KS2 were visited by a special opera company, The English Pocket Opera Company, on Monday morning this week. The children participated in an assembly led by professional opera singers Paul, Pamela and Mark (who also accompanied on the piano). The performance not only helped tell the history of music but also showed the children how […]
Read More5C Class Mass
Thank you to Father James for celebrating Mass with Class 5C on Tuesday. The Gospel reading was about healing. The Bible speaks often of miraculous healing through the work of Jesus Christ. The children sang beautifully and read so reverently. As always we were delighted that so many of our parents could gather with us. […]
Read MoreYear 5 Weekly Update
Dear Parents, Our week started with an excellent Opera workshop in the hall. We particularly enjoyed seeing Mr Bell dressed as an evil villain in cape and purple wig! In Maths, we have been adding fractions as well as comparing fractions with different denominators. In English, we have been learning about the play ‘The Tempest’ […]
Read MoreScience Week – Our Diverse Planet
EYFS pack: https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2020/01/BSA_BSW_EarlyYears_1119v6.pdf Primary pack: https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2020/01/BSA_BSW_Primary_1019v20.pdf Secondary pack: https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2020/01/BSA_BSW_secondary_1119v13.pdf (suitable for Y6)
Read MoreAlbert Hall Tickets
Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached a letter from BEAT detailing how to buy tickets for the performance on the 30th of April. The children will receive a hard copy welcome pack on Thursday, however, the ticket booking information has just been released today. You can only buy tickets from the box office at […]
Read MoreOnline Safety: Roblox and Open Chat Gaming
Dear Parents, It has been drawn to our attention that children will often play games such as Roblox that have open chat features. These features enable anonymous users worldwide to direct message players in the game. Whilst the chat features in the games are fun for the children to use in controlled formats i.e. when […]
Read MoreMacmillan Cancer Support
Thank you to everyone who supported the Year 5 Key Ring Sale last Friday. We were overwhelmed with the support you gave. The amount raised was £238. We are incredibly proud of our children and a special ’Thank You’ to the parents who supported them in this wonderful fund raising event . For further information […]
Read MoreYear 2 and Year 5 Fire Talks
Last week we welcomed Hayley Archer to St Catherine’s. Hayley led workshops with the children in Year 2 and Year 5. The children greatly enjoyed her visit and found it very informative. If you would like a ‘Home Fire Safety Visit ‘ visit https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/safety/the-home/home-fire-safety-visits/ This service can be booked by parents/carers and it will be […]
Read More5C Mass
Thank you to Father John for celebrating Mass with Class 5C on Tuesday. We reflected on the words in the gospel- ‘We are all brothers and sisters in God’s family.’ We all have a part to play in our daily lives to show we are part of God’s family. Father John noticed a sign in […]
Read MoreYear 5 Weekly Update
This week we: Finished our non-chronological reports about gold, and they truly are worth their word count in gold! The children worked hard to use relative clauses, as well as all the correct features of a non-chronological report. Continued to work with fractions in maths, by creating pairs of equivalent fractions, converting mixed numbers to […]
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