
Reception and Year 1 Celebrate Burn’s Night in the Woods
On Thursday 29 January, our Reception and Year 1 pupils enjoyed a slightly belated Burn’s Night celebration, full of fun, learning, and Scottish tradition.
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On Thursday 29 January, our Reception and Year 1 pupils enjoyed a slightly belated Burn’s Night celebration, full of fun, learning, and Scottish tradition.

On Monday 26 January, St Gabriel’s was delighted to host our annual Year 4 Maths Challenge, welcoming pupils from local primary schools for an afternoon of problem-solving, teamwork and mathematical thinking.

On Friday, our Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in the Young Voices Worldwide WICKED! Singalong, joining over 500,000 young singers from around the globe for a truly magical musical experience.

On Tuesday 20 January, our Year 1 pupils enjoyed a delightful visit to Milestones Museum in Basingstoke, bringing their learning about the history of toys vividly to life.

On Wednesday 21 January, Year 9 pupils visited Bletchley Park, the historic Buckinghamshire estate that served as the centre of Britain’s codebreaking operations during the Second World War.
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We are delighted to welcome back Next Thing Education to St Gabriel’s this February Half Term, offering an exciting Tech Camp for children from Year 1 to Year 6.

Year 7 Academic Scholars took part in a fascinating biology seminar on Tuesday 20 January, gaining first-hand insight into how fish are specially adapted to extract oxygen from water.

On Saturday 17 January, St Gabriel’s pupils took part in the Berkshire Schools Cross Country Championships, held at Newbury Showground, delivering a series of impressive performances in challenging conditions.

This week, St Gabriel’s Nursery was delighted to welcome parents into school for a series of Mother and Father Stay and Play sessions, held on Monday 12, Wednesday 14 and Friday 16 January.

On Thursday 15 January, St Gabriel’s was delighted to host an action-packed Mission Impossible Science Day, welcoming Year 6 pupils from Elstree, Cheam and Wellesley Prep for a morning of thrilling, hands-on science.

On Wednesday 14 January, a group of Year 12 and Year 13 pupils took part in an exciting Mock Apprenticeship Assessment Day at the Vodafone UK Headquarters in Newbury, gaining valuable first-hand experience of the corporate recruitment process.

On Tuesday 13 January, two St Gabriel’s teams of pupils from Years 7–9 took part in the First LEGO League regional competition, held at Oxford Brookes University and organised by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET).