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  • 22/05/26

    Amethyst Class Forest School

    It was a wonderful afternoon with the weather on our side. The children were amazed to know we had tadpoles in our pond, and they took it in their stride to begin to clear out any debris that had fallen in over the past week.  We had some wonderful creations this week, and they certainly tho...
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  • 22/05/26

    Y4 Roman Play

    Congratulations to Year 4 for successfully performing their Roman Assembly to both the school and their parents on Thursday. The performance was especially meaningful following their recent residential to Hooke Court, which helped bring their learning to life. A real highlight of the assem...
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  • 22/05/26

    Praying the Rosary

    During the month of May, the children were invited to join Mr Doe for a morning decade of the Rosary before school every Friday. They took part in this special prayer time because May is the month of Mary, a time when Catholics show extra devotion to her and ask her to carry our prayers to God...
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  • 20/05/26

    Y1 Brooklands Trip

    As part of our learning about the history of transport, pupils from Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School enjoyed an exciting and educational visit to Brooklands Museum. Throughout the day, the children explored how transport has changed over time and discovered the important role Brooklands playe...
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  • 19/05/26

    Butterflies in Reception

    For the past 4 weeks, Reception have been witnessing the life cycle of a butterfly. They watched how the eggs hatched into caterpillars, how the caterpillars made their cocoons and stayed in them for 5 days and now seeing the butterflies emerge from their cocoons. We have also named them in Red...
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  • 14/05/26

    Y4 Forest School

    Every child has a different approach to Forest School which was clearly evident in both sessions. They worked in groups to build bridges for their animals and dug out the trenches for the water to flow. The children problem solved how to create the bridge without their creature/animal falling i...
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  • 08/05/26

    Y4 Residential to Hooke Court

    Year 4 had a wonderful three days at Hooke Court in Dorset, enjoying an exciting residential experience centred around learning about life in Roman Britain.  During their action-packed three-day residential visit, Year 4 pupils from Cardinal Newman Catholic School were fully immersed in all...
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  • 05/05/26

    Y5 Art

    Year 5 took their learning beyond the classroom, painting outdoors in the warm sunshine and drawing inspiration from the natural world around them. Like Kandinsky, they explored how colour and shape can express feelings, using the movement of the wind and warmth of the sun to guide their creativity...
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  • 01/05/26

    Ruby Class Forest School

    It was a wonderful sunny day for Ruby class to be out exploring. They all picked a different animal/dinosaur to build a bridge for them to cross the stream. Working well within their teams, they planned and began to build their structures. Some did not make it and did wash away, but this did not sto...
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  • 01/05/26

    Reception Forest School

    This morning the children ventured out into the Forest School area. We were going to look closely at the plants that are growing in the Forest School area and found that most of the leaves had been nibbled on, which led to us finding lots of ladybirds on the Silver Birch Tree. The children were fasc...
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  • 24/04/26

    Violet Class Forest School

    Violet class had a wonderful team building experience today while out in Forest School. They worked in smaller groups to build a bridge for their ram/goat to cross the bridge without falling into the 'river'. Working as a class, they dug out trenches and filled them with lots of water. They...
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  • 23/04/26

    School Council - St George

    This week our school council members have been researching our national patron saint, St George.  They spent some time in the IT suite finding out about his life. They presented their findings to the rest of the school through our key stage collective worships. The children reflected...
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