This week we have been reading ‘Whatever next’ by Jill Murphy. We had lots of discussion around what we would take to the moon if we were going and what it would be like to be in a real rocket. The children have really enjoyed retelling the story using a cardboard...
This week we took our Spanish lesson outdoors, we had so much fun singing and joining in with the actions in our garden. Thank you Miss...
This week in Nursery the children have been busy planting their own sunflower seeds. We talked about how to plant a seed, what it needs to grow and how to look after it. We can't wait to see how big they...
A huge thank you for all of the kind donations to our Ukraine appeal, we were humbled by the generosity of everyone involved. We filled three cars with the donations and took them to the Polish Centre in Newcastle. https://youtu.be/VMuIVTLHZkg
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...
This Lent, the children in school will be taking part in the Walk Against Hunger CAFOD appeal. Mr McGee from CAFOD visited the children and explained how we can support children overseas by helping walk and raising awareness. Each class will be tracking how far...
This week our baby chicks hatched in Nursery. We have taken a time lapse video of the exciting event. https://youtu.be/VdlOZ0J0RX0
Today, the children took part in the masked reader where they had to identify the teacher behind the mask from the title and blurb of their favorite book. Can you work out who the masked reader is at home? Bassett Hound https://youtu.be/SoI5iJsqmvw Bassett...
Nursery have enjoyed making lots of noise this week using our musical instruments. After listening to our nursery rhyme of the week 'I hear thunder' we talked about loud sounds and quiet sounds. The children then explored this further using a range of musical...
Our collective worship theme was friendship and welcoming new friends. We talked about how lucky we are to have so many friends in school and what makes us a good friend. We then invited each child to place their face tag on our tree and thank God for making them a...
This week in school we celebrated the Epiphany. In Nursery the children recalled the Nativity story and how the three kings travelled a long way, following a big star in the sky to visit baby Jesus in the stable in Bethlehem. We talked about the gifts that...