St Pius X Catholic Primary School

ACL,  recognise that parenting is a journey filled with both joys and challenges. To support families along the way, they are pleased to offer a selection of  free Parenting and Family Support Courses  designed to help parents/carers feel more confident, connected, and empowered.   Below, you will find details of our upcoming courses that may be of interest to your school’s parents and carers. We have also attached flyers, which you are welcome to include in your school newsletter or share with your wider parent community.

Today Year 2 tried using the Chrome Books for the first time. They learnt important skills such as logging on, using the shift key to make a capital letter, using the space and enter keys and then the fun part...    The Dance Mat! They took their hands for a dance as they tried to get used to using the keyboard! Here is the BBC Dance Mat website we used.

It's that time of year again. Year 4 walked down to Blessed Sacrament Church for morning mass. Despite the drizzle, they were well behaved and enjoyed the experience of taking part in the mass. The students did the school so proud that they even had parishoners tell them they were a credit to the school. We all enjoyed our experience and look forward to the next one. 

As part of Service Week, Year 1 spent time thinking about how we could bring a bit of happiness to the people around us. We decided to make  colourful posters filled with words of affirmation  to put up around the school. Before we started, we sat together and talked about what makes us feel happy inside. The children thought carefully about the people they wanted to cheer up - their friends, teachers and even themselves!  The children worked so carefully on their posters, choosing colours, words and pictures that they thought would make others feel happy. Some of them even came up with affirmations they would like to remind themselves of. 'You can do this!' - Olive 'I try my best every day.' - Abiya 'You shine bright like a rainbow.' - Serah It was really special to see how proud the children were of their finished posters. They couldn’t wait to put them up around the school and were very excited knowing that their art would soon be displayed for the whole scho...

 A new year, a new school council. We'd like to introduce you to our seven new memebers of the school council.  Representing Reception Class: Hannah Year 1: Anishka Year 2: Isla Year 3: My-an Year 4: James Year 5: Vinnie Year 6: Evan Together we will be working to make the school a better place for all. 

One of our school values is service and this week is service week in school, so to demonstrate acts of service, Reception Class put their tidying and cleaning skills to the test as they went litter picking around the school.  The children went out in groups armed with their litter pickers to find any rubbish after lunch time. Much to the children's delight, there wasn't too much to collect.  We discussed the importance of carrying out acts of service to show our support and appreciation to the school and our planet and how it is important for us to be good members of society and follow God's rules of looking after things.  "I need to get this apple"- Nina  "Look, I found crisps" "Let's go!"- Nina, Jeevan, Ivana, Kathlyn. 

This week in PE, Year 1 have been busy developing their balance and coordination - and what a fantastic job they’ve done! We practised bending our knees to stay steady as we balanced carefully along beams and benches. The children showed great focus and determination, taking their time and helping one another along the way. 'We are helping each other balance on the bench by holding hands.' - Aiden 'Look how fast I can do a cartwheel!' - Freddie To challenge our coordination, we added a fun twist - tapping cones with our toes as we walked across the bench. It was trickier than it looked, but everyone gave it a go with big smiles and brilliant effort. Our lesson was full of energy, teamwork and concentration and we managed to capture some wonderful action shots along the way! 'Wow! I love doing big jumps.' - Maya It’s been lovely to see the children growing in confidence and control each week. Well done, Year 1! You are all doing marvellously 😊

In Year 2 we thought it would be lovely to write cards of appreciation for those who 'serve' us around school. We shared ideas -  Who looks after us? Who serves us? Who does important jobs around the school? We couldn't fit all of our ideas on the board! There are so many people who serve us, from the caretaker, dinner-ladies and office staff to the teachers, LSAs and the headteacher! The school councillors and Mini-Vinnies also got a mention! Then we created our cards, making sure to say Thank You for those who demonstrate the act of service before delivering them to their recipients.

In Science we have been studying how to keep our bodies healthy. After a great discussion, we learnt about the different food groups and how we can try to have a healthy, balanced diet. Then in DT we completed some market research by tasting smoothies that are already available. Following this we will design our own smoothies in groups, considering the ingredients, quantities and taste appeal! Some of them were even given a 5 star rating! 'This one tastes so tangy!' - Jorel 'I can smell mangoes,' - Nicole 'These are quite thick and this one is smooth and runny!' Arsha

'Serving,' in Service Week -  Yesterday, as part of Service Week, The Mini Vinnies were delighted to hold a Cream Tea event in the afternoon welcoming grandparents of the pupils and members of The Wisdom Club, a local Social Group in the Community.  The Mini Vinnies made sure our guests were very well looked  after, they served delicious scones, made by our talented Catering Manager, Mrs Hughes, topped with  cream and jam!  Delicious said all!!  We then entertained everyone with some fabulous singing and  Year 3 also popped in and sang a song they had learned in their music lesson with Miss Lowrey, and  showed us some freestyle dancing to!!  Everyone had an amazing afternoon, and our guests left feeling really happy and said how fantastic  the afternoon was!  

  What happens when you mix enthusiasm, brilliant books, and a school value of Service? You get one of the most heartwarming moments of our recent Service Week! This year, our wonderful Year 5 class stepped up in a big way to give back to the school community by partnering with our youngest members, the Reception class. It was an initiative aimed not just at service, but at making our newest students feel truly welcome and fostering a shared love of reading. A massive thank you to all of our Year 5 readers for their brilliant effort and for demonstrating that a little bit of time and a lot of heart can make a huge difference. What other acts of service do you think help make new students feel welcome? To finish our thinking around service week Year 5 also reflected on the acts of service they can do at home in their own lives.  'I am going to donate my old books to a book charity.' - Niamh  'We could go around and pick up the litter in our streets and parks.' - Angel...

 This week is service week so Year 4 had a good think about what we can do as an act of service for our school. We didn't it would reflect our school value of Kindness if we made welcome cards for the Reception Class and the new memebers of staff. Some got very creative with their designs including cutting cards into different shapes and making them 3D. We hope all the new students feel welcomed into our community and they enjoy the new stage of their life.  "I hope they really enjoy being at our school."