In finishing in the top ten in the Stafford & District Championships back in October three students from St. Dominic's qualified to represent the Stafford District Team at the Staffordshire Schools County Cross Country Championships. It was held recently on a Saturday at Rodbaston on a bitterly cold, icy morning.
St. Dominic's hosted the second U11 ISA Midlands Table Tennis Tournament in January.
Our Prep boys and girls thoroughly enjoyed the experience and came away with a two team gold and two individual gold medals.
In the team competitions, we had one boys team competing and one girl's team. Matches consisted of four singles games played in rank order.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Today Pre-School children had lots of Valentine's Day fun,
We hope you did too.
They listened to the story of Saint Valentine and how Valentine's Day came about.
Congratulations to Joe, Barney, Joe and Edward in winning the U11 District Primary Schools Boys Table Tennis Team Championships.
Joe and Barney also contested the boys singles individual final with Joe coming out on top in the final.
Sissy beat Summer in the girls singles individual final.
Star of the Week
Max
For coming out of his shell and impressing Miss Davies with his class contributions, and interactions with his peers.
Wonderful Work of the Week
Theo
For creating a wonderful self-portrait using chalks on the playground- view here
Mrs Longmore would like to say a big thank you to all of the students who participated in the RSPB Big Birdwatch.
''It was lovely to read about the different species that you spotted in your garden. You certainly saw lots of birds! Thank you to those of you that provided additional information on birds that you observed that weren’t included in the list and the lovely drawings!''
Primary 5 had a little help from Mrs Kaine, our senior ICT teacher today. They were introduced to ‘ducking’, which is a way of talking through codes to help them de-bug any coding problems on their computers. What fun!
Quack, quack!!
On Tuesday 12th February, our Prep students put on their best party clothes to enjoy an evening of dancing, sweets, treats, pizza and prizes, at their annual Valentines Disco.
Thank you to the PFA for organising and hosting another fantastic event for our students.
Pre-School have enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year recently.
Today, Pre-School invited family members to join them for a Stay and Play session. As parents arrived, the children completed their morning routine, which involved self-registration and the weatherboard starter. They also showed off their number skills by completing a number line activity.
Star of the Week
Johan
For being brave when coming back to school, and for being helpful and friendly to the Open Morning visitors.
Wonderful Work of the Week
Max
For beautiful artwork of a panda and a fan, during Chinese New Year celebrations - view here
On Friday, Prep pupils took a trip back in time for our History Day. Children and staff came to school dressed in some amazing costumes and we were impressed at the effort they had all made. Children could pick the era of their costumes which meant we had a diverse range of outfits from Dinosaur and Stone Age right through to 1980s! Prizes were awarded for the best costumes in each key stage.
