Year 6 Homework 1st October - to be handed in Wednesday 7th October

Homework to be handed in on Wednesday 7th October

Reading

Please continue reading at home every night just 15-20 minutes - the children are already making their way up the target board. Well done keep it up!

Complete the reading comprehension activity on Henry VIII.

Spellings

This week spelling focus this week is identifying root words and their derivations.

Maths -

Please complete the tasks on the sheet in your homework book and go on TT Rockstars to practise times tables at least 3 times this week.
Your TT Rockstars passwords are on the inside cover of your homework books.

Autumn 1 Optional Homework

Year 1 homework to be handed in on Monday 5th October

READING

Please continue having the children read their RWInc (phonics) books at home daily!

MATHS

This week, the children have 3 maths sheets stuck in their homework books.

English:

In English, we are still focusing on simple sentences. The children should have a sheet to complete and form their own sentences.

SPELLING:

  • Fluff

  • Pram

  • Chat

Handwriting

Your child should have either letter formation or high-frequency words stuck in their book to practice their handwriting.

Note: Please don’t worry if your child’s book does not have these exact documents; I have adapted some homework tasks to children’s specific targets in their learning!

Reception homework to be handed in on Monday 5th October

PHONICS

Our new sounds this week are o, c, k and u. Please practise recognising these sounds using your sound cards, these will come home on Friday. Taking one sound a day: What items can you find that begin with this sound?

MATHS

“1 and another 1 and another 1 and another 1 makes 3!”

This week we have continued to see how numbers 1-4 are made up of 1s. Your maths challenge this week is a game we have been playing in Reception so your child will be able to tell you all about it! Firstly, you will need to collect 4 small items e.g. buttons, counters or scrunched up paper. Your child will cover their eyes as you put 1-4 of your small objects in front of them. Then say, “1, 2, 3… what can you see?” Encourage the children to then count the items using the sentence, “1 and 1 and 1 makes 3. I can see 3.” Play this a good few times supporting careful accurate counting making sure that your child understands that the final number counted is the total.

HANDWRITING

This week in Pen disco we have been drawing circles. Gather a range of writing equipment: felt tips, crayons, pencils in a variety of colours. Encourage your child to get their crocodile fingers to hold the pen correctly. In Pen disco we encourage the children to change their pen colour throughout the activity as this promotes lots of pencil grip practise - and the children love the colourful page they create.. a double win! Pop on one of your favourite songs and get drawing those circles remembering to change your pen as and when. Your page will look something like this:

Weekly Homework 29.09.26

Homework Deadline 05.10.26

Thank you all so much for supporting your children with their homework this week! The spellings are coming along fabulously and many have told me how much they enjoyed practicing their times tables on TT Rockstars and playing place value games.

Writing…

This week in class, we have been applying our new grammar knowledge to our writing! It is so important that the children recognise the subject and verb in a simple sentence (main clause). A verb is a doing word and the subject is the person or thing doing the action. Please complete this sheet with your child this week.

Handwriting and Spellings…


In the homework books this week, you will find a spelling sheet stuck inside. The children have been put into groups for spellings, which has helped us to know which spellings they need the most support with. These spellings are just some of our Year 1/Year 2 and Year 3/Year 4 statutory spelling words that we must learn this year. Whilst this sheet is great for learning spellings, it is also a wonderful opportunity to remind your children about neat handwriting. We are really focusing on our handwriting in class at the moment.

Just a little reminder that we can only stick the spelling sheets into books that are returned on time. Please can we ask that homework books are brought back to school on Monday 5th October. Thank you!

Maths…


This week, our focus continues to be on securing our place value knowledge to 100. We want to make sure the children feel confident recognising, reading, ordering and understanding numbers, as well as knowing the value of each digit.

To help prepare the children for this next unit of work, this week’s Maths homework will focus on revisiting and practising place value skills. We’ll be encouraging the children to practise these skills in a fun and interactive way, helping them to build confidence without it feeling like a chore! Please find below some online games that they can play:

Place Value Basketball Game
Place Value practice

And, of course, times tables are always a must! In particular, please keep practicing the 2s, 5s and 10s. TT Rockstars is a fantastic way to practice! Regular, short bursts of practice are a great way to help these facts become quick and fluent. If your child is confident with these times tables, please begin to learn the 3 times table!

