Today in assembly, we celebrated and shared all of our efforts from last half term where we explored different ways to connect with others. Children from each year group presented different things they had done to connect. Even though we have come to the end of our exploration of connecting with others, we are going to try to continue to make an effort to remember what we have learned and apply it to our everyday lives.

How keen our children were to break the school uniform rules for the day! 

 

Shirts hanging out, no ties, jewellery, trainers, hats and brightly coloured hair... you name it, they broke it! But in doing so, they raised an amazing £774.50 towards our School Kitchen Project, bringing the total raised so far to £4483.95! Thank you to everyone who took part and enjoyed the fun. 

 

We still have approximately £6000 to raise by the end of this academic year so please keep those fundraising ideas coming.

 

The reading leaders did a fantastic job of running a 'Poetry by Heart' competition, challenging children from Key Stage 2 to select and learn a poem by heart. Many children borrowed poetry books from the library and selected a range of poems which they performed in front of the Key Stage 2 classes and a judging panel, who scored them on performance, voice, understanding and accuracy. In total 18 children took part as individuals or groups and impressed the judges with their confidence, volume and expression. This really inspired children to explore poems old and new by poets such as Cristina Rossetti and Benjamin Zephaniah. We look forward to further inspiring competitions and poetry events run by the reading leaders. ​

 

The winners were Katie and Leonie (Year 5) and three runners up were Thomas (Year 4), Jessie (Year 5) and Chloe and Bonnie (Year 3).

Y5 weaved their science and English learning together fantastically to retell the life of Marie Curie in their class assembly. It was great to hear their detailed diary entries as part of the script they had written as a class especially for the assembly. Well done Y5!

Our football team played their first football match against Sedley’s Primary School, as part of the ‘Small Schools Football League’. From the offset they showed great teamwork and sportsmanship. Within a few minutes St Anselm’s scored their first goal, followed by another; not long after. The game ended with St Anselm’s winning 13 goals to nil.

At all times the players remained focused and complacency never crept in. It was a pleasure to watch them plat so well together.

We are all very proud of you!  Go St Anselm's!

Congratulations to our school choir who joined the long list of superstars who have performed at the O2 arena! A fantastic evening of music, song and dance thoroughly enjoyed by everyone!

Well done to the children in Year 4 who took us all on a trip around Europe, sharing their detailed research about its many countries, geographical features and traditions.

Today we enjoyed a special Pirate Lunch with our friends. Thank you to everyone who joined in and especially to all those children who made or wore their own pirate hat!

Today, Key Stage 2 were visited by the author G.B. Strong, who gave us fascinating insights into the inspiration behind his writing. He led a fun, interactive assembly and then inspired the children to come up with a fantastic range of story ideas when visiting each class, giving excellent advice on creativity and story writing.

 

Here are a couple of things the children said about the visit.

 

‘He really inspired me to not just go straight into a story but actually take my time.’

 

‘He was really passionate and happy about what he has done and made me feel like I want to write books.’ 

We wish you all a very Happy Christmas, filled with peace, joy, hope and love and we look forward to seeing you in the new year.