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  • Architecture in Schools at St Francis’ – Working in Our Community

    Year 5 , at St Francis’, took part in an exciting project called ‘Architecture in Schools’. The project aimed to get the children thinking about the architecture around them and how it can be made more sustainable. The children worked with professional architects to design their own building, using many problem solving skills as well as learning about our local area. They visited the Olympic Park with professional architects and viewed the architecture around Stratford New Town, visited Chobham Academy (which the architects involved designed) before making their own models.
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  • 30th Anniversary of the Jolly Christmas Postman

    Mark, a postman of thirty years, went to St Helen’s in Plaistow to read the story to a class of children. The Jolly Christmas Postman, written by the Allan and Janet Ahlberg, has been a Christmas favourite for 30 years.   All the children featured also received a copy of the book thanks to Puffin Books.
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  • St Antony's- Dot Dot Fire Financial Literacy

    Bring financial literacy to your classroom.
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  • Supporting Parish Communities

    Staff at St Helen’s volunteered to host the Parish Christmas Lunch. This was put on for the pensioners and Sisters in our community. After a 3 course meal, they enjoyed singing and dancing as well as a game of bingo.
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  • St Antony’s children and staff are recognised as London Living Wage employers

    Children at St Antony’s have campaigned, through their music videos, to promote the London Living Wage.  Staff at the school have supported children to understand the principles of Catholic Social Teaching and through their voice to raise issues of poverty and injustice.  Their work was recognised in an assembly and in the Newham Recorder. Living Wage Week: Forest Gate school marks accreditation | Newham Recorder
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  • Armistice Day 2021

    Children representing the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust joined with other schools in  Newham to remember those who died in World War I and other conflicts. The Last Post was played followed by the two minutes silence, which was reverently observed by all attending the service.  Monseigneur John Armitage presided and children from all the Trust schools read poems, prayers and reflections as  everyone remembered those who gave their lives for our freedoms.
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  • Trustees & Senior Leaders Meeting across the Trust

    On Saturday 16 th  October governors, trustees and senior leaders across the Trust came together to review the successes of the previous year and spend time reflecting on the values, vision and mission of the Trust.  They also agreed on some next steps to ensure that all schools in the trust can provide the best education for all the children they serve.
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  • Teachers working together across the Trust

    On 5 th October teachers from across the Trust and beyond, came together to start planning for a next year’s Citizenship themes. Discussions centred around Laudato Si (Praise Be to You) and Frattelli Tutti, (All Sisters and Brothers) two important recent letters from Pope Francis. Teachers are now planning in their schools to ensure the message is easy for children to understand and to help them understand their role as future citizens. Other groups of teachers are working together across the Trust to share new ideas and joint projects for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), inspirational uses for future information technology and improving standards across all phases in our schools.
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  • Celebrating the schools in Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust

    We are delighted to share with you our video that brings together all our schools where we celebrate our Catholic faith and offer children exceptional personal development.  All our schools provide an excellent extensive curriculum promoting high standards in basic skills and valuing sport, the arts, humanities and especially the way we treat each other and uphold our  Catholic values .
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  • St Francis' Promotional Video

    St Francis’ welcomes all children  promoting diversity, inclusion, an extremely caring culture and an extensive broad and balanced curriculum during the school day and in after school activities. The school video capture the essence of St Francis’; please do take a few minutes to watch the video and see the smiles and enjoyment of the children.
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