News

This weekend, pupils from St Helen’s received the Sacrament of the Eucharist as they made their First Holy Communion. They children have been preparing for this special day, and we hope they had lovely family celebrations.

Our girls football team represented West Ham at the Schools Premier League Finals. The girls played so well and had an amazing season this year, making it to the finals. We are so proud.

Some of the year 3 and 4 children took part in an AIM High Writing Day with the poet, Neal Zetter. They wrote about all sorts of crazy poems about colours, food and the world around us. Neal was very impressed with the children and their creativity. Our future poets everyone!

This month has been a very busy one for the Music Department. Our school choir performed at the St John Bosco camp fundraiser where they helped to raise over £5,000 for the camp that will happen in the summer.

We are delighted to share the fantastic news about one of our pupils in year 5 - Maxwell. He represented Essex in the EPSCA (English Primary Schools Chess Association) National Finals held in Northampton on May 11 2024. The U11 Essex Juniors delivered a tremendous effort, achieving 4th place in the EPSCA Association National Finals, missing out on a prize by just half a point. This is the highest result for an Essex U11 team since 2003, showcasing an excellent performance despite the narrow miss.

As part of our PE focus week, Miss Cascayan planned warm up mornings for us. Every morning throughout the week, we gathered on the playground and did a warm up session and same dancing too. Movement and exercise is very important for our physical health, but it is also very important for our mental health too. We all felt so much better, and were able to work harder after the warm up sessions! Watch some of our videos here

Year 6 enjoyed participating in a workshop led by Action Jackson. In this workshop they learnt how to achieve their dreams and manage stress. The children enjoyed discovering the power of positive thinking and the importance of believing in themselves.

On World Book Day, we wore our pyjamas to school and enjoyed listening to stories throughout the day.

This year St Helen's will be taking part in the RA young artists' summer competition. Students from the age of 4 could create an artwork with no specific theme. The students could choose any media and use any artistic styles and skills. A variety of works have been submitted and we are proud of the outcomes produced, as they showcase a variety of skills, techniques and colours.

The Drama Club have been working very hard during the Shakespeare focus week to devise their own performance pieces based on various Shakespeare plays, such as; Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth.