La Salette Catholic Primary School

Year 5's assembly was all about their recent visit to Stubber's Outdoor Adventure Centre. The children shared their own personal stories of the experience and spoke about how they had worked together to encourage each other when they found a task challenging. Experiences like these are so important for children to develop confidence and overcome challenges in a safe environment.

Year 3 shared a lovely assembly about the sacrement of Holy Communion. Many of the class had recently had their own First Holy Communion celebrations and it was so nice to see the children in their clothing. The assembly reminded us that we are all part of a larger family of the Church.

We set off for Mountfitchet Castle after a pancake breakfast and explored grounds,before a quick stop into the gift shop. Father Kris and Miss Leary joined us for a nature walk before dinner and we ended the day with marshmallows around the camp fire. Father Kris even brought some sausages for us all to try! A tasty end to our long day!

A great day 2 and a bit of luck with the weather. Breakfast was followed by archery, bike riding and fire-making and cooking. After dinner we all took part in the Big Residential Quiz of the Year. Winners will be announced at breakfast tomorrow. 

We have had a lovely day at Duxford and have settled in at Gorsefield. Dinner is done and all the children are playing in the grounds. A really good start to the week.

Our children enjoyed the chance to learn a new skill when our Archery Instructors visited the school last week. The children all had the opportunity to learn how to target correctly and enjoyed some competitive games to show what they had learned.

Our Eco-School council and Mr Wilson have been busy refreshing and preparing our school pond and vegetable beds for the summer. The children have been working hard weeding, preparing the soil and planting tomatoes and courgettes over the last two weeks. We still have plans to grow and plant even more in the coming weeks. The children have also been taking turns volunteering for litter picking duty at lunchtime – which much to everyone’s surprise, has been a very popular activity!

A group of our Year 5 pupils attended Brittons Academy with our Maths Lead, Mr Geary, to take part in the Primary Maths Challenge. They competed against 12 teams to solve complex mathematical questions and we are very proud to say they came 4th! A great achievement for our pupils and a lovely experience for all the children involved!