This week has been filled with things to keep us busy including our practises for our Way of the Cross Service which is on Tuesday 28th March at 7pm at Our Lady and St Vincent’s Church. In Maths, we have been looking at specific areas in number and practising our mental maths skills. The children […]
In Art this week we have experimented with print making techniques. Firstly we made flower stencils from foam sheets and used acrylic paint to create abstract pictures and then we used carbon paper to create mono prints of our sketches into our Art books. On Wednesday Ruth’s mum taught us about how she uses […]
This week the children have finished writing their speeches to persuade people to stop using plastic. The children used a range of persuasive language and thought carefully about the phrases they were using to encourage people to change. The children demonstrated a wonderful understanding about how we can work together to build a better world. […]
This week in Year 4, the children completed their final narratives, based on our class book, ‘Ice Palace’, retelling a particular scene from a different character’s point of view. I am very pleased with their efforts; we have some beautiful descriptions and stories that create an atmosphere. In Maths, we further consolidated calculating fractions of […]
On Wednesday, we were lucky enough to have a science lesson with Mr Friedlander from Dame Alice Owen School. He showed us how to extract DNA from kiwi fruits, which was fascinating! We also took part in a fun music assembly led by the head of Potters Bar Music Centre, which focussed on rhythm and […]
Who can believe we only have one week left till Easter break!? Year 1 has continued to be busy bees this week. Religious Education Maths They worked so hard to understand how the = sign can be used to balance calculations (additional home learning was sent home for this last week and Mathletics was also […]
SATs Revision Practise – click on the each day to reveal an arithmetic paper to do. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Reasoning – Fractions, percentages and decimals click here
This year’s British Science Week theme was Connections, so we spent the week exploring lots of different ways that things are connected in science. We spent much of Monday designing and engineering ‘vehicles’ using forces to send a message. Some pairs increased the air resistance of their vehicle; some engineered ziplines and ramps to take advantage […]
We have been incredibly lucky this week as we were visited by 5 Pope Paul parents to support our science learning. On Monday, Julia and Naomi’s mum (Year 5) spoke to us about her role as a mental health nurse. Year 6 asked some very interesting questions about some of the disorders mentioned. On Tuesday, […]
As part of Science week each class were asked to send messages in different ways around the school. Year 2 sent messages using their own marble mazes. Next week the children will be planning and building Rube Goldberg models that will reveal messages. Please send in any cardboard rolls/tubes or boxes. On Tuesday, Joe’s mum […]
This week was Science Week. Each class were asked to send messages in different ways around the school. Year 3 sent messages using light and Morse Code. The children started by learning how to reflect their name in Morse Code. Then they sent messages to each other using Morse Code. Next week we will be […]
The children in Year 4, completed lots of interesting activities, as part of their British Science Week learning. First, they built and tested string telephones to send a message across distance. Later, they re-designed their initial string telephones using different materials to see what affect that would have on the quality of sound and the […]
Please visit wonderseekers website for some ideas for Science at home. https://www.wonderseekers.charity/science-at-home Religious Education This week we revised what we know about the season of Lent and focused on fasting. The children had great knowledge of what they can choose to fast and learnt that it doesn’t always have to be food related! […]
Please use the lyrics and links below to learn the songs for the KS2 Way of the Cross service. Lyric sheet can be found here. My Soul is Sad My soul is sad. My heart is breaking tonight. Could you not watch and comfort me until light? Am I alone, surrounded only by night? Could […]
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The highlight of our week had to be our science workshop. Year 6 watched and took part in demonstrations and also made their own slime. This was a great way to get ready for science week next week. Take a look at some of the things we got up to: Also this week, Year […]
In anticipation of Science Week next week, we enjoyed a Science workshop yesterday, which involved lots of hands-on demonstrations of science at work. It’s got us all excited for lots more Science learning next week! Home learning for this week is: Maths Mathletics assignments: · Improper fractions to mixed numbers · Mixed […]
The children in Year 4 this week, revised their learning of fractions using Cuisenaire rods, whilst in English, they developed character through role play and a diary entry task. On Tuesday, we celebrated Mass in church as part of our Lenten journey to God. Well done to all of our readers for their expressive words […]
Religious Education This week we revised what we know about the season of Lent and focused on the act of Prayer. The children had great knowledge of when we pray, how we pray, why we pray and who we can pray too. Mathematics Year 1 have been learning subtraction methods in Maths this week. They […]
On Tuesday, Year 3 and 4 went to Our Lady and St Vincent Church for our Lent Mass. The children sang and responded beautifully. On Wednesday, we had a double swimming lesson. The children had their normal swimming lesson followed by a water safety lesson and fun swim. In Maths, the children have been solving […]
To kick start Science Week we had a Science Workshop on Thursday. The children learnt about air pressure and made slime. At the end of the day, the whole school watched a rocket launch. Next week, the children will take part in more exciting and engaging Science activities. In maths this week the children have […]
Maths Arithmetic Focus is on Multiplying fractions by an integer Main Activity: Fraction questions 07/03/23 Arithmetic Adding three fractions Main Activity: https://ootatut.exampro.net/ here Challenge: here
Well done on all your World Book Day costumes yesterday! We had a wonderful day celebrating reading and our favourite books. In the morning, after kicking off the day with a whole-school assembly, we played Pass the Book, which hopefully enabled us to find a new book to read. After break, we took part in the […]
