Year 5 RE Celebration

We welcomed parents into class this afternoon to share some of our RE learning. We talked about what life was like for the disciples after Jesus had risen from the dead. We shared some drama of our interrogations of the disciples about what they saw in the days after Easter Sunday. We spoke about Pentecost and how the Spirit was at work in the Church during the Second Vatican Council. We talked about the different types of prayer and shared the Our Father in some of our home languages. 

Crowning of Our Lady

Year 3 led the whole school in a wonderful assembly where we crowned Our Lady. As it is the month of May, we want to remember Our Lady. We sang songs, heard The Magnificat, shared a decade of the Rosary and said the Litany of Our lady. The oldest and youngest pupils in the school then crowned Our Lady. It was a lovely, prayerful assembly enjoyed by all!

Lent and Easter 2025

Easter Bonnets and Eggs

WOW! Look at all of these incredible creations that we have had for our annual Easter bonnet and egg competition. The children throughout the school have put so much time and effort into these creations. They are amazing. Well done children!

Way of the Cross

On Friday, our year 6 children shared Jesus' final journey before he was crucified on the cross in our Way of the Cross assembly with the rest of the school and parents. The whole school joined in with the singing beautifully. A lovely way to end our special Easter assembly week.

Big Lent Walk 

All of the children throughout the school have taken part in CAFOD's Big Lent Walk. We set the children the challenge the walk around our track as many times as they could. All of the children did so well, we will update you with how much we have raised after the Easter holiday.

Palm Sunday Assembly

On Tuesday, key stage 1 shared a wonderful Palm Sunday assembly with the rest of the school. They retold the story of Jesus being welcomed by the crowds. 

Elena's Wonderful Gifts!

Elena in year 5 has made crosses for everyone in her class. She did this in her own time at home! They are absolutely wonderful and we are going to keep them in our trays to use during our RE lessons. Thank you Elena!

Friday 7^th February 2025

RE Celebration

During our class RE Celebration, we showed our parents some of our learning so far. The focus was explaining about Jesus the Teacher, which was achieved through acting out a scene from scripture – The presentation of Jesus in the Temple.

Thank you to all parents who were able to attend and join in with our celebration.

Tuesday 4^th February 2025

Year 4 Class Liturgy

Today, members of our school CAFOD club delivered a special jubilee year liturgy for the children of year 4 with the theme PILGRIMS OF HOPE.

Christmas Displays

All classes created their annual Christmas displays to go up along the main corridor. Each class celebrates the part of the nativity they retell.

St Augustine House Assembly

We held our first house assembly of the year this week. St Augustine house came along to the hall to meet together and talk about their house. Our St Augustine house captain, Leya and Vice Captain, Teddy put the assembly together and led it. They shared who St Augustine was and why he is so important to Canterbury. They also talked about what they want to achieve from their house this year, there were lots of good ideas and some of us are going to go away and create posters to put around the school to encourage others to care for God's creation.

Year 2 RE Celebration: God's Chosen People

21st October 2024

Year 5 RE Celebration

Thursday 17th October 2024

We shared our RE learning from this term today with our parents. We have been learning all about Creation. We share the Creation story, acted out the story of The Fall, explained what co-creators and de-creators are, shared our letters that we wrote to Pope Francis and talked about some of God's great helpers.

Monday 15th October

RE Celebration

Year 4 welcomed parents as we held our RE celebration today to show off our learning to date. As this term was all about 'The Bible' - we focused on showing Bible stories. All children acted superbly and demonstrated their understanding of stories well. 

Thank you to those parents who were able to attend - we hope your enjoyed our celebration.

Year 4 Class Assembly

Thursday 10th October 2024

As part of our learning to date, Year 4 were able to demonstrate their understanding and knowledge of the bible story Abraham and Sarah and how they had to show trust and faith in God.

Well done to all of you for your effort and hard work.

Year 4 Class Liturgy

Tuesday 8^th October 2024

Year 4 held our own class liturgy based on the gospel reading from Mark 10:13-16 .

We began with a hymn, followed by an opening prayer and then reading scripture reading from Mark (10:2-16) We then reflected on the Gospel reading before ending our liturgy a closing prayer.

Finally, we completed an activity to remind us that all children are special and loved by God, whose Son Jesus welcomed the little children.

Year 5 Class Assembly

Thursday 3rd October 2024

Year 5 shared their learning from this term with the rest of the school and parents. We shared what we have learned about Creation and why it is important that we are now Stewards of the Earth. We also shared our English, geography and DT learning.

