Our word of the week has been follow. We linked this to the Gospel, where Jesus gathers his followers and invites them to follow him. We talked about how Jesus chose ordinary people to be his followers – normal people, just like you and me. This helped us to understand that Jesus calls everyone to follow him by the way we live our lives each day.
Read moreYear 6 Weekly Blog 23.01.26 'To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try' Rosa Parks
“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19-23
This week in the teacher’s liturgy we looked closely at this week’s Gospel,Matthew 4:19–23, and how is shows Jesus calling His first disciples and inviting them to leave everything behind to follow Him. We reflected on how this reminds us that Jesus still calls each one of us to be His disciples. We may not drop fishing nets like the first disciples, but we can say “yes” to God by trusting Him, having faith in His guidance, and choosing to follow His teachings every day. Being a disciple means listening to Jesus, helping others, spreading kindness, and believing that God has a plan for us. When we say “yes” to God, just like the disciples did, we become part of His mission in the world.
Thank you to the following children who led us in Liturgy this week, reflecting on the name Jesus and how it means “God saves.” This reminds us that Jesus came to Earth to bring us God’s love and to save us by showing us the right way to live. For us, His name is very special because it tells us who He is and what His mission was. When we say the name “Jesus,” we remember that He is always with us, guiding us, helping us, and loving us. It encourages us to trust Him, follow His teachings, and share His love with others every day.
Where has our learning taken us this week?
We have had a lovely week in class. Full of hard work, enthusiasm and deep reflection- and we even managed to watch the Dr Who episode where the doctor met Rosa Parks, which was such a great tool to use before we wrote our wonderful Biographies. The children were so gripped and great conversations led on from this about the injustice of the time. Next week the children will write their Outcome 2 biographies on Rosa Parks. We have done so much work leading up to this, gathering vocabulary, cohesive devices and practising our use of semi colons, the children have such a wealth of knowledge and tools - I am looking forward to reading them! Here is a few pictures of the week…
From next week the children will attempt practice SAT’s whole papers. Year 6 have of course have attempted example questions since September, but this is the first time they have seen them as a whole paper. This is not a benchmark for their learning, and their score when they get it is not relevant at this time, as we have not yet covered the whole Year 6 curriculum. This is simply to give the children an insight as to what the papers look like, the style of questionning, to come across misconceptions sooner, rather than later, giving the children the time and space to reflect and evaluate in a safe space. They will be getting a bit of feedback on these once they have took them, but please do not, at this point, focus on scores, instead please ask that important question … what did you learn? We have to teach the children to see beyond the immediate scores and instead see this as a process, a journey of self-reflection and learning.
Delving deeper through talk …
What was Rosa Parks famous for? What did she strive to do?
My Happy Mind…
What character strength are you most grateful for and why?
Leading Learners
Well done to Ciaran this week.
We are so impressed with your focus on your learning this week, you really couldn’t work any harder. You work well in lessons, which shows in the progress you have made. We love the way you are always curious to find the solution to problems with such steely determination and you are always keen to share your thoughts with such enthusiasm!
Eloquent and Truthful Stars
This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are eloquent in their words, that show the language to ask questions, express emotions, speak beliefs, talk about matters of faith and hope, debate points of view, and engage in conversation. Those who are truthful, who speak the truth about themselves and others. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Lorenzo for being eloquent and truthful.
Helpers in the morning
This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:
Lily Isioma Jacob Lorenzo
Notices
Next Wednesday the NHS are here to measure height and weight. There is also a short survey for the children to complete in regards to their mental well-being. Please make sure you have read the letter you recieved before Christmas, so you know what to expect on this day.
February Friday 13th - Please click on the button below to indicate the type of meeting you would prefer. I have displayed an image of the times I am available on the day. Please note the yellow is for virtual and tthe white face to face. Please email with your prefered time and I’ll email back on a first come system.
k.harrsion@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Reception Weekly Blog 23.1.26 'Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud'
Reception Blog
Read moreYear 5 Weekly Blog 23.01.26- ‘Whose who follow me will be honoured by my Father’- John 12-26
It has been a wonderful first week back for myself and to be back into the swing of the Our Lady’s life- Thankyou all for your loving messages. In our liturgy this week, we have looked at what it means to be a follower and a leader. We listened to scripture of when Jesus told his disciples to follow him on his way of life and we reflected on why so many people chose to follow Jesus. In RE, we have focused on the Lord’s prayer- Our Father. We have analysed each line in our prayer to really reflect and understand the powerful meaning behind those words.
