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First Chapter Friday
Check out the new entry in the First Chapter Friday series of audio readings. This week: ‘I Am Legend’ read by Mr M Newman. Continue reading …
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Lockdown Literacy Challenge
Just ten minutes a day focusing on your literacy skills can help you to improve your overall reading, writing, comprehension, grammar and oracy skills. This will assist you in every subject you take across the school. Why not make these activities a daily routine just Continue reading …
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GCSE English Language and English Literature Update
Dear Year 11 students, As you will be aware, due to the pandemic the exam board (AQA) have decided to make some changes to your GCSE for English Language and English Literature in 2021. These changes, some of which have yet to be confirmed, have Continue reading …
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Virtual Reading Session
A Short Ghost Story – We might not register, but we can still read! Virtual Reading Session Students in Y7-Y13 engage in a weekly reading activity called ‘Register and Read’ during registration time. Following the reading of a different 500 word extract each week students Continue reading …
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STM Poetry Writing Competition
After reading Register and Read in form this week you’ll understand the correlation between reciting poetry and song lyrics and positive mental health. As a school community we invite students from Year 7 – 13 to create a poem using the ‘It’s Ok Not to Continue reading …
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Never Heard the Word
At St Thomas More Catholic School we place so much value on the words we use. We are a community who choose our words carefully in order to praise each other, encourage each other and challenge each other! As part of our commitment to equipping Continue reading …
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Coronavirus: a book for children
A book aimed at primary age pupils has been published written by Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson and Nia Roberts. The illustrations are by Axel Scheffler, best known for illustrating children’s books such as The Gruffallo. The book deals with some of the aspects of the Continue reading …
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Thank you to St Peter’s Catholic Primary for providing phonics training
As part of our ongoing collaboration with schools in our Catholic Cluster in Walsall we were delighted to be able to welcome Mrs Burrows and Mrs Robinson from St Peter’s Catholic Primary School in Bloxwich to school on Friday last, March 6th. They led a Continue reading …
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The Inquisition of Queen Elizabeth I
On Thursday 13th February 40 Year 11 students went to Redditch to watch a play designed to help students improve their performance in the GCSE History examinations. It is focused on the British Depth Study paper and covered the reign of Elizabeth I. Continue reading …
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World Book Day Bake Off
Well done and thank you to everyone who participated in the World Book Day 2020 Bake Off. The imaginative creations were amazing to look at and even better to taste! Our cake judges from Chartwells Catering assisted us in choosing the winners from each category Continue reading …
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