On Friday last week we had the pleasure of welcoming parents, carers and friends of St. Mary and St. Thomas Aquinas back into school for a coffee and cake afternoon. The event was organised by our Mini Vinnies group and all donations go towards our Walk Against...
Our Mini Vinnies team have been working hard this week preparing for our coffee afternoon on the 25th March at 2pm. The children have been making posters for each classroom and personalised invitations for our parents and...
Thank you to all of the children and their families for supporting our reverse Advent calendar. As a school we collected 1471 items which weighed in at a staggering 483.38kg!!! Well done...
This Christmas our Mini Vinnies have decided to send Christmas cards to Hadrian's House Care Home to spread joy this Advent. We have also made Christmas cards for the housebound in our local community to wish them a Merry...
In school this year we are all working together and taking part in a Reverse Advent Calendar. We are collecting food and toiletries for people in need within our local community. Lucy from the Gateshead Food Bank visited school and talked about the important work...
Our Mini Vinnie group had a wonderful meeting with Miss Mullen and Mr Craig. The children elected their president and then discussed ways in which we could further support our local community during Christmas and the season of...
Today we had the pleasure of welcoming into school Jimmy and his team from the Link to Hope charity, who came to collect all of the wonderful Shoe Boxes we have created at home and in school for those families in Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria and Ukraine. The team...
Our school Mini Vinnies recruited new members this half term. We celebrated by receiving a lovely gift from our friends at Hadrian's House Care Home, who we work closely with throughout the year. See - Think - Do Our Mini Vinnie Team are ready to make a...
As a school we have decided to try and raise money for CAFOD to help all the people in the world who aren't as fortunate as we are and don't have the things we take for granted. A man from CAFOD visited school and told us that the Amazon rainforest is being...
Throughout the month of October, our Mini Vinnies are praying a decade of the Rosary every day at lunchtime. Everyone is welcome to join in.This week many children have taken the opportunity to pray. The month of October each year is dedicated to the Holy Rosary....
A group of Mini Vinnies visited Hadrian House last Friday to help residents reply to the Postcards of Kindness which they received. The residents and the children really enjoyed each other's company. Postcards of Kindness is a wonderful project where people have...
Thank you to everyone who came and supported Macmillan Cancer on Friday afternoon. Mini Vinnies made cakes and invited two ladies from Hadrian House Care Home to join us. A total of £185 was raised....