The children have also finished their bikeability level 2 today with the children spending more time out on the roads with our instructors. You should recieve an email shortly regarding the outcome of their progress.
Let’s Celebrate
Virtue Star: George C
You are just so eloquent in your actions George, you treat everyone with kindness and you are always looking to make positive relationships with everyone you meet. You really are a valued member of our class as you display our virtues every single day.
Learner of the Week: Joseph
You have really impressed your teachers this week Joseph- we have seen a big shift in your focus during lessons and your determination to complete your tasks. You have applied yourself excellently throughout our short division work this week- keep up the good work!
Notices
Homework- Please check the homework blog for your child’ weekly homework, including the deadline date.
PE days for this half term: Outdoor PE will be on a Tuesday and Indoor PE on a Thursday
Parents Day will be held on Friday 13th February. Email me which time you would like as this will be done on a first come basis. The sign up sheet will also be available outside the Year 5 classroom during pick ups at the end of the day.
This week...
Worship
This week in Worship we have continued our ‘Galilee to Jerusalem’ topic. Our key words this week were WELCOME, LOVE and JESUS. This week was the story of Jesus welcoming the children. The session began with asking the children to consider the ways they might welcome a new child into their class e.g. smile, offer to play, sit next to them. This was such a lovely way to begin the week as we have welcomed new children into our nursery – we are so happy to have some new friends!
We listened to the story of Jesus welcoming the children and discussed how Jesus loves everyone and came to Earth for us all. This fed into our child led worship on Thursday where we discussed Jesus being the light of the world. We thought about how we can be followers of Jesus – being kind, helpful, looking after our family and friends. In our floor book we drew ourselves around a picture of Jesus to visually represent Jesus welcoming everyone. We added our ideas of how we can follow Jesus, linking to the idea that we, too, can show love and welcome others in our words and actions.
Learning landscape
A fun week!
We have been building rockets using magnetic shapes; we had to follow instructions which was tricky!
We have visited forest school and have used water colours to capture the natural environment.
We have complete tasks at Story Dough time, we made jumping giants!!! Story Dough is a sensory medium to develop oral storytelling, vocabulary, imagination, and fine motor skills in young children; acting as a playful, "pop-up" literacy activity full of joy, adventure, and nonsense.
We have had fun counting and learning how to make sevens with the Numberblocks. We watched a short video in which we met the fluffies! One finds a friendly furball, two of them tickle Two and soon Numberland is full of fun and fluffies! Click here to watch at home and see if you can make ‘sevens’ at home. We used the numicon to practice making sevens.
Lots of ICT this week. We have used paint programmes to design a shape rocket and the IPad to play rocket number games.
We have also been practicing writing ‘a’ (round the apple and down the leaf) and number 1 (one line down like a stick makes a 1, that was quick). Don’t forget your duck fingers everyone!
Parents Day
Parents Day is being held on Friday 13th February. It is your opportunity to come along to nursery and speak to your child’s key person or Barbara (Senco). The interview sheets will be available from next week to book your time slot. If you are struggling to come along on that date please let us know. We look forward to seeing you.
Have to most wonderful weekend
Stay safe and God bless
Barbara
Year 1 Weekly Blog 23.1.26 - "Community is the place where love is proven, where we learn to forgive, to begin again, and to serve one another." - St Teresa of Calcutta
Another super week in Year 1! The children really do just love to learn! In Prayer and liturgy we have focused once again on Jesus, reflecting on how we can follow in His footsteps and asking Him to help us and those in need around the world. In RE we have learned more about Jesus as a young boy. We listened to a piece of scripture about when Jesus, Mary and Joseph and how they went to visit the temple. When leaving Mary and Joseph realised that Jesus was not with them. After spending a long time searching they returned to the temple, where they found Jesus teaching the elders of the church. Jesus was surprised to hear Marys confusion, saying, “Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” Jesus spent His younger years growing closer to God so that He would be ready to share the Good News. The children split into groups and created great pieces of drama to retell this piece of scripture. Following this lesson we went onto hear how Jesus gathered the first Christians, and how Simon, Andrew, James and John, all left there things and followed Him. We created beautiful cards to share the Good News with others…
Going deeper in conversation
Each week we have a My Happy Mind lesson. We are currently learning to celebrate our brains and their strengths. Can your child explain these different character strengths. Maybe you could identify each others strengths as a family.
