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Thursday 5th February, we took 12 girls to the national dance finals after getting through the semi-finals of over 120 applicants. We successfully achieved the performance award obtaining 3rd position.

On Saturday 31st January, six children from Lower One, Upper One and Lower Two were invited to take part in Brentwood School’s first art exhibition. Congratulations to Isabella, Henry, Annie, Freya, Jessica, Maya and Oscar for being shortlisted to display their incredible work. Their pieces, which were all based on the environment and how to help our planet, were amazing with some very imaginative ideas. They represented our school beautifully with their impeccable manners and had great speaking skills when talking to the adults throughout the morning. Well done – we were very proud to have you as part of [...]

On Friday 30th January, the U11s mixed tag rugby team took part in the District Rugby Tournament, held at Brentwood Town Football Club. All of the children had a fantastic time and were a real credit to the school. The team performed brilliantly, winning all of their matches and securing a place in the County Finals. These will be held at Southend Rugby Club on Wednesday 4th February.

Last Thursday, we were pleased to welcome Cannon John back to our school to celebrate mass in honour of the founder of the Ursuline Order, St. Angela. Upper One made an important contribution to the liturgy with their readings and prayers. They worked hard in their preparations by learning about the life of St. Angela and her vision for education. Cannon John talked to the children about St Angela’s vocation and her bravery in setting up the Ursuline Order and consequent school for girls, which was very interesting and inspiring.

Upper One have been learning about the Artemis II Launch, taking place in February. Four astronauts will fly around the Moon and back on Artemis II, the first crewed flight under NASA's Artemis campaign. The launch window begins on the 6th February. Upper One have signed up to have our class name onboard, during the mission. Everyone is excited to have their own ticket, as a memento.

Baby Ballet is now in full swing and the children are loving it. We ask our Upper and Lower Two Students to support the teacher during the lesson and they do a wonderful job. The children are coming along wonderfully and we look forward to watching you grow, learn and have fun.

Well done to the students from Year 4,5 and 6 for coming 3rd overall in the ISA Football Tournament and consequently qualifying for the ISA National Competition.

Well done to these Lower Two students who took their Grade Two singing exam. Fantastic news that they all passed with Distinction.

Upper Two started the new year with a day of fun at reflection at the retreat centre at New Hall School. Our day started with mass in the beautiful chapel, celebrated by Fr Andrew, who reminded us that God will always be with us in homily based on the Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. It was a wonderful way to begin the day and our energy was boosted with some rousing hymns, accompanied by the impressive chapel organ. Following a delicious snack and drink, Regan took us to the Astro turf to play some outdoor games. The class [...]

We were thrilled to welcome Alice from Essex Libraries, who visited us at the end of term to present our children with the Champion of the year Summer Reading Challenge Cup. We had the highest percentage of children participate this summer and also the highest percentage improvement in participation. We are so happy to have won this cup but more so that so many of our children took part and read continuously during the summer break, this supports the children with their learning and helps them with all aspects of their education. Well done to you all. [...]