TTRS England Rocks Competition

KS2 participated in a friendly TT Rock Stars competition involving schools in the United Kingdom. 187,079,415 questions were answered collectively by 377,972 children from more than 4,398 schools and 70,774 classes around the country! All children who participated in this tournament improved their recall and speed as the time went on. The top three classes at St Catherine’s was 4S, 6G and 5MG. […]

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Year 5 and Year 6 My Bnk Money session

This week, Year 5 and Year 6 participated in their final MyBnk money session focussing on ‘Fuel Finance.’  The children talked about energy bills and how they relate to the cost of living crisis. They looked at the difference between fossil fuels and renewable energy sources and where the majority of our energy is sourced in UK. […]

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Year 5 and Year 6 My Bnk Money session

This week, Year 5 and Year 6 participated in a MyBnk money session focussing on ‘My Future.’  The children looked at saving and borrowing money, including common debts in this country such as mortgages. Children were introduced to the concept of the two types of interest, AER and APR. The children learned the importance and consequences of […]

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Year 5 and Year 6 My Bnk Money Session

This week, Year 5 and Year 6 participated in a MyBnk money session focussing on ‘My Choices.’ The children explored salaries, taxes and different needs and wants. They then prioritised different expenses and discussed the importance of things such as why it’s good to have savings and the importance of paying bills. Children looked at the […]

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Year 5 and Year 6 My Bnk visitors

On Thursday morning, Year 5 and Year 6 started their day with an assembly with My Bnk. My Bnk is a financial education charity that teaches young people all about money management. Then each Year 5 and Year 6 class had a session with the My Bnk trainers and learned about spending habits and habit formation, […]

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Year 5 & 6 My Bnk Assembly

On Thursday morning, Year 5 and Year 6 started their day with an assembly with My Bnk. My Bnk is a financial education charity that teaches young people all about money management. Then each Year 5 and Year 6 class had a session with the My Bnk trainers and learned about spending habits and habit […]

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Maths Week Competition

Maths Week competition Thank you to all the children who entered the Maths Week competition. It was wonderful to see so many artistic posters displaying Mathematical penguins, the children were very creative and it was very hard to choose a winner in each phase group. Each child who entered the competition received a certificate. Photographs […]

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Maths Week

The whole school has been celebrating Maths Week 2023 through a number of mathematical activities and investigations. To start the week, a special bag was delivered to each classroom and the children had to solve the quiz to find the number to unlock the padlock. Once the children unlocked the padlock, they were excited to […]

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