On Wednesday 28th June Year 3 made their First Holy Communion at Ss Alban & Stephen Catholic Church. It was a really special day for the children, their families, school community and the parish. The…
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We remember the Sisters of Mercy who founded our School
The Sisters of Mercy are an international order of Catholic women founded in 1831 by Sister Catherine McAuley in Dublin. In 1899, the Sisters of Mercy came to St Albans and opened a special rest…
Read MoreA brilliant ‘Green Day’!
On Wednesday 7th June, we celebrated our traditional SSAS Green Day in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our planet. Catholic Social Teaching teaches us that we are stewards of God’s…
Read MoreFantastic Fundraisers
We are very proud of the way that our pupils work so hard to raise money for others, giving up their time and energy for others. Well done- you are superstars! Here are three of…
Read MoreCAFOD Crew News
“We are delighted to announce to you all that we have raised a whopping £463.15 for CAFOD to help those people affected by events such as the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. We would like…
Read MoreA beautiful end to the Easter term
Year 5 delivered a beautiful and moving Passion Play to parents and children this week. In performances on Wednesday and Thursday to parents and children, the Year 5 classes acted out the Easter Story with…
Read MoreCAFOD Bake Sale
Congratulations to our Year 5 CAFOD crew, who planned, organised and ran our extremely popular and well-attended Bake Sale on Friday. The event, planned to coincide with World Day of Prayer, was held to raise…
Read MoreAsh Wednesday Liturgy 2023
On Wednesday the 22nd February 2023 we had an Ash Wednesday Liturgy on both school sites. The Prayer Leaders led the readings and the school community sang hymns. Children brought up their Lenten Promises…
Read MoreIt’s a Fair Trade in Year 4
This week, Year 4 learned about fair trade as part of our Geography topic ‘World Kitchen’. We had an online presentation from the Fairtrade organisation and learned how farmers and other workers are paid fairly…
Read MoreThe Nativity Comes To SSAS!
What an incredibly busy week for KS1!! The children put on three performances of their play ‘Do Not Be Afraid’, which was a wonderful and unique rendition of the Nativity Story. They have worked incredibly…
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