 3. It was lovely to see some of you at the Meet the Teacher talk. If you missed it, all of the information is on the Year 3 blog. The children had their first karate lesson on Monday. Their focus and concentration was excellent. In our English […]
We began the week with karate in Year 4. I was very impressed to see the children’s excellent focus and concentration during our first session of stances. In Maths, the children carried on extending their understanding of the value of each digit in a 4 digit number and applied this when playing competitive, strategic Maths […]
Another week has flown by in Year 6. On Monday, we welcomed back Sensei Michael and took part in a karate lesson. On Tuesday we joined with many parishioners for the 10am mass on the feast day of St. John Chrysostom. Fr Shaun spoke to the children in his homily about their role as Year 6 […]
We have had a busy week in Year 2. It was lovely to meet so many of you at the Meet the Teacher talk. If you missed it, all of the information is here. Meet the Teacher Meetings SEPT 2022 Recommended Book list for Year 2 https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-2 The children had their first karate lesson on […]
Good morning children. The focus this morning for you as a house team is to examine your house saint and find out these things about him/her: Key Questions: Who was s/he and what did s/he do? How can we learn from her/him in our leadership? What qualities of […]
Welcome to Year 1! Year 1 had a lovely start to the new school year and were excited to share all their news with their friends again. They joined the first school assembly and learned about The Year of Pilgrimage and wrote what they can do to grow closer to God on a footstep which […]
Welcome to Year 5! We’ve had a wonderful first week back and it’s been lovely getting to know the class. We began the week with a walk across the field to the pond; excitement ensued when a tiny frog came to join us! Also this week: We kicked off our Year of Pilgrimage, which is […]
The children added new bedding plants to our memorial pots It has been a lovely start back for Year 6. The children have been very interested in the new topics we have introduced this week in Maths (place value based on large numbers), English (looking at the topic of leadership ), RE (launching our Year […]
Year 3 have settled well to their new class and have worked very hard this week. We started our new year with a Liturgy for the new school year. The children shared their fears and hopes for the year. The children thought of ways they could walk with Jesus this year and added their footprint […]
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Welcome to Year 2 The children have had a lovely start to the new school year and were excited to share all their holiday news. They learnt about The Year of Pilgrimage in assembly and wrote what they can do to grow closer to God on footsteps, which are displayed in the hall. In class […]
Year 4, had a very busy first week back and I am proud of how well the children all adjusted to their new classroom and settled into their routines. In English, we began our first unit of poetry and the class had opportunity to act out some of the pieces we used for inspiration. They […]
And that’s a wrap! What a week we’ve had! In amongst surviving the heat, this week’s highlights have included spending time with Reception partners, having a very special Leavers’ Mass at the church on Wednesday, enjoying the pizza party yesterday afternoon and getting shirts and yearbooks signed this morning. Thank you, children, for all the […]
This last week has meant that the children have adapted to a hotter learning environment than normal and they did this with such maturity. In D&T most of the children completed their CAMs project. Well done to them for their resilience throughout each session. As a class, we discussed what their successes were and areas […]
What a fantastic week for our last week. Year 1 tried hard to keep cool in the heat. I would like to thank Year 1 and their families for making my first year at Pope Paul so enjoyable. You have showed me great kindness and support throughout the year and I will miss you all […]
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Fun Day Year 5 had a fabulous time today. They took part in go karting, wet sponge throwing, face painting and much more. Thank you so much to FOPPS for organising. Take a look at our pictures to see some of the things we got up to. Please ensure that your child […]
Wow, Year 6 – what a week you’ve had! Your performances on Monday morning and Tuesday evening were phenomenal! You gave the performance of your lives and did so with smiles on your faces. I am so incredibly proud of you all. To end a wonderful week, we had our Friday Funday today, and fun […]
Fun Day has been fantastic! Our morning started with a bouncy castle and a Nerve Gun Shoot out! Then we chose glitter tattoos and tested our driving skills on the go-karts. The fun continued after lunch with face painting, a fruit and sweet stall, hook the duck, splat the rat and many other traditional fun […]
A fun week in Year 3. The highlight of the week was the fun day on Friday. The children had a wonderful time on the go-karts, the bouncy castle, the obstacle course, face paints and glitter tattoos. Click here for photos Fun Day On Tuesday, we were delighted to have a Tennis lessons with Mr […]
This week, the children in Year 4 wrote and published their Stitch Head inspired narratives, which turned out great. They revised calculations and key facts in Maths and thought about changes to our environment that could affect habitats in Science. On Wednesday, some children from class participated in a music concert, where they performed beautifully, […]
What a fun-packed week! The children adored the trip to Southend on Tuesday. I was so proud of their behaviour and the respect they showed to all. They shared their fantastic knowledge about the seaside, its features and even asked to pick up the litter they found so they could protect our land and seas. […]
In R.E. Year 1 acted out the story of The Good Samaritan and tried hard to understand the message Jesus gave when he told it. They then tried hard to re-tell the story in their own words. Year 1 have moved onto whole class reading sessions in preparation for Year 2 and have really enjoyed […]
A wonderful week in Year 3 with lots of hard work and fun. In Maths, the children have been practising column addition and subtraction and developing their reasoning skills. In English the children have been learning how to apply prepositions and conjunctions to their writing. In Science, we have been learning about the functions of […]
This week, in Year 4, the children named, described and classified triangles in Maths, whilst in English, after looking at expanded noun phrases and similes for description, they explicitly planned for their last narrative. They will write their stories next week, across 3 days, coming up with an alternative resolution to our class book, Stitch […]
The children have been rehearsing extremely hard this week for Go For Gold, and it promises to be a fantastic show. We look forward to performing to you on Tuesday evening! Children, this weekend is the last push for you to practise songs and actions, as well as going over your lines.
It’s been a wonderful week in Year 2, with lots of new learning and fun. In Maths, the children have learnt how to turn clockwise and anticlockwise to turn north, east, south and west. Thank you Leo B for bringing in your compass to share with the class. In English the children have been learning […]
Our CAMs Project It has definitely been another busy week in Year 5! This week the focus has been our CAMs project in Design and Technology and although some of the children have found taking their design and making it a slight challenge, they have been resilient in their approach and as you can […]
In between rehearsing hard for our production (which is beginning to sound amazing!), Year 6 have been enjoying sewing their mobile phone cases and playing rounders. Last week, the children were once again fantastic with their Reception buddies as they made games and obstacle courses for them. Please continue to practise lines and songs (along […]
This week we have continued to work on interpreting data in tables in Maths and spent time revisiting percentages and fractions in our fluency sessions. We went to Our Lady and St Vincent’s Church on Wednesday to celebrate the feast of Ss Peter and Paul. During Fr Shaun’s homily the children raised their hands on […]
Yesterday, Year 4 had a fantastic time at the Epping Forest District Museum, where they took part in a Tudor Workshop. After a short introduction, the children built a physical timeline, placing key events on it from Henry VIII’s reign, including the fate of his 6 unfortunate wives. Shortly after that, they have been told […]
In Maths, we have been learning to divide by sharing, grouping and using our knowledge of multiplication. In English, the children wrote their own poems, edited it and wrote them in neat. The poems were excellent! The children applied their learning on expanded noun phrases, prepositional phrases and alliteration. Below are some examples of what […]
In Maths, we have been learning to follow number and shape sequences. We have also identified 2D shapes in repeating patterns. In English, the children wrote their own monster stories with cliff hangers that they edited, wrote up in neat and performed to other classes. Their stories are excellent! The children used adjectives, expanded noun […]
Year 1 have worked hard this week to understand what it means to have a good set of instructions. They found it funny learning and acting out bad set of instructions! They finished their week by following instructions on where to place Lego bricks and then gave their partner instructions to follow. I have sent […]
This week in Year 5 we have been working hard in all areas of the curriculum. We completed our focus work on angles in Maths and have now started looking at reading and interpreting data and graphs. In Science, we completed our space learning by discovering why we have day and night. To help us […]
Year 1 have had a busy week and really enjoyed their life saving swimming session on Wednesday. Year 1 learnt what it takes to lead a virtuous life this week in their new Religion topic. They role-played acting out good deeds and you will be please to know that lots of them said they would […]
The children in Year 4 this week spent some times outdoors identifying plant life growing on our school grounds. They used terminology to categorise their findings such as stem, leaf, petal, flower, fruit, bark, twig, etc. In Maths, the class finished their short unit of time, calculating unknown start and finish times using duration and […]
In Year 3 this week, the children have been writing their own poems based on The Magic Box by Kit Wright. The children have been using similes, alliteration, adjectives and adverbs to add effect to their poems and to engage the reader. Following this, the children started their Design and Technology project to design, make […]
In Year 2 this week, the children have created their own monsters and written descriptions of them. They have also written a letter warning a child not to take a monster to school. Next week they will be planning and writing a story about a monster coming to Pope Paul School! They will need to […]
It’s the end of another week, and once again it’s been a busy one. Tuesday was Sports Day, and the children jumped, threw and run to their best ability despite the heat! All did brilliantly, but well done especially to St Bernadette house; Phoebe and William had the honour of lifting the trophy and parading […]
Summer Term 2 Week 3 w.b. 13.06.2022 What a busy Health and Fitness week we have had! Year 1 focussed on the importance of having ‘5-a-day’ in our diets. They all tried to eat a different vegetable for their lunch, had extra snack and designed posters to promote healthy eating. I was so impressed with […]
Year 2 have thoroughly enjoyed Sports Day and Healthy Eating Week this week. Everyone tried their best and used their talents on sports day. It was great to welcome the parents to celebrate our sporting achievements and then share our learning environment with them afterwards. As part of Healthy eating week, we have learnt about […]
What a fun, busy week! This week was Healthy Eating Week. The message was Eat well for you and the Planet! The five themes were focus on fibre, eat 5 a day, vary your protein, keep hydrated and reduce food waste. The children took part in different activities to understand the importance of healthy eating. […]
What a week! The sun has shone and Year 5 has been a hive of activity. It was Healthy Eating Week this week and Year 5’s focus was on getting more than their 5 a day. Thank you to everyone for bringing in their favourite fruits and vegetables- we have been feasting on them all […]
This week, the children in Year 4 took part in lots of practical activities to think about healthy and active lifestyle as part of Healthy Eating Week. On Tuesday, they participated in Sports Day with great enthusiasm displaying true team spirit and sportsmanship. Well done to all of them, especially St Bernadette’s house! On Wednesday, […]
Bethlehem was God with us, Calvary was God for us, and Pentecost is God in us. Robert Baer Welcome back. We hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and had fun taking part in jubilee celebrations. In our first week back, we have explored the themes of Pentecost through a cross-curricular approach so that […]
This week, we have been learning about the feast of Pentecost – which took place last Sunday – by exploring the symbols of water, wind and fire – powerful forces of nature which hold symbolism in the story of Pentecost. On Tuesday, we explored water by performing poetry about the rain, creating paintings, and engineering […]
It was lovely to welcome the children back after their holiday and hear about their half term holiday. As part of our Pentecost learning our learning was focused on water, wind and fire. Today we also had a visit from Fr Fidelis, a Spiritan chaplain at NBS, Mass led by Fr. Shaun and an ice […]
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. It is our last half term in Year 3! The children looked wonderful on Monday, dressed as Egyptians. Our mission during Ancient Egypt Day was to record the evidence of everyday life in Ancient Egypt, as revealed in the fragments of wall paintings found inside a newly […]
This week, the children in Year 4 took part in cross curricular activities, centered around the 3 main symbols of Pentecost: water, wind and fire. On Tuesday, they performed a short poem in teams, thinking about effective expression and actions. Later that morning, after a brief introduction to hydropower, they designed water wheels using recyclable […]
It was lovely to welcome the children back after their holiday and was great to see so many had generously collected resources for our busy week based on Pentecost learning. The children had themed days with learning focused on water, wind and rain with the Friday ending in celebrating Pentecost with a visit from Fr […]
We have come to the end of our half term and what a final day we had! The children looked wonderful in their Jubilee outfits and had a great day taking part in activities to celebrate. Thank you to Lisa, our school cook, for baking cakes for us all to share at the end of […]
Jubilee celebrations have been in full swing this week! We have explored the question How do we see the importance of Queen Elizabeth all around us in our lives today? and have focused on the importance of the Commonwealth, the Queen’s charity patronages, the Queen’s honours list, and the Queen’s speech. To help decorate the classroom, […]
Year 1 progressed on to counting in multiples of 5’s and 10’s this week. We counted in multiples, matched the total with coins, wrote multiplication number sentences, drew arrays, wrote repeated addition sentences and drew around the coins required to solve multiplication problems. Please continue to support your child to count in 2s, 5s and […]
We have had a great week celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We began the week learning about Queen Elizabeth II. . We focused on the question – How has life changed since the queen? We compared popular objects from the 1950s to what they look like today. We looked at the similarities and differences. In […]
What a wonderful end to this half term we have had! The children looked fantastic in their Jubilee outfits and had a great day taking part in activities to celebrate. Our History focus for this week was to learn who the Queen is, what her roles are and why we are having a jubilee celebration. […]
Year 4 had yet another busy week to finish off this half term with. Our main focus for the week was the Platinum Jubilee and children completed learning not only in History but through art and music. The class looked at 12 events from the Queen’s reign of 70 years and put them on a […]
The children battled through a wet morning with a coastal walk and a game of Capture the Flag on the field, before a peaceful journey back on the coach! Well done Year 6 on an excellent week! Have a restful weekend and I’ll see you again on Monday!
