06/07/2025
Foundation Stage learn about the theatre - On Friday, Annabella's mum came to talk to us about her job. She produces theatre shows! She showed us lots of photos of the theatres where she works and the shows she produces. She talked about the jobs she has to do to make the show come to life and the people she works with. She explained that most of her work happens at night and that it can be very busy in the theatre.Thank you for visiting Foundation Stage! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/foundation-stage-learn-about-the-theatre
06/07/2025
Plant Propagation - In science lessons, in Class 5J the children have been studying plants and animals. During their studies they have looked at how plants can reproduce and recently plant propagation. In pairs they cut and trimmed their plant ready for propagation. Hopefully in next couple of weeks we shall see new roots appears. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/plant-propagation
05/07/2025
Aquasports Adventure for Years 5 and 6! - Yesterday, Years 5 and 6 had the exciting opportunity to visit ‘Aquasports’ to take part in some water-based activities. Excitement was in the air all day and the children enjoyed 3 incredible activities from sailing; kayaking; building and testing a raft and stand-up paddle boarding. This was of course after getting our wetsuits, helmets and buoyancy vests sorted, which was an adventure in itself!Although there were a few mishaps in some activities (such as sailing boats capsizing unexpectedly! But rest assured, they were quickly rescued by the power boat and used their buoyancy aids to help them float), there were smiles all round and it was lovely to see the enthusiasm on everyone's face. The children tried everything they could and showed a lot of confidence in the water. There were lots of adults enjoying themselves in the water too (and falling in, much to the children's amusement)!Despite the journey home being longer than hoped due to traffic, the day was fantastic and one we hope the children (and adults) will remember for a long time! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/aquasports-adventure-for-years-5-and-6
05/07/2025
Art Week continued in 5L - We had a fantastic art week in 5L- after exploring Cubism on Monday, we moved onto an interesting style using dots of different colours and sizes, used by artist Yayoi Kusama. The children thought about nature and created their own colourful pieces with a medium of their choice.Later in the week we learnt about famous illustrators, and followed a tutorial by Nick Sharratt (illustrator of Jaqueline Wilson's books), learning to create characters like his. The children used these skills to design their own character for one of Wilson's books.We were treated to a Graffiti workshop from an ex-pupil, who is soon going to study Art at College and the children were very excited and engaged for this. We ended our week by creating a silhouette of individual dots as a class for a whole school display- we can't wait for you to see what the school have produced very soon! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/art-week-continued-in-5l
02/07/2025
Art Week in Year 1 - This week is Art Week at St Paul's School so yesterday we learnt about the artist Georgia O'Keefe. The children then used oil pastels to make their own close up representations of a flower. The children used some of the techniques that we learnt in our previous art lessons. They used their fingers to blend and shade. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/art-week-in-year-1
02/07/2025
Planting flowers - We are learning about plants in our science lessons. Last week, the children planted their own seeds so that they can watch them grow. We have put them in the school garden and we can already see some shoots coming through! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/planting-flowers
01/07/2025
3B enjoy Art Week - 3B have had a fantastic start to Art Week.We enjoyed a visit from Ms McHenry who taught us about drawing what we feel as well as what we can see and encouraged us to experiment with colour when drawing still life.Then we learnt about the artist Romero Britto, how he draws portraits and the patterns and designs that he uses. We created our own self portraits using his style. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/3b-enjoy-art-week
01/07/2025
3B create chants - In English 3B are reading the book Oliver and the Seawigs.In the story the main character Oliver, comes across some sea monkeys who like to chant bang drums.The children worked in small groups to write their own chant pretending to be the sea monkeys and then created a rhythm on the drums and then performed for each other.They all worked together very well and created chants that reflected the attitude and personalities of the book characters. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/3b-create-chants
01/07/2025
Foundation Stage take inspiration from Andy Goldsworthy - Today, we have been thinking about how some artists take inspiration from nature.We looked at the work of Andy Goldsworthy and talked about how he uses materials such as logs, stones and shells to create pieces of art. We talked about the shapes he created and how he used different materials to create images of the sun. We also talked about how he uses photos to show the changes that occur over time.We then went into the park and collected materials for our own pieces of art. We used the ipads to take photos that inspired us. The children were amazingly confident and were able to zoom in on tiny details. They even took a few selfies!Well done Foundation Stage! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/foundation-stage-take-inspiration-from-andy-goldsworthy
01/07/2025
There’s a rumble in the jungle during Art Week! - Yesterday, Reception had the most amazing drama workshop with Maria from Perform.They explored the jungle with Maria the explorer, locating different animals and trying to avoid the naughty crocodile.It was a fantastic start to Art Week and we are very excited to see all of their amazing creations.Well done Reception! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/theres-a-rumble-in-the-jungle-during-art-week
30/06/2025
maths games - In year 5 and 6 Maths lessons the children have enjoyed the challenges met through problem solving activities. These have required the children to work systematically and collaboratively to solve the problem. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/maths-games
30/06/2025
On your bike - Earlier this term children throughout the school took part in a sponsored cycle/ around St Paul's park/ The children in Year 5 did extremely well despite the weather conditions. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/on-your-bike