On Tuesday 29th November, as part of our Geography ‘River Study’, Year 5 travelled to Plants Brook situated in New Hall Valley Country Park. When we first arrived, we were tested on which river vocabulary we could remember from our previous lessons. After this, our...
Today, we received an exciting visit from the children’s author Sam Copeland. He explained what initially inspired him to become an author and discussed his love of animals which he has chosen to include in his stories. The first book, ‘Charlie Changes into a Chicken’...
School Council launched a new reading challenge called ‘Book in a Box’. Children bought a chapter of their favourite book to life by putting objects and artwork together in a box to retell the story. Take a look at the wonderful creations! Back to Events...
“Lest we forget…” At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent on the Western Front to bring an end to the fighting in World War I. As a mark of respect, at 11am St Gerard’s School fell silent for two minutes to remember and...
World Science Day takes place on 10th November. It was started as a way of opening up the world of scientific research and discovery to engage everybody in scientific issues and developments. Science is all around us and part of our everyday lives. To promote this,...
Children in Year 2 enjoyed a special trip to the National Memorial Arboretum to support their history topic. During the visit, we were very honoured to take part in our own act of remembrance where the children read out a special verse and then placed a poppy wreath...