This week we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as out favourite book characters, sharing stories and swapping books with others. We also combined our computing skills with our RE knowledge this week, to make Popplets that explain the actions of Lent. We have also been busy preparing some lovely mixed media pictures for […]
This week, the children celebrated the sacrament of reconciliation with Fr Shaun and Fr Robert who talked to the children individually about God’s love and help. In class the children chatted about reconciliation and the importance of reflecting on the times when they did not live as Jesus asked them. In RE the children have […]
The highlight of the week was World Book Day. The children looked wonderful in their costumes and enjoyed sharing their favourite books. In Maths, the children have been learning about perpendicular and parallel lines. They have been identifying different lines, drawing lines and labelling lines. In English the children have been learning to not write […]
The children in Year 4 this week, focused on description and sentence structure when writing a wanted poster for our main character Starjik, from our book Ice Palace. In Maths, they finished their geometry unit by describing properties of common 2D shapes, commenting on parallel and perpendicular lines, as well as, angles. In Science, they […]
Religious Education This week we revised what we know about the season of Lent and focused on the act of Almsgiving. The children came up with lots of ideas that they can show giving to others. Please ask them about it. Mathematics Year 1 have enjoyed lots of puzzles and problem solving this week based […]
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Welcome back! We have been busy this week preparing for Lent. At the start of the week we made our Lenten promises, then we took part in an Ash Wednesday Service at school. This gave us time to reflect on our promises and ask God to forgive our sins. In Maths we have been […]
Welcome back to a new half term and to the season of Lent. We marked the new liturgical season with Ash Wednesday Mass at the church, and we made Lenten promises that will help us to walk with Jesus on our pilgrimage to the cross. We have had a busy week in the classroom; our […]
On Tuesday, Year 2 and 3 were invited to watch a gymnastics and dance show at Dame Alice Owen. The children enjoyed the show, and it was wonderful to see them dancing in the playground after. Then we made pancakes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. On Wednesday, the children went to church to celebrate Ash […]
Our Spiderwick learning in English has now progressed to designing our own creature. Next week, Year 6 will create their own entry for the fieldguide. Maths learning this week has focussed on translation and reflection, learning to draw and translate shapes in all four quadrants of the co-ordinate grid and reflect a shape in the […]
The children in Year 4, had a busy week full of practical activities after their well deserved rest. In Maths, they moved on to describing properties of common 2D shapes, using specific mathematical vocabulary. In English, they have looked at character development in our class book ‘Ice Palace’ and edited sentences from the story for […]
Religious Education This week we marked the start of a new season in our Liturgical year; The Season of Lent. The children learnt that during Lent Catholics reflect and try to grow closer to God and Jesus through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. They made a Lenten promise which they offered up during Friday’s assembly. Your […]
This week, the main excitement was on Tuesday when the choir members took part in the Young Voices concert at Wembley Arena. They were still buzzing from it for most of Wednesday, until the tiredness from the late night hit them! Well done choir! Meanwhile, those back at school joined forces with the Y3s and […]
The children in Year 4 had a busy last week to their half term. In English, they thought about character and story line and mapped out the main events of their class book, Ica Palace. In Math, they estimated, measured and ordered length and capacity, applying their understanding of conversion between units. In PE, they […]
Another half term over! In English the children have been researching pirates and have written a non- chronological report. Children were encouraged to focus on prepositions to provide more detail to the reader. Then they made a book on pirates as their final piece. At the end of the week the children collaged and painted […]
Spring Term Week 4 w.b. 6th February January 2023 In Religion Year 1 reflected on the The Beatitudes again and thought about how they can be peacemakers at home, in the classroom and in the playground. They then looked at the life of Mother Teresa and thought about how she lived her life by following […]
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It was lovely to meet with so many of you at Parent Consultations this week and celebrate your child’s achievements in all areas of their learning. For those parents who were not able to attend, we will be in touch after half-term to arrange a time with you. This week the children have continued […]
Maths Learning Primary Maths Challenge – Bonus Round Division SATs click here for reasoning questions on division RE: The Beatitudes WALT: research the life of a Beatitudes person. Focus on: St Teresa of Calcutta Activity: Read over the Life of St Teresa of Calcutta and record in your own words about her […]
In Year 6, We have continued our learning based on Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide. This week we emulated the author to describe field piskies and used subordinate clause sentence starters to tell our reader about sprites. In maths the children have been improving their long division. Our Geography learning focused on our mapping skills. We […]
We have written letters of apology in English using contractions, conjunctions and expanded noun phrases. In Maths we have used our number bonds to 10 to add two and one digit numbers. We have also been using beadstrings to help us with addition and subtraction. We have enjoyed sharing our habitat home learning with each […]
In English, the children have been learning about non-chronological reports. They have looked at many different non-fiction texts and identified the features. Then they looked at animal books and organised information into subheadings. Next week, they will be writing their own non-chronological reports. In Maths, the children have been learning column subtraction with and without […]
The children, this week, completed some shared writing before planning and writing their final extended narratives based on our class story, ‘The Spider and the Fly. In Maths, they spent the week converting between units of length, mass and capacity before extending that towards converting between units of time. In Computing, the class completed practical […]
This week in Maths, Y5 have been learning how to do short division; in English, the children have started writing narratives with a cyclical structure; in RE, the focus has been on the meaning of the Beatitudes; in Science, we were investigating friction by timing how long a car takes to come to a halt […]
Home learning for this week: Maths Mathletics assignments: · Multi-step addition and subtraction problems · Multiply by 10, 100 and 1,000 SPaG Please complete the assignment set on spag.com: · Direct speech punctuation (A) Reading 5 tests on Readtheory OR a daily updating of your reading record. Spelling Log on to Spelling Shed using your […]
Another busy week has flown by in Year 6. In English we have discovered more creatures from Artur Spiderwick’s Field Guide, and today we read about changelings. These faeries take human children and replace them with their own young. After hearing about their qualities, we began to suspect each other of being changelings and wrote […]
Year 3 have had a busy week of learning. In English, the children planned and wrote an alternative version to the story The Finger Eater. Their writing showed their enjoyment of the story as they were able to use words and phrases that the author had used. This term, we have focused on using adverbs […]
The children in Year 4, completed activities to develop sentence structure in English, before planning for their extended piece retelling a familiar story from another character’s point of view. In Math, the class focused on converting units of measurements (length, mass and capacity) developing their understanding of when to multiply and divide. In Science, they […]
In Religion this week Year 1 have been learning about where we and our family all come from. They learnt that on the Feast of the Epiphany, all nations are invited to know God. Year 1 looked at all the different nation flags from our class. We then looked at all the countries that have […]
We have had a busy week of learning in Year 2. In English, we have read a written letters of complaint to other classes from various objects in their classroom. In Maths, we have been interpreting bar charts, pictograms, tally charts and also adding with regrouping. The children have demonstrated their understanding using resources and […]
This week has been Other Faith Week, and Y5 have been learning about Sikhism. We found out about the 5 Ks in Sikhism, and researched the most important place of pilgrimage for Sikhs: Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple). Ask your child what the 5 Ks are and why Sikhs go on pilgrimage to Harmandir Sahib! In […]
This week we have learnt about Buddhism. We have thought about what makes us happy and compared the similarities and differences between Buddhism and Catholicism. In Science our new topic is Living things and their habitats. We have investigated and sorted different things into groups titled; living, dead and never alive. Next week we will […]
In Year 6 this week, we have begun our new writing unit based on Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World. The children have enjoyed hearing about the different beasts and looking at the impressive illustrations. So far, we have written poems about trolls, made warning posters about cockatrices and written diaries as mischievous […]
The highlight of the week was our first swimming lesson. The children quickly got into groups and started their lesson. In PE we continued gymnastics, the children made sequences with their partners with spins and balances. This week was Other Faith Week. Year 3 learnt about the beliefs of Hinduism. We discussed the similarities and […]
This week, in Year 4, the children learnt about Buddhism as part of their Other Faith Week. First, they used iPads to research the main beliefs of this ancient religion and commented on the similarities between Buddhism and Christianity. Then they watched video clips about Lumbini in Nepal, one of the most visited Buddhist Pilgrimage […]
In Science Year 1 have been using their knowledge to identify and describe different birds. They enjoyed looking at the pictures, videos and hearing the bird song from this website: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-songs/what-bird-is-that/ Phonics Screening Test w.b. 12th June 2023 Please see your child’s bag for information and their latest mock result and a roll and read […]
Happy New Year! On Monday we returned to school and celebrated the feast of the Epiphany. The children wore the crowns they made at the end of last year and thought about what gifts they could bring to the world, like the Magi brought gifts to Jesus. In both English and Maths, Year 6 […]
Happy New Year and welcome back! On Monday, we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany that took place last Friday. The children made crowns fit for a king and reflected on what gifts they will bring to the world this year. In our RE lessons, we learned what the word ‘epiphany’ actually means and recognised […]
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Thank you for our cards and the generous gifts. In Religion, the children listened to the story of the Three Wise Men visiting Jesus. We talked about the meaning of the word Epiphany and discussed the epiphany moments during the week. The children made stars […]
Welcome back and Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Thank you for your lovely cards and the generous gifts. This week, the children used different everyday items and materials in Science to create simple instruments and investigated them further to see how they can change volume and pitch; making connections between […]
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Thank you for the generous gifts and cards. Our PE focus this half term is Gymnastics. We have focused on body tension, ways of travelling and balances on different apparatus this week In Religion, we have read the story of the Three Wise Men […]
Welcome back! From next week Year 1 will have P.E. on Tuesday (gymnastics) and Friday (invasion games) both will be in the hall till the weather cheers up! The children returned with such enthusiasm on Monday and shared lovely tales of their Christmas holidays. The children were very excited to welcome our new pupil, Noah […]
Miss Shea and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for all your cards, gifts and support this Term. Please bring your holy Christmas cards in to school in January. See you all in 2023! Miss Pringle
The autumn term has come an end. It has been a busy first term in Year 6 but wonderful to share so many events with our community. We wish you and all your families, peace and joy this Christmas time and thank you for the generous gifts we have received from you. This week in […]
Oh, what a week it’s been! Snow, Christmas jumpers, Christmas dinner, panto, Christmas party…it has certainly been a fun one! Enjoy the photos and videos of Year 5’s week! Thursday was panto day, for which the Year 5s walked and sat excitedly with the Year 1s to watch Dick Wittington and his Cat. It was […]
Oh my, what a week! I hope all the children had a fun packed festive week and enjoy looking at the pictures. See you all Monday for two and a half days more of school! Tuesday- Wriggly Nativity Wednesday- Christmas Lunch Thursday- Panto Friday- Party Day
What a fun filled week we’ve had! On Tuesday we enjoyed playing in the snow together; building snow people, sledging and making snow angels. We have also enjoyed performing our Wriggly Nativity to the whole school and the parents. I’m sure you’ll agree that the children performed brilliantly. On Wednesday, we all had Christmas lunch […]
We have had a wonderful week! It started off with a snow day on Monday. It was great to hear the stories of the children playing in the snow and building snowmen. When we returned to school, we had a great time playing in the snow together. On Tuesday, it was fantastic to watch the […]
The children in Year 4 had a busy, festive week. They enjoyed the snow at break times, building snowmen and snowball pyramids. They performed during various Christmas music concerts, singing, playing the piano or the guitar. Members of the choir also performed during the upper ks2 music concert on Wednesday. Well done everyone; it has […]
This week has been another busy one! The children have braved the cold days following the snowfall on Sunday evening and have enjoyed playing in the snow. The children have been dressed in their Christmas best for both the Christmas lunch on Wednesday and for today’s christmas celebrations. They have met Santa in his grotto, […]
Good morning, Year 5! What a beautiful world we have woken up to here in Potters Bar! I expect you are all out building snowmen already, but here is a selection of snow-related activities to help you get the most from your day. English Here are some images and story starters to help inspire […]
Dear Year 4! I hope you will have opportunities to enjoy the beautiful snow outside. In the meantime, please see below some fun activities that you can complete at home. Maths: Snowflake draw the other half activity Snowflake coordinates Snow themed word problems English: christmas-elf-word-search-activity-sheet- The History of Santa Clause-reading Art: Bells Mandala Christmas Colouring […]
Happy Snow Day! Today’s learning. Write an acrostic poem with the word Snowman or Snowflake Write in out and decorate it. Poems Complete the Reading Comprehension reading Art Make some snake flake decorations to hang in our class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U32IwBAh1OU Make a snowman picture using cotton wool. Snowman Mandala Christmas Colouring Card Reindeer Mandala […]
Dear Year 6, We can imagine the sight that has greeted you this morning….a blanket of snow for you to enjoy! Below are the activities that we would like for you to do today. Remember, wrap up warm when you are out and enjoy this special day!! Mrs McNamara and Mrs Lines Activities for […]
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Good morning, Here are some fun and educational activities that you and your children could carry out on your ‘Snow Day’, should you so wish. Numeracy: Build a snowman. This is a great opportunity for your child to work as a team and to use problem solving skills. Can you create more than one and […]
The highlight of this week was the Advent service. The class through their singing, acting and reading showed how they made this years Advent service special for everyone. The children clearly shone in their given roles – we are very proud of how they led the Advent service and supported each class with their […]
The highlight of this week was definitely our trip to the Science Museum! After travelling down to South Kensington by train and tube, we entered the Museum and enjoyed immersing ourselves in all the hands-on activities in the Wonderlab interactive gallery. Favourites included the friction slides, Tesla coil demo and magnetic liquid. After lunch, we had […]
Another busy week full of Nativity prep and finished off with a lovely Music Concert by KS1. Year 1 spent their Friday wellbeing time decorating the classroom with festive crafts so we can enjoy them with our busy week next week… Monday- KS1 Nativity 2pm Tuesday- KS1 Nativity 9:30am Wednesday- Christmas jumper/ outfit day and […]
The highlight of the week was the Advent Service on Wednesday evening. I was so proud of the children’s reading, singing and dancing. The children have been learning different strategies to subtract 2 and 3 digit numbers. In English, we have been reading clerihews, comparing them with limericks and identifying their features. The children planned […]
This week, the children in Year 4 consolidated their scaling and correspondence problem solving skills before moving on to measurements. In English, they have written further paragraphs to their non-chronological reports whilst in RE, they compared the Nativity story according to Matthew to Luke’s. They also prayed the Jesse tree and practiced for their Advent […]
We have been busy practising our Nativity play and songs this week and we are really looking forward to performing to an audience on Monday and Tuesday. In English, we have been using contractions, conjunctions and expanded noun phrases to write text messages between The Three Kings. Next week they will publish these messages about […]
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 […]
https://popepaul.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4364__1662732149_95538.jpg600800Margaret Joycehttp://popepaul.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ppnewlogo.pngMargaret Joyce2022-09-09 16:24:062022-09-09 16:30:35Welcome to Year 3!
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 […]
https://popepaul.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_0770.jpg720960Liz Heymozhttp://popepaul.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ppnewlogo.pngLiz Heymoz2022-07-21 13:30:422022-09-09 01:09:13Last Week in Year 1!
