26/04/24
School News
- 26/04/24
Opal Class - Forest School
Opal enjoyed the first forest school session of the term by focusing on how plastic enters the Oceans. We found litter using litter pickers on site and discovered how long it takes or not takes to decompose. Then we created our own rivers and saw how plastic floats down stream before collecting...Read Full Story - 26/04/24
Eco News
This week, we spoke to our classes and reminded them to send broken or used up school stationery to the yellow eco bin in the year 2 corridor. Once filled up we will send it to Elmbridge Eco Hub for proper recycling rather than ending up in landfill! Finally, a big thank you to a k...Read Full Story - 26/04/24
Year 1 - Godstone Farm
On Wednesday 17th April, Year 1 went to Godstone Farm as the starting activity in our science topic – Learning about animals. We saw and learned about different animals. Some were reptiles, some were mammals and some were birds. All of the children enjoyed their trip, especia...Read Full Story - 19/04/24
Eco Committee
This week we started off our Healthy Living topic for this term by starting to weed our allotments. We are planning to grow some vegetables that we can sell or make into something yummy at the Summer fayre. If you have any spare tomato plants or vegetable plants, please think of us - we ha...Read Full Story - 28/03/24
Anti Bullying Awards 2024
We are proud to announce that Cardinal Newman have been recognised as a GOLD school in the United Against Bullying Awards 2024. Our pupils' excellent personal development and happy relationships are often commented upon by visitors, but it is good to have official recognition of this...Read Full Story - 27/03/24
Year 4 - Hooke Court
Year 4 had an amazing time on their residential trip to Hooke Court in Dorset to become immersed in all things Roman. During the action packed t...Read Full Story - 27/03/24
Year 6 - Mathematicians
Year 6 mathematicians had the opportunity to prepare for the upcoming Junior Maths Challenge with Mr Creen from Salesian School. Top comments were "That was awesome! I liked discussing the paper and looking at the answers in detail." "I love how we had a skills focus...Read Full Story - 22/03/24
Year 6 - Homefront day
Last Thursday, Year 6 were put through their paces by an ARP (Air Raid Precaution) Warden, learning the importance of putting on a gas mask quickly and keeping safe around unexploded bombs. They gained useful insight into life during the war and understanding that 'Careless talk costs lives...Read Full Story - 15/03/24
Science Fair
A very well done to our Cardinal Newman Scientists this week! The Science Fair was an enormous success and the judges were extremely impressed with the careful planning and presentation, originality of ideas and the way the children were able to communicate what they had found out. A special mention...Read Full Story - 15/03/24
Year 2 Football tournament
Congratulations to Year 2 who took part in a football tournament in St. George’s. They were triumphant! Click here for more photos.Read Full Story - 14/03/24
Year 2 - Kew Gardens
Year 2 had a fantastic time at Kew Gardens on Monday. We looked at the way plants had adapted to their environment, how plants attracted and repelled insects and animals, we even found a Papaya tree in the Palm Glasshouse! Well done Year 2 and many thank you to all our parent volunteers. For mo...Read Full Story