BBC 500 Words Filming Wednesday 17th July 2024 To encourage a love of writing and storytelling our literacy lead teacher submitted stories by some of our children for the BBC 500 Words competition. As part…
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Book Fair
BOOK FAIR CONGRATULATIONS! Together we raised the enormous amount of £3,358,47 which means we have an incredible £2,015.08 to spend on new books for our library. Well done to all!
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This week we were incredibly lucky to be invited to Highgate school to meet the renowned author, Adam Kay. Adam is best known for his best-selling book ‘This is Going to Hurt’ but for the…
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SUMMER READING CHALLENGE This year’s Summer Reading Challenge – developed by The Reading Agency with arts charity Create, and delivered in partnership with public libraries, inspires every child to be a storyteller and maker. This week we…
Read MoreYear 3: An Inspiring Writer
Helen Peters, an inspiring author, came in to visit the children in St Joseph’s this week. They were thrilled to learn all about how her childhood growing up on a farm inspired her writing. Some…
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Earlier this week, we were treated to a very special author visit, thanks to Mrs Rooney. She invited Helen Peters into our school to talk about her books and the inspiration behind them. She informed…
Read MoreYear 5: Cricket, Science and Author Visits!
Another fantastic week in Year 5, full of brilliant learning, exciting visitors and sporting adventures! To start us off, Year 5 were lucky enough to meet another real-life author, named Helen Peters. Some of our…
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Author Visit – Helen Peters Wednesday 12th June Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 & Year 5 What a fantastic and inspirational visit with Helen Peters! Helen Peters, award-winning author, was in school…
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Magnet Magic in Year 3
Year 3 has enjoyed soaking up the (intermittent) sun this week. They spent some time relaxing outside our school library, immersing themselves in their chosen books. In science, we have continued studying magnets and how…
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