Term 3 Governor Awards for demonstrating our 3 R's - Respect, Responsibility and Resilience. It was great to hear why these children have been nominated by their teachers, and we look forward to celebrating more deserving recipients in the term ahead.
At the end of term 3, year 3 were busy baking bread! We have been looking at different types of bread, ingredients, methods, and textures. Working as a team, we combined our ingredients together, then kneaded them to form a dough. We got to choose one ingredient (chocolate chips were...
As a school, we were proud to take part in Worldviews Day, a special opportunity for pupils to explore big questions about life, meaning and belief. Each class approached their learning through a Worldviews lens, where children encountered a range of religious and non-religious perspectives. Pupils were encouraged to listen carefully, ask...
Every year one of our families helps a charity to show support for the work they do in the local community. This year the children chose to help at Hive Hope on New Year's Eve. The children went with their parents to the cash and carry for the donation and helped...
We welcomed parents of children from years 2 and 3 on Monday for an informative Mathematics workshop led by Miss Burns. The session explored how we teach maths here at St Botolph's, what is covered in the curriculum and how we can support maths learning at home. We used some...
Last Thursday, Year 3 became travellers and took part in activities that Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age people would have experienced. The year group became archaeologists and identified artefacts from each of the time periods, turned the book nook into a cave and completed cave paintings whilst learning about...
The first round of the St Bots’ Bake Off took place on Monday 24th November, and what a brilliant start it was! With a Christmas theme setting the tone, four fantastic teams from Years 5 and 6 embraced the festive spirit, creating show-stopping bakes bursting with creativity, seasonal flavours, and...
A massive thank you to Kent, Surrey and Sussex air ambulance for coming in with their mascot Skye to present us with our certificate following our Year 3 Charity event last term. We raised over £718 for the vital work they do.
Last night, our Year 3 and 4 pupils had an incredible time taking part in the second round of this year’s Trust Games, hosted by Saint George’s School. The Trust Dodgeball Event was fast-paced, exciting, and full of energy, with 11 schools and 110 pupils coming together - a brilliant...
St Botolph's Remembers. The whole school came together to REMEMBER service men and women, past and present, who fought for our country. We stood silently on the playground listening to Mrs Chitty pay respect to those who have fought and lost their lives. As our silence began we could hear the...