Religious Ethos
Our principal aim is to provide the children with a sound Catholic, moral, social and academic education in a disciplined environment.
As part of the celebrations on the Feast of St. Angela (the Founder of the Ursuline Order) and St. Ursula (its Patron), we have a whole-school celebration. As a Catholic School we celebrate Masses and other services throughout the year.
These include Harvest mass when the children bring in tinned food and toiletries for those less fortunate than ourselves, St. Ursula’s day when we celebrate the foundation of our school, Mother’s day assembly when the infants put on a display for their mothers, Ash Wednesday, Reconciliation services, the Rosary in May and October, individual class prayer times and the Christingle Service of Light at the Brentwood Cathedral in which the infant classes perform the Nativity play.
As a school we are proud to maintain our links with the Cathedral throughout the year.
At Christmas we go to the Marillac to share carols and readings with the residents and staff.
The school accepts pupils of all religious denominations who support the Catholic ethos of the school.
Christingle 2011
Brentwood Cathedral provided the setting for this annual event with many people commenting that it provided the start to their celebration of Christmas. Not only was it a meaningful display of the children's and staff's commitment, dedication and hard work, but also enabled the school community to raise a substantial financial sum for the charities that we support. The retiring collection amounted to the sum of £807.45 which was divided between The Brentwood Catholic Children's Society and our sponsored child, Suhaila. The Collecting Candles raised £881.34 which will be donated to the Children's Society, which helps many children in the UK who, for many reasons, have a very troubled childhood. Thank you all for your tremendous support.
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St. Angela's Day Mass 2011
On Tuesday 25th January the children celebrated St. Angela's Day by participating in a Mass conducted by Father Read. St. Angela was the founder of the Ursuline Order of nuns and she is the patron saint of teachers of young people. Urusline schools all over the world mark this special day.
Thank you to everyone who kindly donated to the Royal British Legion by purchasing a poppy. We will let you know in due course how much we raised. Many thanks to Mrs Larrett's Class for their very moving assembly which was held at 11am on the 11th of November. The children were very attentive during this special assembly and during the 2 minutes' silence which the whole school observed.
Harvest Festival Mass 2010
On the 28th September the children participated in a special Mass to celebrate Harvest time. Father Jacob from the Franciscon Friars travelled from Canning Town to perform the mass and collect all of the wonderful gifts of food, clothing and toiletries donated by the children and their families. These basic necessities were then distributed to the needy and poor of Canning Town. It was a lovely Mass which the children thoroughly enjoyed and were made more aware of all the luxuries they enjoy at home.
Easter Assembly 2010
Upper Two celebrated the occasion of Easter by re-enacting the Easter Story. The play started with a scene from the Last Supper. The final scenes of the Crucificion and the Ressurrection movingly retold the events as portrayed in the bible. This performance was enjoyed by parents, staff and pupils of the school.
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Remembrance Day Assembly 2009
On 11th November 2009, Lower Two gave a very moving and thought-provoking Remembrance Day assembly in which they told the Juniors about the importance of Remembrance Day and the poppies people wear. They also placed particular emphasis on the current war in Afghanistan. Poppies were sold around the school in the preceding weeks.
Harvest Mass 2009
On Monday 28th September the school celebrated its annual Harvest Festival Mass. Father Emmanuel, from the Franciscan Friars in Canning Town, came to lead our mass, and was very grateful for the many donations of food that the children and parents had made. The Mass was a very special one, with all children from Kindergarten upwards participating with both reverence and enthusiasm.
