Jack and the beanstalk!
Last week Reception were reading all about Jack and the beanstalk. They decided to plant and grow their own beanstalks but hopefully they don't find a giant at the top! After planting the beans the children wrote about their favourite part of the story and also about when they planted the…
Why is Pastoral Care at School Important?
Pastoral care is a provision schools make to ensure the physical and emotional welfare of their pupils. We all go through periods of difficulty in life, but sometimes these rough times are experienced at a young age when we do not yet have the experience to deal with them alone. Pastoral care can…
Science Week
This week was British Science Week, where once a year we celebrate science, technology, engineering and maths. It was a fantastic opportunity for the children to get involved in some really practical science activities and of course to dress up! Here are a few examples.
Air Pollution Workshop
Today we had a visit from Miles the Mole and Friends Theatre Company. They performed an interactive Air Pollution Workshop to Year 5 who learnt what we can do to improve the quality of the air locally and how, by taking simple preventative steps, we can can all reduce our exposure to polluted…
Live Science Lesson
Year 5 did a Live lesson in science yesterday. They linked with some scientists and discovered about the sea life along the British coast. They learnt about animal adaptations, asked questions and then created their ultimate sea creature. Here's an example produced by one pupil from St Thomas'…
World Book Day
We had a great day on Friday 3rd March celebrating World Book Day. Too many great photo's to share but here a few of my favourites!
Our Super Scientists meet a specialist!
Today our Super Scientists led by Mrs Claydon, met with Mr Galvin who is The Cooper's Company and Coburn School science specialist and STEM co-ordinator. They discussed what science workshops they would like to see at St Ursula's and about creating a link between our two schools to further…
KS2 Read to Reception
As part of Book Week some pupils from St Luke's visited St Teresa's today and became reading buddies. Pupils are educated in how to share a book, how to read with excitement and how to be a good listeners. Other classes did the same across the school.
Year 4 Local History Study
Year 4 have been taking on the role of historians and completing a local History study as part of our CLC topic, the Anglo-Saxons. They investigated the question: How has Havering been impacted by the Anglo-Saxons? They found out lots of interesting information and facts. Did you know that…
House Point Winners!
St. Dominic's House had the most House Points for the last half term and they were awarded today with a Games afternoon. They all had great fun and thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon!
Dress to Impress
During 'Wellbeing Week' at St Ursula's our children took part in 'Dress to Express Day'. Children came to school wearing their favourite colours and unique outfits to express how they were feeling.
Year 6 Get Cycling!
Cycling lessons were provided by Cycle Confident this week funded by the Department of Transport. 30 Year 6 pupils participated in 3 ability groups, Learn to Ride, Level 1 and Level 2. We are hoping they will return in the summer term so more pupils can benefit!