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This year we had another fantastic International Day! We have such a rich cultural heritage in our school and it was wonderful to bring those cultures together to celebrate as one big community. The day began with a beautiful mass said by Fr. James. After this, each class enjoyed learning about different countries around the...

As part of our preparations for Holy Week, KS2 carried out the Stations of the Cross in St. Anne's Church. The service was very moving and reverent, and KS2 now feel ready for the important messages of Easter.

This week, an exciting trip to Cambridge University was organised by an academic of the renowned university, as part of an ongoing partnership between our school and Cambridge. During the visit, the pupils visited the Museum of Zoology where they learnt all about types of skeletons, and the genetic make-up of different species. After this,...

On Thursday 28th March, our chess team took part in a Newham competition against 4 other schools. Each team consisted of 5 players and each child played 5 games. Despite our team trying to pretend to Mr Allen that they had not won, they had actually won emphatically, just as they did last year! Player...

On the 18th and 19th March the Metropolitan Police visited St Joachim’s. The two police officers spoke to all the classes, individually, to give them fantastic advice on how to keep safe in the community. The children in Early Years learnt about the jobs of the police officers and how they help us in society....

The Reception classes were very excited when the Happy Chick Company delivered some eggs as part of our Science Week. The children wrote special cards to welcome the chicks upon their arrival and were very surprised to watch the chicks hatch from their eggs. The children are please to say that they have 19 ‘cute’,...

On Friday 15th March, year 3 had a special visit from a photographer who works for Tate Britain. Year 3 have entered a very special learning project, being led by the world-famous artist, Steve McQueen. Under his leadership, several photographers are travelling around many London schools and taking photos of the school's year 3 class....

As part of the Charles Dickens project, the classes received a special visit from a Victorian teacher, who taught them in the style of the Victorians! The children learnt all about discipline, physical fitness and the Victorian curriculum​. The lessons were rather strict but everyone enjoyed going back in time!

On Friday 8th March, the children in year 3 were extremely lucky to visit Laura Ellen at Stratford Library. Laura Ellen is the author of the increasingly popular Amelia Fang books. Indeed, the internet reports that, “2019 is set to be the year of Amelia Fang!” We loved listening to Laura as she discussed how...