23 June 2022 | Catholic Life, General Events |
At The Abbey, we have been working as a School of Sanctuary for the past three years and have built a community that understands the issues faced by people seeking safety. Over the past four years we have worked with many charities and groups to raise money, collect...
21 June 2022 | Catholic Life |
We are so proud of our newly formed choir who enhanced the special celebration of Confirmation with their wonderful singing. Choir were supported by Miss J on the clarinet and H on the piano, as they accompanied the children in their songs of praise. Some of our choir...
17 June 2022 | Catholic Life, General Events |
Year 6 children decided that as their charitable focus for Refugee Week they wanted to support The Bike Project. The Bike Project collect unwanted and unloved bikes and refurbishes them before passing on to people seeking asylum. The bikes provide a lifeline to...
13 June 2022 | Catholic Life |
We were delighted to be asked to participate in a special art installation being held at Location 29 Art Gallery. Wooden skittles were given to our school to decorate as refugees for a final piece that would eventually be made up of 200 skittles decorated by...
9 June 2022 | Catholic Life |
We were delighted that the Birmingham Province of the Knights of St Columba invited our Year 4 pupils to take part in their Easter art competition. We had a fantastic response and all the entries were of a very high standard. Along with other schools in the province,...
15 May 2022 | Catholic Life |
On Sunday 15th May 2022 we once again joined the Parish for the annual May Procession to honour our Blessed Mother. The children presented flowers to Our Lady. Thank you to all families for joining this glorious Parish...
7 May 2022 | Catholic Life |
Year 3 had a wonderful spiritual day on Saturday 7th May as they received their First Holy Communion. They were faith-filled and reverent as they took the next step on their faith journey. Please keep the children of Year 3 in your...
7 March 2022 | Catholic Life |
Throughout the season of Lent staff are invited to join silent reflection each Monday at the start of the school day. This time of reflection allows us a space to think about how we might best develop ourselves to become the person God wants us to be and embrace Him...
2 March 2022 | Catholic Life |
Children and staff of the Abbey began their Lenten journey with a beautiful service in school, led by Father Elias and supported with eloquent readings from pupils and staff. As we began, we were reminded to focus on the prayer intention of Pope Francis – the...
1 March 2022 | Catholic Life |
As we returned to school, many children in our community have been talking about the crisis in Ukraine. To provide the children with an outlet for their thoughts and concerns, Chaplaincy Team created a prayer wall that children and staff could add to. Pope Francis...