Magic moments
During computing this week the children continued to develop their drag and drop skills by creating their own themed games. This brought great delight. One of the very wonderful moments within these lessons is the teamwork and problem solving skills that we get to see. The children really love to help one another and seeing their happiness knowing they have done something that has helped is just lovely! We also looked at ‘whole’ and ‘not ‘whole’ in maths - hunting down all the items we could find that were a whole. and cutting a pizza into parts.
Let’s Celebrate
A huge well done to Maggie who has been a focused Cooper Crab. Maggie, you’ve taken some really big steps this half term and we can see how your focus is helping you to engage in our class discussions and share your ideas. In our science lessons you have been sharing your observations and thoughts, helping others to consider things they hadn’t thought of. We are really proud of you Maggie, keep up the focus. Well done!
A huge well done to Sadie who has received our Star Virtue award for being Eloquent. Sadie you treat others with kindness; you make others around you smile and bring so much joy and positivity into our classroom and to our school. Thank you for shining so brightly. Well done Sadie!
Reminders
Our class assembly: On Tuesday 10th February it is our class assembly starting at 9:30.
Parents meetings: On Friday 13th February we will have our mid year parents meetings. Please complete the survey below to indicate whether you would prefer a face to face or virtual appointment. I have also displayed an image of the times I am available on the day. Yellow indicates virtual and the white face to face. Please email with your preferred time and I’ll email back on a first come system.
Cold weather: Remember to bring all those warm layers: coats, hats, gloves and scarfs!
Snacks: A gentle reminder that as a school we are trying to reduce waste. At the start of the year we set out on a mission to bring any snacks into school in reusable containers. Please continue to help us with this, sending all snacks in reusable plastic containers. Thank you!
Uniform: Please check your child’s uniform, we have a few pieces missing! We are also missing some black football leggings, they are labelled “procombat” around the waist. There has also been a mix up with football trainers and a school T-Shirt. Please check you have all the correct items over the weekend and we can do a big swap and return belongings to the right homes next week. Thank you for your help!
Finally, each child came home with a letter today regarding some important information. Our wonderful Mrs Hartley has made a very difficult decision, and will be leaving us at the end of this half term. She has not made this decision lightly but knows what is right for her and her family. It has been a privilege to work alongside her and I am sure she will continue to pop into school because she will really miss seeing all of the children! We now have a couple of weeks to make her feel as special as she really is.
Emails:
c.bassett@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
s.hartley@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Year 4 Weekly blog. Friday 23rd January "Whatever gifts and talents we are given by God ,are to be shared with the entire community." (St Baldwin of Canterbury)
It has been a very reflective week in year 4. In our Happy Mind sessions this week, we have thought about our character strengths and how we can use them for the benefit of others. In worship this week, they listened to the story of Jesus calling His first disciples and how we can become disciples of Christ. Also, on Tuesday, Marla, Elsie and Jacob led a lovely worship all about Jesus healing Peter’s Mother in law. They are deepening their understanding of their own beliefs in RE as they reflect upon the catholic statement of belief - the Nicene Creed. This is perfect as they will soon be on a sacramental journey towards Reconciliation and then Holy Communion. I have put dates below - please email me if there are any issues.
Also this week, we have delved further into Shakepseare whilst also developing our oracy skills. Children have learned the skill of probing when listening in a conversation. They have been reading much of Shakespeare’s writing independently and actinigi t out too - complete with ghost! Children have learned about digestion in the mouth - in Science and the Water Cycle in Geography.
Conversation starters
My Happy Mind
What is your biggest character strength and how can you use it to help others?
Geography
Can you explain these 4 main parts of the water cycle: Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, percolation.
Let’s Celebrate
Our certificate this week is a Reflective learner. This goes to Halle You are becoming more focused and we can see your listening through your excellent writing and shape knowledge this week. Well done.
Our virtues this half term are being eloquent and truthful. Eloquent by expressing their thoughts, feelings and beliefs clearly and truthful by reflecting on oneself and speaking with integrity. This week, Jacob. receives our star for being so reflective on his own behaviour and so reverent in the eorship he helped lead this week. you sensible behaviour helped others focus.
We are now having a ‘100% focused learner of the day’ in Year 4. This week we chose Jude Cu. Jude Cl, Ruth, Jack, Xander and Elsie.
