St Paul's Church of England Primary School

4H are reading ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’ by Kate DiCamillo - Once upon a time there was a china rabbit who was loved by a little girl…The children acted out the scene where Pellegrina tells her granddaughter, Abilene, a tale about a very beautiful princess who is turned into a warthog by a witch. Pellegrina stares very hard into the eyes of Edward Tulane when she has finished the story.Well done 4H! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/4h-are-reading-the-miraculous-journey-of-edward-tulane

Collaboration Challenge - In class 5J the children enjoyed the ‘Collaboration challenge,' in which they were set the task of working together as a team to plan and build the tallest tower using only 6 pieces of paper and tape. All team relished the challenge worked extremely hard and evalting area in which they could improve. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/collaboration-challenge

Detectives on the case! - Today in our English groups we discovered a mystery…the strange death of Sir Charles Baskerville! The children entered the room to the ‘crime scene’ and were incredibly excited and engaged, ready to hear the next part of our group text, ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ and identify important clues.The children are now working alongside Sherlock Holmes, completing their own Detective Journals as we explore the case in the book.The children already have a range of possible explanations, suspects and motives and I was incredibly impressed with the level of enthusiasm in the room. We can't wait to read the next chapter..! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/detectives-on-the-casehoo

Marvellous Maths in Year 1 - Year 1 have settled in extremely well to their new classroom and routines. Last week we started off with maths where the children used to cubes to count reliably. They did a great job and worked together with their partners. Well done Year 1! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/marvellous-maths-in-year-1

In 5L, Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM!) - In our first RSHE lesson of the year, 5L discussed the importance of teamwork and how when everyone plays their part and is valued, you can achieve more. After exploring what makes a great team, the children were split into groups to put those skills to the test. They were tasked with stacking cups without using their hands, only 1 elastic band and some pieces of string.I was really impressed not only with their teamwork skills and communication, but also how quickly each team solved the problem. For Round 2 their equipment was limited even further and although only one team was successful, they all still managed to persevere and try their hardest. An important lesson for the year ahead- well done 5L! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/in-5l-together-everyone-achieves-more-team

3B learn Tag Rugby - 3B had their first PE lesson of the year this afternoon.This half term we are learning Tag Rugby. Today the children explored rugby balls and compared them to other balls they had used. We then practised putting them down and picking them up quickly, watching for our team mates, being aware of people around us as we played and the finally had our first go at passing the rugby ball. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/3b-learn-tag-rugby

Welcome back- September 2024 - Towards the end of Tuesday's INSET day, Reverend Sarah visited school with some of her Clergy team and Parishioners to lead a prayer walk around the school sites. This is the second year we have completed this walk and it is always incredibly powerful. It gives the opportunity for us to bless each room on both sites of the school as well as praying over staff, Governors, our families and each individual child.We are sure that this year will be fantastic and we cannot wait to welcome everyone back to school and meet our new pupils and families coming in. Thank you to Sarah and her team of volunteers for coming to bless the school and prayer over a safe, fruitful and enjoyable school year. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/welcome-back-september-2024

Year 6 Leavers BBQ - Yesterday the Year 6 children had their leavers BBQ. The children signed each other's shirts with encouraging messages, played party games, enjoyed burgers and hot dogs and received their leavers hoodies.It was a lovely afternoon and we were blessed beautiful, sunny weather! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/year-6-leavers-bbq

Reception Enjoy French Day - Reception had a very exciting French Day last week.We were joined by Alice's Dad who brought a selection of stories for the children to look at. The children were keen to share the stories with their friends and could identify some familiar characters and events. He then read us a lovely story about a wolf who looses his tooth in French.Later in the day we explored French Polynesia, and identified where French is spoken around the world. We also tried some food from France!We finished our day with a fantastic performance of Frere Jacques in front of the whole school. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/reception-enjoy-french-day

Year 1 Visiting the Reading Room - Year 1 visited the Reading Room again and really loved reading all the new stories there! Many of the children were eager to read chapter books and cosy up on the bean bag chairs. We ended the session reading a story together and are continuing it in class! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/year-1-visiting-the-reading-room

3H enjoy French Day - On Tuesday, Year 3H enjoyed a wonderful day full of French activities. We did some of our research to learn about France and made a quiz for our friends to complete. The highlight was having a story read to us in French by Miss Bourbotte. The children predicted what was happening on the page using some of their french vocabulary to help them. She summarised the story for the children and they were fascinated by listening to a fluent French accent in person. The children created paintings of water lillies in the afternoon in the style of Monet. Well done Year 3H! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/3h-enjoy-french-day

Nursery take part in French Day - The nursery children enjoyed taking part in French day.They answered the register in French, listened to Alice's dad read a story to them in French and explored French children's books. They made lavender painting pictures and tasted french baguette with Camembert cheese and croissants with butter. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/nursery-take-part-in-french-day

Nursery carry out a traffic survey - As part of our learning during fieldwork week the nursery children carried out a traffic survey.We split into 2 groups and mixed with Reception to record how many of each type of vehicle went past on The Brentford High Road and Hlaf Acre Road for a 10 minute period.We recorded our results on a tally chart. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/nursery-carry-out-a-traffic-survey

Nursery sketch their surrounds - As part of fieldwork week nursery practised some field sketching. We used clear laminated sheets and whiteboard pens to sketch the outline of buildings and trees that surround the playground. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/nursery-sketch-their-surrounds

