The month of October is all about the holy rosary - and Our Lady. Last week’s family mass was a lovely way to start the month together as we celebrated the Feast of Our Lady Star of the Sea in church. Thank you to the children who read, sang, brought the offertory and served on the altar. It is always a special mass. Today in assembly, we spoke about a saint called Saint Therese of Lisieux. She was called Little Flower of Jesus, as she saw herself as a flower in God’s vast garden. Her core purpose was the "Little Way". This means seeking holiness not through massive, extraordinary deeds, but by performing small, everyday tasks and menial duties with great love, humility, and childlike trust in God.
"Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word — always doing the smallest things for love."
Today is also Family Fast Day for CAFOD, and during assembly I spoke about fasting with the children - the importance of food in our everyday life. BEBCMAT have put a charity day into the calendar on Friday 16th October. On this day, every school in the Trust will come together to raise money for a charity and this year it is Mary's Meals. This charity aims to give children in Africa a hot meal in their school each day. To feed a school for a whole year, it costs £3600 - that is what we are hoping to raise in the trust. On Friday 16th October we will will hold an own clothes day for Mary’s Meals - our donations will hopefully contribute towards feeding a school for a year.
Food Bank Collection for September and October - tinned soup. Please add soup to your shopping for Fylde Foodbank.
Fylde Foodbank rely on our community to help them provide essentials for those who need it in our community. All donations can be dropped off at the office and placed on our Foodbank shelves. The Mini-Vinnies will collate it and take it down.
Harvest - This year our harvest will be on Wednesday 21st October at 9:30am mass. We will all be collecting boxes of cereal as we aim to hold a cereal box domino challenge around the school. Cereal boxes need to be in school by Monday 19th October.
Our Student Council’s First Mission
This year, the Student Council are going to have different projects to work on throughout the year; this week we held our first meeting and first discussions. The windows in our chapel have been in place since it was first built. They were designed by the pupils at the time, who are now over 21 years of age - I think it is time for some new ones to be designed. We started the meeting by wandering over to the chapel to look at the windows that had been designed before separating into mini teams led by our Year 5 & 6 children. They all worked together, with the title of their window to plot their initial designs; each listening to one another’s ideas. Over the next few months, as well as running council meetings in their classrooms, they will refine their designs before transferring them onto the Perspex windows that we have ready.
Over the year the council will be tackling parking around school as well - ensuring that roads, corners and driveways are left as clear as possible for the safety of our community.
Shining brightly this week…
STAR Virtue Awards
Our STARS this week have been beacons in our classrooms and in the school - we thank them for their compassion and love this week.
This week we have introduced a new award in school, THE GOLDEN BRUSH. This is awarded to the tidiest class and the one who is the most sustainable in the week. For the class that really looks after God’s world, both in their classrooms, around school and outside on the playground. The recipients earn an extra 15 minute play time the following week. This week, for super tidying and for looking after their environment so well, it is awarded to YEAR 3.
Parents’ Day and Book Looks
Parents’ Day is Friday 23rd October and appointments will be able to be made from today. The option will be for face-to-face or via TEAMs whichever is suitable for you. In preparation for the day, there will be child and parent book looks the week before so your child can share everything that they have done so far this half term.
Monday 19th October @ 2:30pm - Year 3
Tuesday 20th October @ 9am - Year 6
Tuesday 20th October @2:30pm - Year 2
Wednesday 21st October @ 2:30pm - Year 5
Thursday 22nd October @9am - Year 1
Thursday 22nd October @ 2:30pm - Year 4
For our Reception children, stay and play sessions will be held after half term.
Starting School in September 2027…
It is that time again when we look to welcome new families into school for September 2027. If you have a child who will be applying for starting school in September 2027, or you know someone who is, please share this information with them.
Office News
Snack Booking Form
Here is the snack booking form for next week. Please book before 8am on Monday. Sausage butties are on the menu for Thursday.
The Lunch Menu is now live. You can see a copy here below and also on the lunch page of the website. Next week we are on Week 2 of the menu. Monday and Tuesday options will swap next week.
No earrings to be worn in school. Retainers can still be worn this half term whilst piercings are healing but must be removed for PE.
Please can we look at parking in school. There are numerous cars being parked on corners and across zig zag lines. Please ensure that you part safely.
Attendance Matters
Our school attendance this week is 97.6% - another week of attendance above 97% for this half term!
School attendance for this week.
Finally, our sports teams were back in action this week with both football and netball v St Thomas and Clifton. Both teams played incredibly well, but more importantly, played as a team. We are really proud of them. Next week it is our girls football team who will be taking to the field against St Thomas and Mayfield.
Have a lovely weekend
God bless
Mrs Gregan