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On Tuesday we had a very special delivery of some eggs. We talked about all the things they thought might be inside the eggs. They had some very good ideas such as dragons, turtles and a bird. When they arrived at school on Thursday the children had a big surprise. Some...

Today was Year 6’s last full day in the Lake District. They have had an amazing time and have grown and overcome many challenges. Miss Joseph said her group's favourite activity was gorge walking. After a full day walking up a mountain Mr Vidals group got stuck in a wind storm...

The adventures continue for Year 6 on their third day in the Lake District, they have been very lucky and have enjoyed some wonderful weather. They enjoyed gorge walking, mountain hiking, rowing, canoeing and forest conservation. They even had a sing song on the top of a mountain. The groups that...

St Joachim’s have been remembering Mary during this month of May. We have been running rosary clubs during lunch and break times for Reception, KS1 and KS2. These are well attended by the children and they enjoy having the time to reflect. Children in Reception have been learning all about Mary and...

This morning Reception Lourdes were visited by Year 3 Lourdes. The children were placed into pairs and the Year 3 children read them stories. The children were all very well behaved and Reception loved getting to listen to different people reading them stories. “I liked reading with the Reception children as...

Today was Year 6’s full day of adventures. They have enjoyed a range of activities from mountain hiking, gorge walking, tunnelling, rowing, canoeing and forest conservation. The children have enjoyed being about to explore the Lake District and have really got stuck in to all the activities. Mr Vidal said his group have...

Year 6 arrived at the Lake District in the early afternoon and were very eager to get stuck into lots of different activities. They started the evening's activities with some fun team building challenges. Some groups had more success than others when having to work together and complete the challenges....

This week, 11 of our Year 5 pupils attended their Scholarship Programme graduation at Cambridge University. Over the last few months they have been taking part in lectures and writing their essays based on philosophy. Their final pieces were marked to university standard- where 3 pupils achieved First Class results....

On Sunday 15th May 2022 7 members of our school sang as part of the Her Majesty's Children's Commonwealth Choir at the Windsor Horse Show as part of the Queen's 70th, Platinum Jubilee celebrations. They were lucky enough to perform alongside a unique orchestra ensemble made of 70 of the...

For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world - John 6:33 On Saturday the 14th of May a group of children from St Joachim’s made their First Holy Communion at St Anne’s. The service was the culmination of months of preparation...