Reading…

Please find time to read with your child as much as possible. It would be wonderful if they could read aloud to you and equally lovely if you could read stories to them too. Bedtime can be a wonderful opportunity to make reading part of your daily routine and enjoy some special time together.

Please could I also ask that your child brings their reading book into school each day.

If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to pop me an email:

e.brookes@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Thank you so much for your continued support.

Miss Brookes

Year 5 Homework 29.09.26

Homework to be completed and brought in to school by Monday 5th October

Reading

Please make sure you are reading every night for at least 15 minutes- let’s try and get all children to target by half term!

Watch the video on BBC ‘One upon a time in Ancient Greece’ and find out about work, home life, food, marriage and the lives of children in Ancient Greek times. Then complete the questions in your homework books. Follow the link below:

Once upon a time in Ancient Greece

Maths

Over half the class did not get on TT Rockstars last week for homework. The log in details are now stuck in homework books. I would like you to complete garage so make sure you get on for at least 10 minutes three times over the week please.

Then complete the decimal tenths sheet in your books.

Spellings

Keep practising those plurals and complete the worksheet in books- lets check we can spell those irregular plurals correctly!

Year 5 Autumn 1 optional homework

Reception Weekly Blog 25.9.26 - "We can all improve and change for the better." Pope Francis

This week we have been thinking about CHANGE, we now know that God is always ready to help us change and change for the better. The children have reflected on how they have already changed in so many ways. In RE we having been learning more about the special sacrament of BAPTISM. Please send any photos for any baptism photographs you have - we will make a display of these in our classroom!

CONVERSATION STARTER

We have began our learning of Kidsafe and in this weeks lesson we have been learning all about our FEELINGS. We have introduced the phrase YUCKY FEELINGS and that when we have these feelings we must share them with a trusted adult. Please talk about what Yucky feelings are, when we might get Yucky feelings, and what to do if we do have Yucky feelings.

Kidsafe parent letter session 2

MAGIC MOMENTS OF LEARNING

Honestly, in reception I only have to look around to see SO many wonderful moments. I have spent time with each individual child this week as we have finished our baseline assessments. This information will inform our next steps in our learning and any areas/skills for our class to really master. I honestly feel so privileged to be each one of these precious children’s reception teacher.. each one of them brings their wonderful and unique qualities, personalities and gifts that God has given them. Bring on year 2026-2027!

LET’S CELEBRATE

Our STAR this week has gone to Verity. You have shone so brightly, your kindness, calm nature and beautiful behaviour is absolutely wonderful. A huge well done. you are our Star this week and a joy to be around!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Sunday 27th September 9:30 - Family mass THIS SUNDAY! Family mass is always such a special moment for our school community to come together! It would be wonderful to see as many of you as possible as we gather together to celebrate mass and our new school year!

Monday 28th September - Flu Vaccinations

Have a wonderful weekend - God bless

Miss Bassett, Miss Woodend, Mrs Summersall, Mrs Krol and Miss Canham

Year 1 Weekly Blog 25.09.26

Another busy week in Year 1! We have been trying new things, getting stuck into some important conversations and continuing to build our confidence across the curriculum. We have also had our very first History lesson and, of course, our school photographs!

RE

This week in RE, we have been looking at the Nicene Creed and thinking about Creation and all that God has made.

We talked about how some of God's greatest creations are invisible. We thought about things that we cannot see but know are there, and how this links to our faith and what we believe about God.

For our activity, we used paint to reveal our names. The children created their names in a special way to show that, although we cannot always see everything God has created, it does not mean that it isn't there. It was a lovely way to help the children begin to understand this idea in a practical and memorable way.

We have had some really thoughtful conversations during RE this week, and it has been wonderful to see the children sharing their ideas and asking questions.


Magic moments

English

This week in English, we have been exploring fruits! We tried different fruits and thought carefully about how they tasted, felt and looked. We then came up with adjectives and began planning the words we wanted to use in our own sentences to describe the fruit.

It has been a great opportunity for the children to use their senses and build up their vocabulary before putting their ideas into writing.

Maths

In Maths, we have been learning about greater than and less than. We have been comparing different numbers and thinking carefully about which is bigger and which is smaller.

