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We received a letter yesterday from David Laws MP, Minister of State for Schools congratulating our “excellent performance” in the end of KS2 tests which last years’ Year 6 took in May.
It praises the school for being “exceptionally effective in educating its pupils” and “the good start in life” pupils receive here.
We would like to thank all staff, governors, pupils and parents for their support which contributed to this success.
This week (week beginning 09/12/13) is the last week of clubs for 2013.
They will start again the week beginning 13/01/13. As usual, a letter will go out in the first week back so new clubs can be chosen for Spring Term.
A new club for 2013 was Robotics, where pupils built and programmed Lego Mindstorm robots to perform ever more difficult tasks using different sensors.
Take a look:
Project Club spent time researching free and inexpensive places to visit in London. Please have a look at their presentation.
DT WEEK
From the 18th to the 22nd of November Cathedral School became a Design and Technology Manufacturing School! During DT Week we focused on designing and making high-quality products that were evaluated at the end of the week.
Each class chose a different project. From Monster Scarers to Puppets and Cushions, we had it all!
This is what we created:
Nursery: Monster Scarers
Reception: Photo Frames
Year 1 : Pop Up Puppets
Year 2: Hand Puppets
Year 3: Bowls
Year 4 : Money Bags
Year 5: Bridges
Year 6: Cushions
After working hard all week, on Wednesday 27th November, the inaugural Cathedral School Design Expo was held in the hall. All of the wonderful products were laid out for the rest of the school to see. Key Stage 2 children helped the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 students give constructive feedback, in the form of stars, wishes and questions.
“I like how you used different materials to make different clothes”
“I like the bells, they will scare the monsters away”
“I like how you stuck the design on carefully. Well done!”
“Next time, it would be great to see some neat stitching.”
Please leave a comment about which product you like, or ask any questions you have!
On Monday the school will be hosting an eSafety morning for parents delivered by London CLC.
It begins at 9.00am and the hall will be open at 8.50am
It will highlight the dangers your child could face online, give advice on topics such as cyber-bullying and will help you find more information about this fast-changing issue.
There will also be results of a survey answered by pupils, which may reveal a few surprises.
Biscuits will be provided! Thanks for your support.
Cathedral School was selected to be involved in the BFI Cultural Campus Programme this year and, as well as learning about film through the ages, produced a wonderful video which is now on the homepage of the Lambeth CLC’s website.
This processes and outcomes of this creative art project, which involved other schools in London, was used in a research project and presented in this ‘Presi’ presentation by Michelle Cannon.
In it you can see several photos and hear interviews featuring Cathedral School pupils. It is another positive reason that Cathedral School has participated in this programme.
Today we held an assembly about harvest and Fruits of the Spirit. We discussed how once again the school will be assisting the Manna Day Centre.
Last year families were able to donate any food stuffs they liked, but this year the centre have requested specific items which will best help them.
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The donations will be in the corridor in the centre of the school.
Thank you for your generosity.
We are delighted to have been awarded the UNICEF Rights Respecting School Award, Level 2. This is a very prestigious award and the assessment process was very rigorous. We are the first school in Southwark to have been awarded it.
Special thanks must go to Miss Hayfield for leading the application for the award and being a wonderful ambassador for the school’s rights respecting ethos. They were particularly impressed by the fact that all of the staff, parents, children and governors were actively involved. The assessors enjoyed meeting children, staff, parents and governors and have sent us a glowing 8 page report (please find attached). The report mentioned lots of things we do in school and directly quoted parents, staff and children – it’s well worth a read.
[quote style=”1″]”There is a calm, orderly family atmosphere in the school and the assessors witnessed both adults and pupils holding open doors, and expressing gratitude and encouragement. Pupils clearly enjoy good relationships with the adults and hold them in high regard.”[/quote]
The assessors especially thanked EVERYONE for the warm welcome.
Year 6, supported by Year 5, were the toast of SE1 as they performed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast over three sell-out nights.
The performances were of an incredible high quality with all cast members’ talent, maturity and energy shining through.
Thanks to the 300+ people who saw the production and supported the two classes.
Here’s a few pictures to remind you of the ‘Tale as old as time’.
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It was Southwark Council’s teaching awards last week and the Cathedral School choir was chosen to sing at the event.
The choir have been training hard with Miss Dace and their songs for the evening were beautifully pitched and very well received. Some were even four part rounds and others features complex harmonies.
Thanks to the parents of the choir members for their support in picking their children up from the town hall.
In another achievement for the school, Miss Scade and Mr Scott received an excellent teacher award for their outstanding teaching over the last few years.
It was lovely that some of Cathedral School could see them accept the glass trophies from the Mayor.
Cathedral Primary School’s Class 4 worked film-maker Sam Lawlor to to explore the history of film. Pupils researched the ages of cinema and scripted short scenes depicting different eras. After acting and filming on location around the Southbank, they practised editing techniques and using special effects.
Enjoy!