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Transition enjoyed an exciting pirate themed day filled with a range of fun and engaging activities. The children came to school dressed as pirates and become Mrs Gibbon's crew mates for the day. Throughout the day they took part in a variety of pirate themed activities including a treasure hunt and designing their own pirate flag. One of the highlights of the day was making their own pirate mocktails. The children decided what juices they wanted to mix and thought of some mocktail names such as 'Tropical Treasure' and 'Sparkling seas'. The children applied their understanding of capacity and measurement [...]

On Thursday, Transition enjoyed a fantastic trip to Chatham Docks. The day began with a session aboard the HMS Gannet, where the children met Pirate Tracey. She put them through their paces as they trained to become part of her crew. The children learned all about the life on board a pirate ship, how pirates would fight, and they even joined in with singing a pirate song. Next, the class discovered how the famous HMS Victory was built. They explored the fascinating history of shipbuilding and even visited the mould loft, where ships were designed and planned. After lunch, the [...]

On Tuesday 12th May, we took a mixed team from Transition to participate in the District Year Two Cricket Tournament. The event was held at Bentley Cricket Club. The team demonstrated excellent teamwork, determination and enthusiasm during the competition, winning all of their matches to be crowned district champions, a fantastic achievement for everyone involved. As a result of their success, the team will now go on to represent the district at the county finals, which will take place at Colchester Cricket Club on Wednesday 15th July.

On Tuesday 12th May, the girls and boys’ tennis teams travelled to Brentwood School to compete in a doubles tournament. All of the children played exceptionally well and represented the school brilliantly throughout the day. There was tremendous success across all age groups. In the Girls’ U9 competition, they achieved an excellent 2nd and 3rd place finish. In the Boys’ U9 tournament, we had a team that were crowned champions, and one finishing as runners-up. The girls continued their impressive performances in the U11 competition, where both doubles teams faced off in the final,  ensuring the school finished in 1st [...]

Lower Two took part in a workshop run by ‘Portals to the Past’ on the Vikings. The class looked spectacularly fearsome in their Viking outfits. The children learnt about where the Vikings came from, how they first arrived as raiders in Britain but later became settlers. They learnt about the Viking Gods, and their homelife. The man conducting the workshop was both knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The children looked at a wide variety of artefacts and participated in a range of activities including Viking games and axe and spear throwing (not real ones). All of Lower Two thoroughly enjoyed their day. [...]

We held a beautiful service in honour of Our Lady during her month of May. Led by Lower Two, the school celebrated with readings from the Bible, prayers and a wonderful array of flowers.

STEAM Week has been a truly action-packed and memorable week, filled to the brim with a wide range of exciting activities for all the children to enjoy. There has been a real feeling of enthusiasm throughout the school as pupils immersed themselves in creative, scientific, and technological experiences. We began the week with workshops in both the Infant and Junior departments, where the children explored the world of robotics by designing and building robots to complete a variety of challenging tasks. It was fantastic to see their problem-solving skills and teamwork in action. Tuesday was ‘Art Day’, led by our [...]

Following an incredible morning of dance, with over 150 children participating, the Ursuline pupils gave truly exceptional performances and were proudly crowned district champions for the third year in a row. Individual results can be found below: Year 5 & 6 District Dance winners Year 3 & 4 District dance winners Soloist: Year 6 district contemporary winner Year 5 district contemporary winner Year 4 district contemporary runner up Year 4 district contemporary 3rd place Year 3 district contemporary winner Year 3 district contemporary 3rd place Year 6 street dance winner Year 5 street dance 3rd place Year 3 street dance [...]

On Friday, we were delighted to welcome our Junior School Choir and Orchestra as they performed for family and friends at our annual Spring concert, Music in the Natural World. The children have been rehearsing for many weeks and have worked extremely hard preparing for this special event. The evening opened with the orchestra performing Memory from Cats, followed by a lively and impressive rendition of The Pink Panther. The choir then joined the orchestra for a beautiful performance of What a Wonderful World—a first for our school, and a great success. We were also treated to a series of [...]

Yesterday, Transition had an exciting and memorable Space Day! All the children came into school dressed as either an astronaut or alien. They all looked amazing. The classroom was transformed into outer space, with galaxies and nebula projected onto the ceiling, blacked out windows, and fairy lights creating a truly magical atmosphere. There was even a life-size cut out of Buzz Aldrin! Throughout the day, the children took part in a variety of space-themed activities. They enjoyed yoga with an astronaut on the International Space Station and played Space Bingo. One of the highlights of the day was tasting space [...]