This week in Year 5 the children have been busy with their learning as well as experiencing The Mini Police Awards Assembly. It was lovely to see parents attend the Year 5 Mini Police Assembly on Tuesday and for the children to receive their Mini Police certificates from Inspector Robertson. At 9:30am on Tuesday […]
It has been another busy and interesting week in Year 4. In Maths, the children extended their understanding of the long division through open ended problem solving activities whilst in English, they have written their final, extended, pieces in our playscripts unit. In RE, the class learnt about Shavu’ot, an ancient Jewish festival which they […]
Year 3 have lots of amazing authors. This week the children have been writing the beginning of their adventure stories based on The Iron Man. The children applied what they have been learning about the features of adventures. They included similes, adverbs, adjectives and prepositions to make their stories enjoyable to read. In Maths, we […]
Year 1 began this week by learning to skip count. They counted in multiples of 2s, matched the total with coins, wrote multiplication number sentences, drew arrays, wrote repeated addition sentences and drew around the 2p coins we used to gain a secure understanding of what multiplication is. Please continue to support your child to […]
In Art this week read the book The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas and explored how colours make us feel different emotions. In PE, we have learnt to how to volley (use a high five shot) in tennis and how to control our breathing when swimming front crawl. We also took part in a cricket […]
After a wet morning, the sky cleared and gave us a beautiful final full day 🌞 Today’s activities were trapeze, rifle shooting, challenge course and beach walk, and once again the children enjoyed trying new things and challenging themselves! We spent our final night at the beach with a stunning sunset to celebrate a fantastic […]
Today has been the day for challenging fears, encouraging classmates, and displaying fantastic team spirit! We all started with Passport to the World, which was a country and flag-themed scavenger hunt around the PGL site. Team Spain were the winners! Groups 1 and 2 then had Jacob’s Ladder, buggy building and rock climbing, whilst group […]
Today has been action-packed to say the least! Raft building, buggy building, abseiling, giant swing and photo challenge all featured, then we ended the day on the beach and had evening prayer with the sun setting over the sea. Thank you for the letters that you have sent; the children love receiving them. Time for […]
We arrived safely at Bawdsey Manor and went straight to the beach, where we had lunch, skimmed stones, played football and collected shells. We then played games back at the centre before being shown to our dormitories, having some time to relax, then enjoying sausages or chicken Kiev for dinner followed by chocolate fudge […]
To Infinity and Beyond! Year 5 created a fruit solar system on Monday to represent the relative sizes and distances of the planets. They discovered how small and close the rocky planets are and how large and distant the gas planets are. Once we had finished, all that was left was to eat Jupiter! Stop! […]
In Maths, we have been learning to find fractions of amounts. The children have learnt to draw bar models to solve fraction problems. Children have realised the importance of knowing times tables to support them in lots of maths learning. In English, the children have been excited to read Iron Man By Ted Hughes. They have […]
This week, the children in Year 4 used their artistic skills to complete creative learning pieces. First and foremost, they added their final touches to their bedside lamps and attached any last details, such as paws, ears, etc. They then built their own simple series circuits with 2 light bulbs and a handmade switch securing […]
The children enjoyed learning about money this week. They were learning how to recognise, order, compare, add and even exchange different amount of coins. Please continue to support your child with exploring money at home and using the Mathletics games. The children have completed their Phase 5 phonics and are now revising all the alternative […]
In tennis this week we have been working on our footwork and we learnt how to play a backhand shot. In English we have written recounts and focused on the suffixes ly, ful and less in our spelling sessions. In maths we have been learning to read o’clock, quarter past, half past and quarter to […]
Below are some revision aids to assist you in Using calculations/Metric units/Line symmetry/Translation/Time Using Calculations Revision Using Calculations using-calculations-answers Metric Units Revision Metric Units Metric Unit Answers Translations Translations Translations-answers Symmetry Line-symmetry line symmetry answers Time Time Time-answers Click on the CGP link […]
O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today, Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May! This morning, to mark the beginning of May the month of Mary, the whole school came together to honour Our Lady by bringing her flowers. The Liturgy Leaders led us in prayer in the hall, and then Joseph […]
Although this has been a shorter week for us, Year 5 have managed to cram in a busy week of learning! On Wednesday, the children went to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre – they met Katie their group leader who took them on a tour of this beautiful cultural landmark located on the bank of the River […]
Year 3 have had a short but busy week. In English, we have been reading The Iron Man and identifying interesting vocabulary. The children have been using this vocabulary to write their own descriptions. In Maths, the children have been learning about unit fractions and non-unit fractions. Children have been drawing pictures and bar models […]
After a lovely long weekend, the children accomplished a lot this week. In Maths, the class further consolidated their application of the formal written multiplication by playing two very competitive games, ‘Crooked Multiplication’ and ‘Sabotage’. In English, they turned a poem into a playscript, applying all text and language features of the genre such as […]
I hope you all enjoyed the four-day weekend and the additional Inset this week. We have changed reading books but have not managed to read with every child so will have to play catch up again next week. On Friday the children showed respect and appreciation as they joined the school in celebrating the life […]
We went on a lovely walk today to explore fields next to the school. They enjoyed seeing the beautiful yellow rapeseed crop, butterflies, bees, beetles, buttercups, dandelions, birds and trees. On Monday we will be writing about our walk. We also took part in the May procession and enjoyed making crowns and honouring Mary with […]
Although a day shorter, the children in Year 4 had a very busy week. In Maths they have practiced using formal short multiplication without and with regrouping, whilst in English, after some acting, turned playscripts into narrative using speech punctuation correctly. In Science, they classified conductors and insulators using simple series circuits, whilst in RE […]
‘A drum, a drum! Macbeth doth come!’ We have focused on Act 1 Scene 3 of Macbeth this week by exploring the setting of the Scottish heath and the interactions between Macbeth, Banquo and the weird sisters. The children have written beautifully descriptive pieces and created artwork using tints and tones to show the landscape […]
In Maths, the children have been solving multiplication and division word problems They have been drawing bar models to show how they solved the problems. In English, the children have been looking at different adventure stories and identifying the features and the most exciting parts of the story. Please encourage your child to read an […]
In Maths, we have been solving multiplication and fraction word problems as well as learning to read o’clock, quarter to, quarter past and half past on analogue clocks. In English, we have identified past and present tenses and practised applying the suffixes ed, er, ing and est. PE Days – Monday – tennis Wednesday – […]
Summer Term Week 1 w.b. 25.04.2022 Year 1 have had an active week and are ready for their four-day weekend! On Monday the children enjoyed their first tennis coaching session before their first swimming lesson on Wednesday. I was super impressed about how quickly Year 1 changed and how safely they behaved during their session. […]
It’s been a busy first week back. Welcome back after the Easter Holidays. We hope you all enjoyed your break and did lots of enjoyable things. The Summer term is always a busy term and there was plenty going on in Year 5 this week. The first day back was a buzz of excitement for many […]
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Happy Easter and welcome back to a new term! Year 6 have worked so hard in their first week back. We have been doing SATs practice in Maths and English, learning about the Resurrection in RE, and running for different distances in PE. This morning, house captains Phoebe and William led an assembly about St […]
Welcome back, I hope you had a wonderful holiday. In class this week we read Luke’s account of the Resurrection and created pictures with the characters and symbols mentioned. Thank you for the beautiful Easter gardens that the children made over the Easter break. In English we have been busy editing, while in Guided Reading […]
Happy Easter! I hope you had a wonderful holiday. This week the children listened to Luke’s account of the Resurrection and retold it from a character’s point of view. Thank you for the beautiful Easter gardens that the children made. Please send your garden in next week if you have not already. The children made […]
The children in Year 4 looked very well after returning from their holidays. It has been lovely to hear about their trips and experiences during spending time with family and friends. In Maths, the class moved on to formal written multiplication and division, building physical models and representing their calculations in different ways whilst in […]
Happy Easter! I hope you all had a lovely break and it was lovely to see all the children back and ready for their last term in Year 1. The children worked well together to transform our Lenten R.E. prayer space to reflect the white, gold and new life of Easter. They completed a retell […]
The end of another term! The children have worked hard this term and should be proud of themselves. This week Year 3 took part in their first Stations of the Cross Service. The children sang beautifully. In Religion, we listened to the story from Luke’s Gospel on the crucifixion and discussed what Luke wanted us […]
Year 4 have had a busy last week to the end of the Spring term and even in my absence, I know that they have worked very hard in class. In Maths, they completed their fraction learning by applying all that they have learned in problem solving situations, using bar models to help them identify […]
The children have worked so hard this term and should be proud of themselves. In Religion this week, we retold The Last Supper using Book Creator on the iPads and listened to the story from Luke’s Gospel about the crucifixion. During PE we have used our communication skills to solve different problems and challenges. We […]
Wishing you all very Happy Easter! Our final week of term has seen the conclusion of our English unit, for which the children have written fantastic non-chronological reports about their invented magical creatures. The week has also contained discussion and writing about who was responsible for Jesus’ death; Pilate, God, Adam & Eve, Jesus himself, […]
This week, Year 5 have shone tremendously! After working so hard on their readings for the Stations of the Cross service on Tuesday evening, they spoke so well at the church and many parents and parishioners praised them for their reverence and confidence. Well done to all the children and thank you to parents for […]
This week Year 1 began their new Geography unit on ‘Where do we live?’ They were surprised to find out that no everyone lives in Potters Bar! Year 1 learned Luke’s Gospel scriptures for The Last Supper and Good Friday. They were very respectful as we learnt about Holy Week and Easter Sunday and how […]
Thank you to those who attended the information meeting for PGL and SATs 2022. As promised, please find the powerpoints below, as well as the list of recommended websites for SATs practice: PGL Information Meeting SATs Information Meeting Links for SATs practice: KS2 SATS Online 10-Minute Tests: https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/resources/ks2-sats-online-10-minute-tests Arithmetic practice: https://myminimaths.co.uk/year-6-mini-maths/ PDF Maths Workbooks: […]
Please use the lyrics and links below to learn the songs for the KS2 Way of the Cross service. Year 6, please wear all black and bring this into school on Monday. My Soul is Sad My soul is sad. My heart is breaking tonight. Could you not watch and comfort me until light? Am […]
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We have had a lovely week, writing diaries, applying our multiplication skills and using mixed media to create art work. Have a lovely mother’s day Miss Pringle Home learning spelling https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/134/21-ew new few grew flew drew threw chew screw Letterjoin – please log in and practise phonics phase 5 ew and writing the harder letters. […]
This week in Year 5, we have begun our new English unit on instructions. So far we have given and followed oral instructions and evaluated written ones. In order to evaluate, we channelled the Great British Bake Off and took part in our own technical challenge! Much like on television, the children had a range […]
Spring Term Week 11 21.03.22 In History Year 1 identified older toys, placed them into their relevant decades and ordered them into chronological order. I was very impressed with their group learning and listening to each other before deciding on where to place the toys. We enjoyed exploring this website on toys: http://www.windowsonwarwickshire.org.uk/spotlights/toysandgames/index.htm (does not […]
The children in Year 4 this week, moved on with their fraction learning in Maths and started working on adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator. In English, they carried on with the publishing process of their Non-chronological reports, as well some basic sentence work to prepare them for the next unit of work. […]
Today is the Feast of the Annunciation, Year 3 and 4 went to church and sang and responded beautifully. In PE, we continued practising balancing. The children were excited to demonstrate their balances on the equipment. In RE the children reflected on the story of the Last Supper and what Luke was telling us about […]
It was lovely to return to school on Thursday. Thank you for your well wishes. As part of Science week we thought about what scientists do. We took part in a Science workshop and observed what was growing in the school grounds. Each class are going to take part in a competition to grow the […]
This week has been Science Week, for which the theme has been ‘Growth’. We were lucky enough to have a crystal growing session with Mr Friedlander from Dame Alice Owen School yesterday afternoon, and are looking forward to seeing how much they grow over the weekend! We celebrated St Patrick’s Day with a fantastic display […]
Science Week On Monday, a school challenge was set: which class can grow the tallest sunflower? In Year 5, we have been asked to investigate if the type of soil we use can effect this. We have planted seeds in clay, compost and sandy soil. The children made some great predictions about what might happen […]
This week was Science week so we started the week thinking about what scientists do and naming famous scientist. Each class are part of a competition to grow the tallest sunflower. Year 3’s question was Does the size of the pot effect how the sunflower grows? The children planned their own investigation to answer the […]
It has been another busy week in Year 4 with Science week and St Patrick’s day just to mention a few. In English, the class started their final writing pieces of non-chronological reports and wrote lengthy paragraphs based on their plant and animal species. They will write further paragraphs next week about their […]
Spring Term Week 10 14.03.22 Year 1 enjoyed exploring their Big Question for Science Week ‘What do seeds need to grow?’ They discussed, gathered their ideas before planting sunflower seeds. We hope they are going to grow really high so we can win the Sunflower Height Challenge! They also worked hard to weed and turn […]
This week, the Year 6 House Captains have been busy organising fundraising events, whilst the Fairtrade Group have been out and about in Potters Bar, spreading the word about the work of Fairtrade. They went to Sainsbury’s to buy Fairtrade goods, and then presented to Year 5 pupils at Cranborne school. They spoke fantastically, and […]
We’ve had another busy week in Year 5. Today we kicked off Science Week by taking part in a whole school assembly and then a class workshop this afternoon. This Year, the theme is ‘Growth’ and we will be completing learning based on this throughout next week. Take a look at some of the things […]
We have had a fun and busy week in Year 3. We have lots of amazing singers and musicians in Year 3, it was lovely to see so many of them taking part in the music concert. All of them were fantastic! On Tuesday we had a talk about Road Safety where we learnt about […]
Thank you for all your kind welcome back massages, it was so lovely to see the children again and they were so excited to tell me what they had been learning with Mrs Moccia in my absence. The children shared with me their fantastic knowledge of the different Stations of the Cross this week after […]
The children in Year 4 had opportunities this week to live out their Mission statement of using their talents to the full. During Tuesday’s music concert, they showed off their beautiful skills playing the piano or the violin. Well done! The class carried on extending their understanding of fractions in Maths calculating unit and non-unit […]
This week in Year 5 we have embraced a very busy but exciting week! We celebrated Shrove Tuesday with our Mardi Gras theme and wow, did our children design wonderful masks that they showed off to the rest of the school during our whole school parade. Ti was our class winner for the fastest pancake […]
