Christ - Our Loving Parent

Looking ahead to the Sixth Sunday of Easter, we hear Jesus reassure his disciples in this weekend’s Gospel, “I will not leave you orphans. I will come back to you.” His words imply that nurturing love which is experienced between parent and child - we are wholly dependent on Him!

We have been thinking this week about the special role that parents and family play in our lives and the bond of love that binds us together. Our relationships with our primary carers is the first and most powerful attachment that can lead us towards recognising and responding to God’s love in our lives too. Learning to love God and to love others is two sides of the same coin.

Children have been building God's Kingdom with love this week.

A - 6th Easter

Maths Magic

In Maths this week, as part of our learning about multiplication, Year 1 have been exploring doubles. We learnt that a double has two parts that are equal/the same and then explored representing doubles using dice and tens frames. We found out that doubling a number will always make an even number. Great mathematical thinking, Year 1!

Sewing Skills and Storytelling

Year 5 have been creating fantastic personalised cross stitch squares as part of our DT learning. Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, and beautifully linked to our History topic on the Anglo-Saxons, we designed and stitched motifs that reflect our personalities while practising key sewing skills. We focused on running stitch, back stitch and some of us attempted cross stitch too! Our finished pieces are full of colour, character and creativity and we’re proud to share a selection of the brilliant work we produced.

Will the beasties come and visit you?

This week in English Year 3 have been looking at a new story ‘The Beasties’. They sound scary at first, however we soon learned that they are very supportive and reassuring, helping you get to sleep at night. Here are some of the maps we made to retell the story and recount all of the dreams that Daisy had...

National Treasure

Reception children have enjoyed getting creative this week. We thought about sea and land and different creatures who live there, just in time for Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday!

Times Tables Champions

This week saw the deadline of our 'Battle of the Classes' in TTRS. The three classes have been competing against each other to score points. 2N were crowned the winners, with 908 points in total! Congratulations to our top three students across the year group: Brooklyn, Oskar T and Robyn F. Another battle coming soon...

Growing & Changing

This week we have started to learn about different life cycles in preparation for our egg-citing visitors arriving next week! This has supported the children in developing their understanding of the world around them, particularly in noticing changes over time and exploring living things.

We explored the life cycle of a caterpillar through the story of The Hungry Caterpillar, which also encouraged the children’s listening, attention and understanding skills.

In addition, we have been learning about the life cycle of a frog. This has helped to build the children’s curiosity and vocabulary, while making connections between different stages of growth.

Getting to the Heart of Science: Year 6 Investigate Pulse Rate

This week, Year 6 became scientists as they carried out an exciting investigation into pulse rate and the effects of exercise on the body.

The children began by clearly setting out their investigations, just like real scientists. They wrote an aim, deciding what they wanted to find out, before making thoughtful predictions about what might happen. Many were able to explain their ideas using scientific understanding, linking exercise to an increase in heart rate. It was fantastic to see them using this scientific language with growing confidence.

With plans in place, it was time to get active! The children first measured their resting heart rate, before completing a chosen exercise for one minute. They then recorded their pulse again to observe any changes. This process was repeated for three different exercises, giving them a range of results to compare.

Once all the data had been collected, the children presented their findings beautifully in graphs. They showed great care and accuracy, clearly demonstrating how exercise affects pulse rate.

The children had a fantastic time taking part in this hands-on investigation. Not only did they enjoy being active but they also developed their scientific skills and were able to confidently explain their results. A brilliant effort from Year 6 - future scientists in the making!

We love RB

Congratulations to St Bernadette's Class for a beautiful worship this morning. The children taught us all about the Catholic virtue of Love - the habit of learning to feel the parental care of God and to reflect that same compassion in our relationship with others. The children led us in prayer and praise, through peom, story and even their own virtual reflection on love in their classroom. It was a joy to celebrate with RB their first class worship at St Joseph's. Well done and God bless you all!

Loving Witnesses

It's no wonder we have such an impressive group of Witness Award winners this week - our Tool of St Joseph has been love. This Catholic virtue inspires us to recognise the unconditional love that God shines on us and share that overflow with every person in the world around us. Our deepest gratitude to all these children for visibly and intentionally making the love of God tangible in our school this week by their words and actions. God bless you!

What's on locally?

Wood Street Jazz Festival 2026 - ChallengersGuildford Jazz and Challengers are delighted to invite you to Wood Street Jazz Festival for its return in 2026! On Sunday 19 July we will be welcoming you to an unforgettable afternoon of jazz performances on the Wood Street Village Green, all in support of Challengers!

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