Quiz Club
The Quiz Squad, who have been meeting at lunch-times this term,
and who have formidable general knowledge, took part in the area
heat of the Inter School Quiz Championship.
One of the teams managed to come second, and we will know soon
if our score was high enough to go through to the next round.
Year 3 - First Confession Assembly
We shared with our parents
all that we have been learning in preparation for our First
Confession at a special assembly.
BOOK FORTNIGHT
Book at Bedtime
Talk on writing and spelling for parents
We all enjoyed listening to the storyteller Alex Pascall.
Dressing Up day
Readathon
As part of our Book
Fortnight we had a 'Readathon', on World Book Day, 4th March.
All day long children and teachers took turns to 'keep the
reading going'.
Our scientists busy at work at the lunchtime science club
Disability Awareness Day
Yesterday during “Disability Awareness Day”, the children had
the opportunity to explore the term “disability” and some of the
issues surrounding disability, with the overall aim of helping
to promote the inclusion of disabled people.
Congratulations to the Year 5 and Year 6 athletics team for
finishing third
in the Wandsworth competition. Well done!
The choir
sang at the carol concert for the Mayor.
We said a
fond farewell to Miss Brown who has given enormously
of her talents to the school in the past nine years.
We also
said goodbye to Mrs Palmer, a valued teaching assistant,
and wish her all the best in her new school.
Congratulations to our Year 4 children who are mastering the
violin after just ten weeks of tuition. They have treated us to
a lovely concert in school - Royal Festival Hall, here we come!
The Early Years
Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1
children
have worked extremely hard to prepare for their Christmas
production of ‘It’s a Cracker’. The story is centred around the
Christmas lunch table, but brings us to the stable where Jesus
was born in Bethlehem, and the story of love that is at the
heart of the celebration of Christmas.
The Year 5 and 6 cross country teams competed in the borough
finals at King George's Park and we were delighted to be placed
third.
We were delighted to see so
many of you join us on Wednesday evening for the open school and
Governors’ event. Small wonder that the standard of each
performance was so high, with so many flourishing children!
Congratulations to the Holy
Ghost cross country squad who won the cluster competition at
Tooting Bec Common, and thanks to Miss Brown for
managing the event.
The School Council have been
using camcorders to interview each other about bullying.
Year 4 enjoying their weekly
violin lesson.
'The Power of One'
Anti-bullying Show
The 'Power of One' taught us about
how to deal with bullying. We learnt about the role of the
bystander and what to do if you think you are being bullied.
We've been learning an African
song and dressing up as African royalty.
Thank you Mrs Twum-Apofo for teaching us about African culture.
Congratulations to our newly
elected Headboy, Headgirl,
Deputy Headboy and Deputy Headgirl,
Science talk for parents with
Hellen Ward, a science specialist from Canterbury University.
15 children from Year 6 sang
beautifully at the Thames Festival,
and even managed to choreograph one of the songs!
The Secret Garden
Well done to the Head Gardener and
her assistants for growing such delicious tomatoes
in The Secret Garden!
Congratulations to our
'Students of the Year'.
The whole school enjoyed
a day with 'Quiz Club'
"The Wind in the
Willows" performed by KS2
"Eddie the Penguin Saves
the World" performed by KS1
Celebrating our First
Holy Communion 2009
Congratulations to the winners of a
recent RE competition - What I see in Church.
Reception and KS1 Sports Day
Year 2 and KS2 Sports Day
Mrs Webb has just received flowers from
the Headboy and Headgirl to say a
resounding thank you for her impeccable organisation of Sports' Day
2009.
Our long serving and much loved
Mrs Hayden celebrates a special birthday!
Daragh, a local polar explorer, came to
talk to Year 5 and Year 6 about his recent 2 month expedition to the
South Pole. Due to the generosity of one of our parents, we presented
him with a cheque for £150 for the charity 'Sparks'.
Health and Fitness Week
Skipathon
We planted some healthy fruits and
vegetables.
We decorated the decking with beautiful flowers.
Celebrating our Creativity
Our Reflection of Christ's Passion
Year 3 & 4 Athletics
The Year 3 and Year 4 athletics teams joined together to compete in
Battersea. All the children performed and supported enthusiastically,
and with many individual and team firsts, we were thrilled to finish 2nd
overall.
Red Nose and Crazy Hair Day
We
are delighted to be able to present a cheque to CAFOD in assembly today
for £286 (£175 collected today and £111 from Family Fast Day). The PTA
raised £175 today for the crazy hair. Thank you for your kindness.
'Cook of the Year' Competition
We are so proud of Mrs Ridge, our cook, who was runner up
in the 'Cook of the Year' competition.
Holy Ghost Art Exhibition
Congratulations to all of the children who
took part in the 'Big Sing', raising money for Youth Music,
Marie Curie Cancer Care and CLIC Sargent.
The whole school enjoyed a day of tennis
with coaches
from Wimbledon Tennis Club
Carnival Day
Illustrator Day with Karin Littlewood