On Tuesday, we celebrated Mardi Gras buy taking part in pancake races, dancing, making masks and eating pancakes. On Thursday we celebrated the 25th anniversary of World Book Day by dressing up as characters from our favourite books. The children recommended, shared and discussed their books and characters. If you have time this weekend please […]
We have had a busy and fun week in school! On Tuesday, we celebrated Mardi Gras by taking part in pancake races, dancing, making masks and eating pancakes. On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as characters from our favourite books. The children were able to discuss their characters and name their […]
The children in Year 4, had a fun filled week. They built their shells for their bedside lamps on Monday, whilst on Tuesday, they participated in a very busy Mardi Gras day. They flipped pancakes, decorated masks and sampled some lovely scotch pancakes in class. On Wednesday, they have received ashes during Mass and thought […]
What a busy week for our school! Year 1 participated in Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and World Book Day all in one week! Mrs Moccia said the children really enjoyed learning to spell numbers to twenty in words this week. I heard some French numbers were also learnt! Mrs Heymoz continued Year 1’s R.E. unit […]
It’s a been an extremely busy but exciting week this week, with Mardi Gras on Tuesday, followed by Ash Wednesday and then World Book Day on Thursday. Have a look at the fantastic Mardi Gras masks that they made! We ended the day on a high with a pancake race and a Mardi Gras dance […]
This Lent, the whole school is trying to answer the question: ‘How can we build a better world?’. To do this, we will look at a painting or an image each week to inspire us. This week, we have been discussing a painting called The Seven Acts of Mercy by Pieter Brueghel. I was blown […]
I have missed the children this week but have heard that they have been working very hard. In Maths they have been learning to use column addition with and without regrouping. In English, the children have been researching an unusual sport and writing a non-chronological report. I am looking forward to reading them all! In […]
The children in Year 4 came back to a busy week, after their well-deserved holiday. In English, we introduced our new genre for this half term, non-chronological reports. They looked at exemplar texts identifying text and language features whilst also reading our book for inspiration, Norman Messenger’s The Land of Neverbelieve. In Maths, the class […]
Spring Term Week 7 21.02.22 Year 1 began their new unit ‘From Lent to Easter’ in their religion learning this week. They were knowledgeable about arms giving, prayer and fasting. They are looking forward to celebrating Mardi Gras and beginning their Lent journey next week. They even got themselves prepared by finding all the purple […]
Welcome back! I hope that you all had a lovely half-term break. It has been lovely to chat with many parents during the Year 5 Consultations. For those parents who had technical problems etc…please get in touch via the school office. It has been a busy week in Year 5 this week. The children have […]
It has been lovely to welcome the children back to school after the half term. In History, we have been learning about the development of the telephone. We made versions of Robert Hooke’s 1672 string, mouth and ear piece phones. On Monday we will be posting our letters to you. Please could you write […]
In the last week before half-term, year 5 have been working hard in all their subjects. The focus in Maths has been multiplication, which will continue after half-term. This has also included lots of practice with times tables and family facts. In English, they have continued reading The London Eye Mystery, and developing their knowledge […]
This week has been Internet Safety Week, during which Year 6 have reflected on their internet usage and how they can ensure they are not opening themselves up to danger and putting themselves at risk when online, especially in the context of gaming and social media. This morning, we took part in a workshop with […]
Year 3 have had a wonderful week. On Tuesday we had a great day as Iron Age Farmers at Celtic Harmony Camp. The children helped out to make soup with herbs, learn how to make flour and bread. Then they made bracelets dipped in dye and learnt how to weave. Following the trip, the children […]
A huge well done to Year 4 this week for their hard work, especially in English. They have written wonderful myths in class using all their writing tools and the features of the genre covered over the last 5 weeks. In Maths, they have furthered their understanding of parallel and perpendicular lines in quadrilaterals by […]
Thank you to Reception class for sharing their assembly on St. Valentines with us all this morning. Year 1 have been thinking about how to show love and kindness in our school and have taken the snowflakes off their season tree to make way for kindness hearts after half term. Our R.E. learning this week […]
As part of our History topic – communication – we have learnt about Morse code, telegrams and how Carrier Pigeons were used to send messages during WWI. After half term we will be writing and sending letters and finding out who invented the first telephone. Please could you send in a first class stamp by […]
The children in year 5 have been working hard on their learning. In maths this week, they continued their learning and practice with column addition and subtraction. In English, they have just started reading a new book: The London Eye Mystery; this is continuing their learning about mystery and suspense writing. They also learnt how […]
We have been busy exploring capacity in Maths this week. Next week we will be learning about different graphs and tables. I hope you enjoyed celebrating your child’s shark writing with them. They have worked very hard researching, editing and illustrating their books. In PE we have explored travelling over, across and between different apparatus. […]
Year 4 had yet another busy week. In English, the children placed their last Roman myth into context looking at artifacts and maps to gain a deep understanding about the characters and settings. Later in the week, they used that myth to plan their own version upon. The children came up with brilliant ideas and […]
Another busy week in Year 3. In Maths, we have continued learning and applying mental strategies for subtracting. In English we have begun learning about non-chronological reports and using non-fiction books to research different sports. We have been learning about the features of a non-fiction text. On Wednesday, it was the feast day Candlemas. We […]
On Wednesday, we celebrated Candlemas, an important feast day in our Church’s calendar when we remember the wonderful story of when Jesus was presented in the Temple of Jerusalem, 40 days after he was born, and an old man Simeon – who had been waiting for the coming of the Messiah all his life – […]
Year 1 led the school in the Candlemas assembly this morning. They were very respectful throughout and spent lots of time this week preparing for it- well done Year 1! Our R.E. learning this week has reflected on this important act of bringing Jesus to the temple and spreading the good news. Year 1 thought […]
Year 5 have had a really interesting and varied week. On Wednesday the children came in dressed as Vikings, which they have been studying in History with Mrs. McNamara. During the day, the children made rune stones out of clay, played a Viking game called the Fox and the Geese. They baked Viking bread, which […]
Year 5 had a very exciting day being Vikings Click this link to see what the children got up to: http://popepaul.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Viking-Day-.pdf
This week has been Other Faith Week, and Year 6 – along with the rest of the school – has really enjoyed learning all about Hinduism. The highlight of the week was our trip yesterday to Bhaktivedanta Manor – the Hare Krishna Temple in Watford – which was donated by George Harrison to the Hare […]
This week was other faith week and we have been learning about Hinduism. On Monday we visited Bhaktivedanta Manor Hindu Temple. The children were extremely respectful throughout and learnt a lot about the Hinduism religion. Thank you to Isabelle’s mum for coming as a parent helper. After our visit the children learnt about the different […]
The children in Year 4 had a fantastic week following the theme of Other Faith Week, Hinduism. On Monday, the class visited the Bhaktivedanta Manor in Watford experiencing the Hindu way of life first hand. They had the opportunity to visit the stables, ride on a cart pulled by 2 of the newest oxen on […]
R.E Year 1 joined in with Pope Paul’s learning in Hinduism this week to promote the awareness of tolerance and respect to other faiths. They learned about Hindu symbols, their meaning and what celebrations they have. Year 1 took their first coach trip to the Jainism Oshwal Temple in Northaw on Wednesday. Year 1 represented […]
We enjoyed learning about Hinduism the week as part of Other Faith Week. We visited the Oshwal Centre, Jain temple on Wednesday and learnt the story of Rama and Sita, which we will retell next week. The children’s Hindu home learning projects are fantastic. In Gymnastics we have been learning to travel, balance and turn […]
The children have worked very hard this week on their learning. In Maths this week, the focus has been on working on mental strategies to support addition, before we begin our work on formal addition. The work has continued in English, on our mystery and suspense unit, with the focus on The Watertower. The children […]
This week we revisited ordering and comparing numbers, using number lines and > < and symbols. We discussed why certain numbers could or could not to placed in certain places, using mathematical language. We also used equipment to prove our answers. In English, we have continued creating where, when, how, what and why questions to […]
In our R.E. topic ‘Being a Sacramental People’ we discussed how God is present in the world all around us even though we cannot physically see him. We drew around our hands and wrote inside them how we know God is present in our lives. The children cut them out to make a display and […]
On Wednesday, as part of our RE topic about God being with us in the world today, we went searching for God in Darkes Lane. We found him in the memorial garden next to the station, in the buds of new life coming through on the trees, the lady in Sainsburys who smiled and waved […]
The children in Year 4 had yet another busy week. In English, they used role play to get into character and based on well-known Roman myths, such as the story of Diana and Orion or Aeneas and Jupiter, wrote diary entries and descriptive paragraphs using figurative language (metaphors, personification and similes). In Maths, the class […]
This week we began subtracting in Maths. We discussed how subtraction is not commutative like addition. The children practised taking away a multiple 10 from a 2-digit number using Dienes and drawing pictures. Then they took away a 2-digit number from a 3-digit number without regrouping. In English, we have continued reading the book The […]
Friday 14th January 2022 Year five have had a busy week with their learning. The children started a new piece of work on mystery and suspense writing. They have been reading and analysing a book called The Watertower by Gary Crew. The children have greatly enjoyed reading the story alongside the visual images that accompany […]
This week has flown by in Year 6! In Maths, we have been familiarising ourselves with the vocabulary multiple, factor, prime, square and product. The children learnt how to find common factors and common multiples, which has prepared them for beginning fraction learning next week. In RE, the children wrote beautiful poems about where they see and notice […]
We have had a busy and an exciting week! The highlight of our week was going swimming. The children were excited to get on the coach. At the swimming pool, the children were quickly put into groups. In PE the children learnt a dance called Pat a Cake Polka. They were fantastic! Then they taught […]
This week has gone very quickly! In Religion we have discussed where we see God in the world around us; answers included creation, our friends, family and our school community. We have started a non fiction unit in English all about sharks! Creating our own what, where, when, how and why questions, that we are […]
The children in Year 4 had a busy first full week. In Writing, the class started a new unit of Roman Myths, where we looked at Roman Gods and Goddesses; acting them out, writing a school report about their often naughty behaviour and composing free form poetry to depict their beauty. In Maths, we looked […]
Happy Friday and welcome to our first full week of the Spring term. This week we have continued reflecting on the feast of Epiphany and added the Wise men into our own version of the Christmas story. In our new R.E. topic ‘Being a Sacramental People’ we discussed our knowledge of Jesus and the things […]
Happy New Year to you all, I hope you all enjoyed a good Christmas and New Year break. Thank you once again for all the kind gifts. Yesterday afternoon the children attended Mass with Father Shaun in the Hall to celebrate the Feast of Epiphany. The children have also been learning more about the three […]
Happy New Year and welcome back! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. It has been lovely hearing the children’s news. On Thursday, we celebrated the Feast of Epiphany by thinking of gifts we can share with others, many of the children chose the gift of friendship, peace and kindness. We also learnt about the […]
Happy New Year and Happy Epiphany for yesterday! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Here the children are in their crowns, and here is our Epiphany display. Today, we had a Science Day where we investigated the question: How does the distance between an object and the light source affect the size of […]
Happy New Year and Happy Epiphany to all! It has been lovely welcoming back the children after their Christmas holidays and seeing how well rested and content they are. They all told me lovely things about their break and showed gratitude towards every present or experience they have received. We focused on the Feast of […]
Welcome Back! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. The children have enjoyed telling me about their holidays. On Thursday, we celebrated the Epiphany by learning about the meanings of the gifts that the wise men took to Jesus. The children thought of gifts that they will bring to 2022. They thought of the gifts […]
Year 5 – 02/12/22
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThings are starting to feel very festive! Year 5 had a lovely day out on Wednesday to Westminster Cathedral, where they watched the Christmas story being acted out with a live choir and even a real donkey and goat! The children behaved and sung beautifully, and were wonderful with the Year 3s. We have been […]
Friday 2nd December, 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week in Year 6 we have been busy with not only their learning but practising for the Advent Service which Year 6 have a lead role in. We have been down to the church this week to practice our parts and solos and the children are refining their roles to ensure that this special […]
w.b. 28th November
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozWhat a busy week in our school! Year 1 enjoyed the visit from Bishop John Sherrington on Thursday. Religious Education. Maths Thank you for the supply of tissues this week! We went through another 4 boxes! Please see your child’s book bag for a letter regarding The Nativity. Have a lovely weekend, see you on […]
Week 5 Autumn 2
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceA wonderful week in Year 3! The highlight of the week was travelling by train to Westminster Cathedral to take part in the Nativity Service. The children sang beautifully and looked wonderful in their costumes. The behaviour of the children travelling to and from the Cathedral was excellent. The Cathedral was full of excitement when […]
Friday, 2nd of December 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 had a very busy week. They have written, edited and published the first parts of their non-chronological reports, whilst in Maths they continued their scaling and correspondence problem solving. In Science, they looked at the parts of the human ear and identified their function. They also learnt about how […]
Autumn 2 Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe enjoyed a visit from Bishop John Sherrington on Thursday and have been preparing for Advent by making Advent promises and making a class wreath. In English we have been learning to identify and use apostrophes for contractions, while in maths we have been comparing and making different amounts of money. Have a lovely weekend Miss […]
Year 5 – 25/11/22 | Building the Kingdom: Oracy for Advocacy
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceYesterday was the big day for our Y5s. Joining with Y5s from other Catholic schools plus members of Nicholas Breakspear, the children shared a wonderful day at the Wyllyotts Theatre, where speeches and seminars on leadership and Catholic Social Teaching were delivered as part of our Oracy for Advocacy project. The morning consisted of the […]
Week 4 Autumn 2
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceAnother a busy week in Year 3. The children have been learning another strategy when adding called compensation. Then they applied all the strategies they have learnt over the last few weeks to solving different calculations. The children were able to explain the strategy they used and why they thought that was the best strategy. […]
week 4 w.b. 21.11.2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozOn Friday we joined the whole school in marking the start of The Season of Advent. We placed our Advent Promises on the board for all to see. We are looking forward to changing our prayer table and R.E. board on Monday to mark the transition towards Christmas. In English we received a letter from […]
Songs for Westminster Cathedral Advent Carol Service (Year 3 and Year 5)
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceYou don’t need to know the words off by heart, but please be familiar with each carol.