Our new and updates school houses!

We have had a huge change at the start of our new school year, we have new saints for our houses in school! We looked at our houses and wanted to make them more relevant to our school, using local saints or saints linked to our curriculum here at St Thomas'.

Introducing our new houses:

Saint Augustine

Saint Mildred

Saint Ethelbert

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Year 5 Trip to Canterbury Cathedral

We had a wonderful morning at Canterbury Cathedral on Monday 15th July 2024. We learned all about pilgrimage and St Thomas Becket. We took part in a costume trail around the Cathedral, acting out the story of St Thomas and learning about different parts of the Cathedral. We also made our own pilgrim badges, wrote our names with a quill, coloured our own stained glass window and were given the opportunity to explore the different activities in the education room. It was such a good morning!

Other Faiths Week 2024

We held our annual other faiths week in school this week. It is a wonderful opportunity for all the children throughout the school to learn about a major world religion in detail. Each class looked at a different world religion and produced some wonderful work. This was shared in our celebration assembly with the whole school and parents. Each class has also produced a display sowing some of their fabulous learning!

Year of Prayer

We are thinking about the Year of Prayer in school. This is a special year where we are called to pray in preparation for the Jubilee next year. Children throughout the school have written prayers that we have added to our prayer tree, which is on display in our school entrance. As part of their RE learning, year 5 looked at the Our Father and have written this sacred prayer in different languages. 

Year 5 End of RE Topic Celebration

Life in the Risen Jesus

On Thursday 16th May 2024, we welcomed parents into our classroom to tell them everything we have been learning in RE this term. We have been learning about what happened after Jesus rose from the dead and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. We shared some of our information about what Catholics believe in the Apostle's Creed, some of the main changes in the Church after the Second Vatican Council and the different types of prayer, knowing that Jesus is always with us. 

Year 5 Class Assembly

On Thursday 16th May 2024, we shared our learning from this term with the whole school and parents. We shared learning from English, where we have been reading Beowulf. We read some instructions we wrote to catch Grendel and kennings. We then shared our Anglo-Saxon learning from history. We also welcomed everyone to the new game show...RE Today, where the contestants were asked questions all about the Second Vatican Council. To finish we shared prayers we wrote in RE about Jesus always being with us, followed by singing 'He'll be there'.On Thursday 16th May 2024 we shared our learning from this term with the whole school and parents. We shared learning from English, where we have been reading Beowulf. We read some instructions we wrote to catch Grendel and kennings. We then shared our Anglo-Saxon learning from history. We also welcomed everyone to the new game show...RE Today, where the contestants were asked questions all about the Second Vatican Council. To finish we shared prayers we wrote in RE about Jesus always being with us, followed by singing 'He'll be there'.

Wednesday 15^th May 2024

Year 4 RE Celebration

During our class RE Celebration, we showed our parents some of our learning so far. The focus was The Early Christians - we were able to demonstrate the story of Pentecost.

Thank you to all those parents who were able to attend

Ascension Day Mass

This morning (Thursday 9th May 2024), the whole school walked down to St Thomas' Church to celebrate Ascension with members of our Parish. 

Southwark Schools Rosary

This morning (Tuesday 7th May 2024), we joined other schools around our Diocese to celebrate the Rosary with the Archbishop via Zoom. We all joined in and watched live from our class rooms. 

Crowning of Our Lady

In our celebration assembly on Friday 3rd May, the Mini-Vinnie's led the whole school and parents in a crowning of Our Lady. We shared prayers and placed roses at her feet. The youngest and oldest children in the school then crowned Our Lady. We sang some hymns dedicated to Mary.

Year 4 Class Assembly

02.05.24

Today, Year 4 welcomed parents and the school family to watch our class assembly. We were able to demonstrate our learning to-date. This included showcasing RE - where we were able to highlight Pentecost through drama and dialogue.

Year 5 Class Mass

This morning, Wednesday 1st May, Year 5 celebrated their class mass with the theme of Mary as it is 1st May. We heard about when Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth in the Gospel and asked Mary for support and guidance throughout this special month of May. Canon Anthony came to celebrate mass along with some of our parents. 

May is the month of Our Lady

As we start the special month of May, which is dedicated to our Lady, we think about how special she is and pray to her. We have a lovely statue of Our Lady in our foyer and on Friday we will be crowning her in our whole school assembly. After year 5 celebrated their class mass, they placed some flowers next to Our Lady.