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 […]
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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 […]
Friday 24th March
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThis week has been filled with things to keep us busy including our practises for our Way of the Cross Service which is on Tuesday 28th March at 7pm at Our Lady and St Vincent’s Church. In Maths, we have been looking at specific areas in number and practising our mental maths skills. The children […]
Spring 2 Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn Art this week we have experimented with print making techniques. Firstly we made flower stencils from foam sheets and used acrylic paint to create abstract pictures and then we used carbon paper to create mono prints of our sketches into our Art books. On Wednesday Ruth’s mum taught us about how she uses […]
Spring 2 Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week the children have finished writing their speeches to persuade people to stop using plastic. The children used a range of persuasive language and thought carefully about the phrases they were using to encourage people to change. The children demonstrated a wonderful understanding about how we can work together to build a better world. […]
Friday, 24th March 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week in Year 4, the children completed their final narratives, based on our class book, ‘Ice Palace’, retelling a particular scene from a different character’s point of view. I am very pleased with their efforts; we have some beautiful descriptions and stories that create an atmosphere. In Maths, we further consolidated calculating fractions of […]
Year 5 – 24/03/23
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceOn Wednesday, we were lucky enough to have a science lesson with Mr Friedlander from Dame Alice Owen School. He showed us how to extract DNA from kiwi fruits, which was fascinating! We also took part in a fun music assembly led by the head of Potters Bar Music Centre, which focussed on rhythm and […]
Year 1 Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozWho can believe we only have one week left till Easter break!? Year 1 has continued to be busy bees this week. Religious Education Maths They worked so hard to understand how the = sign can be used to balance calculations (additional home learning was sent home for this last week and Mathletics was also […]
Reasoning Papers (Examples)
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceReasoning Paper 1 Reasoning Paper 2
Monday 20th March – 24th March, 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceSATs Revision Practise – click on the each day to reveal an arithmetic paper to do. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Reasoning – Fractions, percentages and decimals click here
Year 5 – 17/03/23 – Science Week
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis year’s British Science Week theme was Connections, so we spent the week exploring lots of different ways that things are connected in science. We spent much of Monday designing and engineering ‘vehicles’ using forces to send a message. Some pairs increased the air resistance of their vehicle; some engineered ziplines and ramps to take advantage […]
Friday 17th March 2023
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceWe have been incredibly lucky this week as we were visited by 5 Pope Paul parents to support our science learning. On Monday, Julia and Naomi’s mum (Year 5) spoke to us about her role as a mental health nurse. Year 6 asked some very interesting questions about some of the disorders mentioned. On Tuesday, […]
Spring 2 Week 4
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceAs part of Science week each class were asked to send messages in different ways around the school. Year 2 sent messages using their own marble mazes. Next week the children will be planning and building Rube Goldberg models that will reveal messages. Please send in any cardboard rolls/tubes or boxes. On Tuesday, Joe’s mum […]
Spring 2 Week 4
/1 Comment/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week was Science Week. Each class were asked to send messages in different ways around the school. Year 3 sent messages using light and Morse Code. The children started by learning how to reflect their name in Morse Code. Then they sent messages to each other using Morse Code. Next week we will be […]
Friday, 17th March 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4, completed lots of interesting activities, as part of their British Science Week learning. First, they built and tested string telephones to send a message across distance. Later, they re-designed their initial string telephones using different materials to see what affect that would have on the quality of sound and the […]
week 4 spring 2 w.b. 13th March 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozPlease visit wonderseekers website for some ideas for Science at home. https://www.wonderseekers.charity/science-at-home Religious Education This week we revised what we know about the season of Lent and focused on fasting. The children had great knowledge of what they can choose to fast and learnt that it doesn’t always have to be food related! […]
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. Lyric sheet can be found here. My Soul is Sad My soul is sad. My heart is breaking tonight. Could you not watch and comfort me until light? Am I alone, surrounded only by night? Could […]
10th March 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThe highlight of our week had to be our science workshop. Year 6 watched and took part in demonstrations and also made their own slime. This was a great way to get ready for science week next week. Take a look at some of the things we got up to: Also this week, Year […]
Year 5 – 10/03/23
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceIn anticipation of Science Week next week, we enjoyed a Science workshop yesterday, which involved lots of hands-on demonstrations of science at work. It’s got us all excited for lots more Science learning next week! Home learning for this week is: Maths Mathletics assignments: · Improper fractions to mixed numbers · Mixed […]
Friday, 10th March 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 this week, revised their learning of fractions using Cuisenaire rods, whilst in English, they developed character through role play and a diary entry task. On Tuesday, we celebrated Mass in church as part of our Lenten journey to God. Well done to all of our readers for their expressive words […]
Year 1 Week 3 06.03.2023
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozReligious Education This week we revised what we know about the season of Lent and focused on the act of Prayer. The children had great knowledge of when we pray, how we pray, why we pray and who we can pray too. Mathematics Year 1 have been learning subtraction methods in Maths this week. They […]
Spring 2 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceOn Tuesday, Year 3 and 4 went to Our Lady and St Vincent Church for our Lent Mass. The children sang and responded beautifully. On Wednesday, we had a double swimming lesson. The children had their normal swimming lesson followed by a water safety lesson and fun swim. In Maths, the children have been solving […]
Spring 2 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceTo kick start Science Week we had a Science Workshop on Thursday. The children learnt about air pressure and made slime. At the end of the day, the whole school watched a rocket launch. Next week, the children will take part in more exciting and engaging Science activities. In maths this week the children have […]
Monday 6th March, 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceMaths Arithmetic Focus is on Multiplying fractions by an integer Main Activity: Fraction questions 07/03/23 Arithmetic Adding three fractions Main Activity: https://ootatut.exampro.net/ here Challenge: here
Year 5 – 02/03/23
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceWell done on all your World Book Day costumes yesterday! We had a wonderful day celebrating reading and our favourite books. In the morning, after kicking off the day with a whole-school assembly, we played Pass the Book, which hopefully enabled us to find a new book to read. After break, we took part in the […]