Friday 25th November 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoycePreparations for the Advent Service have been well underway this week. Today we even had the chance to head up to church for a rehearsal. Year 6 take a central role for this event and we have been impressed with how well it is coming together. Be sure to continue to practise lines and songs […]
Friday, 25th November 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 this week, spent some time researching in preparation for their third extended writing piece, a non-chronological report. In Maths, they focused on counting in multiples before moving on to scaling and correspondence problems. In Science, the class carried out practical investigations regarding sound, linking it with vibration whilst in RE […]
Friday 18th November, 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThis week has been antibullying week with Reach Out – Show Kindness being our focus. The children spent time designing posters about the importance of team work and looked at scenarios where they talked about the importance of reaching out and looking to an adult for support if they needed it. The class were mature […]
Year 5 – 18/11/22
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis morning, 6 of our Year 5 children did the class proud by giving speeches in assembly centred around the theme of leadership. This was a practice for what will be an oracy event at the Wyllyotts Theatre next week. They spoke passionately, clearly and held their audience really well – very well done! Today […]
Autumn 2 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceToday was Odd Sock Day to remind us that we are all different and to help celebrate the end of Anti-Bullying Week. The children worked hard this week to complete kindness challenges, name trusted people and understand that everyone’s differences should be celebrated. Year 2 paired up with Year 5 for ‘Friendship Friday’ and enjoyed […]
Week 3
/1 Comment/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week the children have planned and written their own newspaper report based on The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. The children focused on using prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs to make their report interesting to read. They have demonstrated their understanding of the features of newspaper reports. In Maths, the children have been […]
Friday, 18th November 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 published their Roman myths in the neatest before moving on to their next English genre, non-chronological reports. In Maths, they moved onto formal written methods for subtraction and played Bankruptcy, a competitive strategic game to put their operations into practice. In Science, they used the school’s official site map to […]
wk 3 w.b. 14.11.2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozFriday was Odd Sock Day! We wore odd socks to celebrate the end of Anti-Bullying Week and to remind us that we are all different and important. The children worked hard this week to complete our Kindness Bingo Challenge. Year 1 paired up with Year 4 for Friendship Friday. They shared the playground at lunchtime […]
Advent Service Songs
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 /by Margaret JoycePlease learn the words that are in bold. Kindle A Flame Kindle a flame to lighten the dark and take all fear away. Like A Candle Flame Like a candle flame Flickering small in our darkness Uncreated light Shines through infant eyes God is with us, alleluia Come to save us, alleluia Alleluia! […]
Week 2 w.b. 07.11.2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozYear 1 joined the school today on a Pilgrimage of Remembrance around the classrooms; they were thoughtful and respectful throughout. Thank you to those families who have sent in a picture of a past loved ones as we are including them in our prayers. Year 1 have learnt about Remembrance this week and the importance […]
Year 5 -11/11/22
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceToday was a special day in which we took part in a beautiful remembrance pilgrimage through each classroom to remember family and friends who have died. The children were so prayerful and respectful – well done. In Science this week, the children carried out their investigations about the heights of children across the school. They […]
Friday 11th November, 2022
/1 Comment/in Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceOur Design and Technology Lesson looking at design criterion Our Mass of Remembrance. A special thank you to Nicholas for assisting with the altar. This week the children continued working in Maths on fractions simplifying and developing their understanding of equivalence. In English we have begun our new English unit based on the […]
Autumn 2 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn Maths, we have continued learning different strategies to add. The children have been applying Think 10 and Think 100 to solve problems. Practise number bonds to 10, 20 and 100 to support the children’s learning further. We read The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. The children acted out a scene then they […]
Friday, 11 th November 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, the children in Year 4 first planned, then wrote their big Roman themed narrative across 7 paragraphs using writing tools such as similes, metaphors, expanded noun phrases and subordinating conjunctions. In Maths, the children applied their understanding of column addition with regrouping when playing a competitive game using playing cards. In Science, they […]
Autumn 2 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceAt the end of the month we will be celebrating Advent. In class we have been learning about the signs and symbols of Advent. Please encourage them to observe the changes in the Church, school and at home during this special season. Today, we observed two minutes of silence for Armistice Day. Then we went […]
Friday 4th November, 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week the children have continued with their art work with some impressive results. In RE the children have reviewed their understanding of Advent and spent time this week looking at the Saints linking the examples of their lives to Jesus’ teaching in the Beatitudes. The class went to mass on the Feast of All Saints […]
Year 5 – 04/11/22
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceYear 5 have been proudly publishing their Explorer Guide this week in English, and they will soon be complete! This afternoon in Art, the children used their mark-making and typography-designing skills to create their own visual and personal maps. They are shaping up to be fantastic works of art. As we are now in the […]
Autumn 2 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceOur new English unit is information texts. The children have been learning about Sharks in class and will be writing their own non fiction books all about these wonderful creatures. We have also been learning the difference between questions and statements. In Science, the children have been learning about healthy eating and how exercise makes […]
Week 1 w.b. 31.10.22
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozI hope you all enjoyed the half term holidays and it was lovely to see the children come back to school ready to learn. The children were very excited to start their new unit in English and are learning about ‘Farmer Duck’. They worked well together to predict the story, discuss the characters and used […]
Autumn 2
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn November, we remember people who have died. The children wrote prayers for people who have died. On Tuesday, the children celebrated Mass for All Saint’s Day. The children sang and responded beautifully. In Maths, we have been revisiting ‘Think 10’ to help when adding 1, 2 and 3 digit numbers. They practised these concepts […]
Friday, 4th November 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 4 has had yet another busy week, following the holidays. On Tuesday, the class walked down to the Church to participate in the All Saints Mass. They sang beautifully and answered Father Shaun’s questions with enthusiasm. The children also started their new Science unit, Sound, making links with onomatopoeia. On Wednesday, they created poppies […]
Autumn 1 Week 7
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceOur One World Week country, was Israel. The children located Israel and Jerusalem in the atlases and learnt about the different pilgrimages people make to the Holy Land. They also made flags and created collages of Jerusalem. Thank you for your generous Harvest Festival donations. Many families are in need at the moment and your […]
Friday 21st October, 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThis week has been another busy one! It was lovely to catch up with many of our parents at the Parent Consultations. For those parents who could not make it, we will be in touch after half term to organise an appointment with you. One World Week […]
Friday, 21st October 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt has been another busy week in Year 4. On Monday, the children carried on learning new stances and kicks in Karate, whilst also launching One World Week, where our focus country was the Philippines. The children looked at atlases, satellite images, globes and maps to locate the island country before learning about its major […]
Autumn 1 Week 7
/1 Comment/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week was One World Week and the country we have learnt about is Mexico. The classroom looks wonderful with the Mexican flags that the children made at home. First we learnt about the pilgrimage in Mexico that millions of people visit each year. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the second largest pilgrimage in the […]
Year 5 – 21/10/22
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceEarlier this week, Y5 celebrated a class Mass on the theme of Harvest. Not only did the children read and sing beautifully, but Fr Shaun was incredibly impressed with the children’s answers before the Mass began and during the Homily. I was extremely proud of them – well done, Y5! Thank you to the parents […]
Week 7 w.b. 17.10.22
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozYear 1 had an exciting week of learning which started with our toys to school day. The children played party games and had treats. On Tuesday they used their toys in their last History lesson and produced beautiful descriptive writing pieces which were displayed proudly in our classroom. During One World Week Year 1 learnt […]
Year 5 Spanish Song
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceAunque sientas dolor Sigues continuando, subiendo, continuando Aunque tengas temor Sigues continuando, cruzando, continuando Pues la vida siempre te dara Un camino, unico a ti Con tiempo veras Con tiempo veras Aunque tengas preguntas Sigues continuando, buscando, continuando Aunque baje la sombra Sigues continuando, navegando, continuando Algunas veces, tal un capitan Navegaras […]
Friday 14th October, 2022
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week has seen the children continue their leadership roles by being involved in many events taking place in school this week. On Monday the Y6 children assisted in the whole school assembly based on the focus of please and thank you from the Gospel message from Sunday’s Mass. The Laudato Si group weighed conkers […]
w.b. 10th October
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozThe children are enjoying their P.E. topic and are working hard in their teams to complete their challenges. The children had a fantastic time on their trip yesterday and their behaviour was excellent. Next week the children will be writing a recount based on their experience and using their newfound animal knowledge after half term […]
Year 5 – 14/10/22
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceFriday is here again, and lots of busy learning has been going on this week! In English, we have been writing sections of our Explorers’ Guide, focusing specifically on using noun phrases and multi-clausal sentences in our writing. In Maths, we have been learning about place value in decimal numbers. In RE, we have been […]
Friday, 14th October 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4, this week, thought about mental strategies for addition and applied them when solving a tricky strategical problem involving dominoes. In English, they have written diary entries from a particular character’s point of view to show emotions. In Science, they set up their own investigation to answer the question: How do […]
Autumn 1 Week 6
/3 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt was lovely to see a lot of you at the Year 3 assembly this morning. The children were amazing! They read, acted and sang beautifully. In Maths, the children have been comparing and ordering 3 digit numbers using <, > and = signs. Then they have been leaning about number magnitude by finding the middle […]
Autumn 1 Week 6
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe had a fantastic time on our trip, to the Natural History Museum, in Tring yesterday. We enjoyed identifying different animals and classifying them into groups. After half term when our science moves onto living things and their habitats we will identify different habitats and the needs of living things. Thank you to all the […]
Friday 7th October, 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe had a lovely class trip out yesterday in Potters Bar tying together the pieces of our History work that we have done in class on ‘Potters Bar at War’. The children walked to St Mary’s Cemetery to research and find the war graves they have been learning about in class and then moved onto […]
Year 5 – 07/10/22
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceWell done, Year 5, on your reading, acting and singing in this morning’s class assembly about St Francis; you conveyed the life and message of St Francis clearly and beautifully! Also this week: In English, the children began writing their own explorers’ guide In Maths, we have been working with negative numbers In Science, we […]
Autumn 1 Week 5
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week the children wrote, edited and published their final fable. Their fables were enjoyable to read with adverbs, prepositions and their use of inverted commas. In Maths, the children have been solving problems to demonstrate their understanding of adding and subtracting a multiple of 10 and 100. The wrote clues for different numbers and […]
Friday, 7th October 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, in Year 4, the children consolidated their rounding skills before moving on to mental addition strategies. In English, the children heard their second Roman myth and using that as an inspiration, wrote short poems using noun phrases and similes to describe characters, whilst also learning about metaphors. In Science, the class looked at […]
Week 5 w/b 03.10.22
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozThank you to Year 5 who led us in an assembly on St. Francis today. The children enjoyed listening to you and they remembered lots of the facts back in class. In Religion this week Year 1 have been recapping the creation story, praying the Rosary, learning about St. Francis and understanding that God created […]
Autumn 1 Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn English, the children finished their Rapunzel stories. Next week, we will be writing Autumn list poems. In Science, we have been learning about life cycles. In Art, we have been learning about Andy Goldsworthy. We have really enjoyed collecting items such as conkers, acorns, leaves, berries, pebbles and petals to create our own nature […]
Friday 30th September, 2022
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceToday the children led the Friday assembly well – they spoke with confidence, played their guitars like professionals and showed their understanding of the rosary for the rest of the school to learn about. A special well done to the singers Gabriela, Elle, Violet, Ela-Maria and Caroline who created their own verses for our Rosary […]
Week 4 w/b 26.09.22
/1 Comment/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozThank you to Year 6 who led us in a wonderful assembly today explaining The Rosary to us all. Year 1 will be praying the decades next week and throughout the month of October. In Religion Year 1 have been exploring their topic ‘In the Beginning’ further by learning about the creation stories from Genesis. […]
Year 5 – 30/09/22
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceWe have done lots of art this week; this afternoon, the children represented the first Creation story through art, whilst yesterday they practised different kinds of mark making. Also this week: In English, we started our new unit about being world explorers and surviving in extreme places on earth. This will lead to writing an […]
Friday, 30th September 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn English, this week, the children started their second unit, a Roman myth. They used a picture book to get into character and introduce themselves in the role of their chosen Roman God or Goddess, thinking about voice, intonation, actions and gestures. They used their understanding later, when writing school reports about their characters. In […]
Autumn Week 4
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week the children planned and wrote the beginning of their own fables. They applied their learning on direct speech, adverbs of time and prepositions to write wonderful fables. They will finish them, edit and publish in their best handwriting next week. In Maths, we have been adding and subtracting 10 to different numbers and […]
Autumn 1 Week 4
/1 Comment/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have sequenced, planned and written the beginning of our own Rapunzel stories, where we have used speech, adjectives and conjunctions. Next week we will finish, edit and publish these stories. In Maths, we have continued learning about partitioning but have also begun to find equivalent calculations – we will continue with this next week. […]
Week 3 w/b 19.09.2022
/2 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozWeek 3 w/b 19.09.2022 Year 1 behaved so well in our Welcome Mass this morning. They were respectful, responded well to the prayers and their singing was beautiful. I was very proud teacher again! I have been learning how to use our new spelling resource ‘spelling shed’ and I think I have managed to set […]
Friday 23rd September
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, although a shorter one, has been a busy one! In Maths the children have continued with their work on place value and we have been looking at negative numbers and rounding. The children have been working hard to explain how they round to the nearest 10/100/1000/10,000/100,000 etc. In RE we have been looking […]
Autumn 1 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt was wonderful to welcome parents to our Mass this morning. The children sang beautifully and were very good role models for reception and Year 1. In Maths, we continued skip counting and partitioning. Please use this video link to help support your child with partitioning at home https://vimeo.com/430317914 English we have used conjunctions in […]
Autumn 1 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis morning we had our beginning of the year Mass. The children sang, responded and behaved beautifully. In Maths, we have continued to develop an understanding of place value of 3 digit numbers. The children have solved problems to demonstrate their understanding. In English, the children wrote a persuasive speech as one of the characters […]
Friday, 23rd September 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 4 had yet another busy week. In Maths, the children finished their first unit of place value and moved on to number magnitude as a preparation towards rounding whole numbers. They used strips of blank paper to identify crucial benchmark numbers, before placing mystery numbers on their number lines, thinking about the relative size […]
Year 5 – 23/09/22
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceAlthough this has been a shorter week than usual, it has been no less busy. On Wednesday, Year 5 found out about a very important leadership role that is new to our school. The class are going to be Caritas Ambassadors, which means that they are going to be activists for social change in the […]
Year 5 – 16/09/22
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceWelcome to the end of another week! Our week began with a karate session, which allowed the children to revise some of the stances that they learnt last year. Our art topic this half term is about typography, so our art lesson today allowed the children to experiment with cut-out typography. Have a look at […]
Week 2 Year 1
/2 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozWeek 2 w/b 12.09.2022 What a week for our school! Thank you for all your support and encouragement; it really kept us going! I am so proud Year 1 for their learning and behaviour this week. It feels like I have been their teacher for more than just two weeks already! They were calm, considerate […]
Autumn 1 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have had a busy week in Year 3. It was lovely to see some of you at the Meet the Teacher talk. If you missed it, all of the information is on the Year 3 blog. The children had their first karate lesson on Monday. Their focus and concentration was excellent. In our English […]
Friday, 16th September 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe began the week with karate in Year 4. I was very impressed to see the children’s excellent focus and concentration during our first session of stances. In Maths, the children carried on extending their understanding of the value of each digit in a 4 digit number and applied this when playing competitive, strategic Maths […]
Friday 16th September
/1 Comment/in Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceAnother week has flown by in Year 6. On Monday, we welcomed back Sensei Michael and took part in a karate lesson. On Tuesday we joined with many parishioners for the 10am mass on the feast day of St. John Chrysostom. Fr Shaun spoke to the children in his homily about their role as Year 6 […]
Autumn 1 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have had a busy week in Year 2. It was lovely to meet so many of you at the Meet the Teacher talk. If you missed it, all of the information is here. Meet the Teacher Meetings SEPT 2022 Recommended Book list for Year 2 https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-2 The children had their first karate lesson on […]
Year 6 Leadership Day
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceGood morning children. The focus this morning for you as a house team is to examine your house saint and find out these things about him/her: Key Questions: Who was s/he and what did s/he do? How can we learn from her/him in our leadership? What qualities of […]
Week 1 w.b. 5th September 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozWelcome to Year 1! Year 1 had a lovely start to the new school year and were excited to share all their news with their friends again. They joined the first school assembly and learned about The Year of Pilgrimage and wrote what they can do to grow closer to God on a footstep which […]
Year 5 – 09/09/22
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceWelcome to Year 5! We’ve had a wonderful first week back and it’s been lovely getting to know the class. We began the week with a walk across the field to the pond; excitement ensued when a tiny frog came to join us! Also this week: We kicked off our Year of Pilgrimage, which is […]
Friday 9th September, 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThe children added new bedding plants to our memorial pots It has been a lovely start back for Year 6. The children have been very interested in the new topics we have introduced this week in Maths (place value based on large numbers), English (looking at the topic of leadership ), RE (launching our Year […]
Welcome to Year 3!
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 3 have settled well to their new class and have worked very hard this week. We started our new year with a Liturgy for the new school year. The children shared their fears and hopes for the year. The children thought of ways they could walk with Jesus this year and added their footprint […]
Autumn 1 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWelcome to Year 2 The children have had a lovely start to the new school year and were excited to share all their holiday news. They learnt about The Year of Pilgrimage in assembly and wrote what they can do to grow closer to God on footsteps, which are displayed in the hall. In class […]
Friday, 9th September 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 4, had a very busy first week back and I am proud of how well the children all adjusted to their new classroom and settled into their routines. In English, we began our first unit of poetry and the class had opportunity to act out some of the pieces we used for inspiration. They […]
Year 6 – 21/07/22
/1 Comment/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceAnd that’s a wrap! What a week we’ve had! In amongst surviving the heat, this week’s highlights have included spending time with Reception partners, having a very special Leavers’ Mass at the church on Wednesday, enjoying the pizza party yesterday afternoon and getting shirts and yearbooks signed this morning. Thank you, children, for all the […]
Thursday 21st July, 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis last week has meant that the children have adapted to a hotter learning environment than normal and they did this with such maturity. In D&T most of the children completed their CAMs project. Well done to them for their resilience throughout each session. As a class, we discussed what their successes were and areas […]
Last Week in Year 1!
/1 Comment/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozWhat a fantastic week for our last week. Year 1 tried hard to keep cool in the heat. I would like to thank Year 1 and their families for making my first year at Pope Paul so enjoyable. You have showed me great kindness and support throughout the year and I will miss you all […]
Friday 15th July 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceFun Day Year 5 had a fabulous time today. They took part in go karting, wet sponge throwing, face painting and much more. Thank you so much to FOPPS for organising. Take a look at our pictures to see some of the things we got up to. Please ensure that your child […]
Year 6 – 15/07/22
/1 Comment/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceWow, Year 6 – what a week you’ve had! Your performances on Monday morning and Tuesday evening were phenomenal! You gave the performance of your lives and did so with smiles on your faces. I am so incredibly proud of you all. To end a wonderful week, we had our Friday Funday today, and fun […]
Summer 2 Week 6
/1 Comment/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceFun Day has been fantastic! Our morning started with a bouncy castle and a Nerve Gun Shoot out! Then we chose glitter tattoos and tested our driving skills on the go-karts. The fun continued after lunch with face painting, a fruit and sweet stall, hook the duck, splat the rat and many other traditional fun […]
Summer 2 Week 6
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceA fun week in Year 3. The highlight of the week was the fun day on Friday. The children had a wonderful time on the go-karts, the bouncy castle, the obstacle course, face paints and glitter tattoos. Click here for photos Fun Day On Tuesday, we were delighted to have a Tennis lessons with Mr […]
Friday, 15th July 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, the children in Year 4 wrote and published their Stitch Head inspired narratives, which turned out great. They revised calculations and key facts in Maths and thought about changes to our environment that could affect habitats in Science. On Wednesday, some children from class participated in a music concert, where they performed beautifully, […]
w.b. 11th July
/1 Comment/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozWhat a fun-packed week! The children adored the trip to Southend on Tuesday. I was so proud of their behaviour and the respect they showed to all. They shared their fantastic knowledge about the seaside, its features and even asked to pick up the litter they found so they could protect our land and seas. […]
Summer 2 w.b. 04.07.2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozIn R.E. Year 1 acted out the story of The Good Samaritan and tried hard to understand the message Jesus gave when he told it. They then tried hard to re-tell the story in their own words. Year 1 have moved onto whole class reading sessions in preparation for Year 2 and have really enjoyed […]
Summer 2 Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceA wonderful week in Year 3 with lots of hard work and fun. In Maths, the children have been practising column addition and subtraction and developing their reasoning skills. In English the children have been learning how to apply prepositions and conjunctions to their writing. In Science, we have been learning about the functions of […]
Friday, 8th July 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, in Year 4, the children named, described and classified triangles in Maths, whilst in English, after looking at expanded noun phrases and similes for description, they explicitly planned for their last narrative. They will write their stories next week, across 3 days, coming up with an alternative resolution to our class book, Stitch […]
Year 6 – 08/07/22
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThe children have been rehearsing extremely hard this week for Go For Gold, and it promises to be a fantastic show. We look forward to performing to you on Tuesday evening! Children, this weekend is the last push for you to practise songs and actions, as well as going over your lines.