Wider learning

This week, the children had their first History lesson with Mrs Hunter! They have started learning about the Queens of England, finding out about some of the women who have been monarchs throughout history.

GOING DEEPER IN CONVERSATION

A little question to get your child talking about what we have been learning in school. See where the conversation takes you!

RE: Can you remember what we learned about the things God has created that we cannot see?

History: Can you remember the name of one of the Queens of England you learned about with Mrs Hunter? What can you remember about her?

HRSE

In HRSE, we have been talking about keeping private places safe and children’s rules. This is a sensitive topic, but it is also a very important part of keeping ourselves safe.

We have talked about which parts of our bodies are private, who is allowed to touch them and when this might be necessary. We have also discussed secrets and how we should never be asked to keep a secret if it gives us a yucky feeling or makes us feel uncomfortable.

Please take a look at the letter attached to this week's blog for more information about what we have been learning and how you can continue these conversations at home.

KIDSAFE SESSION 4 PARENT LETTER

LET’S CELEBRATE

Loving and Compassionate Star

Our Star Virtue this week was Nathaniel.

Our Star Virtue this week is Nathaniel! He is a superstar and has really embodied our virtues. He has been a fantastic role model and has shown the qualities we want to see in our Year 1 classroom. Well done, Nathaniel - we are very proud of you! ⭐

Notices

  • Flu vaccines- Flu vaccines will take place in school this Monday 28th September.

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog for your child’ weekly homework, including the deadline date.

  • Forest School- For those children attending forest school this term, please make sure they are dressed in appropriate clothes and shoes!

  • Email- a.edwards@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk


Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Edwards, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Hennessy, Mrs Davis & Miss Canham

Year Three Weekly Blog 25.09.26

What a Wonderful Week…

What a brilliant week we have had in Year Three! As we reach the end of our third week together, it is wonderful to see just how much we have achieved in such a short space of time! Our classroom has been filled with curiosity, laughter, hard work and lots of exciting learning. The children have continued to impress me with their positive attitudes and their willingness to have a go, even when things feel a little tricky. There is already such a lovely sense of community within our classroom and I am very proud of the children. It has been wonderful to see them supporting one another, celebrating each other’s successes and showing such kindness and care towards their friends.

This week in RE, Year 3 have been exploring the wonderful themes of Creation, being made in the image of God, human dignity and Catholic Social Teaching. We began by thinking about the beautiful world God has created and discussing what makes each person special and unique. The children explored the belief that every human being is made in the image and likeness of God, which means that every single person has inherent worth and should always be treated with love, kindness and respect. We then explored the idea of human dignity and what this looks like in our everyday lives. The children thought carefully about how our words and actions can show others that we value and respect them, regardless of their differences.

We also began to make links to Catholic Social Teaching, particularly the importance of caring for one another, standing up for what is right and recognising the dignity and worth of every person. The children shared some thoughtful ideas about how they can put these teachings into action within our school, at home and in the wider community.

Magical Moments of Learning…

In History, we have been exploring a very important change during the Stone Age - the transition from being hunter-gatherers to farmers. We discussed why people began to settle in one place and how farming changed the way people lived. The children also had the opportunity to become Stone Age designers and created their very own outfits, thinking carefully about the materials that would have been available to people living during this time. It was wonderful to see their creativity alongside their growing historical knowledge!

Our Science learning has taken us into the fascinating world of rocks. We have been learning how rocks can be classified into three main groups: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. The children have been developing their understanding of how each type of rock is formed and have enjoyed becoming rock detectives as they explored their different characteristics.

In English, we have been continuing our work around Paddington. This week, we have been learning about conjunctions and how they can be used to join ideas together and make our writing more interesting. We are now beginning to plan our very own chapter of a Paddington story, and the children have been thinking carefully about characters, settings and events that they could include. I cannot wait to see their wonderful ideas come to life!

We have also been working hard in Maths, where our focus has been on place value. The children have been developing their understanding of the value of each digit within a number and using practical resources and different representations to help deepen their understanding. They have worked incredibly hard and are becoming increasingly confident mathematicians.