Notices
DT - Can all children making a HAND HELD torch please bring in a 250ml plastic bottle?
Friday 30th January - this Friday. Forest School day. Could ALL children bring joggers, old trainers, a top and warm coat, hat etc so they can spend time in forest school.
Holy Communion. Below are the lists of children making their Holy Communion on these dates. Please email me if there are any issues.
Parents Day:
On Friday 13th February it is Parents Day once again, you can book face to face or online through teams. Please fill in the form below with your preferred option and select a time from the timetable below - then email this to me a.lyons@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk.
This will be done on a first come first served basis. As always any questions please email thank you.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Lyons, Mrs Carragher and Miss Cardwell
a.lyons@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Year 2 Weekly Blog Friday 23rd January - Matthew 4:19: "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people".
Enjoying science and loving learning. Please share our week and sign up for parents day ……..
Read moreYear 5 Homework- Due Thursday 29th January
Compulsory Homework
Maths
We have been working so hard on short division by divding both 2 digit and 3 digit numbers, using our new found method- the bus stop method. We have began to look at calculations that cannot be divided equally and will require regrouping and remainders. Please read the example question carefully and complete the questions on your sheet.
Reading
Reading targets have been set for the new half term so lets get quizzing so we can smash our targets. 20 minutes minimum a day.
Spellings
Very tricky spellings this week- will require daily practice in order for these to become sticky spellings. Teach your parents our new ‘square spelling’ activity. Use this to help practice those tricky words.
Practice writing these words three times on the line in your BEST handwriting. Make sure to complete lots of mini spelling tests in preparation for our weekly test on Friday.
symbol
system
pyramid
myth
lyrics
cygnet
Egypt
mystery
typical
physics
crypt
rhythm
synonym
mysterious
syllable
Year 6 Home Learning 22.01.26
Homework to be completed and handed in to school on Thursday.
English- Please complete the worksheet on semi colons in your books, marking the sentences, checking if they are using semi colons correctly. If it is inccorect please re-write the sentence below correctly.
We did a lot of work on conjunctions last term- please revise by using this game:
https://wordwall.net/resource/65119032/english/conjunction-sort
Maths- Please complete the missing number long multiplication sheet in your books and do 10 minutes of TT Rockstars every night!
Please also complete the arithmetic short test.
You might want to try some of these websites as a change from TT rockstars to help you, it is also great for speeding up doubling and halving and number bonds:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Spelling-Please complete the speeling sheet, collecting words and practising, ready for a spelling quiz and dictation next Thursday.
Year 3 Homework- To be handed in Tuesday 27th January
Spellings
This week we are focusing on irregular past tense verbs.
1.bent
2. drank
3. brought
4. drove
5. forgot
6.heard
7.thought
8.told
9. found
10. held
Maths - Please complete the questions in your homework book.
Reading - The children have now completed their latest Star Reading assessments and their ZPD’s have been altered. Mrs Carter will be updating our reading rocket display on Monday to show the children’s progress towards their reading targets this half term.
Year 4 homework to be handed in on Thursday 29th January
Maths
Please complete the two sheets in your homework book that asks you to consider the BEST strategy for being EFFICIENT mathematicians.
Keep practising your TTROCKstars for 10 minutes each day
Spelling
All spellers this week
This week we have learned to spell words with the in and im prefixes. Please complete the sheet given where you need to write the correct word for the meaning. If there are any you find too tricky to spell, use one of your sticky word strategies to practise them (eg colourful words, the grid method, triangle words)
Optional Home Learning - Spring 1
Please have a go at some of these tasks over the half term:
Year 1 Homework to be handed in 26.1.26
Spring optional homework
Year 2 Homework to be handed in on Monday 26th January
Subtraction this week and the introduction of the adverb differently …..
Read moreYear 1 Weekly Blog 16.1.26 - "For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them" - Matthew 18:20
Our week has been fantastic and jam packed with super learning and discussions! We have spent time thinking about how Jesus is the light of the world. The children have all reflected on how they will share His light each day. We have created a display in our classroom to share all of the ways we will be Jesus’ light. Our prayer and liturgy led by the children this week focused on Jesus. The children all held crosses and spent time with God. We sang one of our favourite class hymns, Sing Hosanna - we are really great at the actions too! This is a part of the week we all look forward to, the children just love to have a role during prayer time.
