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Winning House Team for Autumn 2

Fri 10 Jan 2020

St.George’s house team were the winners for the last half-term. Today they enjoyed outdoor games in the winter sunshine.

Autumn Star Awards

Wed 01 Jan 2020

Well done to all our Autumn Reading, Writing & Maths Stars! You have worked very hard and we are very proud of you.

House Team Treat

Fri 08 Nov 2019

Today St.David’s house team enjoyed their reward afternoon for gaining the most team points in Autumn 1. It was a lovely afternoon and children from EYFS, KS1 and KS2 played together so well.

Today we welcomed Chris Lubbe to school, as part of Black History Month. Chris, once a bodyguard to Nelson Mandela, is a truly inspirational speaker. He talked about growing up in South Africa, apartheid and the civil rights movement. Chris presented this week’s 5Ws certificates to the children. In class the children looked at different aspects of black history and shared their work in the assembly at the end of the day. Chris’s message was one of reconciliation and forgiveness. Parents joined us at the end of the day to hear this important message.

Macmillan Bake-Off

Sun 06 Oct 2019

Thank you to everyone. We raised £270!

Macmillan Bake-Off

Mon 30 Sep 2019

Parents and carers were invited to send in cakes and biscuits to sell in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. Some were entered for the St. Gilbert’s bake-off and the standard was excellent. The winners were chosen not only for appearance but also taste. The results are:

Best whole cake: Georgia (Rec.)

Best small cakes: Fallon (Y5)

Best biscuits: Nicole & Oliver (Y3 & Y6)

Best traybake: Isla & Freya (Y4)

Best presentation: Renee (Y6)

We will announce the total money raised when all the cakes have been sold.

European Languages Day

Thu 26 Sep 2019

Yesterday we celebrated ‘European Languages Day.’ The children represented many countries. (We did allow countries from further afield!) The outfits were very varied but all fabulous! Each class spent some time during the day learning words and phrases from other languages. One of our parent governors, Clare, came to share her language expertise with some of the classes. At break time the children enjoyed the French cafe and the day finished with an assembly by Year 5. Thank you to parents and carers for supporting this event.

Special Awards Assembly

Fri 26 Jul 2019

In our last assembly of the year, we awarded prizes and special trophies. Each class teacher awarded a prize to the ‘Worker of the Year.’ There were three ‘Peace Prizes’ awarded, one for each key stage. The governors’ awarded a trophy to a pupil who has really stood out to them and Mr. Finch awarded a trophy to ‘ Sports Personality of the Year.’ Two special awards remembered two special people; Paul Betts, a past pupil and Miss. Dermody, a well-loved teacher from a few years ago. The ‘Paul Betts’ award is for a pupil who has been a true ambassador for St. Gilbert’s, a role-model for their peers. The ‘Miss. Dermody’ award is presented to a pupil who has shown perseverance. The assembly was filled with emotion. It was a lovely end to the year.

Talent Show Winners

Fri 26 Jul 2019

Well done to all the children who entered this year’s talent show. Our winner did a beautiful ballet dance and even when our technology let her down, she carried on like a true professional. Second place also went to a dancer with a completely different style. Third place went to a great performance with a Rubik’s cube, completing one colour in 18 seconds!