Events Gallery
Enjoy some of the special events and activities that go on at our school.
Health and Fitness Day
Health and Fitness Day highlights how sport and physical activity can not only benefit our mental and physical health, but our social lives too! The day aims to be accessible to everyone and prove that exercise and fitness is the best medicine for happier and...
Year 6 visit to St. Chad’s Cathedral
As part of our Confirmation programme, Year 6 visited St Chad’s Cathedral in Birmingham. St Chad’s is known across the world as a beautiful building with a remarkable history and rich heritage. We discovered that the Cathedral was built between 1839 and 1841 and was...
Years 1 and 2 at the Botanical Gardens
Years 1 and 2 excitedly boarded a coach ready for our trip to the Botanical Gardens in Edgbaston, this would support our science topics of Plants. We were eager to see the many species of plants and trees that the Botanical Gardens are home to. Upon arrival, we met...
World Book Day
UNESCO created World Book day in 1995 as a worldwide celebration of reading. Spending just ten minutes a day reading and sharing stories with children can make a crucial difference to their future success and it’s fun for all involved. This year, the message for all...
Cafod Club
Cafod Club invited family members to their weekly Monday afternoon session. They were given the opportunity to see the types of planting and sowing that we as a group do on a regular basis especially at this time of the year. Each family group had three tasks to...
Vocations Week
‘Vocare’ is the Latin word meaning 'to call’ and as a Catholic school we believe the biggest calling we hear is from God. We are called to be holy, called to follow God in our lives, and called to use our gifts at work. This week was ‘Vocations Week’ and we have been...
Number Day
We all celebrated NSPCC Number Day and the children came to school dressed up as either a number or as a Rockstar. The aim of the day was for the children to see, think and do Maths in a range of contexts and to show that everyone is a Mathematician. Throughout the...
RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch
For the eighth year running, St Gerard's School Council have participated in a national scheme called the RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch. Since 1979, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds event has seen members of the public count almost 172 million birds. The...
Year 5 Science Workshop
Year 5 visited Greenwood Academy to take part in a taster Science lesson. They started off thinking about ‘What is science?’ and ‘Why is it useful?’ they discovered that in Science we study EVERYTHING and try to understand the world around us. Our Science teacher told...
Young Voices Performance at Resorts World
Members of St Gerard’s Choir performed at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham on Wednesday 11th January 2023, as part of the world’s largest choir. They were 30 of 6,000 children performing in the arena that night. They sang beautifully and were excellent role models;...