Summer 2 Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt’s been a wonderful week in Year 2, with lots of new learning and fun. In Maths, the children have learnt how to turn clockwise and anticlockwise to turn north, east, south and west. Thank you Leo B for bringing in your compass to share with the class. In English the children have been learning […]
Friday 8th July 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceOur CAMs Project It has definitely been another busy week in Year 5! This week the focus has been our CAMs project in Design and Technology and although some of the children have found taking their design and making it a slight challenge, they have been resilient in their approach and as you can […]
Year 6 – 01/07/22
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceIn between rehearsing hard for our production (which is beginning to sound amazing!), Year 6 have been enjoying sewing their mobile phone cases and playing rounders. Last week, the children were once again fantastic with their Reception buddies as they made games and obstacle courses for them. Please continue to practise lines and songs (along […]
Friday 1st July, 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis week we have continued to work on interpreting data in tables in Maths and spent time revisiting percentages and fractions in our fluency sessions. We went to Our Lady and St Vincent’s Church on Wednesday to celebrate the feast of Ss Peter and Paul. During Fr Shaun’s homily the children raised their hands on […]
Friday, 1st July 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3 Archive, Year 4 /by Margaret JoyceYesterday, Year 4 had a fantastic time at the Epping Forest District Museum, where they took part in a Tudor Workshop. After a short introduction, the children built a physical timeline, placing key events on it from Henry VIII’s reign, including the fate of his 6 unfortunate wives. Shortly after that, they have been told […]
Summer 3 Week 4
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn Maths, we have been learning to divide by sharing, grouping and using our knowledge of multiplication. In English, the children wrote their own poems, edited it and wrote them in neat. The poems were excellent! The children applied their learning on expanded noun phrases, prepositional phrases and alliteration. Below are some examples of what […]
Summer 2 Week 4
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn Maths, we have been learning to follow number and shape sequences. We have also identified 2D shapes in repeating patterns. In English, the children wrote their own monster stories with cliff hangers that they edited, wrote up in neat and performed to other classes. Their stories are excellent! The children used adjectives, expanded noun […]
Summer Term 2 Week 5 w.b. 27.06.2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozYear 1 have worked hard this week to understand what it means to have a good set of instructions. They found it funny learning and acting out bad set of instructions! They finished their week by following instructions on where to place Lego bricks and then gave their partner instructions to follow. I have sent […]
Friday 24th June 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis week in Year 5 we have been working hard in all areas of the curriculum. We completed our focus work on angles in Maths and have now started looking at reading and interpreting data and graphs. In Science, we completed our space learning by discovering why we have day and night. To help us […]
Summer Term 2 Week 4 w.b. 20.06.2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozYear 1 have had a busy week and really enjoyed their life saving swimming session on Wednesday. Year 1 learnt what it takes to lead a virtuous life this week in their new Religion topic. They role-played acting out good deeds and you will be please to know that lots of them said they would […]
Friday, 24th June 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 this week spent some times outdoors identifying plant life growing on our school grounds. They used terminology to categorise their findings such as stem, leaf, petal, flower, fruit, bark, twig, etc. In Maths, the class finished their short unit of time, calculating unknown start and finish times using duration and […]
Summer 2 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn Year 3 this week, the children have been writing their own poems based on The Magic Box by Kit Wright. The children have been using similes, alliteration, adjectives and adverbs to add effect to their poems and to engage the reader. Following this, the children started their Design and Technology project to design, make […]
Summer 2 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn Year 2 this week, the children have created their own monsters and written descriptions of them. They have also written a letter warning a child not to take a monster to school. Next week they will be planning and writing a story about a monster coming to Pope Paul School! They will need to […]
Year 6 – 17/06/22
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceIt’s the end of another week, and once again it’s been a busy one. Tuesday was Sports Day, and the children jumped, threw and run to their best ability despite the heat! All did brilliantly, but well done especially to St Bernadette house; Phoebe and William had the honour of lifting the trophy and parading […]
Healthy Living week
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozSummer Term 2 Week 3 w.b. 13.06.2022 What a busy Health and Fitness week we have had! Year 1 focussed on the importance of having ‘5-a-day’ in our diets. They all tried to eat a different vegetable for their lunch, had extra snack and designed posters to promote healthy eating. I was so impressed with […]
Summer 2 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 2 have thoroughly enjoyed Sports Day and Healthy Eating Week this week. Everyone tried their best and used their talents on sports day. It was great to welcome the parents to celebrate our sporting achievements and then share our learning environment with them afterwards. As part of Healthy eating week, we have learnt about […]
Summer 2 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWhat a fun, busy week! This week was Healthy Eating Week. The message was Eat well for you and the Planet! The five themes were focus on fibre, eat 5 a day, vary your protein, keep hydrated and reduce food waste. The children took part in different activities to understand the importance of healthy eating. […]
Friday 17th June 2022
/1 Comment/in Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWhat a week! The sun has shone and Year 5 has been a hive of activity. It was Healthy Eating Week this week and Year 5’s focus was on getting more than their 5 a day. Thank you to everyone for bringing in their favourite fruits and vegetables- we have been feasting on them all […]
Friday, 17th June 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, the children in Year 4 took part in lots of practical activities to think about healthy and active lifestyle as part of Healthy Eating Week. On Tuesday, they participated in Sports Day with great enthusiasm displaying true team spirit and sportsmanship. Well done to all of them, especially St Bernadette’s house! On Wednesday, […]
Friday 10th June 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceBethlehem was God with us, Calvary was God for us, and Pentecost is God in us. Robert Baer Welcome back. We hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and had fun taking part in jubilee celebrations. In our first week back, we have explored the themes of Pentecost through a cross-curricular approach so that […]
Year 6 – 10/06/22
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThis week, we have been learning about the feast of Pentecost – which took place last Sunday – by exploring the symbols of water, wind and fire – powerful forces of nature which hold symbolism in the story of Pentecost. On Tuesday, we explored water by performing poetry about the rain, creating paintings, and engineering […]
Summer 2 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt was lovely to welcome the children back after their holiday and hear about their half term holiday. As part of our Pentecost learning our learning was focused on water, wind and fire. Today we also had a visit from Fr Fidelis, a Spiritan chaplain at NBS, Mass led by Fr. Shaun and an ice […]
Summer 2 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceI hope you all had a wonderful holiday. It is our last half term in Year 3! The children looked wonderful on Monday, dressed as Egyptians. Our mission during Ancient Egypt Day was to record the evidence of everyday life in Ancient Egypt, as revealed in the fragments of wall paintings found inside a newly […]
Friday, 10th June 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, the children in Year 4 took part in cross curricular activities, centered around the 3 main symbols of Pentecost: water, wind and fire. On Tuesday, they performed a short poem in teams, thinking about effective expression and actions. Later that morning, after a brief introduction to hydropower, they designed water wheels using recyclable […]
Summer Term 2 Week 1 w.b. 06.06.2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozIt was lovely to welcome the children back after their holiday and was great to see so many had generously collected resources for our busy week based on Pentecost learning. The children had themed days with learning focused on water, wind and rain with the Friday ending in celebrating Pentecost with a visit from Fr […]
Friday 27th May 2022
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceWe have come to the end of our half term and what a final day we had! The children looked wonderful in their Jubilee outfits and had a great day taking part in activities to celebrate. Thank you to Lisa, our school cook, for baking cakes for us all to share at the end of […]
Year 6 – 27/05/22
/1 Comment/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceJubilee celebrations have been in full swing this week! We have explored the question How do we see the importance of Queen Elizabeth all around us in our lives today? and have focused on the importance of the Commonwealth, the Queen’s charity patronages, the Queen’s honours list, and the Queen’s speech. To help decorate the classroom, […]
Summer Term Week 6 w.b. 23.05.2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozYear 1 progressed on to counting in multiples of 5’s and 10’s this week. We counted in multiples, matched the total with coins, wrote multiplication number sentences, drew arrays, wrote repeated addition sentences and drew around the coins required to solve multiplication problems. Please continue to support your child to count in 2s, 5s and […]
Summer 2 Week 6
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have had a great week celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We began the week learning about Queen Elizabeth II. . We focused on the question – How has life changed since the queen? We compared popular objects from the 1950s to what they look like today. We looked at the similarities and differences. In […]
Summer 1 Week 6
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWhat a wonderful end to this half term we have had! The children looked fantastic in their Jubilee outfits and had a great day taking part in activities to celebrate. Our History focus for this week was to learn who the Queen is, what her roles are and why we are having a jubilee celebration. […]
Friday, 27th May 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 4 had yet another busy week to finish off this half term with. Our main focus for the week was the Platinum Jubilee and children completed learning not only in History but through art and music. The class looked at 12 events from the Queen’s reign of 70 years and put them on a […]
Year 4 Maths Division
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4 /by Margaret JoyceClick on the link to see the maths task for today. Extra challenge: click here
Year 6 – PGL Day 5
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThe children battled through a wet morning with a coastal walk and a game of Capture the Flag on the field, before a peaceful journey back on the coach! Well done Year 6 on an excellent week! Have a restful weekend and I’ll see you again on Monday!
Friday 20th May 2022
/1 Comment/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis week in Year 5 the children have been busy with their learning as well as experiencing The Mini Police Awards Assembly. It was lovely to see parents attend the Year 5 Mini Police Assembly on Tuesday and for the children to receive their Mini Police certificates from Inspector Robertson. At 9:30am on Tuesday […]
Friday, 20th May 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt has been another busy and interesting week in Year 4. In Maths, the children extended their understanding of the long division through open ended problem solving activities whilst in English, they have written their final, extended, pieces in our playscripts unit. In RE, the class learnt about Shavu’ot, an ancient Jewish festival which they […]
Summer 2 – Week 5
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 3 have lots of amazing authors. This week the children have been writing the beginning of their adventure stories based on The Iron Man. The children applied what they have been learning about the features of adventures. They included similes, adverbs, adjectives and prepositions to make their stories enjoyable to read. In Maths, we […]
Summer Term Week 5 w.b. 16.05.2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozYear 1 began this week by learning to skip count. They counted in multiples of 2s, matched the total with coins, wrote multiplication number sentences, drew arrays, wrote repeated addition sentences and drew around the 2p coins we used to gain a secure understanding of what multiplication is. Please continue to support your child to […]
Summer 1, Week 6
/1 Comment/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn Art this week read the book The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas and explored how colours make us feel different emotions. In PE, we have learnt to how to volley (use a high five shot) in tennis and how to control our breathing when swimming front crawl. We also took part in a cricket […]
Year 6 – PGL Day 4
/2 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceAfter a wet morning, the sky cleared and gave us a beautiful final full day 🌞 Today’s activities were trapeze, rifle shooting, challenge course and beach walk, and once again the children enjoyed trying new things and challenging themselves! We spent our final night at the beach with a stunning sunset to celebrate a fantastic […]
Year 6 – PGL Day 3
/2 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceToday has been the day for challenging fears, encouraging classmates, and displaying fantastic team spirit! We all started with Passport to the World, which was a country and flag-themed scavenger hunt around the PGL site. Team Spain were the winners! Groups 1 and 2 then had Jacob’s Ladder, buggy building and rock climbing, whilst group […]
Year 6 – PGL Day 2
/1 Comment/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceToday has been action-packed to say the least! Raft building, buggy building, abseiling, giant swing and photo challenge all featured, then we ended the day on the beach and had evening prayer with the sun setting over the sea. Thank you for the letters that you have sent; the children love receiving them. Time for […]
Year 6 – PGL Day 1
/4 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceWe arrived safely at Bawdsey Manor and went straight to the beach, where we had lunch, skimmed stones, played football and collected shells. We then played games back at the centre before being shown to our dormitories, having some time to relax, then enjoying sausages or chicken Kiev for dinner followed by chocolate fudge […]
Friday 13th May 2022
/1 Comment/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceTo Infinity and Beyond! Year 5 created a fruit solar system on Monday to represent the relative sizes and distances of the planets. They discovered how small and close the rocky planets are and how large and distant the gas planets are. Once we had finished, all that was left was to eat Jupiter! Stop! […]
Summer 1 Week 4
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn Maths, we have been learning to find fractions of amounts. The children have learnt to draw bar models to solve fraction problems. Children have realised the importance of knowing times tables to support them in lots of maths learning. In English, the children have been excited to read Iron Man By Ted Hughes. They have […]
Friday, 13th May 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, the children in Year 4 used their artistic skills to complete creative learning pieces. First and foremost, they added their final touches to their bedside lamps and attached any last details, such as paws, ears, etc. They then built their own simple series circuits with 2 light bulbs and a handmade switch securing […]
Summer Term Week 4 w.b. 09.05.2022
/1 Comment/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozThe children enjoyed learning about money this week. They were learning how to recognise, order, compare, add and even exchange different amount of coins. Please continue to support your child with exploring money at home and using the Mathletics games. The children have completed their Phase 5 phonics and are now revising all the alternative […]
Summer 1 Week 4