Spring 2 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as out favourite book characters, sharing stories and swapping books with others. We also combined our computing skills with our RE knowledge this week, to make Popplets that explain the actions of Lent. We have also been busy preparing some lovely mixed media pictures for […]
3rd March, 2023
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, the children celebrated the sacrament of reconciliation with Fr Shaun and Fr Robert who talked to the children individually about God’s love and help. In class the children chatted about reconciliation and the importance of reflecting on the times when they did not live as Jesus asked them. In RE the children have […]
Spring 2 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe highlight of the week was World Book Day. The children looked wonderful in their costumes and enjoyed sharing their favourite books. In Maths, the children have been learning about perpendicular and parallel lines. They have been identifying different lines, drawing lines and labelling lines. In English the children have been learning to not write […]
Friday, 3rd March 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 this week, focused on description and sentence structure when writing a wanted poster for our main character Starjik, from our book Ice Palace. In Maths, they finished their geometry unit by describing properties of common 2D shapes, commenting on parallel and perpendicular lines, as well as, angles. In Science, they […]
Year 1 Spring Term Week 2 w.b. 27th Feb
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozReligious Education This week we revised what we know about the season of Lent and focused on the act of Almsgiving. The children came up with lots of ideas that they can show giving to others. Please ask them about it. Mathematics Year 1 have enjoyed lots of puzzles and problem solving this week based […]
Spring 2 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWelcome back! We have been busy this week preparing for Lent. At the start of the week we made our Lenten promises, then we took part in an Ash Wednesday Service at school. This gave us time to reflect on our promises and ask God to forgive our sins. In Maths we have been […]
Year 5 – 24/02/23
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceWelcome back to a new half term and to the season of Lent. We marked the new liturgical season with Ash Wednesday Mass at the church, and we made Lenten promises that will help us to walk with Jesus on our pilgrimage to the cross. We have had a busy week in the classroom; our […]
Spring Term 2 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceOn Tuesday, Year 2 and 3 were invited to watch a gymnastics and dance show at Dame Alice Owen. The children enjoyed the show, and it was wonderful to see them dancing in the playground after. Then we made pancakes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. On Wednesday, the children went to church to celebrate Ash […]
Friday 24th February
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceOur Spiderwick learning in English has now progressed to designing our own creature. Next week, Year 6 will create their own entry for the fieldguide. Maths learning this week has focussed on translation and reflection, learning to draw and translate shapes in all four quadrants of the co-ordinate grid and reflect a shape in the […]
Friday, 24th February 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4, had a busy week full of practical activities after their well deserved rest. In Maths, they moved on to describing properties of common 2D shapes, using specific mathematical vocabulary. In English, they have looked at character development in our class book ‘Ice Palace’ and edited sentences from the story for […]
Spring Term 2 week 1 w.b. 20th February
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozReligious Education This week we marked the start of a new season in our Liturgical year; The Season of Lent. The children learnt that during Lent Catholics reflect and try to grow closer to God and Jesus through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. They made a Lenten promise which they offered up during Friday’s assembly. Your […]
Year 5 – 10/02/23 – Happy Half Term!
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis week, the main excitement was on Tuesday when the choir members took part in the Young Voices concert at Wembley Arena. They were still buzzing from it for most of Wednesday, until the tiredness from the late night hit them! Well done choir! Meanwhile, those back at school joined forces with the Y3s and […]
Friday, 10th February 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 had a busy last week to their half term. In English, they thought about character and story line and mapped out the main events of their class book, Ica Palace. In Math, they estimated, measured and ordered length and capacity, applying their understanding of conversion between units. In PE, they […]
Spring 2 Week 5
/1 Comment/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceAnother half term over! In English the children have been researching pirates and have written a non- chronological report. Children were encouraged to focus on prepositions to provide more detail to the reader. Then they made a book on pirates as their final piece. At the end of the week the children collaged and painted […]
Spring Term Week 4 w.b. 6th February January 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozSpring Term Week 4 w.b. 6th February January 2023 In Religion Year 1 reflected on the The Beatitudes again and thought about how they can be peacemakers at home, in the classroom and in the playground. They then looked at the life of Mother Teresa and thought about how she lived her life by following […]
Friday 10th February
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt was lovely to meet with so many of you at Parent Consultations this week and celebrate your child’s achievements in all areas of their learning. For those parents who were not able to attend, we will be in touch after half-term to arrange a time with you. This week the children have continued […]
Year 6 Learning
/0 Comments/in Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceMaths Learning Primary Maths Challenge – Bonus Round Division SATs click here for reasoning questions on division RE: The Beatitudes WALT: research the life of a Beatitudes person. Focus on: St Teresa of Calcutta Activity: Read over the Life of St Teresa of Calcutta and record in your own words about her […]
Friday 3rd February 2023
/1 Comment/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceIn Year 6, We have continued our learning based on Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide. This week we emulated the author to describe field piskies and used subordinate clause sentence starters to tell our reader about sprites. In maths the children have been improving their long division. Our Geography learning focused on our mapping skills. We […]
Spring 1 Week 4
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have written letters of apology in English using contractions, conjunctions and expanded noun phrases. In Maths we have used our number bonds to 10 to add two and one digit numbers. We have also been using beadstrings to help us with addition and subtraction. We have enjoyed sharing our habitat home learning with each […]
Spring 1 Week 4
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn English, the children have been learning about non-chronological reports. They have looked at many different non-fiction texts and identified the features. Then they looked at animal books and organised information into subheadings. Next week, they will be writing their own non-chronological reports. In Maths, the children have been learning column subtraction with and without […]
Friday, 3rd February 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children, this week, completed some shared writing before planning and writing their final extended narratives based on our class story, ‘The Spider and the Fly. In Maths, they spent the week converting between units of length, mass and capacity before extending that towards converting between units of time. In Computing, the class completed practical […]
Year 5 – 03/02/23
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis week in Maths, Y5 have been learning how to do short division; in English, the children have started writing narratives with a cyclical structure; in RE, the focus has been on the meaning of the Beatitudes; in Science, we were investigating friction by timing how long a car takes to come to a halt […]
