Celebrating our dance superstars!
These four fantastic children took part in individual and group dance competitions over the weekend and all returned to school with first and second place trophies and medals. We are SO proud of our St Francis superstars! Well done Lexi, Lewis, Lily and Mario.
Year 2 helped a shipwrecked pirate.
Year 2 wrote some excellent replies after receiving a message in a bottle from a shipwrecked pirate. He asked them for advice.
A whole heap of "thank yous"!
As part of our Collective Worship this week we were looking at Caritas Theme 6. This is all about the different people in our community. We spent time thinking about all the people who help us in our community of St Francis School. We thought about our teachers, teaching assistants, office staff,…
D and T in Early Years
In Early Years we aim to provide our children with experiences that form the foundation for later work in DT. These early experiences include asking questions about how things work, investigating and using a variety of construction kits, materials, tools and products, developing making skills and…
Year 6 play rehearsals
The Year 6 play ‘The Sweeteasy’ is well underway and rehearsals are really taking shape - from the early days of reading the script in class to leaving the comfort of those two behind to act off-script in the assembly hall. The show, which takes influence from 1920s/30s America, is an…
Art and Music
The children listened to different songs and created an image of how the song made them feel and what it helped them to imagine. They did this using charcoal, pastel crayons and water colour paint. The results were fantastic - what a creative bunch!
Drumming showcase
Year 3 Djembe Drummers in action! Year 3 showcased their drumming to the whole school. They were excellent.
The final set of photos from our amazing trip to Harry Potter Studios.
Thank you to all of the adults that helped make the trip so special for the children, but most importantly, thank you to the 40 children who came on the trip; behaviour was exceptional, everybody was smiling and joining in,…
Harry Potter Studios Part 3: exploring Diagon Alley, Gringotts Wizard Bank and casting spells.
The adventure continues....
Exploring the set of Diagon Alley was truly magical, but I think we would all agree that the best bit was when the dragon came after us!
Year 6 Pettypool trip 2019
As always, the Year 6 residential to Pettypool was a fantastic few days away for children and teachers alike! The itinerary was jam-packed and the activities on offer this time ranged from climbing very high obstacles and jumping off them and zip-lining our way through trees to making stick men…
Persuasive writing
After a debate on whether we should have school uniform or not, the children were tasked with writing persuasively on a topic of their choice. The outcomes have been excellent and it was great to see what the children felt strongly about. The issues ranged from health and the environment to ideas…
