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Year 4 Science

Thu 28 Sep 2023

Year 4 have been learning about tooth decay. They investigated the effects of different drinks on our teeth using eggs!

Year 1 Geography

Thu 28 Sep 2023

Year 1 have been looking at human and physical features in Geography this week. The class had to organise pictures from around the UK into human features and physical features.

Y5 Visit to Blessed William Howard School

Thu 21 Sep 2023

Our Year 5 children were given the opportunity to participate in a coding lesson at Blessed William Howard School today. What a fantastic learning experience!

Making Friends

Fri 15 Sep 2023

This week, Year 6 and Reception had a special session where they were paired with, and met their buddy for the first time.

They enjoyed getting to know each other, played some games, read a story and created some beautiful pictures. The children can’t wait for their next session together!

#catholiclife #specialfriends #learntolove

Our children in Year 6 have had a busy start to the new term. In Science, they learnt about classification keys using haribo sweets to help them and in Art they’ve been creating double page spreads to share their knowledge of their focus artist- Auguste Rodin!

First Mass of the Year

Wed 13 Sep 2023

Our first Mass of the school year was celebrated in school today. The children sang so beautifully and we all wished Canon Michael a happy 75th birthday. What a wonderful start to the Autumn Term.

Y2 Visit Ash End Farm

Fri 21 Jul 2023

Our Year 2 children had a brilliant day at Ash End House Children's Farm in Tamworth yesterday. The children would like to say a great big thank you Farmer Lorna for the great tour! They also got to collect their own egg to take home!

Sports Day

Thu 06 Jul 2023

We were delighted to be able to hold our reserve sports day on Tuesday this week!

A huge well done to all the children who took part in their races brilliantly and showed great determination. It was lovely to see so many big smiles!

Thank you to all the family members who came to support too. Huge thanks to our sports leads for organising the event - it was lovely to receive such positive feedback. One parent wrote:

Miss Vaz

Can I just let you know I was massively impressed by sports day yesterday. I loved the variety of races, challenging lots of skills. All staff were brilliant in their enthusiasm and care shown to the children. I loved that they joined in to help everyone get over the finish line.
Congratulations to yourself and all the staff involved in making it a great day that was well organised and entertaining.
Please pass on my thanks and praise to all at st Austin’s.

Thank you for your on-going support!

Apple Crumble - Yum!

Thu 06 Jul 2023

Our Year 3 Children visited Blessed William Howard this week to experience a high school lesson. They took part in Design Technology and made some delicious Apple Crumbles during the lesson with Mrs Baker! Super work Year 3 - we do hope you shared your crumble with your family!

Feast of St Peter and St Paul

Thu 29 Jun 2023

Today our children joined with Blessed William Howard and Blessed Mother Teresa’s to celebrate a virtual Mass for the feast day of St Peter and St Paul.