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn tennis this week we have been working on our footwork and we learnt how to play a backhand shot. In English we have written recounts and focused on the suffixes ly, ful and less in our spelling sessions. In maths we have been learning to read o’clock, quarter past, half past and quarter to […]
Year 5 Wednesday 11th May
/0 Comments/in Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceMultiply and Divide Practice Multiply and Divide Answers
Revision Aids SATs Wednesday
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceBelow are some revision aids to assist you in Using calculations/Metric units/Line symmetry/Translation/Time Using Calculations Revision Using Calculations using-calculations-answers Metric Units Revision Metric Units Metric Unit Answers Translations Translations Translations-answers Symmetry Line-symmetry line symmetry answers Time Time Time-answers Click on the CGP link […]
Year 6 – 06/05/22
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceO Mary we crown thee with blossoms today, Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May! This morning, to mark the beginning of May the month of Mary, the whole school came together to honour Our Lady by bringing her flowers. The Liturgy Leaders led us in prayer in the hall, and then Joseph […]
Friday 6th May, 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceAlthough this has been a shorter week for us, Year 5 have managed to cram in a busy week of learning! On Wednesday, the children went to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre – they met Katie their group leader who took them on a tour of this beautiful cultural landmark located on the bank of the River […]
Summer 1 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 3 have had a short but busy week. In English, we have been reading The Iron Man and identifying interesting vocabulary. The children have been using this vocabulary to write their own descriptions. In Maths, the children have been learning about unit fractions and non-unit fractions. Children have been drawing pictures and bar models […]
Friday, 6th May 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceAfter a lovely long weekend, the children accomplished a lot this week. In Maths, the class further consolidated their application of the formal written multiplication by playing two very competitive games, ‘Crooked Multiplication’ and ‘Sabotage’. In English, they turned a poem into a playscript, applying all text and language features of the genre such as […]
Summer Term Week 3 w.b. 02.05.2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozI hope you all enjoyed the four-day weekend and the additional Inset this week. We have changed reading books but have not managed to read with every child so will have to play catch up again next week. On Friday the children showed respect and appreciation as they joined the school in celebrating the life […]
Summer 1 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe went on a lovely walk today to explore fields next to the school. They enjoyed seeing the beautiful yellow rapeseed crop, butterflies, bees, beetles, buttercups, dandelions, birds and trees. On Monday we will be writing about our walk. We also took part in the May procession and enjoyed making crowns and honouring Mary with […]
Friday, 29th April 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceAlthough a day shorter, the children in Year 4 had a very busy week. In Maths they have practiced using formal short multiplication without and with regrouping, whilst in English, after some acting, turned playscripts into narrative using speech punctuation correctly. In Science, they classified conductors and insulators using simple series circuits, whilst in RE […]
Thursday 28th April, 2022
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret Joyce‘A drum, a drum! Macbeth doth come!’ We have focused on Act 1 Scene 3 of Macbeth this week by exploring the setting of the Scottish heath and the interactions between Macbeth, Banquo and the weird sisters. The children have written beautifully descriptive pieces and created artwork using tints and tones to show the landscape […]
Summer 1 – Week 2
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn Maths, the children have been solving multiplication and division word problems They have been drawing bar models to show how they solved the problems. In English, the children have been looking at different adventure stories and identifying the features and the most exciting parts of the story. Please encourage your child to read an […]
Summer 1 – Week 2
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn Maths, we have been solving multiplication and fraction word problems as well as learning to read o’clock, quarter to, quarter past and half past on analogue clocks. In English, we have identified past and present tenses and practised applying the suffixes ed, er, ing and est. PE Days – Monday – tennis Wednesday – […]
Summer Term Week 1 w.b. 25.04.2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozSummer Term Week 1 w.b. 25.04.2022 Year 1 have had an active week and are ready for their four-day weekend! On Monday the children enjoyed their first tennis coaching session before their first swimming lesson on Wednesday. I was super impressed about how quickly Year 1 changed and how safely they behaved during their session. […]
Summer Term Week 1: 22nd April
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt’s been a busy first week back. Welcome back after the Easter Holidays. We hope you all enjoyed your break and did lots of enjoyable things. The Summer term is always a busy term and there was plenty going on in Year 5 this week. The first day back was a buzz of excitement for many […]
Year 6 – 22/04/22
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceHappy Easter and welcome back to a new term! Year 6 have worked so hard in their first week back. We have been doing SATs practice in Maths and English, learning about the Resurrection in RE, and running for different distances in PE. This morning, house captains Phoebe and William led an assembly about St […]
Summer 1 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWelcome back, I hope you had a wonderful holiday. In class this week we read Luke’s account of the Resurrection and created pictures with the characters and symbols mentioned. Thank you for the beautiful Easter gardens that the children made over the Easter break. In English we have been busy editing, while in Guided Reading […]
Week 1 Summer 1
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceHappy Easter! I hope you had a wonderful holiday. This week the children listened to Luke’s account of the Resurrection and retold it from a character’s point of view. Thank you for the beautiful Easter gardens that the children made. Please send your garden in next week if you have not already. The children made […]
Friday, 22nd April 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 looked very well after returning from their holidays. It has been lovely to hear about their trips and experiences during spending time with family and friends. In Maths, the class moved on to formal written multiplication and division, building physical models and representing their calculations in different ways whilst in […]
Summer Term Week 1 w.b. 18.04.2022
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozHappy Easter! I hope you all had a lovely break and it was lovely to see all the children back and ready for their last term in Year 1. The children worked well together to transform our Lenten R.E. prayer space to reflect the white, gold and new life of Easter. They completed a retell […]
Spring 2 Week 6
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe end of another term! The children have worked hard this term and should be proud of themselves. This week Year 3 took part in their first Stations of the Cross Service. The children sang beautifully. In Religion, we listened to the story from Luke’s Gospel on the crucifixion and discussed what Luke wanted us […]
Friday, 1st April 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 4 have had a busy last week to the end of the Spring term and even in my absence, I know that they have worked very hard in class. In Maths, they completed their fraction learning by applying all that they have learned in problem solving situations, using bar models to help them identify […]
Spring 2Week 6
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children have worked so hard this term and should be proud of themselves. In Religion this week, we retold The Last Supper using Book Creator on the iPads and listened to the story from Luke’s Gospel about the crucifixion. During PE we have used our communication skills to solve different problems and challenges. We […]
Year 6 – 01/04/22
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceWishing you all very Happy Easter! Our final week of term has seen the conclusion of our English unit, for which the children have written fantastic non-chronological reports about their invented magical creatures. The week has also contained discussion and writing about who was responsible for Jesus’ death; Pilate, God, Adam & Eve, Jesus himself, […]
Friday 1st April, 2022
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis week, Year 5 have shone tremendously! After working so hard on their readings for the Stations of the Cross service on Tuesday evening, they spoke so well at the church and many parents and parishioners praised them for their reverence and confidence. Well done to all the children and thank you to parents for […]
Spring Term Week 12 28.03.22
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozThis week Year 1 began their new Geography unit on ‘Where do we live?’ They were surprised to find out that no everyone lives in Potters Bar! Year 1 learned Luke’s Gospel scriptures for The Last Supper and Good Friday. They were very respectful as we learnt about Holy Week and Easter Sunday and how […]
PGL and SATs Meeting
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThank you to those who attended the information meeting for PGL and SATs 2022. As promised, please find the powerpoints below, as well as the list of recommended websites for SATs practice: PGL Information Meeting SATs Information Meeting Links for SATs practice: KS2 SATS Online 10-Minute Tests: https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/resources/ks2-sats-online-10-minute-tests Arithmetic practice: https://myminimaths.co.uk/year-6-mini-maths/ PDF Maths Workbooks: […]
KS2 Way of the Cross – lyrics to learn
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 /by Margaret JoycePlease use the lyrics and links below to learn the songs for the KS2 Way of the Cross service. Year 6, please wear all black and bring this into school on Monday. My Soul is Sad My soul is sad. My heart is breaking tonight. Could you not watch and comfort me until light? Am […]
Spring 2 Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have had a lovely week, writing diaries, applying our multiplication skills and using mixed media to create art work. Have a lovely mother’s day Miss Pringle Home learning spelling https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/134/21-ew new few grew flew drew threw chew screw Letterjoin – please log in and practise phonics phase 5 ew and writing the harder letters. […]
Friday 25th March 2022
/1 Comment/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis week in Year 5, we have begun our new English unit on instructions. So far we have given and followed oral instructions and evaluated written ones. In order to evaluate, we channelled the Great British Bake Off and took part in our own technical challenge! Much like on television, the children had a range […]
Spring Term Week 11 21.03.22
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozSpring Term Week 11 21.03.22 In History Year 1 identified older toys, placed them into their relevant decades and ordered them into chronological order. I was very impressed with their group learning and listening to each other before deciding on where to place the toys. We enjoyed exploring this website on toys: http://www.windowsonwarwickshire.org.uk/spotlights/toysandgames/index.htm (does not […]
Friday, 25th March 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 this week, moved on with their fraction learning in Maths and started working on adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator. In English, they carried on with the publishing process of their Non-chronological reports, as well some basic sentence work to prepare them for the next unit of work. […]
Spring 2 Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceToday is the Feast of the Annunciation, Year 3 and 4 went to church and sang and responded beautifully. In PE, we continued practising balancing. The children were excited to demonstrate their balances on the equipment. In RE the children reflected on the story of the Last Supper and what Luke was telling us about […]
Spring 2 Week 4
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt was lovely to return to school on Thursday. Thank you for your well wishes. As part of Science week we thought about what scientists do. We took part in a Science workshop and observed what was growing in the school grounds. Each class are going to take part in a competition to grow the […]
Year 6 – 18/03/22
/1 Comment/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThis week has been Science Week, for which the theme has been ‘Growth’. We were lucky enough to have a crystal growing session with Mr Friedlander from Dame Alice Owen School yesterday afternoon, and are looking forward to seeing how much they grow over the weekend! We celebrated St Patrick’s Day with a fantastic display […]
Friday 18th March 2022
/1 Comment/in Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceScience Week On Monday, a school challenge was set: which class can grow the tallest sunflower? In Year 5, we have been asked to investigate if the type of soil we use can effect this. We have planted seeds in clay, compost and sandy soil. The children made some great predictions about what might happen […]
Spring 2 Week 4
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week was Science week so we started the week thinking about what scientists do and naming famous scientist. Each class are part of a competition to grow the tallest sunflower. Year 3’s question was Does the size of the pot effect how the sunflower grows? The children planned their own investigation to answer the […]
Friday, 18th March 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt has been another busy week in Year 4 with Science week and St Patrick’s day just to mention a few. In English, the class started their final writing pieces of non-chronological reports and wrote lengthy paragraphs based on their plant and animal species. They will write further paragraphs next week about their […]
w.b. 14.03.22
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozSpring Term Week 10 14.03.22 Year 1 enjoyed exploring their Big Question for Science Week ‘What do seeds need to grow?’ They discussed, gathered their ideas before planting sunflower seeds. We hope they are going to grow really high so we can win the Sunflower Height Challenge! They also worked hard to weed and turn […]
Year 6 – 11/03/22
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThis week, the Year 6 House Captains have been busy organising fundraising events, whilst the Fairtrade Group have been out and about in Potters Bar, spreading the word about the work of Fairtrade. They went to Sainsbury’s to buy Fairtrade goods, and then presented to Year 5 pupils at Cranborne school. They spoke fantastically, and […]
Friday 11th March 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceWe’ve had another busy week in Year 5. Today we kicked off Science Week by taking part in a whole school assembly and then a class workshop this afternoon. This Year, the theme is ‘Growth’ and we will be completing learning based on this throughout next week. Take a look at some of the things […]
Spring 2 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have had a fun and busy week in Year 3. We have lots of amazing singers and musicians in Year 3, it was lovely to see so many of them taking part in the music concert. All of them were fantastic! On Tuesday we had a talk about Road Safety where we learnt about […]
Spring Term Week 9 w.b. 7th March
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozThank you for all your kind welcome back massages, it was so lovely to see the children again and they were so excited to tell me what they had been learning with Mrs Moccia in my absence. The children shared with me their fantastic knowledge of the different Stations of the Cross this week after […]
Friday, 11th March 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 had opportunities this week to live out their Mission statement of using their talents to the full. During Tuesday’s music concert, they showed off their beautiful skills playing the piano or the violin. Well done! The class carried on extending their understanding of fractions in Maths calculating unit and non-unit […]
Friday 4th March, 2022
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week in Year 5 we have embraced a very busy but exciting week! We celebrated Shrove Tuesday with our Mardi Gras theme and wow, did our children design wonderful masks that they showed off to the rest of the school during our whole school parade. Ti was our class winner for the fastest pancake […]
Spring 2 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceOn Tuesday, we celebrated Mardi Gras buy taking part in pancake races, dancing, making masks and eating pancakes. On Thursday we celebrated the 25th anniversary of World Book Day by dressing up as characters from our favourite books. The children recommended, shared and discussed their books and characters. If you have time this weekend please […]
