We would like to remind all parents that we promote an unofficial one way system to try and ease congestion on Vale Drive. We ask that if driving, you enter Vale Drive from Milton Avenue and travel down the hill. If you enter Vale Drive from Elton Avenue or Woodfall Avenue please ensure you turn […]
Read MoreChristmas Jumper Day
We will be celebrating Christmas Jumper Day and raising money for Save the Children on Wednesday 13th December, which is also our Christmas Dinner Day. We hope this will help the children get into the Christmas spirit and make the day even more enjoyable. We ask that in exchange for your child wearing a Christmas […]
Read MoreFriendship Week and Odd Socks Day
This week, we kicked off Friendship Week with ‘Odd Socks Day’ where the children all wore odd socks. We discussed how our unique qualities and talents are what make us special and that we should celebrate and be proud of our diversity and differences. We continued on this theme throughout the week and the children […]
Read MoreRequest for dolls
One of our local care homes is creating a Doll Therapy room for all their residents who like to care for babies. Several carry dolls around with them anyway as for some they have regressed to the motherhood period of their lives. They are looking for full sized dolls (not Barbie size), blankets, dolls’ clothes, […]
Read MoreTTRS 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. […]
Read MoreBlack History Assembly and Workshops
On Thursday morning, Key Stage Two enjoyed an assembly about Black inventors and scientists from Tony Warner at ‘Black History Walks’. They learned about people like scientist Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin-Pocock and her work helping to make satellites. They also learned about Bernice Dapaah, an inventor from Ghana, who created a bike made from bamboo. The […]
Read MoreYear 4’s Potion Day
On Wednesday, Year 4 had a wonderful ‘Potion’s Day’ filled with fascinating experiments and engaging activities, marking the beginning of our exploration into the science of states of matter. We started the day sorting a variety of materials into solids, liquids and gas and learning about their particles’ arrangement. Next, we answered the investigation question […]
Read MoreTimes Tables Rock Stars Challenge – 14th-16th November 2023
Times Table Rock Stars is a fun and challenging programme which allows children to develop their confidence and fluency with the multiplication tables and related division facts. Children are encouraged to play different games to earn coins, which can be spent developing their Rock Star Avatars. As a school we encourage children to use TTRS […]
Read MoreDisability History Month
This month is Disability History Month. In class the children will be listening to the inspiring lives of influential people who have impacted disability related UK laws and equal rights. Here is a link to the stories that the children will be listening to: Your Story, Our History: Disability History Month – UK Parliament, November […]
Read MoreFOREST SCHOOL REMINDER
This is a reminder that ALL children should be bringing wellies into school on the days they have forest school, this is particularly important at this time of year. If children do not have the appropriate footwear, this may prevent them from participating in the session which we want to try and avoid. We would […]
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