Month: July 2020

10 July 20

Every year at St Chris the English department award the Gouldstone Prize for Literature – named after former teacher Dave Gouldstone – to pupils across different year groups who have excelled in creative writing, non fiction writing and poetry.   This year’s awards were presented by some special guests… ! Below are videos of the…

10 July 20

This term pupils in the Senior School have been taking part in virtual Sports Day challenges…they were lots of fun! The PE Department also marked the end of term in the traditional way by awarding the Barry Goodall Award for an Outstanding Contribution to School Sport.  This year it was jointly awarded to Ben Hawthorne…

10 July 20

Today was our last day of school in the Junior and Senior Schools. It’s been a term with a few differences and it was fitting that our final Morning Talks were slightly different too! Year 13 pupil Tom played a beautifully arranged version of Bridge Over Troubled Water on the French Horn and the ‘Cello….

10 July 20

Over the past week our Junior School pupils have been taking part in a virtual sports day and have submitted their results to PE teacher Lyn! Events included: Target Throw; the Potato & Spoon Race; the Sock Pickup; Paper Javelin Throw; Shuttle Runs; Standing Long Jump; the Slalom Run and Speed Bounce! Here are the…

10 July 20

During lockdown our pupils, staff and music and video arranger extraordinaire, Head of Drama, Emma Roskilly, decided to take on the challenge of creating a St Chris version of the Les Mis challenge… enjoy!

9 July 20

Last week, parenting came to St Chris Junior school in a rather unusual way. Every child from Reception to Year 6 (and all their teachers too) got involved in our mighty ‘Egg Babies’ project. The purpose of the week was to have some fun in the penultimate week of what, for some, has been a tough…

2 July 20

Some fun design work from different year groups in the Senior School. In Ben’s classes, Year 9 were set the task finding and photographing faces hidden within objects around the home/garden. Old Kingsland’s photographs were great! In Byron’s classes in Year 7, pupils created characters using objects they found around the home. Great work everyone!

2 July 20

Usually, at this time of the year students in Years 7 to 9 would be preparing to go on their Late Summer Programme (LSP) trips over the last week of the term. The week provides an exciting opportunity to share unique experiences and undertake new challenges. The LSP usually marks both the end of a…