Spring 2 – Week 2
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have had a busy and fun week in school! On Tuesday, we celebrated Mardi Gras by taking part in pancake races, dancing, making masks and eating pancakes. On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as characters from our favourite books. The children were able to discuss their characters and name their […]
Friday, 4th March 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4, had a fun filled week. They built their shells for their bedside lamps on Monday, whilst on Tuesday, they participated in a very busy Mardi Gras day. They flipped pancakes, decorated masks and sampled some lovely scotch pancakes in class. On Wednesday, they have received ashes during Mass and thought […]
Spring Term Week 8 28.02.22
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozWhat a busy week for our school! Year 1 participated in Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and World Book Day all in one week! Mrs Moccia said the children really enjoyed learning to spell numbers to twenty in words this week. I heard some French numbers were also learnt! Mrs Heymoz continued Year 1’s R.E. unit […]
Year 6 – 04/03/22
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceIt’s a been an extremely busy but exciting week this week, with Mardi Gras on Tuesday, followed by Ash Wednesday and then World Book Day on Thursday. Have a look at the fantastic Mardi Gras masks that they made! We ended the day on a high with a pancake race and a Mardi Gras dance […]
Year 6 – 25/02/22
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThis Lent, the whole school is trying to answer the question: ‘How can we build a better world?’. To do this, we will look at a painting or an image each week to inspire us. This week, we have been discussing a painting called The Seven Acts of Mercy by Pieter Brueghel. I was blown […]
Spring 2 – Week 1
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceI have missed the children this week but have heard that they have been working very hard. In Maths they have been learning to use column addition with and without regrouping. In English, the children have been researching an unusual sport and writing a non-chronological report. I am looking forward to reading them all! In […]
Friday, 25th February 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 came back to a busy week, after their well-deserved holiday. In English, we introduced our new genre for this half term, non-chronological reports. They looked at exemplar texts identifying text and language features whilst also reading our book for inspiration, Norman Messenger’s The Land of Neverbelieve. In Maths, the class […]
Year 1 Week 7 w.b. 21.02.22
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozSpring Term Week 7 21.02.22 Year 1 began their new unit ‘From Lent to Easter’ in their religion learning this week. They were knowledgeable about arms giving, prayer and fasting. They are looking forward to celebrating Mardi Gras and beginning their Lent journey next week. They even got themselves prepared by finding all the purple […]
Friday 25th February, 2022
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWelcome back! I hope that you all had a lovely half-term break. It has been lovely to chat with many parents during the Year 5 Consultations. For those parents who had technical problems etc…please get in touch via the school office. It has been a busy week in Year 5 this week. The children have […]
Spring 2 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt has been lovely to welcome the children back to school after the half term. In History, we have been learning about the development of the telephone. We made versions of Robert Hooke’s 1672 string, mouth and ear piece phones. On Monday we will be posting our letters to you. Please could you write […]
Friday 11th February 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn the last week before half-term, year 5 have been working hard in all their subjects. The focus in Maths has been multiplication, which will continue after half-term. This has also included lots of practice with times tables and family facts. In English, they have continued reading The London Eye Mystery, and developing their knowledge […]
Year 6 – 11/02/22
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThis week has been Internet Safety Week, during which Year 6 have reflected on their internet usage and how they can ensure they are not opening themselves up to danger and putting themselves at risk when online, especially in the context of gaming and social media. This morning, we took part in a workshop with […]
Week 6
/1 Comment/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 3 have had a wonderful week. On Tuesday we had a great day as Iron Age Farmers at Celtic Harmony Camp. The children helped out to make soup with herbs, learn how to make flour and bread. Then they made bracelets dipped in dye and learnt how to weave. Following the trip, the children […]
Friday, 11th February 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceA huge well done to Year 4 this week for their hard work, especially in English. They have written wonderful myths in class using all their writing tools and the features of the genre covered over the last 5 weeks. In Maths, they have furthered their understanding of parallel and perpendicular lines in quadrilaterals by […]
Spring Term Week 6 wb 07.02.22
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozThank you to Reception class for sharing their assembly on St. Valentines with us all this morning. Year 1 have been thinking about how to show love and kindness in our school and have taken the snowflakes off their season tree to make way for kindness hearts after half term. Our R.E. learning this week […]
Spring 1, Week 6
/1 Comment/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceAs part of our History topic – communication – we have learnt about Morse code, telegrams and how Carrier Pigeons were used to send messages during WWI. After half term we will be writing and sending letters and finding out who invented the first telephone. Please could you send in a first class stamp by […]
Friday 4th February 2022
/1 Comment/in Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in year 5 have been working hard on their learning. In maths this week, they continued their learning and practice with column addition and subtraction. In English, they have just started reading a new book: The London Eye Mystery; this is continuing their learning about mystery and suspense writing. They also learnt how […]
Spring 1, Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have been busy exploring capacity in Maths this week. Next week we will be learning about different graphs and tables. I hope you enjoyed celebrating your child’s shark writing with them. They have worked very hard researching, editing and illustrating their books. In PE we have explored travelling over, across and between different apparatus. […]
Friday, 4th February 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 4 had yet another busy week. In English, the children placed their last Roman myth into context looking at artifacts and maps to gain a deep understanding about the characters and settings. Later in the week, they used that myth to plan their own version upon. The children came up with brilliant ideas and […]
Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceAnother busy week in Year 3. In Maths, we have continued learning and applying mental strategies for subtracting. In English we have begun learning about non-chronological reports and using non-fiction books to research different sports. We have been learning about the features of a non-fiction text. On Wednesday, it was the feast day Candlemas. We […]
Year 6 – 04/02/22
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceOn Wednesday, we celebrated Candlemas, an important feast day in our Church’s calendar when we remember the wonderful story of when Jesus was presented in the Temple of Jerusalem, 40 days after he was born, and an old man Simeon – who had been waiting for the coming of the Messiah all his life – […]
Spring Term Week 5 wb 31.01.22
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozYear 1 led the school in the Candlemas assembly this morning. They were very respectful throughout and spent lots of time this week preparing for it- well done Year 1! Our R.E. learning this week has reflected on this important act of bringing Jesus to the temple and spreading the good news. Year 1 thought […]
Friday 28th January 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 5 have had a really interesting and varied week. On Wednesday the children came in dressed as Vikings, which they have been studying in History with Mrs. McNamara. During the day, the children made rune stones out of clay, played a Viking game called the Fox and the Geese. They baked Viking bread, which […]
Year 5 Viking Day
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 5 had a very exciting day being Vikings Click this link to see what the children got up to: http://popepaul.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Viking-Day-.pdf
Year 6 – 28/01/22
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThis week has been Other Faith Week, and Year 6 – along with the rest of the school – has really enjoyed learning all about Hinduism. The highlight of the week was our trip yesterday to Bhaktivedanta Manor – the Hare Krishna Temple in Watford – which was donated by George Harrison to the Hare […]
Week 4
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week was other faith week and we have been learning about Hinduism. On Monday we visited Bhaktivedanta Manor Hindu Temple. The children were extremely respectful throughout and learnt a lot about the Hinduism religion. Thank you to Isabelle’s mum for coming as a parent helper. After our visit the children learnt about the different […]
Friday, 28th January 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 had a fantastic week following the theme of Other Faith Week, Hinduism. On Monday, the class visited the Bhaktivedanta Manor in Watford experiencing the Hindu way of life first hand. They had the opportunity to visit the stables, ride on a cart pulled by 2 of the newest oxen on […]
Spring Term Week 4 wb 24.01.22
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozR.E Year 1 joined in with Pope Paul’s learning in Hinduism this week to promote the awareness of tolerance and respect to other faiths. They learned about Hindu symbols, their meaning and what celebrations they have. Year 1 took their first coach trip to the Jainism Oshwal Temple in Northaw on Wednesday. Year 1 represented […]
Spring 1 Week 4
/1 Comment/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe enjoyed learning about Hinduism the week as part of Other Faith Week. We visited the Oshwal Centre, Jain temple on Wednesday and learnt the story of Rama and Sita, which we will retell next week. The children’s Hindu home learning projects are fantastic. In Gymnastics we have been learning to travel, balance and turn […]
Friday 21st January 2022
/1 Comment/in Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children have worked very hard this week on their learning. In Maths this week, the focus has been on working on mental strategies to support addition, before we begin our work on formal addition. The work has continued in English, on our mystery and suspense unit, with the focus on The Watertower. The children […]
Spring 1, Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week we revisited ordering and comparing numbers, using number lines and > < and symbols. We discussed why certain numbers could or could not to placed in certain places, using mathematical language. We also used equipment to prove our answers. In English, we have continued creating where, when, how, what and why questions to […]
Spring Term Week 2 wb 17.01.22
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozIn our R.E. topic ‘Being a Sacramental People’ we discussed how God is present in the world all around us even though we cannot physically see him. We drew around our hands and wrote inside them how we know God is present in our lives. The children cut them out to make a display and […]
Year 6 – 21/01/22
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceOn Wednesday, as part of our RE topic about God being with us in the world today, we went searching for God in Darkes Lane. We found him in the memorial garden next to the station, in the buds of new life coming through on the trees, the lady in Sainsburys who smiled and waved […]
Friday, 21st January 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 had yet another busy week. In English, they used role play to get into character and based on well-known Roman myths, such as the story of Diana and Orion or Aeneas and Jupiter, wrote diary entries and descriptive paragraphs using figurative language (metaphors, personification and similes). In Maths, the class […]
Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week we began subtracting in Maths. We discussed how subtraction is not commutative like addition. The children practised taking away a multiple 10 from a 2-digit number using Dienes and drawing pictures. Then they took away a 2-digit number from a 3-digit number without regrouping. In English, we have continued reading the book The […]
Friday 14th January 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceFriday 14th January 2022 Year five have had a busy week with their learning. The children started a new piece of work on mystery and suspense writing. They have been reading and analysing a book called The Watertower by Gary Crew. The children have greatly enjoyed reading the story alongside the visual images that accompany […]
Year 6 – 14/01/22
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThis week has flown by in Year 6! In Maths, we have been familiarising ourselves with the vocabulary multiple, factor, prime, square and product. The children learnt how to find common factors and common multiples, which has prepared them for beginning fraction learning next week. In RE, the children wrote beautiful poems about where they see and notice […]
Week 2
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have had a busy and an exciting week! The highlight of our week was going swimming. The children were excited to get on the coach. At the swimming pool, the children were quickly put into groups. In PE the children learnt a dance called Pat a Cake Polka. They were fantastic! Then they taught […]
Spring 1 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week has gone very quickly! In Religion we have discussed where we see God in the world around us; answers included creation, our friends, family and our school community. We have started a non fiction unit in English all about sharks! Creating our own what, where, when, how and why questions, that we are […]
Friday, 14th January 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 had a busy first full week. In Writing, the class started a new unit of Roman Myths, where we looked at Roman Gods and Goddesses; acting them out, writing a school report about their often naughty behaviour and composing free form poetry to depict their beauty. In Maths, we looked […]
🌸Spring Term Week 1 wb 11.01.22
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozHappy Friday and welcome to our first full week of the Spring term. This week we have continued reflecting on the feast of Epiphany and added the Wise men into our own version of the Christmas story. In our new R.E. topic ‘Being a Sacramental People’ we discussed our knowledge of Jesus and the things […]
Friday 7th January 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 5, Year 5 Archive /by Margaret JoyceHappy New Year to you all, I hope you all enjoyed a good Christmas and New Year break. Thank you once again for all the kind gifts. Yesterday afternoon the children attended Mass with Father Shaun in the Hall to celebrate the Feast of Epiphany. The children have also been learning more about the three […]
Happy New Year!
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozSpring 1 Week 1
/1 Comment/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceHappy New Year and welcome back! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. It has been lovely hearing the children’s news. On Thursday, we celebrated the Feast of Epiphany by thinking of gifts we can share with others, many of the children chose the gift of friendship, peace and kindness. We also learnt about the […]
Year 6 – 07/01/22 – Happy New Year!
/1 Comment/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceHappy New Year and Happy Epiphany for yesterday! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Here the children are in their crowns, and here is our Epiphany display. Today, we had a Science Day where we investigated the question: How does the distance between an object and the light source affect the size of […]
Friday, 7th January 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceHappy New Year and Happy Epiphany to all! It has been lovely welcoming back the children after their Christmas holidays and seeing how well rested and content they are. They all told me lovely things about their break and showed gratitude towards every present or experience they have received. We focused on the Feast of […]
Happy New Year!
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWelcome Back! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. The children have enjoyed telling me about their holidays. On Thursday, we celebrated the Epiphany by learning about the meanings of the gifts that the wise men took to Jesus. The children thought of gifts that they will bring to 2022. They thought of the gifts […]