School Blog
Mini Vinnies
Our Mini Vinnies have been busy creating prayer bags for the children to take home. The children were proud to be helping others to pray and talked about why prayer is so important.
Gymnastics Competition
Some of our children competed in a gymnastics competition yesterday. They represented our school brilliantly and they were so well behaved! The instructor said they were the only school to say thank you! We’ll get the results at some point today to find out if we’ve...
Lent Prayer Bags
Our Year 2 children will be continuing their Lenten journey at home by answering the call to pray during Lent. To help them they will be taking home Lent themed prayer bags so they can create a special prayer focus with their family.
Pope Francis Prayer Bags
Our Year 1 children will be taking home a special prayer bag this week which is themed on Pope Francis. We are keeping the Holy Father very much in our prayers at school and now children can use the prayer card to pray for him at home with their families too.
Welcome creatures!
We welcomed some new creatures to our school today! Newt eggs, frog spawn, tadpoles, sticklebacks and minnows to Pilgrim's Pond and LOTS of worms to our wormery in St Francis' Forest!
Sister Act!
A big thank you to Bishop Milner Catholic College for inviting our Year 6 children to watch their fantastic performance of Sister Act today! The children had a great time and it was lovely to see some familiar faces!
Staff Social Action
During Lent staff are given the opportunity to to take social action and make a difference. Each week the staff will be litter picking in the local area before going to enjoy a well deserved drink and a chance to reflect on their own journey through Lent. LOTS of...
Year 3’s Mass
Well done to Year 3 for leading our whole school Mass. Today was all about prayer and how Jesus taught the disciples to pray. As a school family we love the opportunity to pray together using the words Jesus taught.
Science Fair
AMAZING Science projects shared today at our Science Fair to celebrate Science Week! The theme was Change and Adapt and the children shared some very detailed and imaginative creations! It was lovely to show them all off this afternoon and then to our parents too at...
Stations of the Cross
On Friday we began our Lent tradition of learning about each station of the cross together. We looked at the image of the first station, paused and prayed together. To mark our journey we added two purple footprints at the front of the hall.
World Book Day
It was so lovely to see so many children dressed up as their favourite book characters in celebration of World Book today! Our school office was even taken over by two Minions!
Sacramental Preparation
Thank you to the parents who joined us for our Sacramental Preparation Meeting on Thursday. We were joined by Fr Louis too - school, home and Parish all working together.
Good bye Alleluia!
Today, at the start of Lent, we did the important job of putting the Alleluia away. The children gave it a wave as we placed it in the special box! We won't see it again until we return to school after Easter Sunday!
Ash Wednesday Mass
Thank you to Year 4 who led our whole school Ash Wednesday Mass this morning. It was lovely to be joined by members of the parish and families to receive the ashes together on this very special day.
Lent Ready!
We are all ready for the Holy Season of Lent. Throughout Lent we will focus on prayer, fasting and giving alms to bring us closer to Jesus.
Pancake Day!
Thank you to our kitchen staff who made the most delicious pancakes for the children to enjoy today!
Vocations Mass
Thank you to Year 5 who led our Vocations Mass today. We prayed not only for Pope Francis but for those who have followed the call to religious life.
Welcome Back!
Today, after our Settling Sessions, during Prayer and Liturgy as well as sharing the Gospel we prayed for Pope Francis and will continue to keep him in our prayers. Afterwards, we also reminded each other all about St Joseph’s Way and introduced this half terms life...
Pilgrim’s Pond
During the half-term holiday we had a pond installed in our school grounds! We can’t wait to install the plants and animals so that children can enjoy pond dipping and leaning more about different ecosystems. As it’s the Pilgrim Year of Hope we’ve named it Pilgrim’s...
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Our new life size Sacred Heart of Jesus statue looks wonderful at the front of our school.