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To mark the end of David Wilson Homes’ Building Buddies Award, the staff and Year 6 pupils were presented with a trophy to draw the academic year long project to a close. Year 6 were part of the bespoke scheme and the recent award ceremony was to celebrate being the first school in t...
Sian Thomas, Senior Talent - Lead Recruiter for the army, delivered an eye-opening talk on army careers to Year 10 and 12 before students participated in an action packed morning of outdoor teamwork activities. Sian’s talk outlined the purpose of the British Army by explaining t...
Activities days at St Gabriel's are always a lovely way to end the year, but the trip to Rushall Farm was exceptional. From beginning to end, Year 7 were treated to a whole host of fun, educational tasks, including pond dipping, river wading, owl pellet dissection and a session about the importa...
Year 6 took to the stage to perform the much loved musical ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ directed by Head of Drama Ruth Chaplin. During the performance the audience saw Charlie Bucket, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee and Augustus Gloop journey into Willy Wonka's fa...
Year 10 geographers report on their fieldwork trip to Swanage. "On Thursday 20 June, year 10 geographers set off for a sunny day of fieldwork in Swanage. The day was filled with a range of different primary data collection methods. In the morning we focused on the human s...
Mandarin Chinese is taught throughout the school, however lessons are more than just learning the language and characters. We are keen for pupils to learn about Chinese traditions too. In addition to lessons on culture, activities and themed menus at Chinese New Year, Ms Zhang’s Year...
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A little rain did not stop St Gabriel’s Sandleford and Reception children from participating in the annual Barnardo’s Big Toddle. Many children dressed up for the occasion, there were bees, elephants, rabbits, birds and elephants. Even an oversized unicorn joined the ram...
On a very windy Saturday in June, which was not conducive to improving personal best times, Izzy Mannion in Year12, competed in the county finals of the 1500m at Palmer Park in Reading. Izzy gained first place in the final with a time of 4.58, although slightly slower than her personal best, it...
Year 1 enjoyed a fabulous trip to The Living Rainforest in Hampstead Norreys, which linked with their learning on Bangladesh. They were treated to two tours titled 'Amazing Adaptations' and 'Edible Rainforest', where they learnt lots of interesting facts about...
On Monday 10 June, Year 4 headed off to Lulworth Cove for their first overnight trip. The weather forecast was none too brilliant, but everyone donned their waterproofs and set off. The picnic lunch on the hillside at Durdle Door was great, but the rain began as they walked down to see the...
We are pleased to welcome Dr Elizabeth Tate to St Gabriel’s this term – she is joining the science department as a Chemistry Teacher following a break from teaching. Liz studied Chemistry at King’s College London, gaining a PhD in 2007 for her work on ‘Nuclear Quadru...
Junior School fans of the Winnie The Witch books were excited to meet the famous illustrator Korky Paul (his real name is Hamish Vigne Christie Paul) on Thursday 6 June. Korky spent time with all year groups talking about his art and demonstrating its wild cartoon style characters as well as sh...