Class Mass – Wednesday 24^th April 2024

On Wednesday 24^th April 2024, year 4 held a class mass in our classroom. The theme was work as it linked with the Feast of St Joseph the Worker. We invited parents to come and share mass with us.

CAFOD Club Assembly

Today (Thursday 18th April 2024), CAFOD Club held our second whole school assembly to let everyone know about our plans for the next two terms.

1) We would like to make the world a brighter place to live in! We would like to invite you to come to school dressed in bright colours to brighten up the world by fundraising for our global family by donating the money to CAFOD. We would ask you to bring a donation if you come to school in your bright colours. This will happen on Friday 3rd May 2024.

2) We showed a video of a bus that was being used in Pakistan as a mobile clinic to support those in need who were suffering as a result of the devastating floods of 2022. We are also inviting you all to take part in an art competition. For this, you will need to create a piece of artwork showing the community of St Thomas’. Just like the bus is being used in Pakistan. Your entry must either A4 or A3 sized and have your name and class written on the back. Your entry must be handed in to your class teacher by Tuesday 14^th May 2024, winners from each class will be announced in celebration assembly on Friday 17^th May 2024.

3) We are going to be hosting a whole school dancethon in term 6. More details to follow!

We are really looking forward to helping brighten up St Thomas', our local community and the whole world!

Holy Week in School 2024

Throughout this special time of Holy Week all the children will be taking part in different reflections and assemblies. In our hall we have images showing the Stations of the Cross.

Who was responsible for Jesus' death?

Year 6 have produced some wonderful work about who they believe to be responsible for the death of Jesus. They used scripture to find evidence for who they believed was at fault for Jesus' death, created pie charts in maths to visually show who they think held the most responsibility and created some lovely artwork.

Easter Assembly

At the end of the day on Thursday we celebrated all the fabulous Easter bonnets and decorated eggs that so many of the children had spent time creating. They all looked amazing!

Easter Bonnets and Decorated Eggs

We had some fantastic entries throughout the school for our Easter Bonnets and decorated eggs competition! So much effort went into them all! They were very difficult to judge but Mrs Milroy and Canon Anthony were up to the task! 

A massive well done to all of the children who took part!

The Way of the Cross

On Thursday, Year 6 shared Jesus' final hours with the whole school and parents. It was a time for thinking about how Jesus felt during the events of Good Friday.

Last Supper

On Wednesday, we gathered as a whole school again to reflect on the events of the Last Supper. We all sat in the hall and broke bread thinking about Jesus' last special meal with His disciples.

Palm Sunday 

 On Tuesday, key stage one and foundation stage shared a Palm Sunday assembly with the whole school. They sang some beautiful songs, acted out the story of Palm Sunday and other parables Jesus taught. 

Tuesday 26^th March 2024

Stations of the Cross

Today, both year 3 and 4 visited St. Thomas’ Church in Canterbury to accompany Jesus on his journey through The Stations of the Cross.  This is one of the most simple, yet powerful, ways to prayerfully walk alongside Jesus and to reflect on his great sacrifice for us.

There are fourteen Stations of the Cross. Each is an invitation to contemplate and experience a pivotal moment from Jesus’ sentencing to his death to his burial. They are a powerful way to step into some of the most significant moments in human history and encounter Jesus like never before. One of the most impactful times to pray the Stations of the Cross is during Holy Week, especially on Good Friday.

There are traditionally fourteen Stations of the Cross. Each station represents a different moment in Jesus’ Passion and Death, including:

1. Jesus is Condemned to Death
2. Jesus Carries the Cross
3. Jesus Falls for the First Time
4. Jesus Meets His Mother
5. Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
6. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
7. Jesus Falls a Second Time
8. Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
9. Jesus Falls a Third Time
10. Jesus is Stripped of His Garments
11. Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
12. Jesus Dies on the Cross
13. Jesus’ Body is Removed from the Cross
14. Jesus is Laid in the Tomb

Lent Penitential

On Monday morning each key stage took part in a special penitential service. Canon Anthony and Fr Giovanni came to celebrate these. Key stage two children were then invited to confession with our priests.

Year's 5 and 6 Stations of the Cross

On Tuesday 19th March 2024 year's 5 and 6 walked down to St Thomas' Church to have some reflection time walking through the Stations of the Cross. We all stopped at each station to listen and reflect on each significant part of Jesus' last footsteps. 

RE Displays Around Our School

We have been sharing lots of RE learning through our corridor displays this term. Take a look at what some classes have been doing.

