Sports Day last week was an incredible day filled with energy, teamwork, and huge smiles! Our students had an amazing time! From ball games and team challenges to races and relays, the enthusiasm was off the charts! A big well done to our winning house Darent, with an impressive 8,376...
A huge well done to our amazing Year 4 pupils for their fantastic performance in the St Botolph's Day Play. The children worked incredibly hard to produce a thoughtful and engaging retelling of St Botolph’s life, highlighting the lasting impact he continues to have both inside and outside our school.Their dedication...
On Thursday, we welcomed Laura from 'Outdoor Studios' into our school who took us outside to explore with natural materials. We began to experiment with using paint and even cherries from our school field. Once we had completed that, we completed an observational drawing of a leaf using charcoal and...
On Thursday 12th June, our young carers met to mark Carer's Week. We completed our Imago transition booklets to pass to our new teacher or new school. We shared the new young carer's story book that Imago delivered to us called Young Carer's In Bunny Land and we coloured motivational...
All aboard for a journey into history! Year 3 travelled to Rochester by train today, exploring the iconic castle and discovering local heritage at the Guildhall Museum. A day full of learning, adventure, and bravery as we climbed the 215 steps to the top of the castle! The children loved...
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...
