St. Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy 🍀

Year 6 students are learning how to represent circuits using recognized symbols and building simple series circuits! ⚡️🔌 #STEM #Electricity #Year6Learning #BritishScienceWeek

Year 5 exploring the wonders of Earth and Space! 🌍✨ They’ve been learning all about our solar system and the mysteries of the universe. 🌌🔭 #Science #EarthAndSpace #Year5Learning #BritishScienceWeek

Roblox can be fun, but it's not without its risks 🚨including strangers, 🕵️‍♂️ scams, 🎭 harmful content, and more. Download our #WakeUpWednesday guide – also available as a podcast 🎙️ now! Download here >> ow.ly/uAj650VfPqs Listen here >> ow.ly/R1Yp50VfPSp

Celebrating WBD with a bang! 📚✨ We awarded prizes to students who’ve shown incredible effort in their reading journey this year. From curling up with a good book to becoming authors of our own stories using visual prompts, it’s been a day full of creativity and learning.

Today, we came together as a school community for a meaningful Ash Wednesday service. Reflecting on the season of Lent, we are reminded of humility, hope, and renewal. Let this season guide us in our journey of faith and service. 🙏 ✝️ #AshWednesday #Lent #FaithInAction

Happy Shrove Tuesday! 🎉🥞 Reception class are celebrating with pancakes, fun, and tradition. It’s a sweet way to kick off the season of Lent! We even had a pancake flip race! 🏅🥞 #ShroveTuesday #PancakeDay #SchoolFun

It’s World Book Day this week – the perfect time to celebrate reading in all its forms! Social media captions 📱, video game instructions 🎮, and e-books 📚 are all shaping modern literacy... Download here >> ow.ly/y8eg50Vamjh Listen here>> ow.ly/GEBO50Vamji

🌍International Mother Language Day! At St Patrick’s, we honour and embrace the richness and diversity of languages around the world and by many of our pupils and staff. Our mother language shapes our identity, and connects us to our culture. 🌍💬🗣️

🎉 Love Is All Around! 💖 What an amazing day! The Valentine’s Disco after school was a hit! 🕺💃 Thank you to everyone who joined in the celebration! ✨ #ValentinesDayFun #LoveIsAllAround #AfterSchoolDisco #CelebrateLove

🏆 Huge congratulations to Mr. Glaze, our amazing PE coach, for being awarded Apprentice of the Year! 🏅 His dedication, hard work, and passion for teaching make him an incredible asset to our team. We’re so proud of you, Mr. Glaze! 🙌 #ApprenticeOfTheYear #TeamSpirit #PECoach

An unforgettable experience at Beaumanor Hall for our WW2 Evacuee Day! Year 4 stepped back in time, learning about life as an evacuee and gaining a deeper understanding of history. A day full of learning, fun, and new memories! #WW2EvacueeDay #HistoryInAction #BeaumanorHall

As part of the children’s morning regulation in the Sunshine Room ☀️ a calming sensory environment is created. A perfect, peaceful start to a busy school day! #SensorySpace #MorningRegulation #CalmStart

It's #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek! 💛 We believe every child deserves the chance to thrive. This week, we’re focusing on helping young people explore the theme ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself,’ empowering them to better understand their emotions and build resilience. 🌱 #PrimarySchool #SecondarySchool #HighSchool #Parents #Carers #MentalHealth

Figures from Ofcom claim that nearly 3.5 million British children have encountered a scam online, and it's vital we learn how to recognise their tactics and protect youngsters against them 📖🛡️ Download here >> ow.ly/1gTL50UTmkb Listen here >> ow.ly/VJIC50UTmkc

Our school staff were treated today for National Hot Chocolate Day! 🍫☕️ Cream and marshmallows? #staffappreciation #NationalHotChocolateDay #staffwellbeing

Celebrating Chinese New Year in EYFS with fun activities! 🐉✨ We made colourful dragons and snakes, tasted delicious foods, and made special money envelops hoping they’ll be lucky enough to get some gold coins. 🐍🥢🥠🧧⭐️ They can’t wait to show the rest of the school on Friday.

Parents joined their children at our Reading Cafe this week and shared stories together. 📚💚 See ClassDojo for the date and time of next month’s session! #familyreading #readingtogether #booklovers

Big and difficult feelings are part of growing up 🤬😓 but they can be easier to handle with guidance and support 👋 Download here >> ow.ly/qUgp50UOPOF Listen here >> ow.ly/InKO50UOPOG

Congratulations to our new Y6 playground leaders who have completed their training today. We look forward to seeing you out in the playgrounds leading games and helping to build friendships. 👋🏼

With approximately 220 million users under 18, TikTok is a social media titan among children and young people 📱🗿 But just because it's popular, doesn't mean it's free from risks. Download & Listen here >> ow.ly/n3es50UFUee