February, 2020 | Our Lady of Sion

Team wins Rotary Club Youth Speaks Debate Competition

Congratulations to Lara, Flora and Abi who won the Semi Final of the Rotary Club Youth Speaks Debate Competition. Ms Holloway and the three Year 9 students travelled to Downlands Community School, Hassocks, last night for the competition. The range of topics that students debated were: There are no bad children, only bad parents; Air…

Sion Nursery travel around the World

For the Nursery at Our Lady of Sion, life is an adventure and all about creating childhood memories! Having visited the local branch of Hays Travel, the children picked up armfuls of brochures to create their own travel agency and airport, complete with their very own aeroplane! For Chinese New Year, the children ‘visited’ China…

Sion Juniors perform at the O2 Arena

On Monday 3rd February, pupils from Our Lady of Sion Junior School took part in the ‘Young Voices’ Concert at the O2 arena. The very excited children (and staff) joined over 8,000 other school children to form a mass choir. Rehearsals began in September with the children learning 12 songs including a Queen Medley, a…

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Piccolo’s adventures at the Junior School

There was much excitement at the Junior School at Our Lady of Sion when a little fish was found on the playground after it had been dropped by a passing seagull. Quickly rescued by the pupils, Piccolo (as the fish was named by the children) happily spent the morning swimming in some water. When the…

Junior School pupils take their places in the Dementia Friends Steering Group

Our four Year 6 School Councillors took their place on the Worthing Dementia Action Alliance Steering Group as the youngest-ever members. Fresh from their trial of the Dementia Friendly training, the confident young Sionians shared their experiences of the sessions, ahead of being rolled out across Sussex. ‘Sion- always immaculately turned out’ Bob Smytherman Lynsey from…