Year 3 CAFOD Workshop
Year 3 CAFOD workshop
Year 3 and 4 trip to Blenheim Palace
We have had a wonderful day at Blenheim Palace as part of our memorable experience for our World War One history topic. We learnt how the 9th Duke of Marlborough converted the palace into a hospital for convalescing soldiers who … Continued
First World War – Trench Life Year 3 and Year 4
We have been Historians today, handling artefacts loaned to us from the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum. Children used their senses to describe the look, feel and smell of various objects that soldiers would have had with them in the First … Continued
Key Stage 2 Author Visit
Today we welcomed local children’s author and illustrator Clive Goddard, creator of Fintan Fedora: The World’s Worst Explorer books into school. The children participated in an assembly with Clive, re-enacting a scene from one of his books. Each class then had … Continued
Black History Month 2018
St Thomas More School celebrate Black History Month October 2018
Books to commemorate Armistice Day
This week in school, children will be commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War. Books can be a brilliant way to ignite interest in and teach children about great moments in history. Here are some fictional … Continued
Multi-Cultural Week in Year 4
Year 4 have enjoyed a variety of activities as part of multi-cultural week. We have focussed on the Jewish faith and children have learnt about the signs and symbols of Judaism and where Jewish people worship. In Art, we have … Continued
Year 3 Prayer Service – Sept 18
On Wednesday 19th September Year 3 held their first class prayer service for parents. The theme was “Belonging’. Our first unit in RE is all about how we belong in different ways so we chose to focus our prayer service … Continued
Vocabulary – How can we help at home?
The word gap: How to build your child’s vocabulary at home An Oxford University Press report, Why the Word Gap Matters: Oxford Language Report, published this week reveals that both primary and secondary schools teachers are finding that an increasing … Continued
New Non-Fiction Titles for Curriculum
Thank you to the Friends for funding the purchase of some brand new non-fiction books to support our Curriculum for next year. Each key stage has hard copies of beautiful books to be used in History, Geography, Science and Literacy.