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On Wednesday 7th May, Lower One had an exciting day at Colchester Zoo. This visit supported their science topic on Plants and Living Things and their English work on information texts. After a short journey, the children eagerly set off in small groups to explore the zoo. Throughout the day, they discovered different animal habitats, picked up fascinating facts, and learned about the endangered status of many species. A particularly exciting moment was seeing real animal bones — including a crocodile skull! One of the highlights was the ‘Out of Africa’ section, where the children saw giraffes, ostriches, elephants, antelopes, [...]

The new play equipment, generously donated by the P.F.A., has been enjoyed extensively this week thanks to the sunny weather. We are incredibly grateful to the P.F.A. for their continued support and generosity—it has made a real difference to the children’s playtimes.

Lower One and Upper One had a fantastic afternoon at the Odeon in Chelmsford where they took part in a new Creative Writing project in association with Creative Learning World on Tuesday 29th April. The programme included a fun 30 minute Creative Writing workshop which reinforced story planning skills and gave the children some great tips for choosing and describing characters and using onomatopoeia, followed by a showing of the new Warner Bros. film ‘A MINECRAFT MOVIE’. The children thoroughly enjoyed both activities, and were particularly enthusiastic when joining in with ‘Steve’s Lava Chicken’ song! The children will be continuing [...]

The whole school celebrated Foundation Day, which is the school's birthday, on Friday 25th April. All children and staff wore white flowers and/or white ribbons and at lunchtime Mrs Macdonald led the school in singing happy birthday as we cut our school birthday cake. Mrs. Parker-Litjens took a special assembly to mark the occasion, sharing information about our school’s foundation, its history, successes and about Mother Clare who founded the Brentwood Ursuline Convent School and had a love of white flowers. Our thanks go to the PFA who organised ribbons and flowers for the children to wear. [...]

Upper Two Easter Assembly Upper Two performed a beautifully acted dramatization of Holy Week and the death and resurrection of Christ this morning, both to their parents and as part of our End of Term Assembly. The children worked hard to present their play, which featured the Last Supper, Jesus’ trial, death and resurrection and the reactions of his disciples and followers. The scenes portrayed, reminded us all that Easter brings us the hope of salvation, the forgiveness of sins, and the promise of eternal life through faith in Jesus. PFA Easter Egg Hunt A big thank you to our [...]

Last Friday, Transition had a fantastic Space Day! The classroom was transformed into a cosmic universe, with blacked-out windows, swirling galaxies projected onto the ceiling, and fairy lights twinkling around the room. Both the children and teachers dressed as astronauts and spent the day engaging in space-themed activities, including cosmic yoga with an astronaut on the International Space Station, a space quiz, creative writing based on a journey into space, and even sampling space food! One of the highlights was definitely watching the children try space ice cream!

As part of their history topic Upper Two have been experiencing some unique World War 2 themed hands-on learning opportunities: VE Day Workshop Educational dance company Dance Days, provided a fantastic workshop for the Upper Two children who spent the afternoon learning a choreographed routine set to 1940’s music. Charlotte set the VE Day tone with her joyful teaching style and was very impressed at the speed at which the children picked up the moves. The Year 6 parents were treated to an animated performance at the end of the session and we were all very proud of what the [...]

On Tuesday 1st April, the girls' football team, consisting of children from Upper Two, Lower Two and Upper One, competed in the U11 District Football Cup final. The match, held at Brentwood School, was played in front of a large and passionate crowd, making the experience even more memorable for the girls. The team played exceptionally well, winning the final 2-0 and becoming District Champions for the first time in our school's history. This fantastic achievement was well-deserved, as the girls demonstrated determination, always giving their best and never giving up.

On Friday, March 28th, Lower One had the opportunity to perform their class assembly, which focused on the Stations of the Cross. After learning this journey in class, they worked incredibly hard, putting in a lot of effort to learn their lines and the words to the songs. On the day, they were joined by their parents and the children from Lower Two. They did an amazing job of singing, narrating the story of Jesus’ journey, and acting out the scenes. They truly made us all so proud. Well done, Lower One!

The Pre-prep hosted their beautiful Mother's Day Assembly on Tuesday, it's hard to imagine they are so young! The songs were amazing and there was not a dry eye in the building. There was even a craft activity which was enjoyed by all. It was definitely a morning to remember. The Infants performed an amazing Mother's Day Assembly for their family members this week. Not only did the children showcase their public speaking and wonderful musical skills, the adults had to partake in the Ultimate Mum Challenge. It was a super fun morning, full of dancing, sewing, biscuit decorating and [...]