3 September 2025
Seeds of Peace and Hope
This year, our children celebrated World Environment Day by creating bright, colourful sea creatures from plastic bottle tops a beautiful reminder that even small actions can help combat plastic pollution. This is our new display in our foyer!
In the same spirit, Pope Francis invites us to mark 1st September, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, by caring for our common home. The theme "Seeds of Peace and Hope" reminds us that through prayer and everyday acts of love, we can help our world flourish.
Our children are learning how pollution affects nature, animals, and people and how they can make a difference. By reusing materials, planting seeds, and showing kindness to all of creation, they are becoming true seeds of peace and hope for the future.
#WorldEnvironmentDay #SeasonOfCreation #CareForCreation #SeedsOfHope #PopeFrancis #EcoKids #LaudatoSi #FaithInAction #CreationCare #PlasticPollution #ReuseAndCreate
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We're excited to introduce our new Faith Disciples, who will be working closely with Mrs Cassar, our dedicated school chaplain. These pupils will play an important role in nurturing our school's spiritual life and helping to share God's love across our community. Today, our KS1 children had a special visit to Holy Trinity Church, where they were warmly welcomed by Father Albert. He blessed the children for the start of the new school year, filling their hearts with joy, peace, and purpose as they begin their journey. We're so proud of our children for stepping into this year with faith, kindness, and open hearts. #FaithInAction #SchoolChaplain #FaithDisciples #HolyTrinityVisit #Blessings #SpiritualJourney #CatholicLife #KS1Faith #StartOfTheSchoolYear
"To sing is to pray twice" – Saint Augustine Our Year 2 children have been joyfully preparing a Child-Celebration of the Word all about praying in our own way – and for them, that means singing! With guidance from their teachers, the children helped plan their own liturgy, choosing songs and prayers that express their faith in a special and personal way. What a beautiful way to grow in love for God and each other! #ChildLedLiturgy #Year2FaithJourney #CatholicSchool #PrayingThroughSong #SaintAugustine #SingToTheLord
Today we had a beautiful assembly all about Saint Carlo Acutis, a young saint who inspires us with his deep faith and love for the Eucharist. Afterwards, our Year 1 and 2 children gathered in prayer, asking Saint Carlo to guide us in our faith and help us grow closer to God. A lovely moment of peace, reflection, and community #SaintCarloAcutis #SchoolAssembly #FaithInAction #CatholicSchoolLife #GrottoPrayer
Happy Birthday, Mother Mary! Yesterday, we joyfully celebrated the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also lovingly known as Marymass (from Mary + Mass). September 8th marks the liturgical celebration of her birth, a day filled with love, prayer, and devotion. Just like a true birthday party, we all sang Happy Birthday to our beloved Mother! May her life continue to inspire us to live with grace, humility, and faith. #marymass #NativityOfMary #HappyBirthdayMary #FeastDay #CatholicFaith #MotherMary #BlessedVirginMary
Seeds of Peace and Hope This year, our children celebrated World Environment Day by creating bright, colourful sea creatures from plastic bottle tops a beautiful reminder that even small actions can help combat plastic pollution. This is our new display in our foyer! In the same spirit, Pope Francis invites us to mark 1st September, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, by caring for our common home. The theme "Seeds of Peace and Hope" reminds us that through prayer and everyday acts of love, we can help our world flourish. Our children are learning how pollution affects nature, animals, and people and how they can make a difference. By reusing materials, planting seeds, and showing kindness to all of creation, they are becoming true seeds of peace and hope for the future. #WorldEnvironmentDay #SeasonOfCreation #CareForCreation #SeedsOfHope #PopeFrancis #EcoKids #LaudatoSi #FaithInAction #CreationCare #PlasticPollution #ReuseAndCreate
Today we held a Welcome Back Assembly for KS1, centred on Pope Francis' World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. We reflected on this year's theme, "Seeds of Peace and Hope", and how we are called to care for our common home through prayer, action, and love just like Jesus taught. Our children planted seeds with Mrs Clayton, which we will take care of and watch grow. Let's all be seeds of peace and hope in our world. #SeasonOfCreation #LaudatoSi #CatholicLife #KS1 #FaithInAction #CareForCreation #cafod
Leavers' Assembly 2025 Today we celebrated our wonderful Year 2 children as they shared their amazing talents in a joyful leavers' assembly! From singing and dancing to art, sports and prayer, they truly shone We are so proud of each and every one of them as they received their leavers' certificates and prepare to take their next big step. May they continue to grow in faith, love and confidence as they move on to junior school "Let your light shine before others." – Matthew 5:16 #lovelearnpray #CatholicSchool #LeaversAssembly #Year2Leavers #FaithAndLearning #LetYourLightShine #InfantSchoolMemories #ClassOf2025
End of Year Goodbyes In a special assembly filled with love, we said goodbye to some very special members of our school family We wish a happy retirement to Mrs Miles, whose kindness and dedication will leave a lasting mark on our school. Thank you for everything you will be missed! Best wishes to Miss Bond, as she begins her exciting maternity leave we can't wait to hear baby news soon! And good luck to Mrs Chenthil, Miss Wilding and Miss Letchford as they move on to new roles in other schools. Your hard work, smiles and care have made such a difference here. We know you'll continue to shine wherever you go Thank you all for being part of our journey. Once part of our school, always part of our family . #lovelearnpray #family #goodluck #farewell #schoolfamily
SPORTS DAY 2025! What a day! Our amazing Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 children gave it their all at this year's Sports Day! From slalom races to beanbag balancing and team relays every event was packed with teamwork, joy and big smiles. A HUGE thank you to our supportive families and staff for cheering on every child and making it a day to remember. We are so proud of each and every little athlete you ran your races with courage, kindness and lots of giggles! . #lovelearnpray #sportsday #healthybodieshappyhearts #PE
Year 2 had a great time at Colchester Zoo learning with their friends about climates, habitats and endangered animals. @colchester_zoo #lovelearnpray #zoo #catholicschool #friends #school #science #geography #fun
Online Safety - today the children had an assembly to remind them of the key messages we have been learning throughout the year. Talk about our online safety "S.A.F.E" poster with your family, check out the online safety zone in our weekly newsletter, and information on our website. Always remember to report incidents to www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre. #lovelearnpray #catholicschool #onlinesafety #ceop
Today we had a special assembly about the Library Summer Reading Challenge . The theme this year is the Story Garden Last Year we won the trophy for the most children completing the challenge in Basildon Can we win it again this year? #lovelearnpray #essexlibraries @essexlibraries
VE Day Celebrations We proudly celebrated VE Day honouring the bravery and sacrifice of those who brought peace to our world. Our children wore red, white and blue and joined together for a joyful party, remembering the importance of unity, gratitude and hope. A beautiful day of faith, friendship and reflection. #lovelearnpray #catholicschool #veday80
We joyfully welcome our new Holy Father, Pope Leo! May the Holy Spirit guide him as he leads the Church with faith, wisdom, and love. Let us keep him in our prayers as he begins this sacred mission. #lovelearnpray #catholicschool #PopeLeo
Year 1 have enjoyed the start of their new science topic; plants. They have been looking very carefully at the different parts of a plant and learning the names of common garden and wild plants. #lovelearnpray #science #growingplants #godswonderfulworld