Monday 18th March 2024

Age UK visit

Today, year 4 visited Age UK in Canterbury to sing a selection of Easter songs to visitors to the centre. 

After, the children read some pages of their books to the people visiting the centre.

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and we were grateful to lend our support to the local community

Class Liturgy 21st February 2024

Ash Wednesday

Year 4 celebrated Ash Wednesday by holding our own class liturgy. 

Lent explained

Lent is a time when we pray, do kind things for other people, give up things and give to others, as we prepare to celebrate the great feast of Easter.

For forty days, we accompany Jesus on his journey to Calvary and we see the mercy he shows towards others, despite his suffering. Just as God shows mercy towards us, like Jesus, we try to show mercy to others.

This Lent, we are also making our journey alongside families around the world living in poverty, especially those who do not have the basic things they need like enough nutritious food to eat.

We began with a hymn, followed by an opening prayer, scripture reading from Joel (2:12-13), the response, A CAFOD story, Lenten promises before finishing with more prayers and a final hymn.

Year 5 RE Celebration - Wednesday 7th February 2024  Inspirational People

Today we shared the learning from our work on inspirational people. The children wrote the RE celebration themselves and were proud to share this with lots of our parents! The children talked about what makes an inspirational person and how Jesus taught us the beatitudes to help us follow His example. They also acted out the life of Pier Giorgio who was known as ‘the boy of the eight beatitudes’.

Year 2 RE Celebration 5th February 2024   The Good News of Christ

Year 2 shared their RE learning with their families by acting out some of the miracles that Jesus performed.  From these miracles, the children learned that Jesus was truly human from the way he cared about others but also like God in the way he had holy powers to help those in need.

Wednesday 31^st January 2024

RE Celebration

During year 4's RE Celebration, we showed our parents some of our learning so far.

The focus was explaining about Jesus the Teacher, which was achieved through acting out a scene from scripture – The presentation of Jesus in the Temple.

Litter Angels Winners - Rosie Duffield visits Year 5!

We were very lucky this afternoon to have a visit from our MP, Rosie Duffield! She came in to announce the winner and runners up for the Litter Angels competition we entered earlier in the year! All of the posters were incredible! We knew it was important to share this important message with as many people as possible, we are all stewards of God''s creation and have a responsibility to care for our world.

Our runners up were:

Jolena

Chloe

Our class winner was...

ANDREW!

Well done!

Here are some pictures of our afternoon!

Look out for all of the posters, which will be put up around the school gates soon!

Well done year 5, I am so proud of you!

Year 5 Class Assembly - Thursday 18th January 2024

Today year 5 shared their learning with the whole school and parents from term 3 so far. They have already looked at so much and tried to fit in as much as they could! They shared their learning of long multiplication in maths, expanded noun phrases in English, inspirational people in RE, earth and space in science, drawing eyes in art and learning to play the glockenspiel in music. As well as sharing some of their singing. 

St Nicolas Carol Concert in Canterbury Cathedral

On Sunday 10th December 2023 a large number of year 5 joined other local schools to sing at the St Nicolas concert in Canterbury Cathedral. The children were all absolutely fantastic and sang beautifully. The represented St Thomas' wonderfully!

Advent in school

We have been busy in St Thomas' preparing for the Christmas season. We have been celebrating the start of Advent with key stage assemblies about Advent and each class has put together their own Christmas display sharing their part in our whole school Nativity. These have been displayed outside each classroom along the corridor and they look fabulous!

The Rosary

During the moth of October we Pray the Rosary. Here is a guide about what the Rosary is and how to pray the Rosary.

Year 5 RE Celebration - Creation - Monday 16th October 2023

We welcomed parents into class to share our RE learning from this term. We have been looking at Creation. We got into groups and each planned our different parts for the celebration. We shared what we had learned about the story of Creation from Genesis, what Stewardship is and why it is important, the story of The Fall, gave examples of two of God’s great helpers, St Martin de Porres and St Francis of Assisi, explained what co-creators and de-creators are and why it is important to not litter.

Wednesday 11^th October 2023

Year 4 RE Celebration

During our class RE Celebration, we showed our parents some of our learning so far. This included bible stories, most notably the story of Abraham

The children all took part in the celebration.

Through Abraham, God shows His people that, if they have great faith and complete trust in Him, He will look after them.

Year 4 Class Assembly

Thursday 5th October was our first class assembly of the year. We shared our learning from RE, Science, English, Geography and DT. During RE the children described and acted out the story of God's call to Moses.

