UPDATE: In total, £372.82 was raised from the 'Great British Bake Off' and non-uniform day!

Thank you for the wonderful support shown at yesterday's 'Great British Bake Off'. A good number of children joined in the competition and the cake sales at break time and after school raised £155.53 in support of the refugee crisis.

Some parents have been asking how we could support this very worthy cause even more and Archbishop Peter Smith has also called upon all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Southwark to really do its bit. This crisis really does need our urgent attention and we therefore apologise for the short notice but we have decided to hold a non-uniform day tomorrow, Thursday 22nd October, as it is the last day of term.

We ask that children bring in £1 with them tomorrow as a donation for the privilege of wearing their own clothes into school. We are hoping to raise in excess of £350 through the 'Great British Bake Off' and non-uniform day.

News and photographs from yesterday's 'Great British Bake Off' can be found on the school's website (www.st-thomas-canterbury.kent.sch.uk).

Reminders

• Parent Consultations are taking place today and tomorrow. You should have received your appointment time.
• The school is closed on Friday 23rd October for an INSET Day. We look forward to seeing children back on Monday 2nd November.

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In glorious autumn sunshine, pupils, parents and teachers enjoyed this year’s ‘GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF’ at St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School. Watch the video here.

Our own Mary Berry (alias Chair of Governors, Mrs Marian Nash) judged an extremely high standard of baking from every class as well as enthusiastic parents.

Over £150 was raised in the subsequent cake sales at morning break as well as after school and all proceed are being donated to Syrian Refugees, via - CSAN (Caritas Social Action Network). For more information see: www.csan.org.uk

Winning pupils were presented with celebratory wooden spoons!

Headteacher Miss D’Agostini praised all of the children and parents who took part with such enthusiasm.

See a full list of the winners below:

Class R

Winner: Olivia Pezelet (Pumpkin / Orange Cake)

Highly Recommended: Lioni Thomas (Choclate Cakes)

Class 1

Winner: Kevin (Ring / Spice Cake)

Highly Recommended: William Banana Cake

Kripa Jomon (Fish Cutlets)

Class 2

Winner: Ruby Holliday (March Mallow Cup Cakes)

Highly Recommended: Oliver-Luis Ines

Class 3

Winner:  Mary Bates (Chocolate Chip Muffins)

Highly Recommended: Marie Devani

Class 4

Winner: Nicolas Wardell (Lemon Drizzle)

Highly Recommended: Amber Ines

Class 5

Winner: Issac Bates (Black Forest Gateaux)

Highly Recommended:

Isabelle ‘Minion Hot Tub Vanilla Sponge Cake’

Class 6

Winner: Noah Knight (Black Currant Sponge)

Highly Recommended: Shannon & Kaycee

Elain, Aine & Elvin Jiptomon 

Parents

Winner: Mrs Grana Mata

Highly Recommended: Mrs Shania Goodwin

Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

Year 3 are famous!

As the children and staff enjoyed their three day residential in the Isle of Wight, the cameras from BBC South News followed their exciting excursion.

Visit their class page by clicking here to watch a clip from the BBC South news bulletin.

More news and pictures will be available in due course.

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School would like to thank BBC South for permission to show the clip on our website.

On Tuesday 20^th October we are organising a ‘GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF’ at St Thomas’, for all children and parents to take part in. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE!

We are all British – and our families come from all over the world and cook of all types of delicious food! You can bring in any food (savoury or sweet) as long you have baked it.

There will be a separate categories for children and parents. We will award prizes and the cakes will be sold to raise money for Syrian Refugees. See www.csan.org.uk - CSAN (Caritas Social Action Network)

Bake your cakes and bring them in on Tuesday morning 20^th October where they will be judged by our own Mary Berry (Mrs Nash the Chair of Governors)

More information is on the School Website.

www.st-thomas-canterbury.kent.sch.uk

TAKE PART IN THE BAKE OFF AT ST THOMAS’!!!!

Is your child due to start their exciting journey at primary school in September 2016?

We would like to invite you to our Open Morning on Wednesday 18th November 2015 at 9.45am. You will have the opportunity to meet Miss D'Agostini (our Headteacher) and other members of our school team. Tours of the school will also be available should you wish to have a look around. The school playground on Old Ruttington Lane will be open as a car park.

For more information on our admissions criteria, please click here.

We look forward to welcoming you to our school.