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The library was thrilled to welcome the best-selling, award-winning author, Anthony McGowan, to meet with our year 7 students. They were treated to animated stories about how his new book, The Beck, came about and each received a signed copy.#StIgsLibrary #SparkingPassion#AMDG pic.twitter.com/FedAEAbyJE

There was great excitement in the library as the first eligible students received their choice of book from the vending machine having borrowed and read 5 library books. We are looking forward to more students qualifying for their free book!#StIgsLibrary #SparkingPassion#AMDG pic.twitter.com/ucWES0cncQ

The word of the week is cooperative, a farm, business or organisation that is owned and run by and for their members #WotW The person of the week is Jose María Arizmendiarrieta, a priest who founded the world’s largest worker-owned cooperative business in the world #PotW#AMDG pic.twitter.com/uBb33WCK3D

We are extremely grateful to @Olleco_UK for showing our students around their Anaerobic Digestion Plant. It was fascinating to see how organic materials are turned into biogas and to learn about the improvements in sustainability that Olleco is delivering#AMDG #SparkingPassion pic.twitter.com/DjqIdAaVHu

Word of the week is algorithm, a set of rules to be followed in calculations #WotW Person of the week is Ada Lovelace. In 1843 she proposed that machines could follow rules and that numbers could represent other entities- a transition from calculation to computation #PotW#AMDG pic.twitter.com/Yf40YLqV3A

Year 12 Mentoring Day. On Wednesday, every Year 12 student had an appointment with the Sixth Form Department where they spoke about their recent PPE results and what they need to do to make sure they achieve their desired destination after St Ignatius.#AMDG #SparkingAmbition pic.twitter.com/eSzDSQvhPl

We are proud to announce that St Ignatius Governor Deborah Thompson has been awarded an MBE in the Kings Birthday Honours List She has been involved in education in Enfield for more than 50 years and we are very grateful to have benefited from her experience for nearly 10#AMDG pic.twitter.com/lCdPAHAMcZ

Word of the week is Xenophobia, the fear or dislike of anything that is perceived as being foreign or strange #WotW Person of the week is perhaps Britain’s finest basketball player of all time, Luol Deng. Deng participates in charity work and advocates for refugees #PotW#AMDG pic.twitter.com/CalACNGKnI

Students spoke and we listened. Over 300 suggestions were received; the order was placed and then we waited...until the exciting day when the books to restock the vending machine arrived! And what a selection...graphic novels, fantasy trilogies, thrillers!#AMDG #SparkingPassion pic.twitter.com/VzV3o1YTt7

It was great to see so many enthusiastic Year 6 pupils on our Mandarin Taster Day. We hope many of them will choose Mandarin when they start with us in September.#AMDG #SparkingPassion pic.twitter.com/WW7aYmIA4b

The word of the week is Art Nouveau, a style of decorative art, architecture, and design characterised by intricate linear designs and flowing curves based on natural forms #WotW The person of the week is Gustav Klimt whose work helped to define the Art Nouveau style#AMDG pic.twitter.com/5Hb6PMbgmU

During their retreats in this Jubilee Year, our Year 8 students drew around their feet and wrote what hope means to them. They then created their own images of hope. These are now displayed in our New Chapel.#AMDG #PilgrimsOfHope pic.twitter.com/6lZEohpgFE