This Wednesday marked the beginning of the seven days of Sukkot which is an important week in the Jewish calendar. All around the world, Jews remember the 40 years the Israelites spent in the desert after being freed from Egypt by Moses. During this time, they lived in tents made...
Our wonderful Harvest celebration was held at St Botolph’s Church on Friday 4th October, which was decorated beautifully with harvest scenes. The service was led by Year 3 who delivered readings, songs and hymns as we gave celebrated the enormous amount of donated produce. We also gave thanks to God...
We Gave It Our All! 2nd Place in the Aletheia Academies Trust Netball Competition! Out of 9 incredible schools, we’re thrilled to have secured 2nd place in this year’s netball competition! It was a tough journey, with fierce competition, but we couldn’t be prouder of our team’s dedication and...
On Friday 210th September, staff, ex-staff and children of staff members took part in the Ellenor Twilight Walk to raise vital funds of this worthwhile charity. Ellenor are dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals facing life-limiting illnesses, offering support from the moment of diagnosis onwards and beyond. They understand the...
Every term, children are selected to receive Governors’ Awards for showing our school values of Respect, Resilience or Responsibility throughout the whole of the term. We are very pleased and proud to announce that the following children have received a Governors’ Award this term. For showing Respect: ...
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...