St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School Luton

🌍⚽✨ 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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🌍⚽✨ Culture Week Has Begun! ✨⚽🌍

This week, we have kicked off our World Cup Culture Week, with each class exploring a different country from around the world! 🌎

So far, our children have been discovering Scotland, Spain, Australia, Senegal, Turkey, New Zealand and Ghana through a range of exciting activities. They have enjoyed tasting different foods 🍽️, creating crafts 🎨, learning fun facts 📚 and exploring the unique cultures and traditions of each country, even The Haka!!

These photos show our EYFS and KS1 children visiting the KS2 classrooms, where they had a fantastic time learning from the older children and experiencing the different countries on offer. 💙

Later in the week, the tables will turn as KS2 visit the younger children to explore the countries they have been learning about too! We can’t wait to see what they discover next. 🌟

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🦁🦕🌧️ Hertfordshire Zoo Adventure! 🌧️🦕🦁

Yesterday, our Year 1 and Year 2 children enjoyed an exciting trip to Hertfordshire Zoo! Although the rain certainly joined us for the day, it didn’t stop the smiles, enthusiasm and sense of adventure. ☔✨

The children loved exploring the zoo, spotting a wide variety of amazing animals and travelling back in time as they discovered the incredible dinosaur exhibits. From roaring dinosaurs to fascinating wildlife, there was so much to see and learn! 🦒🐧🦖

We were so proud of the children’s excellent behaviour, curiosity and resilience throughout the day despite the wet weather. A huge thank you to all of the staff and volunteers who helped make the trip such a success.

A fantastic day full of learning, exploration and memories! 💙

🌎We were delighted to welcome Luton Council of Faiths to our school today! 🌎

Pupils from Years 2, 5 and 6 explored the rich diversity of Luton and learnt about different the faiths, cultures and beliefs within our community.
It was wonderful to see such curiosity, respect and enthusiasm from our children as they asked questions and deepened their understanding of the world around them.
Thank you to the Luton Council of Faiths for helping us promote tolerance, kindness and community spirit 🤝

🌳☀️✨ A Trip to the Park! ✨☀️🌳

Some of our children with SEND had a wonderful visit to the local park following their learning about the five senses. 👀👂👃👅✋

The children enjoyed exploring the world around them, noticing what they could see, hear, smell, touch and even the different sounds of nature. It was a fantastic opportunity to bring their classroom learning to life! 🌿

There were lots of smiles, laughter and happy memories made along the way. A huge thank you to the staff and adults who helped make the visit so special for the children. 💙

🔤✨ Year 1 Phonics Fun!✨🔤

As Year 1 have now learned all of their sounds and with the Phonics Screening Check beginning this week, we spent the morning celebrating and showing off our amazing phonics skills! 🌟

The children took part in a sound hunt, quizzed each other on sounds and sentences, and even transformed into aliens to practise reading their alien words! 👽🛸

We are so proud of how hard the children have worked this year and the fantastic progress they have made. Good luck for this week, Year 1 – we know you’re going to be amazing! 💙

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What an incredible evening at the Singing Spectacular! 🎶
Our choir truly sang their hearts out tonight and it showed in every smile, every note, and every proud moment on their faces. It was such a joy to see just how much they loved being part of something so special.
A huge thank you to Miss Clarke and Miss Callanan for their dedication and commitment, leading all those after-school choir sessions and guiding our pupils to this fantastic achievement. We are so proud of you all! 🌟
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🦒🌿 Year 4 at Whipsnade Zoo!🌿🦁

Year 4 had the BEST day visiting Whipsnade Zoo! 🐘🐒 The children loved exploring the zoo, spotting lots of amazing animals, and learning more about habitats, conservation and the natural world. 🌍💚

From towering giraffes 🦒 to cheeky monkeys 🐵, there was excitement everywhere we went and lots of smiles throughout the day! 😊

The children represented the school beautifully and made some wonderful memories together. What a ROAR-some trip! 🦁✨

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🏕️✨ Year 6 Residential ✨🏕️

Our Year 6 children had an absolutely amazing time on their residential trip to Caldecotte Xperience! 🌟

Over the trip, the children took part in lots of exciting activities including archery, paddle boarding, rock climbing, and many more adventurous challenges.

They faced fears, pushed themselves outside of their comfort zones, and showed fantastic teamwork and resilience throughout. 💪

Some children (and teachers!) were even brave enough to jump into the freezing lake! 🥶🌊

Although there wasn’t much sleep involved 😴😂, the children were brilliant ambassadors for our school and created memories that will last a lifetime.

A very well-deserved experience after all their hard work during SATs! 💙

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