I asked our teachers here at St. Francis what was important to them about being in our school. Here is what was said. I hope you find this as interesting as I did.

Thank you,

 

Aston S.

 

I talked with as many children as I could around my school to ask them what was really important to them and what coming to our school was really like! Here is a selection of their answers. The bigger the word, the more times it was said.

 

Thank you,

 

Aston S. 

It was fantastic to see so many parents/carers at the children's POP UK performance! Thank you for your support!

We have been very busy rehearsing and recording the POP CD performance for this upcoming Thursday (10 October). Please take a look at our sneak preview to what we hope will a very raucous and roof-raising celebration!

 

Many thanks for those who have purchased tickets for the event - your support is much appreciated!

Please contact the school office ASAP if you would like to book an event table for the Summer Fayre. The cost is £10 per table and a donation to the school raffle. The booking forms are available in the school office and you are able to set-up from 12:20 on the day. We hope to hear from you soon!

June saw some of our children really enjoy a Sedgefield SSP event called the Primary Olympics. Mr Baister, Ms Fahey were very proud of the mini-athletes participating in football and Quidditch! Well done everyone!

This morning we celebrated achievements across the curriculum and awarded our Outstanding pupils with the 'Outstanding Badge'. 

 

Achievement awards were given to children selected for showing the most resilience, academic achievement, teamwork, showing Christian Values, upholding British Values, top Rock Stars and Outstanding Friend. 

 

Thanks you for your continued support in enabling your child to be the best they can be. 

The Parent Council raised £58.42 in the playtime equipment coin trail.

 

We would like to thank the Parent Council and the school community for sending their loose change in.

 

The Children's Council will be using the £150 from the Choir Christmas Singing and the £58.42 to purchase equipment to use on the playground. 

Yesterday the house teams put their building skills to the test! They were challenged with making the strongest bridge spanning 30cm using only newspaper and cello tape. 

 

Yellow team constructed the the strongest bridge that held a small and 2l bottle vertically! The staff and children worked together and showed great team skills. 

On Tuesday 8th January, we welcomed in M3 Science. A team of scientists bringing science to life.

Throughout the morning, Green House completed a range of chemical-based experiments with Mrs Price.

One of the Year 5s described the day as "finding out that CO2 (and other chemicals) can mix to cause chemical reactions."

The children were hands-on with creating rockets, slime and producing chemical reactions in testubes. We discussed chemical types (alkiline and acidic), which meant that we could understand how reactions take place. 

 

We we would love to welcome them back for more scientific experiences. 

 

Please see our website for some photos of this event