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Wick Court Day 1
Hot dogs for lunch, feeding the animals, lamb curry and games after dinner 
Friars Newsround – April 2026
Welcome back to Friars Newsround and our April edition. In this month’s news, we will be covering the following items: Year 4 and 5…
Reception workshop
On Thursday, Reception took part in a workshop with the Unicorn Theatre. They wanted to test out some ideas with the children in preparation…
Friars Newsround: February 2026
Welcome to Friars Newsround and our latest video roundup for this fun packed term. In this video, we will be offering information regarding World…
Friars Newsround: January 2026
Welcome to Friars Newsround and our first video Newsround for this term and this new year. So much has happened already so sit back…
New clubs at Friars!
This term, Friars Primary School is pleased to announce the addition of some fun and fantastic new clubs available for after school. These clubs…
Year 5 visit Mosque visit
More exciting trips this month included year 5s visit the local Mosque, Baitul Aziz Islamic Cultural Centre in Dickens Square, London. The new Baitul…
Digital leaders to BETT Show
Our Digital Leaders were lucky enough to visit this years BETT Show at the Excell. The Bett Show 2026 took place from 21st-23rd January…
Year 1 visit Young V&A
This month, our Year 1 children had a wonderful trip to the Young V and A Museum as part of our history topic on…
National Storytelling Week
Next week is NATIONAL STORYTELLING WEEK – a celebration of oral storytelling, reading and writing for pleasure. Children will be reading more stories in…
Friars Newsround December 2025
Welcome to Friars Newsround and our last video bulletin for 2025! In this months roundup we have some fabulous Christmas performance news, we hear…
Friars Newsround November 2025
Welcome back to Friars Primary School Newsround and our November edition. In this bulletin, we hear about a fabulous trip to a stunning Hindu…
Friars Newsround October 2025
Welcome to another Friars Newsround. This October edition is jam packed with some great stories outlining some of the highlights from our lead up…
Friars Newsround – September 2025
Welcome to another edition of Friars Newsround and our first bulletin for this academic year. We have a plethora of great stories for you…
Welcome Back!
Welcome back to Friars! We hope you had a restful and joyful holiday, and we’re excited to begin a fresh new year together. Punctuality…
Annual report to parents 2024/25
Dear Parents and Carers, Friars Primary School and Governing body are pleased to announce the recent release of our Annual Report for the 2024-2025…
Friars Newsround July 2025
Welcome to Friars Newsround and our final news update for the term and this academic year. We look forward to bringing you all more…
Summer Dance Performance
On Friday 11th July, parents, carers, children and staff were treated to a fabulous Dance Performance choreographed by our amazing Dance Coach Chantal of…
Summer Fair 2025
A huge thank you for all your support with the summer fair. We raised a grand total of £1600. There were a vast number…
Friars Newsround Sports Day Special
Welcome to Friars Primary School Newsround and our June Sports Day Special. In this bulletin, we will join the entire school at The Imperial…
A Walk in London
In Year Three we have been reading the text ‘A Walk in London.’ We went for our own walk around London. What famous London…
Year 5/6 Sailing
On Wednesday afternoon a small group of children went sailing at Greenland Dock. We took some pictures of this fabulous experience, which can be…
Year 5/6 Athletics Day
This Monday, our mixed Year 5&6 team took part in an exciting athletics competition at Southwark Park Athletics Centre. On the track, girls and…
Wick Court
On Monday, some of our Year 5 and Year 6 children went to Wick Court Farm for the week. They have been working hard…
Friars Newsround – May 2025
The Friars news team are back with another edition of Friars Newsround. We have a fantastic, fun packed news bulletin for you here with…
Year 3 plant Sun Flowers & more…
This morning our year 3 children set off with Carol from “Blak Outside” to a patch of ground near the school called “The Brookwood…
Early Years Ducklings!
This week in Early Years we have hatched five ducklings. They were in the incubator before they hatched on Thursday. We are going to…
SATs Guides, Hints & Tips
With SATs Week drawing closer, we have collated a series of very useful videos covering all aspects of the exam week and how best…
Year 6 SATs 2025
During the week beginning 12th May, our year 6 pupils will be sitting their SATs tests. We know how hard the children have been working and want…
Summer Term is here!
Welcome Back. It was lovely to see all the children return this week and are happily engaged in their learning. Please click the link…
Friars Video Newsround – April 2025
Welcome to Friars Primary School video Newsround. Our regular video news bulletin brought to you every month by our Friars reporting team. In this…
British Museum Visit
On Tuesday, Year 5 visited the British Museum to learn more about Ancient Egypt. Our first stop was the Egyptian sculpture gallery where we…
World Book Day 2025
Throughout the week leading up to World Book Day 2025, which will take place this coming Thursday 6th March this year, the children from…
A new music academy
Yesterday, a new music academy opened up here at Friars. This is being run by one of our music teachers, Jonathan Pix, and offers…
Nursery Learning time
Our topic this half term is ‘Transport.’ We have listened to lots of stories about different types of transport. We listened to the story…
Year 1 visit the V&A
As part of our topic ‘Toys’ we visited the Young V & A Museum. We looked at toys from the past. Here are a…
Star of the Week & more…
This week we welcomed back one of our teachers, Lucy Gethin-Jones from maternity leave. She will be teaching in Year 4 with Terry and…
We visit The House of Lords!
Yesterday, our Year 3 class were invited to play the Ocarina in a performance for MPs and Lords at The House of Lords. It…
Welcome Back!
It has been a calm and productive start to 2025 here at Friars. External clubs started last week and the remainder start next week.…
Year 3 visit Richmond Hill
On Tuesday, Year 3 went to Richmond for a fun and meaningful field trip about Greater London and River Thames. We all had fun…
London Sea Life Centre
Today Year One went to London Sea Life Centre. They had a lovely day and saw lots of amazing creatures. The Sea Life London…
Another Award for Friars!!!
Friars Primary School is proud to announce that they were recently awarded the Equal Access School Award presented by Barclays Girls’ Football School Partnerships.…
Important Diary Dates!
Welcome back to Friars Primary School! We hope you had an enjoyable half term and are looking forward to a new term. On this…
International Week
International Week ended today with a brilliant performance of Year 5 drumming (and dancing). Later on, each class presented some facts that they had…
Year 2 History
The Great Fire of London On Wednesday, as part of our History topic about the Great Fire of London, Year 2 visited Temple Bar…
Councillor Josephe Vambe visits Friars!
Southwark’s youngest councillor, Joseph Vambe, was recently the guest of honour at a local SE1 primary school to open their new Nursery and Reception…
This Week at Friars!
Thank you to those who have donated tins, packets and other dried goods for our harvest collection. Also needed are toiletries e.g. baby wipes,…
Stars of the Week!
We have really enjoyed our first full week back and it has been wonderful to see all the children trying hard with their learning.…
Year 5 & 6 visit Wick Court Farm
As we draw closer towards the end of term, what better way to start a sunny day than on a farm tending to animals.…
Littlehampton Beach Trip
On the build up towards the end of term and the end of this academic year, Reception, Year One and Year Two enjoyed a…


















































