Exciting things are happening at St Thomas'! We are delighted to share that St Thomas of Canterbury has successfully secured funding through the Government's Condition Improvement Fund (CIF), a programme that supports essential maintenance and improvement projects in eligible schools and sixth-form colleges. This funding will enable us to carry out a much-needed upgrade to our boiler and heating system, helping to ensure that our school remains a warm, comfortable and welcoming environment for all our children and staff for years to come. That's not all! Thanks to the incredible support of our PTA and funding from a local charity, work will begin next week to transform the currently unused space behind the curtain in our hall into a purposeful sensory and intervention space. This exciting new area will provide a calm, supportive environment where children can access tailored interventions, nurture and additional support to help them thrive both academically and emotionally. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has contributed to these projects. Through successful funding bids, charitable support and the dedication of our school community, we are continuing to invest in our facilities and create the very best opportunities for our children. Watch this space for updates as these exciting developments take shape! #StThomasOfCanterbury #StFrancisTrust #SchoolImprovement #InvestingInOurFuture #communitysupport

Today, three representatives from St Thomas' took part in the Trust Speak Out Challenge. All three children did an incredible job and made us immensely proud. While we sadly missed out on bringing home a trophy this year, they represented our school with confidence, clarity and courage. The standard of competition was exceptionally high, and every child from every school spoke brilliantly. It was inspiring to see so many young people sharing their voices so powerfully. A huge well done to our speakers for their hard work, determination and outstanding performances. We are so proud of you! #TrustSpeakOutChallenge #ProudToBeStThomas #StudentVoice #ConfidenceClarityCourage

Happy playtimes = happy, active children We love seeing our children enjoying their lunchtime play-including one of our brand-new climbing domes, generously purchased by our fabulous PTA @stocpta_puckeridge #ActivePlay #SchoolFun #PTA #OutdoorLearning #HappyChildren PlaytimeAdventures

We've had some very special visitors in our early years area... a little family of blue tits has made a home in one of our bird boxes! The children have been so excited watching nature up close. They've been painting beautiful blue tits, creating signs, and learning all about our feathered friends. They also noticed something very important our school uniform colours are the same as the blue tit's colours! The children said that's why the birds must feel so happy and welcome here in our playground, and we couldn't agree more. We love seeing curiosity, creativity, and kindness towards nature grow together every day. #BlueTitFamily #OutdoorLearning #NatureInThePlayground #CuriousMinds #eyfs

KS1 Infant Agility at Sele School Our Year 1 and 2 children had a fantastic time taking part in the KS1 Infant Agility event at Sele School! The children enjoyed a range of exciting activities including tennis, rapid-fire cricket, javelin and relay races. Throughout the event, they showed brilliant teamwork, determination and enthusiasm, well done KS1. #KS1 #InfantAgility #SeleSchool #Teamwork #SchoolSport #Year1 #Year2 #ProudMoment #ActiveKids #SchoolLife

"KEEP EXPLORING" Inspired by Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday and his lifelong message to protect our planet, today our Forest theme focused on becoming guardians of the Earth Years 5/6 created incredible clay-modelled fantasy "Guardians of the Earth" characters Years 3/4 explored sustainable fabric dyeing, spreading David's message through creativity and nature Years 1/2 celebrated with a special 100th birthday sign for Sir David EYFS used real screwdrivers to build hanging environmentally friendly animal feeders for our wildlife A day full of curiosity, creativity and care for the natural world "The future of humanity and indeed all life on Earth now depends on us." David Attenborough #KeepExploring #DavidAttenborough #ForestSchool #GuardiansOfThePlanet #OutdoorLearning

We've had the BEST day celebrating Sir David Attenborough's milestone birthday From meeting some incredible creatures, to watching clips from his amazing documentaries, enjoying outdoor learning adventures, and of course eating plenty of cake What a wonderful way to celebrate a true inspiration who has helped generations fall in love with the natural world #DavidAttenborough #OutdoorLearning #NatureInspires #LearningThroughNature @davidattenborough

We've been working hard recently to expand our playtime provision and add even more exciting opportunities for the children to enjoy! This week we introduced jumbo chalks outdoors, encouraging creativity, mark making, and lots of imaginative fun We've also added a new colouring table, which has already been incredibly popular with the children! It's been wonderful to see them so engaged, creative, and enjoying time together. We can't wait to continue adding new experiences and activities over the coming weeks watch out for a very exciting purchase from our wonderful PTA! #PrimarySchool #PlaytimeFun #PTASupport #OutdoorPlay #CreativePlay

We're celebrating Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday this Friday 8th May! Our whole school will be taking part in outdoor learning, forest school adventures, and exciting animal handling sessions all while dressed for the great outdoors! And of course... there will be cake! Let's celebrate a man who has inspired generations to love and protect our natural world. #DavidAttenborough #OutdoorLearning #ForestSchool #AnimalHandling #careforcreation