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20 February 2026

Around School 20th February 2026

To end the first week of learning about Chinese New Year, we enjoyed tasting noodles, rice, prawn crackers and curry sauce! Everyone enjoyed it and some of us trying new foods for the first time- brilliant!

This week, the Swifts were developing confidence holding the attention of an…

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13 February 2026

Around School 13th February 2026

Sending lots of love for Valentines Day! Thankyou to everybody who was able to join us for our very special All you need is Love Candle Time!

To reinforce their learning about rivers, the Owls took a very muddy walk through Flatts Woods today in search of features of rivers and examples of…

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9 February 2026

Around School 6th February

This week, the children have been exploring different pitches and tones in music. We explored pattern and trace music while keeping a steady beat!. It was wonderful to explore how music makes us feel and how much is has evolved since the 1950's! We also discussed how pop music originated from…

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26 January 2026

Around School 30th January 2026

What a wonderful piece of artwork we received from Jemima this week, as part of her homework. Homework she decided to complete even though she wasn't feeling 100%! Wow- Jemima I think your work is just beautiful, you are very talented and I can't wait for Mr Hall to put up your picture

'Baptism…

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23 January 2026

Around School 23rd January 2026

This week in RE, Larks were learning about special books. We loved guessing which special book belonged to which teacher! We know that we treat books respectfully and recognise that different books are special for different reasons. Next week we are off to church for one of our RE lessons so that…

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15 January 2026

Around School 16th January 2026

What a treat!!

Our Little Wrens enjoyed their first local adventure and found themselves in Costa this week!!

They enjoyed a baby chino or warm milk with gingerbread men. They were all so well behaved and enjoyed speaking to other customers and staff working hard in the shop. Staff wanted to…

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10 January 2026

Around School 9th January 2026

This week, a small group of eager children attended Mass to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany and returned to school to create their own ‘gifts of prayer’. The children’s prayers focused on their hopes for the New Year and have been displayed in the classroom to inspire spontaneous…

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19 December 2025

Around School 19th December

The Owls have had a science packed day, learning about irreversible changes.

They have popped popcorn and made special Christmas bread. It has been busy but has been an amazing day! I think they look delicious Owls.

Happy Christmas everyone!

 

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5 December 2025

Around School 5th December 2025

Our Faith in Action leaders certainly put their faith into action this afternoon, serving local residents lunch at the Advent meals event held in the parish hall. It was gorgeous to see them interacting confidently with our neighbours and helping the parishioners to run this important event. Great…

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26 November 2025

Around School 28th November 2025

The Owls have been learning about the clothing worn by Vikings this week and have even had a go at weaving their own fabric. It was quite a challenge but everyone managed to weave a small sample, but certainly not enough to make a tunic!

A visit to Bowes Museum 

What a fantastic RE…

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11 November 2025

Around School 14th November

'Kindness Wins'

Monday saw us wear odd socks

Some with stripes, some with spots.

Tuesday saw us wear our shades

Cool to be kind in every way.

Wednesday saw us gather in prayer

Hoping for kindness, everywhere.

Thursday saw us out and about

Playing bingo with friends, at…

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