Refugee Week
“To me, a home is where you feel loved, safe, and cherished.”- Malala Yousafzai The theme for Refugee Week 2024 is “Our Home”. From the places we gather to share meals to our collective home, planet earth: everyone is invited to celebrate what our Our Home means to...
World Faith Week
During World Faith Week, all pupils had the opportunity to learn about different faiths and religions. The week began with a whole school assembly to celebrate the shared values between different faith communities. Throughout the week, visitors came in and visits took...
Spanish Day
Today, we celebrated Spanish Day at St Gerard’s. This gave our children the opportunity to explore the culture and customs of other Spanish speaking countries in the world. Everyone arrived at school dressed in the flag colours of a Spanish speaking country, then...
Walk to School Week
School Council have launched ‘Walk to School Week’ as part of National Walking Month. Schools across the country, including children and school staff are encouraged to travel to and from school in a sustainable, healthy way! Each morning, School Council have taken a...
World Earth Day
World Earth Day is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness of the challenges facing our environment and planet. Over 193 countries celebrate Earth Day around the world, with more people getting involved every year. During the day, we focussed on important...
World Book Day
Happy World Book Day St Gerard’s! What a fantastic day we all had. This year children could dress as a book character or a word. The costumes were extremely creative and everyone looked amazing. World Book Day also marked the deadline for the Paper Plate Competition....
The Big Lent Walk
“Small acts of love make big things happen.” As part of our Lenten fundraising activities, we are raising money to support various worthwhile charities. The GIFT Team voted to support CAFOD as they are part of one of the largest aid networks in the world. During the...
Vocations Week
‘Vocare’ is the Latin word meaning, ‘to call’ and as a Catholic school we believe the biggest calling we hear is from God. We are called to be holy, called to follow God in our lives, and called to use our gifts at work. This week was ‘Vocations week’ and we...