National Schools Singing Programme

Last week, 120 children from St Vincent’s Primary School, Dagenham, and La Salette School from Rainham came together at the end of term in a performance of ‘The History Express’ by Russell Hepplewhite, led by Miss Daniels.

With songs about The Vikings, Dinosaurs and The Wars of the Roses, the children learnt a lot about history as well as singing! Our favourite song was probably The Romans.

Thank you to St Vincent’s Church for hosting the concert.

It was another busy week in the Catholic Life of the College!

We started with a fantastic Cath Soc Junior meeting on Tuesday morning, where students welcomed our new teddy bear mascot. Name suggestions are very welcome!

On Wednesday, we celebrated lunchtime Mass with the 9E St Paul House RE class, led by Fr Festus. Fr Festus brought his usual energy and enthusiasm to the celebration, including some joyful singing which students always enjoy and join in with wholeheartedly.

The week concluded on Friday with a special opportunity to support the Trust Governors’ Mass celebrating the The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. We brought 28 choir members from the Leeds Diocese Youth Choir, led by Mr Perkinton and Mr Whitmore. The students were exceptional, performing challenging harmonies and creating a beautiful and uplifting sound throughout the Mass.

Our 3 KS3 altar servers also played an important role, helping transform the Halling Hall conference room into a prayerful worship space by setting up all the necessary liturgical items and assisting throughout the celebration.

A huge thank you to David Hymas from the Trust for organising and inviting us to be part of this special occasion. Thank you also to Mr Perkinton, Mr Whitmore, and Fr Paul for helping make the celebration such a success.

Well done to all our students who continue to represent the College with faith, commitment, and enthusiasm.