The children have absolutely loved their Computing lessons with Mrs Carter this week! They have been exploring both digital and paper-based drawing, experimenting with different ways of creating and expressing their ideas. Working together, they have been comparing the similarities and differences between the two approaches and discussing how each method can be used to create something unique. It has been wonderful to see them sharing ideas, experimenting and having so much fun with their learning!

Lastly…Mrs Mather has been working with the children on drawing the most beautiful pictures of flowers! Roll on book look so you can have a sneak peak…they are fabulous!

Going Deeper in Conversation…

How can we keep ourselves safe online?

This week, the children have taken part in Session Three of KidSafe, led by Mrs Carter. The focus of the session was online safety and helping the children understand what this means and how we can help ourselves to stay safe online.

The children have had some thoughtful discussions and explored the importance of speaking to a trusted adult, looking after one another and making sure everyone feels safe, valued and respected.

Please find attached a letter below that outlines what we have discussed.

KIDSAFE Letter to Parents

Let’s Celebrate…

This week, our Virtue Star is Kian!

Kian has shown the most wonderful attitude towards his learning this week and has embraced all of the new challenges that Year 3 presents! We are extremely proud of how hard he has worked and the determination he has shown when faced with something new or tricky.

Alongside this, Kian is always such a kind, caring and thoughtful friend to others. He is a wonderful member of our class and truly has such a lovely heart. Kian, thank you so much for being our superstar this week and for always approaching your learning with such enthusiasm and a brilliant attitude. Keep believing in yourself and continuing to grow. We are so very proud of you!

Key Messages and Reminders…

  • WOODMATTERS SCHOOL TRIP is on Wednesday 30th September! This is now live on ParentPay and is £32.00 per child. Please see below for more details about our upcoming trip! Please complete the consent form on the separate Woodmatters Trip Page!

  • FLU VACCINATIONS will take place in school on Monday 28th September 2026.

  • FOREST SCHOOL sessions take place on a Wednesday and Thursday afternoon for the children who have been selected for this. Please ensure that your child comes to school with the correct clothing and footwear for Forest School.

  • HOMEWORK has been sent out to you already this week. Please have a little look at the Year 3 Homework Blog for some more guidance and information about this.

Woodmatters School Trip

As mentioned above, we have planned to go on a very exciting day out to Woodmatters in Windermere, where the children will be immersed in all things Stone Age!

We will be leaving school at 08:15am in the morning to ensure we arrive on time, so please make sure your children arrive at school for 08:00am on this day. We will meet you at the school gate. We will be out of school all day, but we will be back for home time (15:25pm).

Children must come to school in their PE kit, wearing long sleeves and trousers - no shorts please. Hats, scarfs and gloves are optional, but the children are more than welcome to bring these items with us. We are expecting the weather to be cold and possibly wet.

If your child is travel sick, please ensure they take any medication they need before school. If they require an addition tablet or medicine during the day, you will need to fill in a form giving me permission to give your child medication you have provided. You can give me the medication on the morning of the trip, it must be in a named bag. The forms to be completed for this will be available at the school office.

For this trip, your children will need:

  • A packed lunch and drink (please refrain from packing any sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks - also, please do not pack anything that may contain nuts)

  • A pair of wellies, old trainers or walking boots (anything you don’t mind possibly getting dirty)

  • A spare jumper and a pair of spare socks

  • Named waterproof coat

  • A reusable carrier bag (to transport the things we make back home)

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to pop me an email:

e.brookes@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Thank you once again for all of your continued support. We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Miss Brookes and Mrs Austin



This week....

We have been blessed this week with lots of warm sunshine, long may it continue! We were so hot when were were doing PE with Mr. Nay outside, we had to come inside to cool down.

We and have embraced the sunshine fully and done lots of learning in the garden.

Prayer and Liturgy

This week we have continued our Creation and Covenant topic with ‘God loves everyone’. Our key words this week were BAPTISM, CHURCH and CARE.

We began our session with a lovely poem all about God knows us: Click here to watch. This led us to talk about how we are welcomed into God’s family through Baptism. We watched this video to learn all about it, click here. Emma then demonstrated using one of our dolls what the priest does at a Baptism and how lovely it is to be welcomed into God’s family.

