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Well done to the Green Team who lead an assembly all about recycling. They were so well informed and presented brilliantly. Thanks to Delia for supporting this group all year - you are all making a difference!

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Look at this term's candle wrap that the children in the Ethos team created!

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Thank you to James and Miles who wrote our prayer for this term.

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Inspiring self belief on the I Can and I Am bus!

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Inspiring self belief on the I Can and I Am bus!

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Year 5 and Year 6 had a wonderful opportunity to visit the I Can and I Am bus. It was parked up for us in Victoria Park and each group spent some time making pizzas (from scratch!) and some time upstairs talking about and considering what made them unique and special.

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We enjoyed using a loo roll as a 'feelings' line in Collective Worship. The children decided which feelings were similar and why, before trying to organise them on the loo roll line. We wondered how 'happy' and 'joy' were different. Joy is our value for Term 6 this year.

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Ethos team considering what joy means to them

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Ethos team considering what joy means to them

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Look out for these wonderful magnets that the Ethos Team made!

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The Ethos team met up to talk about this term's value of 'Joy'. The created artwork for the class candles and magnets. They also talked about joy being more than a happy face.

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At St Andrew's, even the pets get involved with anti-bullying week!

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The lunch time Courtyard offer has been so popular with children choosing this space to read, write, draw, make dens and bracelets or potions and Lego structures.

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The first Positive Praise cards were shared in Term 5. These are awarded to children that consistently demonstrate the school values and expectations. Well done!

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Jamie (our Reading Dog from PAT) enjoys a little walk in the sunshine!

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At school we talk about being 'agents of change' - just look what extraordinary thing a child in Y3 did recently! Yes, she decided to cut her hair and donate the lovely locks to the Little Princess Trust. We are so proud of you, making a big difference to others!

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The Ethos team took on the challenge of drawing 100 sheep to decorate each class candle. We will be learning about the significance of the sheep this term when we share 'The Lost Sheep' parable.

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Our prayer for this term, composed and written by a child in Y4.

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A question to ponder even during playtime! This term's value...

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What do you love? What is love? How can you show it? When is love hard?

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Along with the Ethos team and Governors, a Y4 pupil created a beautiful table to be used in Collective Worship. It is decorated with some sheep - taken from artwork of 100 Sheep designed by the children - and a wonderful prayer about Love. It holds our class candles and reflection jars perfectly!

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After lots of work from the school community - far and wide - we are thrilled to share our new outdoor reflection area. Our beautiful walnut tree in the central courtyard area of the school, has been 'yarn bombed' with love!

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What started as a small seed of an idea has exploded into an epic project! A very special tree grows in the middle of the school - it is a walnut tree (much loved by the squirrels!) - and features on our school logo. Families and people in the community have been busy knitting and crocheting to 'bomb' the tree - this will become our outdoor reflection area and it seems apt that so many people have contributed to the project. We can't wait to reveal the finished result!

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Here are some of our Learning Leaves on display. We recognise the children's efforts and progress each week and celebrate them in collective worship. Golden leaves are linked to our values.

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We started the day 'in the round', with children from Reception to Year 6, talking about what they think spirituality is. Back in class, children used art, music, maths and philosophical questions to think even harder about this. Can you spot some slippers?! We are invited to bring our slippers to school when we have a Thrive Day!

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We used this window to consider the idea that spirituality can be looking out into the world, experiencing 'wow' moments, wondering how we deal with tricky times and how we learn to live life in all its fullness.

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This is what Year 3 children thought...

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During our Thrive Day we explored what spirituality means to us. We used the idea of mirrors, windows, doors and candles to support our understanding and thinking.

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All of our prayers and reflections have been collected together and mixed up! The prayers in the big jar are now at St Swithin's Church where the community will keep us in mind and in their prayers.

The tall jar is at school - a reminder that lots of children and families are going through all kinds of feelings, and to pray and reflect for each other.

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Year 4 performed brilliantly today, sharing the Easter story with the school community at St Swithin's Church. Well done too to Year 5 children who narrated so clearly and confidently.

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Here are Year 1 and Year 2 singing and performing Palm Sunday at St Swithin's Church this morning.

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The choir sang 'Lean on me' beautifully in our Easter Service. Well done!

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Look at these! Can you spot the fairydust too?

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The children have responded so positively to having a space to write their thoughts, reflections and prayers. They have enjoyed using 'thanks', 'wow' and 'please' as prompts along with coloured paper strips linked to 'The Colour Monster'.

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A very special presentation from the children to the team of parents that raised over £5000 for the school when they ran the Bath Half Marathon. WOW!

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These wonderful parents ran the Bath Half Marathon on 16th March, raising over £5k for our school. Thank you for your courage and love - you have brought such JOY!

