Here are the songs Y3 need to know for our Resurrection Celebration of the Word. Please practise!
Now practise with the backing track only…
Year 4 had a fantastic trip to see the Andy Warhol exhibition at Lakeside. The visit began with the children looking at a series of portraits taken by a local artist. They noticed similarities between the photographs and enjoyed discussing what they liked about each piece of artwork.
In the exhibition, the children were fortunate to see some of Andy Warhol’s earliest work and learned how his style developed over time. They were particularly excited to see the famous pop art portrait of Marilyn Monroe, which helped them understand Warhol’s bold use of colour and repetition. The children then took part in an activity where they searched for artworks that matched key words such as neon or make-up. After finding a piece that fit their word, they sketched their chosen artwork, carefully observing the shapes and colours.
To finish the gallery tour, the children created their own pop art pictures inspired by Warhol’s style, using bright colours and repeated patterns 🎨.
In the second part of the day, Year 4 went on a nature walk around the grounds. They completed a series of creative challenges, including sketching wildlife and drawing different textures they could see around them 🌿✏️.
Overall, it was a lovely day and the children thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to sketch in real time, explore new artwork, and take part in creative activities together 😊.
Over the last couple of weeks, our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) children have been taking part in the Big Lent Walk, and what an exciting adventure it has been! With their little legs and big smiles, the children have been stepping out together to make a difference.
The Big Lent Walk is a special challenge where people walk during the season of Lent to help raise awareness and support communities around the world who need access to clean water, food, and safe places to live. Even though our children are young, they have shown that small steps can make a big impact.
Please donate, if you can, to
https://donate.justgiving.com/fundraising/blessed-roberts-big-lent-walk-2026/donation-amount.
Thank you. 
What a fantastic way to celebrate a love of reading! On World Book Day, our amazing Year 6 pupils rose to the challenge and showed incredible enthusiasm by completing the highest number of scavenger hunt sheets across the school. Their curiosity, teamwork, and passion for books truly paid off — and what a reward it was!
To celebrate their achievement, Year 6 were treated to a well-deserved Big Booky Breakfast. The morning was filled with smiles, laughter, and, of course, great food. Pupils enjoyed a delicious spread of toast, fresh fruit, and refreshing juice while sharing their favourite stories and chatting about the books they love.
The atmosphere was warm and lively, with everyone taking a moment to relax and celebrate their success together. It was wonderful to see such excitement around reading — a reminder that books really can bring people together.
A huge congratulations to Year 6 for their brilliant effort and fantastic achievement. You’ve truly earned your Big Booky Breakfast — and we couldn’t be prouder! Keep turning those pages and exploring new adventures through reading!
Year 3 and 4 visited Lakeside Art Gallery this week. We had a wonderful packed day of art! The children enjoyed visiting the galleries. First, we visited Alexis Chabala’s exhibition ‘The Beat Beneath Us’ celebrating the pioneers and torchbearers of Funk, Soul, R&B, Hip Hop, Dancehall, and Afrobeat(s). The children took inspiration from these and were set the challenge of creating their own poses that would follow this them and make audiences ask questions – they did a fantastic job!
We managed to fit in some landscape artwork of the Lake, and the surrounding nature. Then we squeezed in a play session before lunch.
Finally, we learned about Andy Warhol who was an American Pop artist who reimagined what art could be at a time of great social, political and technological change.
British Science Week 2026 was launched by our Science Ambassadors this week. We were reminded of our subject saint, St Albert the Great and how he a great role model for all our young scientists. He was very curious about the world, and even predicted Polar Bears before they were actually discovered!
This year’s theme is Curiosity! What questions do you ask everyday about the world around you?
British Science Week Poster Competition
The UK government are thinking about how to build a positive future for children. They are keen to understand children and young people’s own ideas on this, so they are asking: What are children and young people’s visions for a good/positive childhood? For more details see the website www.britishscienceweek.org/plan-your-activities/poster-competition
If you enter, there are some science prizes to be won in school, as well as the opportunity to have your poster published in a government report and win an online prize!
Science Gadget Shop
A big thank-you to the science ambassadors who have been fantastic in helping to run the Gadget shop during their lunch time. It has been extremely busy, and we quickly sold out of some items! It will continue to run next week up until Thursday!
Year 3 investigated forces and friction using ramps, toy cars and a variety of different materials. They learned that the smoother the surface, the weaker the resistance so cars would travel further. They also put their Working Scientifically Skills to good use and learned that by changing only one variable (the materials) that they could conduct a Fair Test.
Today in Forest School, the children took part in a wonderful hands‑on activity inspired by our story focus, Percy the Park Keeper – The Big Storm. In the story, Percy helps his woodland friends find shelter when a wild storm arrives—so we used this idea to spark our own outdoor adventure!
We began by thinking about the animals who live in our woodland space and what they might need to stay safe and warm during stormy weather. The children shared their ideas brilliantly, noticing natural features such as fallen branches, thick bushes, and tree trunks that animals might use for protection. Their imaginations flourished—some groups designed tiny hideaways for hedgehogs, while others wanted to build bigger shelters for the badger and foxes.
Once the shelters were complete, we explored them all together. The children proudly explained their design choices and how their structures would help woodland animals during a storm. It was wonderful to hear them use natural‑world vocabulary and show such empathy toward wildlife.
We had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day at school, with a day full of books, imagination, and lots of happy readers!
Our celebrations began in the morning with the BRW Reading Café. Parents and carers joined us in school to share stories and enjoy reading together with their children. It was wonderful to see everyone relaxing with a good book, chatting about their favourite characters, and starting the day with a love of reading.
The school was bursting with creativity as pupils came dressed as their favourite book characters, walking words, or in cosy pyjamas ready for a day of reading. From magical wizards and adventurous explorers to some very imaginative word costumes, it was fantastic to see so many brilliant ideas brought to life.
We also enjoyed a special Librarian’s Saint Assembly, where the children learned about St Jerome, the patron saint of librarians and translators. The assembly helped us understand his important work translating the Bible and why he is remembered as someone who dedicated his life to books, learning and sharing knowledge with others.
During the day, children also took part in an exciting World Book Day scavenger hunt, searching for clues and book-themed surprises around the school. A big congratulations goes to Year 6, who were crowned the winners and earned the BRW Big Booky Breakfast prize!
Most importantly, the whole school spent time doing what World Book Day is all about — enjoying books and sharing the joy of reading. Classrooms were filled with stories, laughter, and discussions about favourite books.
A huge thank you to all the parents and carers who joined us for the Reading Café and helped make the morning so special. It was a wonderful celebration of reading and a reminder of how powerful and enjoyable books can be.
Happy World Book Day! 📖
Year 3 had a wonderful World Book Day! They were very excited to start reading ‘A Bear Called Paddington’ by Michael Bond. Our Maths lesson was based around our Class Reads with the children having practise at diving 2-digit numbers with remainders! Our weekly Music lesson was even led by ‘Bert’ from Mary Poppins!
The children looked fantastic in their imaginative costumes and even managed to do their Lenten Walk. What a busy fun day!
