Events Gallery
Enjoy some of the special events and activities that go on at our school.
Random Acts of Kindness Week
School Council members launched ‘Random Acts of Kindness Week’ to celebrate and encourage small acts of kindness around school. Showing kindness is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have but the benefits you gain back can be enormous. Each class received a...
RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch
For the seventh year running, St Gerard's School Council have participated in a national scheme called the RSPB Big School Garden Birdwatch. The survey helps to build a picture of garden wildlife across the U.K. Last year more than 1,500 schools all over the country...
Christmas Events
Children at St. Gerard’s have had a busy autumn term, full of wonderful experiences such as an Advent Liturgy with One Life Music, trips to the theatre, Christmas parties and a visit from Santa. We thank you for your continued support in helping us raise over £600...
Blessing of the Bambinelli
Bambinelli is Italian, the plural of bambinello, which means ‘little baby.’ Bambinelli Sunday is a beautiful tradition that was started by Pope St. John Paul II and is celebrated on the third Sunday of Advent. Traditionally, thousands of people visit St. Peter’s...
Year 6 at Coventry Transport Museum
Year 6 visited Coventry Transport Museum, which houses one of the biggest collections of British vehicles. First, we walked through the Blitz Experience exhibition and viewed the vehicles of the era to support our understanding of historical events in the West...
KS2 Horrible Histories
The whole of KS2 enjoyed a pre-Christmas treat of a visit to the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham to watch the new Horrible Histories show, Barmy Britain. Gruesome British history was bought to life, all the way from ancient times up to Queen Victoria, as part of a...
KS1 ‘One Snowy Night’
Year 1 and Year 2 enjoyed a lovely pre-Christmas visit to the MAC Theatre in Birmingham. They had front row seats to watch a live performance of ‘One Snowy Night’ by Nick Butterworth. They listened intently, as Percy the Park Keeper was woken numerous times during the...
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 fell silent for two minutes to remember and honour those who have...
Wear it Pink!
“Charity, patience and tenderness are very beautiful gifts. If you have them, you want to share them with others.” Pope Francis Breast Cancer Now’s ‘Wear It Pink’ day is one of the biggest fundraising events in the UK. Taking place during Breast Cancer Awareness...
Feast Day of St. Gerard
We celebrated the feast of our School Patron, St. Gerard. We began by celebrating Mass together as a whole school community. Children from the Spiritual Council prepared and led the Mass. They wrote their own bidding prayers, which were shared and selected the hymns,...