Year 5 Class Assembly

Year 5 shared their learning with the whole school today (28.09.23). The shared what they had been learning in a number of subjects. In their RE work they have been learning about Creation and being Stewards of the Earth. They shared the story of Creation, prayers they had written about looking after Creation and posters they have designed to encourage the people of Canterbury to stop littering. 

Start of Year Mass

We celebrated our start of year Mass this week on Friday 15th September. We welcomed the whole school and parents to celebrate the start of a new school year. Canon Anthony celebrated the Mass alongside Fr Giovanni. It was lovely to gather as a school family once again. 

Oscar Romero Award

We are incredibly proud to share that we have achieved the first level of the Oscar Romero Award. We are now at a Participator Level. 

What does this award show?

Epiphany Mass in Church

On Friday 6th January 2023, our whole school celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany, at St. Thomas' Catholic Church.

Advent Mass 2022

Nativity 2022

It was wonderful to be able to once again invite parents and carers to watch our whole school nativity at St Thomas' Church this year. All of the children were absolutely amazing. We hope you enjoy looking through this selection of photographs from the performance. 

Christmas Displays 2022

Here are the wonderful displays that each class put together to share their part of our whole school nativity.

All Saints Mass at Church

On Tuesday 21st November the whole school attended All Saints Day mass at St. Thomas' Church.

Beginning of the Year Mass at Aylesford Priory - September 2022

On Wednesday 28th September, year 6 pupils from St. Thomas’ joined pupils from a number of Kent Catholic schools at Aylesford Priory for a mass to mark the beginning of the new academic year. Mass was be celebrated by The Most Reverend John Wilson, Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark.

Other Faiths Week 2022

The whole school took part in our annual Other Faith's week in the first week of July. It is always a wonderful celebration where the children learn about a different World faith. The children always enjoy this week and love sharing their learning. Here are some pictures of what each class looked at:

Holy Week 2022

We celebrate this special time leading up to Easter Sunday in many different ways. We hold penitential services and special reflective assemblies focusing on the key events in Holy Week.

Penitential Services

Canon Anthony and Father John visited us on Monday for Lent Penitential services.

Palm Sunday Assembly

On Tuesday, Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 children shared the story of Palm Sunday, retelling the events for the rest of the school.

Last Supper

On Thursday, we took part in a whole school reflection of the Lord's Supper, where we all sat in class circles by candlelight as we heard the story of Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples.

Ash Wednesday Mass in Church - 2nd March 2022

This morning pupils and staff attended a Mass at the church to observe Ash Wednesday. Pupils from the Mini-Vinnies group gave readings.

Epiphany Mass in Church

On Thursday 6th January 2022, our whole school (and a surprise guest) celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany, at St. Thomas' Catholic Church, which was a great way to begin 2022 altogether.

Holy Week 2021

For Holy Week this year we decided it would be nice to show the Easter Story through displays outside each class room. Each class were given a different part of the story to show. We also had a week of assemblies which were pre-recorded and each class watched in their classrooms. All the children took part in various activities throughout the week. Here are some images of our displays along the corridor. 

Holy Week 2019

As part of Holy Week the whole school took part in different assemblies and activities throughout our last week of term. We started the week with Lenten Penitentials, where we had time to refelct and as for God's forgiveness. Key Stage 1 shared the story of Palm Sunday, retelling the events for the rest of the school. We took part in a whole school reflection of the Lord's Supper, where we all sat in class circles by candlelight as we heard the story of Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples. The final part of the Holy Week journey was The Way of the Cross, where Year 6 acted out the story of Jesus' final hours.

Key Stage Two also took part in other reflective services. Year's 3 and 4 took part in a Holy Week carousel in the hall, stopping at different points and creating some artwork. Year's 5 and 6 went to St Thomas' Church to follow the Stations of the Cross.

Other Faith's Week 2019

During our first week back in term 4 each class spent the whole week learning about different aspects of one of the world's major religions. All of the children worked incredibly hard and took so much for what they were looking at.

Foundation stage - Christianity

Year 1 - Hinduism

Year 2 - Judaism

Year 3 - Orthodox Church

Year 4 - Buddhism

Year 5 - Sikhism

Year 6 - Islam

We shared some of our learning with parents in golden assembly on Friday. 

Nativity 2018

We had another successful whole school nativity at St Thomas' Church this year. All of the children were absolutely amazing. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.

Christmas Displays 2018

Here are the lovely displays that each class put together to share their part of our whole school nativity.

