News

chairty day at st botolphs primary school

Year 3 Charity Day

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...

mindfulness assembly

Vesak 2024

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...

aletheia academies trust speaking compeition

Trust Speaking Competition winners trip

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...

canterbury cathedral trip with st botolphs primary school

Year 5 trip to Canterbury Cathedral

On Tuesday 23rd April, Year 4 took a trip to Canterbury Cathedral to support our learning of the Anglo-Saxons. Taking the train from Ebbsfleet, we arrived at Canterbury and took a walk through the high street to get to the beautiful Cathedral. Whilst we were there, we took part in a...

Vaisakhi 2024

Sikh festival of Vaisakhi Vaisakhi is a spring festival that Sikhs celebrate on the 13th of April of this year. It is a day to celebrate 1699 when Sikhism was born as a collective faith. Since the 13th of April fell during our Easter holiday break, we celebrated Vaisakhi when we returned...

Inspiring Girls workshops

This week, KS2 girls participated in workshops designed to inspire young girls to reach their fullest potential. Our speaker told them about the different types of ‘bright’ and ways we can show these such as being ‘self-bright’ by being in touch with our feelings. Many girls felt ‘picture bright’ as...

st botolphs passion play

Year 5’s Passion play

On Wednesday, 27th March, Year 5 performed the Passion Play at St Botolph’s Church, full of pupils, staff, and parents. The performance told the Easter story, with Jesus arriving in Jerusalem and discovering that his disciple Judas would betray him when they had their Passover meal and Jesus dying on...

confirmation service st botolphs

Confirmation service 2024

We are incredibly proud of the 11 pupils who affirmed their faith and baptism through their Confirmation service on Saturday, 23rd March. The service was held at St Botolph's Church Northfleet, led by Bishop Simon. During the service, there were hymns, readings and testimonies. Some candidates were baptised and then...

young carers easter event at st botolphs primary school

Young Carers Easter Event

Three times a year, the Young Carers Club meets to enjoy some time together. This time, they had the opportunity to chat and enjoy themselves over some Easter activities. They made chocolate krispie cakes, decorated with chocolate mini eggs, decorated pebbles with kindness messages, and planted sunflowers to enable them...