During our learning in RE we have learnt about Candlemas, when Jesus was presented in the temple as the light of the world. We explored how this celebration is celebrated around the world. The children found it so interesting to discover how other cultures celebrate this day.
Going deeper in conversation
During RE we discussed the symbolism of candles in our faith and how special they are. Candles help to us celebrate, to pray, and they bring Jesus closer to us, symbolising the Holy Spirits presence.
When in church this week, can you see candles around the church? Where are they? Why are they there?
Magic moments
This week we continued our learning of Beatrix Potter and have become absolutely brilliant at sharing facts about her! We loved to retrieve our fact knowledge by some more MASTERMIND time - this has been a real hit! The children are great at getting into character and answer questions with knowledge and confidence!
Let’s Celebrate
A huge well done to Diya who has been awarded this weeks learning certificate for being a focused Cooper Crab. Diya, you ALWAYS try do achieve your absolute best! You concentrate so well in every single lesson and we are so impressed with how hard you work! Each piece of work you do, you always make sure you have concentrated carefully, asked super questions and put 100% effort in. This really shows in your immaculate work! Well done Diya.
A huge well done to Willow who has received the Star award for demonstrating our Eloquent and Truthful virtues. Willow, you are always looking out for your friends demonstrating your eloquence through your words, actions and daily interactions with others - sharing Gods message that everyone is precious and we should look after one another. Thank you for being such a special part of our our class!
Reminders
Cold weather: Remember to bring all those warm layers: coats, hats, gloves and scarfs!
Snacks: A gentle reminder that as a school we are trying to reduce waste. At the start of the year we set out on a mission to bring any snacks into school in reusable containers. Please continue to help us with this, sending all snacks in reusable plastic containers. Thank you!
Uniform: Please check your child’s uniform, we have a few pieces missing! We are also missing some black football leggings, they are labelled “procombat” around the waist. Thank you!
Emails:
c.bassett@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
s.hartley@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Year 5 Weekly Blog 16.1.2026 - Our Father, who art in Heaven.
We say the Our Father multiple times a week in school, and have done for many years. But what does it actually mean? In our RE this week, we looked at the prayer and took it phrase by phrase. The image here is the one that we looked at in class, I wonder if the children can remember what each of the lines means?
We also studied the word petition - a formal request, typically one signed by many people. The Our Father is full of petitions, but not only are we told what to ask for, but also the order in which to do it. I hope that next week, when we say the Our Father, we think a little bit more deeply.
The children also had a lovely surprise yesterday as Mr Cornwell brough baby Emilia into school to met the class. There was lots of cooing around and huge smiley faces! Mr Cornwell will be back in class on Monday.
Bikeability and Science
There are certainly two highlights to this week: Bikeability and Science. It has been a while since we have done bikeability with our Year 5 class, but if there was ever a class to do it, it was this one. Today, they have been out on the playground, and even out on the roads around the school. Next week, the children will need their bikes again as they venture a bit futher afield and learn the safety aspect of riding on roads at junctions.
In science, it was all about friction with jelly - who would have thought it. Using chop sticks and jelly cubes, they had to test the friction and which one was the most robust. A spot of oil was also used to see if there was an increase or a decrease in friction.
Conversation Starters
In RE this week, we have been looking at petitions. If you could petition for something, what would it be?
Let’s Celebrate
Virtue Star: Lena
Lena has thought deeply about what she wants to say before she says it - showing true eloquence. We are so proud of your continuing confidence.
Learner of the Week: Ellie-Rose
Ellie-Rose has shown real focus and determination in her work this week with an amazing effort to provide detailed and well thought out answers. This was evident in her English and in her understanding of short division.
Notices
Homework- Please check the homework blog for your child’ weekly homework, including the deadline date.
Bikeability will be on Friday 23rd January. You will need to bring in your bike and your helmet and wear full school PE kit. Please dress warm as the children will be out and about whatever the weather. On the morning, please bring your bikes to the gate on Kenilworth Road where they will be placed on the playground.