Holy Week Activities

Our last week of Term 4 is during Holy Week. As usual we have celebrated this special time leading up to Easter Sunday in many different ways. We have had various assemblies, starting with our Lent Penitential on Monday, the children were given the opportunity to speak with Fr Anthony or Fr Daniel and ask for God's forgiveness for any wrongs they have committed.

On Tuesday Key Stage 1 shared a Palm Sunday assembly with the rest of the school, which retold the story and why we celebrate it. The performing arts club also sang a lovely song during the assembly. Year 5 and 6 carried out some activities as a big group. They followed the stations of the cross, having time to reflect on each stage of Jesus' journey before he was crucified. After this they created mini canvas' which will be displayed in the new year 5 and 6 area when they move in.

On Wednesday we shared bread as Jesus did with his disciples at the Last Supper. We all sat in our class families in the hall listening to the story and reflecting while listening to quiet music. After this Year 3 and 4 worked as a group following various activities based on the themes of Holy Week.

A Journey in Love

At St Thomas' we are going to be using a new scheme to teach our Sex and Relationship Education (SRE). As of September 2019, SRE is going to be statutory in all primary schools.  After looking at a number of schemes on offer we have decided to use 'A Journey in Love'. This is a scheme that will run throughout the whole school from Reception to Year 6. It will run alongside our RE lessons and is based on Catholic Teachings.

Each class teacher has a copy of the book we will be using to support our SRE lessons.

If you have any questions at all please feel free to come and see Mrs Michael (RE leader and Year 5 teacher) or Miss D'Agostini.

Other Faith's Week 2018

In our first week of Term 4 we celebrated Other Faith's Week throughout the school. Each class looked at a different world religion and spent each afternoon investigating them. It has been another lovely week in our school looking at what people around the world believe and why.

Here are some pictures of our class displays:

Advent Displays

We have put our lovely Advent displays up in school. The children from each class made the displays themselves and represent the part each class plays in the whole school Nativity. Enjoy...

RE Achievements

Emily from Year 3 came and shared her trophy and certificate with the whole school. She had travel to Birmingham to take part in the competition. Emily said she had to talk about miracles, but she didn't find out the subject until she got to the event. This is wonderful to see one our of school family flourishing in her RE and spiritual work outside of school. Well done Emily!

Start of School Year Mass

On Friday 22nd September we held a welcome back to school mass. Fr Anthony and Fr Daniel came to celebrate this with us. We welcomed our new reception class and any other children who have joined our school family. We had lots of parents attend to celebrate with us.

Fr Daniel Visits Year 3

Year 3 were lucky enough to have a visit from Fr Daniel. The children asked lots of questions about being a priest and what this means. Here are some pictures:

Academic Year 2016-2017

Mini Vinnie's Afternoon Tea

The Mini Vinnie's held another successful afternoon tea for the parishioners of St Thomas' Church. The weather was glorious so we were able to go outside this time. There were scones, biscuits, cakes, tea and coffee. Both children and adults really enjoyed the occasion as usual!

First Holy Communion Celebration

On Friday 16th June 2017 we celebrated a special mass for those children who have made their First Holy Communion this academic year. It was a lovely mass attended by parents and the whole school. The children came dressed in their finery and looked absolutely wonderful! Congratulations to all the children who have made the next step in their faith journey.

Holy Week in School

During our last week of term before Easter we had some assemblies to show the events of Holy Week. All children took part in a Lent Penitential and the children in key stage 2 had the opportunity to go to confession with Canon Anthony or Fr Daniel, the children in Key Stage 1 shared what happened on Palm Sunday with the rest of the school, the whole school took part in a reflective assembly looking back at the Last Supper of our Lord, sharing bread with each other, year's 3 and 4 took part in a Holy Week carasel where they created different things relating to the days of Holy Week, finally, year 6 then shared The Way of the Cross with the whole school and parents.

Other Faith Week

Monday 20th February - Friday 24th February 2017

We have just had another wonderfully successful Other Faiths week in school. Each class looked at a different world religion, finding out interesting information about that religion and how it is celebrated. We enjoyed celebrating other faiths and cultures as we have such a wide variety here in school, which is what makes us so special.  Foundation Stage looked at Christianity, Year 1 looked at Hinduism, Year 2 looked at Judaism, Year 3 looked at the Orthodox Church, Year 4 looked at Buddhism, Yeah 5 looked at Sikhism and Year 6 looked at Islam. All of the children thoroughly enjoyed our week, we shared what we had learned with parents in our Golden Celebration Assembly on Friday. Here are some pictures from around the school...