Year 5 – 27/01/23
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceHome learning for this week: Maths Mathletics assignments: · Multi-step addition and subtraction problems · Multiply by 10, 100 and 1,000 SPaG Please complete the assignment set on spag.com: · Direct speech punctuation (A) Reading 5 tests on Readtheory OR a daily updating of your reading record. Spelling Log on to Spelling Shed using your […]
Friday 27th January 2023
/1 Comment/in Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceAnother busy week has flown by in Year 6. In English we have discovered more creatures from Artur Spiderwick’s Field Guide, and today we read about changelings. These faeries take human children and replace them with their own young. After hearing about their qualities, we began to suspect each other of being changelings and wrote […]
Spring 2 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 3 have had a busy week of learning. In English, the children planned and wrote an alternative version to the story The Finger Eater. Their writing showed their enjoyment of the story as they were able to use words and phrases that the author had used. This term, we have focused on using adverbs […]
Friday, 27th January 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4, completed activities to develop sentence structure in English, before planning for their extended piece retelling a familiar story from another character’s point of view. In Math, the class focused on converting units of measurements (length, mass and capacity) developing their understanding of when to multiply and divide. In Science, they […]
Spring Term Week 3 w.b. 23rd January 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozIn Religion this week Year 1 have been learning about where we and our family all come from. They learnt that on the Feast of the Epiphany, all nations are invited to know God. Year 1 looked at all the different nation flags from our class. We then looked at all the countries that have […]
Spring 1 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have had a busy week of learning in Year 2. In English, we have read a written letters of complaint to other classes from various objects in their classroom. In Maths, we have been interpreting bar charts, pictograms, tally charts and also adding with regrouping. The children have demonstrated their understanding using resources and […]
Year 5 – 20/01/23
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis week has been Other Faith Week, and Y5 have been learning about Sikhism. We found out about the 5 Ks in Sikhism, and researched the most important place of pilgrimage for Sikhs: Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple). Ask your child what the 5 Ks are and why Sikhs go on pilgrimage to Harmandir Sahib! In […]
Spring 1 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week we have learnt about Buddhism. We have thought about what makes us happy and compared the similarities and differences between Buddhism and Catholicism. In Science our new topic is Living things and their habitats. We have investigated and sorted different things into groups titled; living, dead and never alive. Next week we will […]
Friday 20th January 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn Year 6 this week, we have begun our new writing unit based on Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World. The children have enjoyed hearing about the different beasts and looking at the impressive illustrations. So far, we have written poems about trolls, made warning posters about cockatrices and written diaries as mischievous […]
Spring 1 Week 2
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe highlight of the week was our first swimming lesson. The children quickly got into groups and started their lesson. In PE we continued gymnastics, the children made sequences with their partners with spins and balances. This week was Other Faith Week. Year 3 learnt about the beliefs of Hinduism. We discussed the similarities and […]
Friday, 20th January 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, in Year 4, the children learnt about Buddhism as part of their Other Faith Week. First, they used iPads to research the main beliefs of this ancient religion and commented on the similarities between Buddhism and Christianity. Then they watched video clips about Lumbini in Nepal, one of the most visited Buddhist Pilgrimage […]
Spring Term Week 2 w.b. 16th January 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozIn Science Year 1 have been using their knowledge to identify and describe different birds. They enjoyed looking at the pictures, videos and hearing the bird song from this website: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-songs/what-bird-is-that/ Phonics Screening Test w.b. 12th June 2023 Please see your child’s bag for information and their latest mock result and a roll and read […]
Friday 13th January 2023
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceHappy New Year! On Monday we returned to school and celebrated the feast of the Epiphany. The children wore the crowns they made at the end of last year and thought about what gifts they could bring to the world, like the Magi brought gifts to Jesus. In both English and Maths, Year 6 […]
Year 5 – 13/01/22
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceHappy New Year and welcome back! On Monday, we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany that took place last Friday. The children made crowns fit for a king and reflected on what gifts they will bring to the world this year. In our RE lessons, we learned what the word ‘epiphany’ actually means and recognised […]
Spring 1 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceHappy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Thank you for our cards and the generous gifts. In Religion, the children listened to the story of the Three Wise Men visiting Jesus. We talked about the meaning of the word Epiphany and discussed the epiphany moments during the week. The children made stars […]
Friday, 13th January 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWelcome back and Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Thank you for your lovely cards and the generous gifts. This week, the children used different everyday items and materials in Science to create simple instruments and investigated them further to see how they can change volume and pitch; making connections between […]
Spring 1 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceHappy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Thank you for the generous gifts and cards. Our PE focus this half term is Gymnastics. We have focused on body tension, ways of travelling and balances on different apparatus this week In Religion, we have read the story of the Three Wise Men […]
Spring Term Week 1 w.b. 9th January 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozWelcome back! From next week Year 1 will have P.E. on Tuesday (gymnastics) and Friday (invasion games) both will be in the hall till the weather cheers up! The children returned with such enthusiasm on Monday and shared lovely tales of their Christmas holidays. The children were very excited to welcome our new pupil, Noah […]
Autumn 2 Week 8
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceMiss Shea and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for all your cards, gifts and support this Term. Please bring your holy Christmas cards in to school in January. See you all in 2023! Miss Pringle
Wednesday 21st December, 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThe autumn term has come an end. It has been a busy first term in Year 6 but wonderful to share so many events with our community. We wish you and all your families, peace and joy this Christmas time and thank you for the generous gifts we have received from you. This week in […]
Year 5 – 16/12/22
/2 Comments/in Archives, Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceOh, what a week it’s been! Snow, Christmas jumpers, Christmas dinner, panto, Christmas party…it has certainly been a fun one! Enjoy the photos and videos of Year 5’s week! Thursday was panto day, for which the Year 5s walked and sat excitedly with the Year 1s to watch Dick Wittington and his Cat. It was […]
Week 7 – the busiest week in history!