PE days for this half term: Outdoor PE will be on a Tuesday and Indoor PE on a Thursday
Mr Stocks, Mrs Gregan and Miss Johnson
Reception Weekly Blog 16.1.26 'Jack Frost was no longer there, the spell was broken… see you next Winter'
Reception Blog
Read moreYear 4 Weekly blog. Friday 16th January "Example makes a much greater impression on the mind and heart, than just words." (St John the Baptist De La Salle)
What a great week we have had in Year 4. This week, we were led in worship by Jude C, Halle and Wren. They helped the class reflect upon the Epiphany and reminded us that Jesus will always be the King of our Hearts. In RE lessons we have learned that Jesus is the awaited Messiah. However, He is not the Messiah that the Jewish people were expecting really - instead he showed us he was a Loving Leader, a healer, a Forgiving Saviour, a protector and a comforter. Children highlighted this in their work, which was thoughtful and referred to scripture.
Also this week, we have launched our Shakespeare play - Hamlet. Children are enjoying learning ‘on their feet,’ and using the words of the Bard to inspire them. It is a story of intrigue, deception and murder! We have a very dramatic lot! Children have acted out the first scene where the guards are on the castle battlements and are scared because they hear a ghost. They have done amazing setting descriptions in their books.
Miss Cardwell our student, taught a lovely lesson all about teeth in Science this week and children can identify the 4 main types and their special jobs. They have been learning to calculate thousands numbers easily by being able to count up and down in 200’s, 250’s 500’s and 100’s. Ask them what 2750 +500 is. Can they do it mentally?
Conversation starters
RE
What type of Messiah is Jesus Christ?
Science
What types of teeth do you have in your mouth?
Let’s Celebrate
Our certificate this week is a Tommy Turtle ‘Have a Go’ learner. This goes to Jack You are becoming more switched on to learning and you are contributing more because you believe in yourself. You use your brain to figure things out.
Our virtues this half term are being eloquent and truthful. Eloquent by expressing their thoughts, feelings and beliefs clearly and truthful by reflecting on oneself and speaking with integrity. This week, Henry S. receives our star for being so reflective on his own learning and truthful of how he needs to improve. I also want to thank him for always seeing what needs to be done and automatically helping.
We are now having a ‘100% focused learner of the day’ in Year 4. This week and last week our learners were, Logan, Blythe, Isla, Henry S, Blythe
Notices
I have sent home a letter all about Holy Communion this year. It is important to fully commit to the programme - all details about sessions are on the letter. Please could you take a minute to fill in thre form below, stating if your child is making their Holy Communion and which date you would prefer. I will do my best to achieve preferred dates - but I do need to evenly split them as much as possible!
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Lyons, Mrs Carragher and Miss Cardwell
a.lyons@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
This week...
Worship
This week we discussed the gifts that the Three Wise Men brought to Jesus. To show how special Jesus was, the Wise Men gave Him three gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. These were very special presents that showed they believed Jesus was a king and very important.
The first gift was gold. Gold is shiny and precious, like a crown for a king. This was to show that Jesus would be a special king.
The second gift was frankincense. Frankincense is something that smells really nice, like a candle or perfume. They gave this to show that Jesus was very special and that people would pray to Him.
The last gift was myrrh. Myrrh was something people used when someone was very sick or had died. This gift showed that one day Jesus would die to show His love for us.
We then played ‘Pass the Love game’. We passed the love all around our circle of friends
Learning landscape
A great week exploring and finding our.
We continued our investigation of triangles…all different types of triangles. We played a game using triangle to make lots of different shapes, great fun and some odd looking shapes.
Our interest in space passion has not abated and this week. When talking about the moon we discovered that there is less gravity on the moon! and that:
Gravity Pulls Things Down: Even on the Moon, things don't float away because gravity still pulls them.
Moon is Smaller: The Moon is smaller than Earth, so its gravity is weaker, like a gentle tug instead of a strong pull.
Feeling Lighter: Because the pull is weaker, you weigh less on the Moon (about 1/6th your Earth weight), so you can jump much higher and take giant, slow-motion steps.
Earth vs. Moon: On Earth, a ball falls quickly; on the Moon, it would float down slowly.
This led us to explore forces such as magnetism, and material properties, using lots of magnetic resources to explore pushing, pulling, attraction, and repulsion. We found lots of objects around nursery and in the school hall!
We have learnt five new sounds c, k, u, b and f. We are spotting them everywhere. Can you see them when you are out and about at the weekend? At nursery we have been doing a shape sort!
Our maths concept has introduced a new word…more and fewer. We have been looking at objects in a jar and comparing if there are more or fewer objects in the jar. It was a bit tricky at first but we are getting there…fewer is a new word.
