Likewise, in Sport – whilst celebrating ‘Sport for All’ , we continue to shine right across the sports board, with our U11 A Boys gaining third place and their Bronze Medals in the IAPS Hockey Nationals as well as South East Hockey Champions keeping up a fine tradition in that sport playing some excellent passing hockey and displaying real maturity on and off the pitch. Our U11 & U10 Girls have reached their respective finals in the Surrey FA Cup after recent hard - fought victories in the semis v Cleves School. Further down the School, the Year 2 annual
Football Tournament took place on the 20 th March – welcoming Cardinal Newman School, St Charles & Holy Family – and raising funds for ‘Momentum’ & ‘Project Kimbo’ at Christ the Prince of Peace parish. Our local parish priest, Fr Con Foley , continued his fine reputation for saving penalties as a separate fund raiser! It also marked the final tournament for me (after 22 years), Mr Stephen Holt (Headteacher of St Charles Borromeo School after 20 years this summer) and Mr Chris Richards (my ‘ Grandparent Helper ’ after 15 years with me !) Mrs Becky Waters very thoughtfully made us a special presentation of shirts to mark the occasion! That dynamic sense of community spirit is very much at the heart of what we are about as witnessed with the wonderful support for the recent Parents Association Quiz Night , with an incredibly strong turnout of 17 Tables’ worth! It was also lovely compering the College one a fortnight later – another thirsty occasion which provided the opportunity to say farewell to a good number of former JS parents!
This year the World Book Day theme was "Read your way" . Children were encouraged to create their own 'mystery medals' with clues to their favourite books, which sparked a lot of conversations and excitable guessing around the school on the day. Parents were invited in each morning to read a story in another language, encouraging children to use home languages and share their cultures with one another. It was incredible to see the children chatting in Italian, sharing celebrations in Bulgarian and discussing food in Punjabi.
Thank you to the parents who shared their stories with us. On World Book Day, we continued our tradition of sharing stories with one another by pairing up different year groups to share reading.
Watching Year Five pupils reading picture books with Upper Nursery was a delight and I am sure they learnt a lot about what it is like to be a teacher! Meanwhile, in the library, children were treated to a 'lost property scavenger hunt'. A basket filled with fruits and flowers, a bucket with fish swimming inside (not real fish!), and a pig with a spider; can you guess which book they come from? As part of the theme of "Read your way", Ms Thorburn also shared instructions on how to access Libby, an app allowing you to access free eBooks and audiobooks, using your library card
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