NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

<p>Today we lead and presented Mass in church for the very first time. Our reading of the day was from Ephesians 1:1-10. All readers read beautifully and the whole class represented our school wonderfully.</p>

<p>Today we lead and presented Mass in church for the very first time. Our reading of the day was from Ephesians 1:1-10. All readers read beautifully and the whole class represented our school wonderfully.</p>

<p>Prioritising mental health has never been more important than it is now and to celebrate World Mental Health Day we all came together as a school to support the charity &#8216;Young Minds&#8217; by wearing something yellow to school for &#8216;Hello Yellow&#8217; on Friday.  We wanted to encourage the children to think about happy thoughts and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Prioritising mental health has never been more important than it is now and to celebrate World Mental Health Day we all came together as a school to support the charity &#8216;Young Minds&#8217; by wearing something yellow to school for &#8216;Hello Yellow&#8217; on Friday.  We wanted to encourage the children to think about happy thoughts and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Newsletter 13 March 2020</p>

<p>Science Week 2020 got off to a series of bangs at St Lawrence&#8217;s with a special assembly. It was hosted by friend of the school Technology Tom with the help of children Reception all the way up to Year 6. In series of experiments Tom showed the power of air and also how it can [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Yesterday we started Lent by taking part in a Ash Wednesday Liturgy in school. The school and parishioners joined together to pray. Everyone received ashes. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; During the Liturgy we launched our Lenten focus for fund raising and prayer; we are planning a number of events to raise money to build [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Yesterday we began our new RE topic, Listening and Sharing. To explore our topic, we read and used drama to act out the story of &#8216;Stone Soup&#8217; using props. We discussed and thought about what it takes to be a good listener.</p>

<p>Yesterday we began our new RE topic, Listening and Sharing. To explore our topic, we read and used drama to act out the story of &#8216;Stone Soup&#8217; using props. We discussed and thought about what it takes to be a good listener.</p>

<p>Each Friday after school, the children and families are welcome to stay for a story told by Megan, our Reader in Residence from Seven Stories. The children love this opportunity to share a story with their families &#8211; older and younger siblings are welcome too. A lovely way to end the week.</p>

<p>Each Friday after school, the children and families are welcome to stay for a story told by Megan, our Reader in Residence from Seven Stories. The children love this opportunity to share a story with their families &#8211; older and younger siblings are welcome too. A lovely way to end the week.</p>

<p>Since January, children in Year 3 have been working independently at home on a project of their own chosen subject about the Victorian era. They chose a topic, researched it and produced a fact file. The project could be about anything; schools, medicine, the royal family, food, hospitals&#8230;even football! Children were very brave and stood [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Since January, children in Year 3 have been working independently at home on a project of their own chosen subject about the Victorian era. They chose a topic, researched it and produced a fact file. The project could be about anything; schools, medicine, the royal family, food, hospitals&#8230;even football! Children were very brave and stood [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Since January, children in Year 3 have been working independently at home on a project of their own chosen subject about the Victorian era. They chose a topic, researched it and produced a fact file. The project could be about anything; schools, medicine, the royal family, food, hospitals&#8230;even football! Children were very brave and stood [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As a part of Children’s Mental Health Week, and thinking about the motto, ‘Find Your Brave,’ Year 3 looked at the story ‘The Wolf’s Colourful Coat,’ by Avril McDonald. The story encourages children to find their inner strength and to try to be brave when something worries them. In the story, the character Spider showed [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As a part of Children’s Mental Health Week, and thinking about the motto, ‘Find Your Brave,’ Year 3 looked at the story ‘The Wolf’s Colourful Coat,’ by Avril McDonald. The story encourages children to find their inner strength and to try to be brave when something worries them. In the story, the character Spider showed [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As a part of Children’s Mental Health Week, and thinking about the motto, ‘Find Your Brave,’ Year 3 looked at the story ‘The Wolf’s Colourful Coat,’ by Avril McDonald. The story encourages children to find their inner strength and to try to be brave when something worries them. In the story, the character Spider showed [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In Year 3 we are exploring ‘Forces and Magnets’ in Science this term. Today we had an activity carousel where we got to handle and use different types of magnets. We looked at: horseshoe magnets, button magnets and bar magnets. We looked at different metals that were attracted to magnets and which were not. We [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In Year 3 we are exploring ‘Forces and Magnets’ in Science this term. Today we had an activity carousel where we got to handle and use different types of magnets. We looked at: horseshoe magnets, button magnets and bar magnets. We looked at different metals that were attracted to magnets and which were not. We [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In Year 3 we are exploring ‘Forces and Magnets’ in Science this term. Today we had an activity carousel where we got to handle and use different types of magnets. We looked at: horseshoe magnets, button magnets and bar magnets. We looked at different metals that were attracted to magnets and which were not. We [&hellip;]</p>