On Tuesday 9th July, St Botolph’s joined the rest of Aletheia Academies Trust to wear pink, purple and/or blue to support Cancer Research.Cancer Research UK was formed 20 years ago, in 2002. However, their history goes back much further, to 1902, with the founding of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Thanks to supporters like us,...
As part of our Religious Education curriculum, Year 6 went to visit the Buddhist Temple in Dartford. We found out information about who visits and what celebrations take place in this special place of worship. We were fascinated by the beautiful decorations and Buddha Statue, who the monks worship.The monks...
On Tuesday 2nd July, Year 3 went to the Gurdwara in Gravesend to learn more about the Sikhi faith. We visited each of the meditation rooms and were amazed at the beautiful decor in each room. Mrs Gill from the temple explained what happens there and why it happens. At...
Year 6 were visited by two representatives from Kent Police. They presented an informative and interesting talk about transition to secondary school, touching on subjects such as correct mobile phones usage, travelling to school safely when walking and cycling, as well as the use of e-scooters, which the children were...
n Thursday, a group of Year 6 pupils attended a Dynamos Schools Games event hosted in collaboration with Gravesend Cricket Club and linked to Windrush 76 project celebrations created by North Kent Caribbean Network.Building on the success of Kwik Cricket, Dynamos Schools has been designed to deliver an exciting new...
On Thursday, Year 5 went to the Mosque in Gravesend to learn more about Islam and the way they celebrate their faith. Upon arrival the children were asked to take their shoes off in line with their practices and then the Iman (priest) invited us into their prayer room to...
This term, Year 3 are studying the Greeks. To immerse them into the topic, they held a Greek Day. The children have had so much fun taking part in Greek Olympics, trying Greek food (some found a new love for olives and figs!). We have made Greek vases, listened to...
Supporting the Air AmbulancesOn Wednesday 22nd May, Fran from Air Ambulance came to explain to the children all about the role of the Air Ambulances. She told them how important the service is and how much it relies on charitable domnations. One of our pupils told Fran about how the...
Today in Worship, leading lights led an informative presentation with Mrs Atwal, sharing the importance of the Buddhist festival Vesak.Vesak, also known as Wesak, is a celebration of Buddha’s birthday and, for some Buddhists, marks his enlightenment (when he discovered life’s meaning). It is also a time to reflect on...
Trust Speaking Competition Winners’ Visit to the Houses of ParliamentOn Friday 17th May, the winners of the Trust Speaking Competition were taken on an exciting trip to London, to visit the Houses of Parliament. Here is a summary of the day by our winner, Zenith: “First Mrs Jeal and I walked to...