St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School Luton

🇫🇷🥐 Vive la France! 🎇✨

Today, we celebrated Bastille Day with a fantastic day of French-themed fun across the school!🇫🇷

A huge thank you to 2M for running their wonderful French Café, where children and staff enjoyed a selection of delicious French-inspired treats. It was a real highlight of the day! 🥖🧁☕

Children across the school also put their creativity to the test by designing and building their very own Eiffel Towers. From pasta and marshmallows to paper and card, every tower was unique and showed fantastic teamwork and imagination. 🗼👏

It was a brilliant day filled with culture, creativity and plenty of smiles. Merci to everyone who helped make it such a memorable celebration! 💙🤍❤️

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🎭✨ A Sneak Peek Behind the Scenes... ✨🎭

Here’s a little glimpse of our incredible Year 6 production, The Wrong Way Round! 👀🎬

From the amazing costumes and dramatic characters to the fantastic performances, our Year 6 children truly brought the story to life. We couldn’t be prouder of all the hard work, confidence and talent they showed on and off the stage.

A huge thank you to Facesbytishx for the incredible face paint, which helped transform our cast and added the perfect finishing touch to an unforgettable performance. 🎨👏

Can you guess who some of the characters are? 🌟

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✝️🗺️ Year 4 RE 🗺️✝️

This week, our Year 4 children have been learning about Abraham and how God chose him to become the father of many nations.

The children explored Abraham’s journey by creating story maps, helping them to understand the important events in his life and the trust and faith he showed in God’s plan. As they discovered that Abraham built an altar wherever he went to worship and give thanks to God, they then had the opportunity to create their own altars from clay. 🏺✨

It was a wonderful way to bring Scripture to life through creativity, reflection and hands-on learning.

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🌍✨ What a wonderful start to our annual Culture Day! ✨🌍

This morning, we came together for a special assembly to celebrate the many cultures, traditions and backgrounds that make our school community so unique. It was fantastic to see so many children proudly dressed in traditional clothing, ready for a day of celebration.

This is just the beginning... 📸 More photos are coming soon of our colourful parade and our much-loved Picnic on the Field with families. We can’t wait to share them with you!

Together, we celebrate diversity, community and belonging. ❤️🌎

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📚🌟 A huge well done to some of our amazing Year 1 children who have been taking part in reading sessions with our wonderful Beanstalk volunteers! 🌟📚

Each week, our volunteers spend time reading alongside children, helping to build confidence, fluency and, most importantly, a love of books. 💙 The children look forward to every session, and it has been fantastic to see the progress they have made and the positive impact these sessions have had on their reading journey.

A huge thank you to our incredible Beanstalk volunteers for giving up their time to inspire and encourage our young readers. Your kindness and dedication make such a difference! 🌱📖

As we continue to celebrate the National Year of Reading, we’re proud to see our school community working together to nurture confident, enthusiastic readers for life.

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💦📏 Maths in the Sunshine! ☀️🧮

Who says maths has to stay in the classroom? Our Year 2 children took their learning outdoors this week to explore weight and capacity in a hands-on and exciting way!

Using jugs, containers and plenty of water, the children investigated full, empty, half full and different capacities while making predictions, measuring and comparing. It was a fantastic opportunity to bring their learning to life through practical activities.

As an added bonus, everyone stayed nice and cool while having lots of fun in the sunshine! ☀️💧

Learning is always at its best when it’s active, engaging and full of smiles! 💙

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🍓🍌🥝 Healthy Bodies, Happy Minds! 🏃‍♀️💚

Every Monday, our KS1 and EYFS SEND children look forward to their sessions with and Mr Greene, who has been supporting them with a range of fun, active and engaging activities throughout the year.

This week, the focus was on healthy eating and keeping active! The children had a fantastic time preparing their own delicious fruit salad, learning about making healthy food choices and, of course, enjoying their tasty creations. 🍎🍇🍊

The fun didn’t stop there! They then put their energy to good use by tackling an exciting obstacle course, developing their building skills, hand-eye coordination and confidence while staying active. 🌟

A huge thank you to Mr Greene and PhysicalEd+ for another brilliant session. We love seeing our children learning, moving and smiling every Monday! 💙

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🎻🎶 The countdown is on! 🎶🎻

Our talented Year 4 musicians have been hard at work practising their violins in preparation for next week’s Summer Music Concert! 🌞🎼

From learning new pieces to perfecting their performances, the children have shown fantastic dedication, perseverance and teamwork. We are so proud of how much they’ve progressed and can’t wait for them to showcase their incredible talents on stage.

We’re getting very excited for the concert and know it’s going to be a wonderful celebration of all their hard work. Good luck, Year 4 – you’ve got this! ⭐🎻💛

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🏺✨ Year 3 Egyptian Day ✨🏺

Year 3 stepped back in time for an unforgettable Egyptian Day with Portals to the Past! 🇪🇬

The children looked incredible in their amazing costumes and fully embraced the experience as they explored life in Ancient Egypt. From fascinating facts and hands-on activities to discovering what life was like thousands of years ago, it was a day full of excitement, learning and fun! 🐪👑📜

A huge thank you to Portals to the Past for bringing history to life and creating such a memorable experience for our children.

What a fantastic day of learning beyond the classroom! 💛

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🌍⚽✨ Culture Week – Day 2! ✨⚽🌍

Another amazing day of celebrating cultures from around the world! Today, our children explored Brazil, Sweden, Egypt, Portugal, Norway, Panama and Mexico. 🌎

The younger children did an incredible job and had such a fantastic time immersing themselves in different cultures and traditions. From colourful face painting 🎨 to tasting lots of delicious snacks 🍓🥨, there was so much fun and learning throughout the day!

It has been wonderful to see the excitement, curiosity and joy across the school as the children learn more about the world around them. 🌟💙

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