In the last week of Term 5, Mr Dockrell, Mrs Flynn and four members of our School Council had the pleasure of listening to nine children from across Key Stage Two perform their speech for us to determine our overall school winner.Competition was very tough! All class winners had prepared,...
At the end of Term 5, Governor Awards were handed out during the final worship. Children received certificates and badges for living by our three values of Respect, Resilience and Responsibility. All children should be proud of their achievements and a very big well done from all at St Botolph's.
In cooking club this week, we made sausage rolls and a vegetarian version too. We had to put sausage meat in two lines and fold the pastry over. We then cut them into snack size shapes and waited for them to cook.
We started our term with a visit from Buddhist monk, Ven.Quang That, who shared his knowledge of Buddhism and the importance of the Buddhist festival Vesak. The children enjoyed asking questions and deepening their understanding. Vesak, also known as Wesak, is a celebration of Buddha’s birthday and marks his enlightenment (when...
To mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, St Botolph’s took a step back in time with a creative and memorable day of learning and celebration. In a special themed event, pupils were issued evacuee labels and "relocated" to different ‘counties’, classrooms around the school, where they...
Congratulations to the St Botolph’s football team for finishing 5th in the recent Trust football tournament! The team showed great commitment, teamwork, and resilience throughout the day, taking on eight other schools in a competitive and enjoyable series of matches. Our players worked hard for each other...
On Thursday 1st May we took 2 groups of Young Carers to take part in a Laser Tag competition at Future Survivals run by the School Games Organiser. We had a year 3/4 team and a year 5/6 team. The year 3/4 team won their tournament and the year 5/6 team came...
Our Year 5 Flag Football team took part in the NFL South East Regional tournament last week after having successfully won the previous round. This time we headed to Portsmouth for the day to play against 6 other local area winning primary schools from across Kent. Flag football is a...
Year 6 had an artist visit to guide us through making our own fabric squares to form part of a bigger tapestry.She told us about Ecuador, a beautiful country straddling the equator on South America's west coast. We were told about a derelict house whilst she was out walking one...
On Friday, 4th April 2025, our Year 5 pupils gave a powerful performance of their Passion Play, "Roll Back the Stone", at St Botolph’s Church. The church was filled with pupils, staff, and proud parents, all gathered to reflect on the Easter story through drama, narration, and song.The play followed...