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozOh my, what a week! I hope all the children had a fun packed festive week and enjoy looking at the pictures. See you all Monday for two and a half days more of school! Tuesday- Wriggly Nativity Wednesday- Christmas Lunch Thursday- Panto Friday- Party Day
Autumn 2 Week 7
/1 Comment/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWhat a fun filled week we’ve had! On Tuesday we enjoyed playing in the snow together; building snow people, sledging and making snow angels. We have also enjoyed performing our Wriggly Nativity to the whole school and the parents. I’m sure you’ll agree that the children performed brilliantly. On Wednesday, we all had Christmas lunch […]
Autumn 2 Week 7
/4 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have had a wonderful week! It started off with a snow day on Monday. It was great to hear the stories of the children playing in the snow and building snowmen. When we returned to school, we had a great time playing in the snow together. On Tuesday, it was fantastic to watch the […]
Friday, 16th December 2022
/2 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 had a busy, festive week. They enjoyed the snow at break times, building snowmen and snowball pyramids. They performed during various Christmas music concerts, singing, playing the piano or the guitar. Members of the choir also performed during the upper ks2 music concert on Wednesday. Well done everyone; it has […]
Friday 16th December, 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceThis week has been another busy one! The children have braved the cold days following the snowfall on Sunday evening and have enjoyed playing in the snow. The children have been dressed in their Christmas best for both the Christmas lunch on Wednesday and for today’s christmas celebrations. They have met Santa in his grotto, […]
Year 5 – Snow Day Activities
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceGood morning, Year 5! What a beautiful world we have woken up to here in Potters Bar! I expect you are all out building snowmen already, but here is a selection of snow-related activities to help you get the most from your day. English Here are some images and story starters to help inspire […]
SNow Day-12th December 2022
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceDear Year 4! I hope you will have opportunities to enjoy the beautiful snow outside. In the meantime, please see below some fun activities that you can complete at home. Maths: Snowflake draw the other half activity Snowflake coordinates Snow themed word problems English: christmas-elf-word-search-activity-sheet- The History of Santa Clause-reading Art: Bells Mandala Christmas Colouring […]
Snow Day
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceHappy Snow Day! Today’s learning. Write an acrostic poem with the word Snowman or Snowflake Write in out and decorate it. Poems Complete the Reading Comprehension reading Art Make some snake flake decorations to hang in our class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U32IwBAh1OU Make a snowman picture using cotton wool. Snowman Mandala Christmas Colouring Card Reindeer Mandala […]
Snow Day – Monday 12th December
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 6 /by Margaret JoyceDear Year 6, We can imagine the sight that has greeted you this morning….a blanket of snow for you to enjoy! Below are the activities that we would like for you to do today. Remember, wrap up warm when you are out and enjoy this special day!! Mrs McNamara and Mrs Lines Activities for […]
KS1 Snow Day Activities
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive, Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceGood morning, Here are some fun and educational activities that you and your children could carry out on your ‘Snow Day’, should you so wish. Numeracy: Build a snowman. This is a great opportunity for your child to work as a team and to use problem solving skills. Can you create more than one and […]
Friday, 9th December 2022
/1 Comment/in Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe highlight of this week was the Advent service. The class through their singing, acting and reading showed how they made this years Advent service special for everyone. The children clearly shone in their given roles – we are very proud of how they led the Advent service and supported each class with their […]
Year 5 – 09/12/22 – Science Museum Trip
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThe highlight of this week was definitely our trip to the Science Museum! After travelling down to South Kensington by train and tube, we entered the Museum and enjoyed immersing ourselves in all the hands-on activities in the Wonderlab interactive gallery. Favourites included the friction slides, Tesla coil demo and magnetic liquid. After lunch, we had […]
w.b. 5th December
/0 Comments/in Year 1, Year 1 Archive /by Liz HeymozAnother busy week full of Nativity prep and finished off with a lovely Music Concert by KS1. Year 1 spent their Friday wellbeing time decorating the classroom with festive crafts so we can enjoy them with our busy week next week… Monday- KS1 Nativity 2pm Tuesday- KS1 Nativity 9:30am Wednesday- Christmas jumper/ outfit day and […]
Autumn 2 Week 6
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe highlight of the week was the Advent Service on Wednesday evening. I was so proud of the children’s reading, singing and dancing. The children have been learning different strategies to subtract 2 and 3 digit numbers. In English, we have been reading clerihews, comparing them with limericks and identifying their features. The children planned […]
Friday, 9th December 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, the children in Year 4 consolidated their scaling and correspondence problem solving skills before moving on to measurements. In English, they have written further paragraphs to their non-chronological reports whilst in RE, they compared the Nativity story according to Matthew to Luke’s. They also prayed the Jesse tree and practiced for their Advent […]
Autumn 2 Week 6
/0 Comments/in Year 2, Year 2 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have been busy practising our Nativity play and songs this week and we are really looking forward to performing to an audience on Monday and Tuesday. In English, we have been using contractions, conjunctions and expanded noun phrases to write text messages between The Three Kings. Next week they will publish these messages about […]
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 […]