Congratulations to all of the children in Team Africa - our Sports Day Champions for 2021. Well done to all of the children for participating so enthusiastically and with such good team spirit.

Photographs of the children competing will be posted on their class' Google Classroom page very soon. A list of track results will be circulated in the Weekly Newsletter.

Wednesday 26th

Our mystery activity today was inflatable laser tag. We played both individually and in teams to try and shoot as many of the other players' guns as possible inside a large, dark inflatable! We had a lot of fun trying to get each other - it was really warm and smoky in there which made it even more difficult. We also played Giant Kerplunk, Capture the Flag, prepared for our Among Us game on Friday and played lots of board games. Another great day of PGLSE fun - we can't wait for our sleepover tomorrow!

Tuesday 25th

Our mystery activity today was inflatable human table football. We played in teams of five and had to try and score as many goals as we could, but had to stay attached to our poles and facing in one direction - it was a lot of fun and a lot harder than it looks! We also baked cinnamon rolls in the morning (we all voted for our favourite item to bake) and ate these with lunch where we made our own sandwiches. In the afternoon, we had a water fight and slid around on the slip n slide - we got very cold very quickly and dried off before eating ice creams and playing some games. We're excited to find out what our mystery activity is for tomorrow - apparently we have to be stealthy?!

Monday 24th May 2021

Although we were less than impressed with Miss Senington's banner, we've had such a good first day to start off our PGLSE week. Our mystery activity was the climbing wall, which we had access to all day! We all did so well and pushed ourselves as much as we could (and most of us reached the buzzer at the top). We also competed in some archery challenges, football games, cricket and rounders and we tried to solve various puzzles with the Soma cube. We had burgers and chips for our lunch and polished off plenty of lettuce too! Can't wait for more adventures tomorrow.

On Thursday, we had our first ever science dress up day. The children wore a range of imaginative costumes, from famous scientists to complete solar systems. It was wonderful to see their creations and they enjoyed the opportunity to share the ideas behind them. It was also great to see a range of hand made costumes. 

On Wednesday, Key Stage 2 were visited by Astronomer and Author Colin Stuart, who gave an inspirational assembly about going on a mission to Mars. The children were fascinated as Colin spoke to them about the conditions on Mars and about how astronauts prepare for space missions on the International Space Station. He highlighted how Neil Armstrong was 38 when he walked on the moon and how we are predicting that humans may be able to get to Mars in around 30 years time. Meaning that children in primary school right now could be the first people to walk on the red planet. 

Today we said goodbye to Mrs Francis who is going to live in Gloucester. Mrs Francis has worked at our school for 12 years and it is sad that she is leaving us. The children recalled their memories of Mrs Francis as she said goodbye to each class. 

Thank you for everything you have done Mrs Francis. We will all miss you very much and we wish you happiness in your new home. 

Yesterday our football team played against Our Lady’s Primary as part of the Small School League. From the very beginning, the game was evenly matched with both teams playing extremely well. In the first half we had many shots on goal, with two almost going in! In the second half St Anselm’s tightened up their passing, enabling them to score the winning goal. It was a great game to watch. Well done St Anselm’s!

Thank you to the children in Years 5 and 6 who led the school and parish community in the Stations of the Cross today.

The children will help us to meditate on Jesus' final journey which led to the cross every Friday at 3.30pm in St Vincent's Church throughout Lent. 

Everyone is invited to attend