Blue Our Lady book bags.
Owing to a shortage of space in our entrance could you please ensure that your child brings a school books bag and not a back pack. They are becoming a tripping hazard as they often do not fit in our storage box. Thank you for your support.
Have a restful weekend and see you on Monday.
Stay safe and God bless
Barbara
Year 6 Weekly Blog '"Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." John 1:29
Earlier this week in litrugy we reflected on the Baptism of our Lord, reminding us that Jesus is God’s Son and that baptism helps everyone to become part of God’s family. Thank you to the following children for their beautiful Liturgy they prepared for us …
This week our Liturgy word of the week was ‘Lamb of God’ and we reflected on the gospel reading John 1:29–34, where John the Baptist pointed to Jesus and called Him ‘the Lamb of God. We talked about the name ‘lamb of God’, how a lamb is gentle, peaceful, and pure. In the Bible, a lamb was often used as a gift to God. So when John calls Jesus ‘the Lamb of God,’ he is saying: Jesus is special and chosen. Jesus is the one who brings forgiveness and new life. Jesus shows us how to live with kindness, peace, and love. When we say ‘Lamb of God’ during Mass, we remember that Jesus loves us so much that He gives Himself completely for us. This linked beautifully in to our RE lessons, where we are focusing on John Gospels, which have a deeper meaning than the other gospel writers, as he tells us about who Jesus is, rather then retelling the same events. John’s Gospel is trying to tell us about Jesus’ divinity- He is God.
Life to the Full – Session about Death and Grief
As part of your child’s RE and RHE learning, we will be completing a lesson on Monday which introduces children to the topics of death and grief in a sensitive, age-appropriate way from a Catholic faith perspective.
In the session, your child will learn:
● What ‘death’ means
● About some feelings often connected with grief
● What the Christian faith says about death and eternal life
● Some ways to support themselves and others when they are grieving.
The most important way you can support your child’s learning is to be willing to have open, honest conversations about death and perhaps share your own experiences of death and grief if you feel able to.
You may like to pray with your child and as well as praying the following traditional prayer for those who have died, you might like to name any family and friends who have died and ask that they would rest in peace.
Prayer for Those Who Have Died
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace.
Amen
If you have any queries about the lesson, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Where has our learning taken us this week?
Wow the learning in Year 6 has really started to pick up pace and Year 6 are rising to all of the challenges- we are all so proud of them. We are managing to fit in so much learning and they are even becoming much more organised in the mornings, getting all of their equipment and books ready for the lessons ahead. This week we have been working hard on our biography work, writing a paragraph each day on our Henry VIII biography and practicing using semi-colons and our relative clauses, using them as embedded clauses and at the end of our sentences. Next week we will be writing our own biographies on Rosa Parks, we were hoping to watch the Dr Who eposide to help us undertsand her struggles, please let me know via email if this is not something you want your children to see. In Maths we have been looking at mutlipiplication strategies- perfect time for some of us to get on TT Rockstars and speed up our mental recall! Our Indoor PE was spent practising our field events- lots of jumping, hopping and throwing!
We had a great time on our Forest School Takeover today, as you can see from the photographs …
Delving deeper through talk …
What is our Catholic Social Teaching focus this year?
Can you explain what SUBSIDIARITY is and what examples of this do you see in school?
Leading Learners
Well done to TEDDY this week.
Teddy, thank you for reflecting on your learning this week, ensuring you apply what you have learnt to all areas and striving to be the best you can. This week you have been super focused on your learning, staying on task independently and ensuring you get the job done. We have been so proud of your writing this week- well done!
Eloquent and Truthful Stars
This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are eloquent in their words, that show the language to ask questions, express emotions, speak beliefs, talk about matters of faith and hope, debate points of view, and engage in conversation. Those who are truthful, who speak the truth about themselves and others. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Beth for always being eloquent and truthful.
Helpers in the morning
This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:
Rory Grace Amelia William
Notices
Some important homework to complete for next week- the Rosa Parks homework will be needed for at the latest- Wednesday.
Please do continue to keep up to date with your child’s homework and check they have completed but also that the presentation is in keeping with what they produce in class. We were a little disappoingted to see the amount of children who did not complete all their homework, didn’t hand it in or who have rushed their work, making it illegible. This time is crucial for their revision, for you to see what they are learning about in class but also to develop independence needed for high school- it’s not that long off!