This week, we have celebrated and learnt about Saint Peter and Saint Paul - two of Jesus’ most trusted disciples who were given the responsibility to grow the church. Neither of these disciples were perfect, infact they did some really unkind things in their time. But they always said sorry, they always sought forgiveness and they always wanted to make things right.
Both of these men:
Both loved and followed Jesus
Both helped start the Christian Church
Both were brave and shared God’s message
Both died for their faith
We would love a really good attendance at St Anne’s Parade this year. If you are able to walk with us, please do. On Sunday 5th July, it is our next Family Mass, where our Holy Communion children will be returning in their outfits. Please do join us to finish the year together. Year 4 children will be doing the readings and bidding prayers, but we still need children for our choir. Please do come if you are able to.
Food Bank Collection for June & July - pasta. Please add pasta to your shopping during June and July for Fylde Foodbank.
Celebrating all things Education
Each year, the Diocese hosts an Education Mass to celebrate the work that each of our schools do. From leadership, to staff and governors…and our pupils, we reflect on the work we do and the reason we do it. To instil Christ into each one of us. At the mass we also get to welcome and celebrate people who make a difference to our school. Mr Heyes and Dr Cronin were both commissioned as part of our Governing Body and Mrs Naylor was celebrated for completing her CCRS - Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies. We are blessed with the people in our school and it was lovely to celebrate them last night.
STAR Charter
We are at the time of the year when we start to collect nominees for the Star Charter Distinction Award. This is the award for the children who have gone above and beyond for their community beyond school. In school, each class completes the STAR Charter over the course of the year which enables them to have:
Links with their parish.
Learn about Catholic Social Teaching.
Raise money for a cause close to their class’s hearts.
Make something for our common home.
The distinction award is for anyone who has:
Attended at least 2 family masses.
Raised money for a cause outside of school.
Volunteered with an organisation or supported someone in their own time over a sustained period of time.
Made something for our common home.
If you have evidence that your child has earnt the distinction award by demonstrating one or more of the above, please complete the form below.
"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine."
And wow, has there been sunshine this week! We have gone from one extreme to another; from cancelling sports days because of the rain to being worried about the soaring temperatures - anyway we managed it without any drama. The staff have worked really hard to try and ensure that classrooms were as cool as they could possibly be, plenty of suncream, hats and a quick trip to collect 3 gazebos for the playground; as well as slightly shorter lunchtimes and less time outside. We do not have a lot of shade on our playground and it something that we are going to look at as we continue to develop our grounds further.
Ice-Cream Van came to visit…
To thank all of the staff and children for their calm efforts this week, the ice-cream van came to visit. I think they all deserved one!
Gym Jam Jog
The Gym Jam Jog is one of those firm favourites in the school calendar and what a morning it was. We were really lucky that this takes place first thing in the morning; just before the temperatures started to rise. We are busy raising funds to continue to develop the grounds of our school and to continue our quest for OPAL playtimes. The money raised will contribute to that. I would really like a large sandpit to be built next year - so let’s see what we can do! So far we have raised £1110.50 - it is amazing. Final money in by next Wednesday please. Community events are the best ones; where we can come together and have fun. I think a Colour Run might be on the cards for Autumn; watch this space!
Our Stars and Learners of the Week…
Snack Booking Form
Here is the winter warmer snack booking form for next week. Please book before 8am on Monday.
The Summer Lunch Menu is now live. You can see a copy here below and also on the lunch page of the website.
I mentioned previously that we will be moving ot a pre-paid booking system for all activities in school that require payment. In accordance with Trust policy, please read the letter below. All Parent Pay amounts must be cleared by July.
Office News
Rearranged dates for cancelled events this week
EYFS and KS1 Sports Day - Monday 6th July. EYFS @ 9.15am and KS1 @ 1.30pm
Year 3 & 4 Sports Day - Wednesday 15th July @ 1.30pm
Play tickets for Year 5 & 6 will go on sale next week. There will be initially 4 tickets available per family across the 3 performances. There will then be a waiting list - so please do not worry!
Uniform Guidance for September 2026
Please find the uniform guidance for September 2026. The only changes that you need to be aware of:
PE tops will be compulsory from September. All children must wear the navy t-shirt for PE from September, not the white polo.
There will be no jewellery from September apart from an analogue watch. This applies to earrings as well. St Bedes have a no earring policy and as a cluster of schools that feed into St Bedes, we are applying the same policy here. If you are thinking of getting your child’s ears pierced over the summer holidays, it needs to be immediately so that they can be removed before they start school in September.
Attendance Matters
School attendance for this week.
With Club Day season upon us, I really hope that you enjoy spending time with your families and friends at these events.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Gregan