Art and craft coffee morning - Yesterday, we held an art and craft coffee morning at school. We made flower pictures using egg boxes. Thank you so much to our lovely teacher! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/art-and-craft-coffee-morning

Year 4 Maths Champions - https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/year-4-maths-champions

Fieldwork Week in Reception - Reception have been taking part in Fieldwork Week this week. We have been investigating whether there are too many cars in Brentford.Today we went on a walk to survey the traffic on the main roads. We used tally charts to record our findings and then discussed what we thought about the amount of cars seen.The children felt that there were too many cars on the roads and that there needed to be a better buses for people to use. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/fieldwork-week-in-reception

3M code with Scratch Junior - This half term, 3M have been learning how to code using Scratch Jr. They have programmed their sprites to move, dance and speak. They have also created more pages for their Scratch stories. Well done 3M!Scratch Jr is available as a free app. If you and your child would like to learn how to code, find out how to download the app https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/3m-code-with-scratch-junior

3H code with Scratch Junior - This half term, 3H have been learning how to code using Scratch Jr. They have programmed their sprites to move, dance, speak and even shoot a ball through a basketball hoop! They have also created more pages for their Scratch stories. Well done 3H!Scratch Jr is available as a free app. If you and your child would like to learn how to code, find out how to download the app https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/3h-code-with-scratch-junior

Sewing Hearts Coffee Morning - Last Thursday, a group of mums met for a sewing coffee morning. We made some beautiful heart designs. Thank you to our amazing sewing teacher! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/sewing-hearts-coffee-morning

Sports Success in Reception - In the last two weeks Reception have proved themselves to be a very sporty bunch!They have taken part in Day of Sport, where they tried a range of new activities including curling and mini golf. They had a fantastic time taking part in athletic competitions and proved themselves to be very able gymnasts.They then completed their Sports Day. Even though it was incredibly hot they participated brilliantly and completed all of the activities. They enjoyed balancing on the benches, kicking the football at the target and running the egg and spoon race.Well done Reception! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/sports-success-in-reception_

Year 1’s Sports Day! - Year 1 had a great time competing in Sports Day this week. They all tried their best and developed their skills in a variety of games. To finish the day off the boys and girls had a running race. Well done to the winners and all of the children that participated! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/year-1s-sports-day

Year 3H use role play in English - In Year 3H this morning, we have been transported into our story Oliver and the Seawigs. The children were either a large merman, Iris or a different mermaid. They were challenged to use their inference skills to think how each character was feeling at each point of the story. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/year-3h-use-role-play-in-english

Nursery sports day 2024 - The nursery children had a fantastic day on sports day. They took part in a carousel of activities which allowed them to showcase different skills that they have learnt in PE this year. These skills include balancing, throwing, running and jumping. Despite the very hot weather everyone tried really hard. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/nursery-sports-day-2024

4L visit to the Gurdwara - 4L enjoyed a visit to the Hounslow Gurdwara. This was to reinforce the children's learning on Sikhism in RE.The children enjoyed visiting the prayer room to listen to relaxing music and having a tour around the Gurdwara. They had an educational talk and really impressed the teacher with their knowledge.To end the visit the children had the opportunity to have Langar and taste some yummy food.The children really enjoyed the visit and learnt a great deal about Sikhism. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/4l-visit-to-the-Gurdwara

4L visit the Hounslow Urban Farm - To reinforce our learning in Topic we visited the Hounslow Urban Farm. The children enjoyed looking at different animals, feeding the animals and walking around the farm. We were lucky to have two workshops to learn about different farm animals, what they eat, where they come from and how to care for them.The children learnt a great deal during this visit and were a credit to our school. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/4l-visit-the-hounslow-urban-farm

3H Day of Sport! - Earlier this week Year 3H enjoyed a Day of Sport. The day was filled with new sports for the children to practise which the children absolutely loved. Curling, Athletics and Gymnastics seemed to be the class favourites overall. Well done Year 3H! https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/3h-day-of-sport

Nursery enjoy Day of Sport - Nursery had a great time taking part in the Day of Sport. They learnt to hit a ball with a golf putt and a wedge. In gymnastics they practised balancing, jumping and rolling. In curling they practised aiming at a target and putting the right amount of force into their slider, so that it reached the target but did not overshoot. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/nursery-enjoy-day-of-sport

Year 5 Artists - Last week, our Year 5 pupils had the opportunity to take part in a special Art competition being run by Brentford School for Girls. They were tasked with choosing a famous piece of art and recreating it in their own way. We were lucky enough to be joined for the morning by some of the students from the sixth form at Brentford School for Girls, who assisted our pupils with their ideas.We were incredibly impressed by the unique ways the children chose to create their entry and there was a huge range of mediums used, from dominoes to each other! They concentrated brilliantly and showed great enthusiasm and skill too. The entries have been sent off and will be displayed in a gallery at the secondary school on Thursday 27th June- your child will bring home a leaflet with further details. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/year-5-artists

3H’s visit to a farm - Last week, we visited Collins Hanger Farm along with 4J. We got to run through huge fields and enjoyed looking at different types of trees. We also met a very friendly sheep called Harry who followed us around the farm. The highlight of the day was definitely watching the pigs eat our apples in just two bites - I think they must have been very hungry. https://www.stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk/index.php/news/news-detail/3hs-visit-to-a-farm