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St Andrew's Church School Certificate - 2024-25

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We thought about how it feels to be 'the odd one out' and that it takes courage to stick to what you believe. We learnt about Daniel and the lion from the Bible and how he showed great courage.

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Look at our class candle! The Ethos team designed the candle wrap linked to our Value of Creativity.

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A pupil in Y3 shared why she is fasting at the moment. Here is the PowerPoint she made for her class all about Ramadan.

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This term St Andrew's lifted 121 More Trees for BANES!

It is not even a year since we officially became a More Trees for BANES Nursery.

St Andrew's children have processed seeds collected locally, potted them, planted the seedlings in our specially built nursery bed, and finally they have been able to lift 121 saplings to be planted into their forever homes in the local area.

Many children of have been involved in replicating and following the life cycle of locally collected seeds from silver birches, elders,  oaks, spindles, holly and blackthorn and it has been an amazing journey for all of them.

As the saplings are passed on to be planted in woods around Bath, St Andrew's children know they are making a real difference, in working with the local communities to improve the natural world around us.

Our job is not finished though - our raised bed is ready to welcome new seedlings so it will be soon time to start potting again!

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This week, the Foundation Governors and Ethos team launched our new reflection jars for each classroom, inspired by the book "The Colour Monster" by Anna Llenas and input from our Ethos team children. These reflection and prayer jars will allow children to choose a coloured strip of paper that matches their feelings. They can then write, draw, or express a reflection or prayer and place it in the jar. Additionally, there will be small pom-poms in different colours for those who prefer to simply drop a pom-pom into the jar.

Each class will bring their reflection or prayer jar to collective worship, where they will be displayed alongside jars from other classes. Using the reflection area and jars is entirely optional, and there will never be any pressure for children to participate.

Additionally, each class discussed three starter words to help if a child wants to turn their feelings or thoughts into a reflection or prayer. Those three words are: Thanks, Please, and Wow! If your family would like to give it a try at home, you might consider sharing a Thanks, Please, or Wow statement at the beginning or end of the day.

A common theme for this week was, "I'm thankful for pancakes!"

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The Ethos Team met to discuss this term's value: Creativity. We read Desmond Tutu's version of the creation poem from Genesis.  The children used encyclopaedias and library resources to illustrate elements of the poem and represent the beauty and diversity on earth.

We have compiled the artwork created by the students into a single illustration that will wrap around the candle in our classroom reflection area this term.

Great job, Ethos team, for your ongoing collaboration and creativity!

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As we opened the gate one sunny March morning, we were filled with joy and wonder at seeing an enormous hot air balloon rising behind the school!

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A beautiful day to consider this term's Value of Creativity.

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Year 4 have been understanding the kind of world Jesus would want by reading about Peter and Andrew in the Bible.

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Year 5 had deep discussions about equality linked to their learning about Gurus.

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Year 3 were given clues and then had to decide what the object represented in the story of Creation.

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The Ethos Team, supported by Karyn and Nicola, thought about creativity. They worked together to draw and write about the wonderful elements of creation.

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This week the Ethos Team began to think about prayer - what is it? What does it look like? Why do people pray? What do they do or say? Later this term, each class will have their own Prayer Jar. I wonder how they will use them...

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It is so fun remembering all of our learning in RE!

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The children have loved looking through their floorbooks and reminding themselves of their learning from previous years.

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Welcome to our school - share your creativity!

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Welcome to our school - share your creativity!

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Year 6 are considering this 'big' question linked to our value of Creativity! What do you think?

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Can we beam like the sun or glimmer like a star? How do we share the light within us?

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The Ethos Team use this document to monitor our Collective Worship. They give feedback to the leaders and make suggestions.

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Collective Worship monitoring - children

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On our OPAL journey: we held a special day to develop and improve our play.

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The school community developed a Play Promise to develop and improve our OPAL play.

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We spread kindness like confetti! We challenged each other to share a smile.

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Look at what the children and teachers said about each of our expectations!

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Connecting with nature: Within My Branches

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Connecting with nature: Within My Branches

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We used the book 'Within My Branches' to inspire us. We looked closely at nature and considered its role in our lives. We spent lots of time outside and practised mindfulness.

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We used nature to inspire our art work during a special Thrive Day.

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From House Captains to Librarians, Play Leaders and Green Team - children at St Andrew's get involved!

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Our welcoming display showing this term's Value - Creativity!

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A beautiful hands on activity for the children to engage with the Bible story of Creation.

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We have been working together to describe what our three expectations look like.

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Collective Worship with St Swithin's Church: an overview

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Collective Worship with St Swithin's Church: an overview

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A special time with all of our friends and families to celebrate Harvest time.

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Year 5 were invited to Bath Abbey to join the Armistice Service with the Commonwealth Society.

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We love it when our parents and carers come and share with us. Thank you!

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Wow! An amazing experience at Bath Abbey.