We have arrived safely at Queen Elizabeth Park. Weather is definitely on our side. The children are currently enjoying their lunch in the sunshine. All very happy and excited for the activities to come at HMS dockyard.#IOWSTMCPS2024

Here we are at HMS Dockyard. Beautiful afternoon with lots of tours and lots of exciting information… and the first costume change for Admiral Walsh. ⚓️

All aboard ⛴️ the children have been amazing and already a credit to the school. One or two members of public have commented on how sensible and well behaved they are. We are very proud of them. What a great start to the trip! 🌟💙🤍#IOWSTMCPS2024

We're here!!! 🏝 We are on the Island! We have arrived at Winchester House! Just having a talk about the house and the rules and then will be off for our roast dinner! #IOWSTMCPS2024

Good morning from a beautifully sunny Isle of Wight ☀️ We have gathered this morning to celebrate the word of the Lord. We sung some hymns and acted out the gospel in an uplifting celebration. Looking forward to a day of water sports and field sports in the afternoon.

What an incredible morning we have had out on the water paddleboarding! 💦 The children (and staff) had a wonderful time splashing about and attempting to balance 20 children standing. What a memorable morning!#IOWSTMCPS2024

And a little sneak peek of Mr Tucker channelling his inner dolphin 🐬#IOWSTMCPS2024

Here we are enjoying our Isle of Wight quiz 🤔💭 A new addition to the trip with our very own quizmaster, Mr Jiggins. #IOWSTMCPS2024

A wonderful morning at Parkhurst Forest 🌳🍃 The children created some fantastic clay creations on the trees and tree stumps, made some brilliant dens in teams and looked out for red squirrels in the hide. #IOWSTMCPS2024

We are now at Godshill about to do some sketching of the beautiful scenery. The children are being a credit to the school and are embracing all the activities and visits. We are very proud of them and we are very much enjoying their company. #IOWSTMCPS2024

This morning we visited Carisbrooke Castle - the most important stronghold on the Isle of Wight. Sir Walsh'alot guided a magnificent tour for us, bursting with new knowledge for us to use in our quiz later.

We might not have had the weather of the Amazon Rainforest at Amazon World but we sure did get to see some beautiful animals. 🦎🐸🐒 After we had lunch, the children were able to get up close and personal with lots of different species! Dinner and Talent show tonight 🎭 🎤

A wonderful start to our final full day on the island! Mr Walsh providing us with yet another historical masterclass full of humor. He seems to have aced Marconi's Italian accent 🇮🇹. As well as this the children have all made their own sand ornaments at the world famous sand shop

We had a ball!! 🕺💃🏼 What an evening we have had! Lots of freestyle dancing, routines and lots of laughter. The children were incredibly well behaved during the ball and have been busy getting things ready this evening to leave early in the morning.

Y12 Business students had a great time going to St Mary’s Primary in Romford to run a Scavenger Hunt for year groups 1 and 2 to continue our fundraising for SMILE London&Essex. It was a great time and lots of sweets were won! Thanks to Mr Byrne and Miss Edwards for supporting!

Congratulations to the children who were celebrated in assembly this week 👏

The Year 2 classes of St Jerome and St Cecilia have settled in brilliantly. With a mixture of continuous provision opportunities and whole class learning helps children grow to be lifelong learners! They even developed their own Rights Respecting Schools class charter!

Year 4 have settled in wonderfully to the new year. St Clare and St John Boscoe have been developing their team work and keys skills to support their learning in Year 4. We’ve had a great start to the year full of fun and engaging activities!

The children in Reception have settled in well this week and Year 1 children have enjoyed exploring their new surroundings. Children in Reception have been sharing their ‘Chatter Boxes’ with staff and their friends talking about things they enjoy.

The children in Year 1 have enjoyed learning how to use the Beebots this week, they have been drawing maps for them to travel along and are improving thier programming skills.