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Mayor Forhad Hussain joined St Joachim's Catholic Primary School and local schools for the Armistice Day Commemoration. The service included a two-minute silence at 11am and the laying of wreaths to honour all those who served and sacrificed their lives in conflict. Following the service, local historian Lee J. Skeggs delivered an...

St Joachim's were honoured to be selected as a participating school to receive shows for our community delivered by the prestigious Royal Institution of Science. Our children were treated to a show all about different types of energy, brought to life in exciting and creative ways (some of which can...

Our Year 5/6 children showed fantastic determination and teamwork throughout their Netball competition. They battled hard in every match, demonstrating great effort, resilience and sportsmanship. The team worked brilliantly together, supporting one another and never giving up, even when the games were tough. Their hard work paid off as they...

Last week, our children took part in the annual Fth. Denis Memorial Football Tournament. They displayed outstanding teamwork and determination throughout. Competing against several catholic schools in the trust, they achieved impressive results, winning three matches and drawing the others. Both the boys' and girls' teams worked exceptionally in their...

Our Student Council and Science Ambassadors have been busy becoming our Composting Champions. We are looking forward to starting a composting journey in school with their help. Our Key Stage 1 students will have the important job of putting their 'green' (food and vegetable) waste into new caddies which will...

On the last week of term before Holy Week children from St Joachim’s and St Helen’s Year 6 walked around central London to do the Stations of the Cross, a traditional Catholic prayer liturgy following the final hours of Christ’s life on Earth. Together they visited 10 different churches by...

Year 2 and Year 4 have been busy designing and creating their own vehicles. As part of this exciting project, pupils explored electrical systems, braking mechanisms, wheels and axles, pulley systems, and design criteria, among many other concepts. We were also delighted to welcome an engineer, who helped deepen our understanding...

Year 5 and 6 were treated to a Forensic Science workshop as part of our Science Week celebrations. They took part in a range of activities to find their fingerprint type, extract DNA, name body parts with developing scientific terminology as well as analyse a 'crime scene'. As part of...

Rome has long drawn pilgrims from all over the world since the times when the Romans embraced Christianity under the ruler Constantine. Our Year 5’s, along with Y5’s of St Helen’s and St Edward’s, travelled on the second week of Lent on the 2nd March to this exciting city full...

On Thursday 5th March, all classes were immersed in the pleasure of reading as St Joachim’s celebrated World Book Day. Dressed for the occasion, pupils enjoyed a range of activities and read alouds. KS1 came together in the morning for a dramatic read followed by sessions in the library. After lunchtime,...