Events Gallery
Enjoy some of the special events and activities that go on at our school.
Christmas Activities 2022
Thank you to all the family members who joined us in Church on Tuesday morning for the Carol Concert. The children read and sang beautifully to remind us of the real meaning of Christmas. Also this week, members from the school choir visited a local care home to...
Blessing of the Bambinelli
Bambinelli Sunday is a beautiful tradition that was started by Pope St John Paul II during his papacy and is celebrated on the third Sunday of Advent. Traditionally, thousands of people visit St. Peter’s Square in Rome, bringing their Baby Jesus figurines from their...
Year 5 River Researchers
On Tuesday 29th November, as part of our Geography ‘River Study’, Year 5 travelled to Plants Brook situated in New Hall Valley Country Park. When we first arrived, we were tested on which river vocabulary we could remember from our previous lessons. After this, our...
A Visit from Author Sam Copeland
Today, we received an exciting visit from the children’s author Sam Copeland. He explained what initially inspired him to become an author and discussed his love of animals which he has chosen to include in his stories. The first book, ‘Charlie Changes into a Chicken’...
School Council ‘Book in a Box’ Challenge
School Council launched a new reading challenge called ‘Book in a Box’. Children bought a chapter of their favourite book to life by putting objects and artwork together in a box to retell the story. Take a look at the wonderful creations!
Remembrance
"Lest we forget…" At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent on the Western Front to bring an end to the fighting in World War I. As a mark of respect, at 11am St Gerard’s School fell silent for two minutes to remember and honour those...
World Science Day
World Science Day takes place on 10th November. It was started as a way of opening up the world of scientific research and discovery to engage everybody in scientific issues and developments. Science is all around us and part of our everyday lives. To promote this,...
Year 2 at the National Memorial Arboretum
Children in Year 2 enjoyed a special trip to the National Memorial Arboretum to support their history topic. During the visit, we were very honoured to take part in our own act of remembrance where the children read out a special verse and then placed a poppy wreath...
Wear It Pink!
Breast Cancer Now’s ‘Wear It Pink’ day is one of the biggest fundraising events in the UK. Taking place during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, thousands of amazing people wear it pink in their communities, schools or work places for the UK’s largest breast cancer...
Harvest
We celebrated the Feast Day of our School Patron, St Gerard. Children from the Spiritual Council prepared and led a whole school Mass. They wrote their own bidding prayers and selected the hymns, which were sang beautifully, making it a wonderful celebration! We are...