Our child led worship on Thursday was all about love. We listened to some words from the Bible and we practised making a small cross on our heads, mouths and our hearts when it’s time to listen to the Gospel. We watched this video all about God’s love: click here

We finished our worship with a Hail Mary, we are remembering more words every week.

 Next week we will be praying the Rosary!!!!

Don’t forget that it is our first family mass of the year at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church THIS SUNDAY! We would love to see you there.

Learning Landscape


Yet another week full of fun and learning. We have been;

  • matching colours

  • threading colours

  • sorting colours

  • still finding ‘a’ and ‘m’ everywhere. How did you do at home?

  • painted A Little Rabbit Foo Foo story wall

  • made bubble water…lots of bubbles!

  • using the Touch TV to create dribble pictures

  • made splash pictures using the IPads

  • explored ‘0’ and ‘1’. Next week we want to find our about two!!

Home learning challenges

This week we have been finding out about the oneness of one. Try this game at home, concentrate just on the number one only. Click here

Here’s one for you too. A parents guide to Read Write Inc. This is for you to understand how understand the phonics journey of your child will take during their time in and beyond school. Please don’t be tempted to race a head…be guided by what sounds we are learning in nursery. At the moment we are focusing on ‘a’ and ‘m’ both saying them correctly and having a go at writing them. We will be sending a sound mat home with the rhymes of the phonemes the children are learning at the moment. Remember ‘duck fingers’ to hole the pencil!

Phew, I think that’s enough for this week!!!

Have a lovely weekend and I hope to see you all at Mass on Sunday.

Stay safe and God bless

Barbara

Year 5 Weekly Blog - Friday 25th September

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”
Genesis 2:15

This week, our liturgy in class was centred around creation. We read the book of Genesis, where we heard how God created the world and everything in it. After creating the earth, the sky, the plants, the animals and people, God looked at everything and said that it was "very good." This reminded us that creation is precious. The world is not something that belongs to us alone; it is a gift from God that has been given to everyone. Sometimes we can forget how amazing creation is. We rush past beautiful flowers, forget to notice birds singing or take clean water for granted. Yet each of these things is a sign of God's love and creativity. God asks us not only to enjoy creation but also to care for it. We care for creation when we recycle, turn off lights when they're not needed, avoid wasting water, look after animals and keep our environment clean. Even small actions can make a big difference. As a class we then reflected on how we can care for it for God’s beautfiul world and how we can be stewards of the earth…

In our RE lessons this week we have been looking at the ten commandments and how these can help people make good and happy lives. During the lesson, we thought of all the things that make us feel truly happy. We then reflected on Jesus’ summary of the law in Matthew’s gospel: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” and “Love your neighbour as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-40). Here we spoke about who are neighbours are and how we can show love to God and to our neighbours.

 

Thank you to the following children this week for a beautiful class liturgy on Moses, and how when we show great faith in God and when we are brave, we can achieve great things …

MAGIC MOMENTS…

This week in Year 5, the children have continued to impress us with their hard work, determination, and excellent teamwork across all areas of learning. In English, we have been investigating the rules for spelling plurals and applying our knowledge through a range of activities. My personal highlight of the week has been starting our class novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The children are already completely hooked by the story, and there has been a real sense of excitement during our reading sessions as we eagerly anticipate what will happen next. We have also been collecting examples of fronted adverbials and using these to inspire our own writing from short clips of the film adaptation, which the children thoroughly enjoyed. In Maths, we are coming to the end of our unit on tenths, where the children have been developing their reasoning skills and confidently converting mixed fractions into decimals. It has been a fantastic week of learning, and we are very proud of the effort and enthusiasm the children continue to show every day.

GOING DEEPER IN CONVERSATION

In our Kidsafe lesson today we reflected on interacting with technology. We can end up seeing or hearing things on TV, radio or on the computer (ipad) that can give us “yucky” feelings (scared, sad or worried). We have reflected on what to do if this should happen to us - find your trusted adult. We also talked about firewalls and protection set up by adults. You may want to explain how you do this for them at home. Please read this letter so you have more detail about the session.

KIDSAFE SESSION 3 PARENT LETTER

What should you do if you see a rude or violent image online, on a phone or on TV?

How could you show love to God and your neighbour at home and at school?

LET’S CELEBRATE

Loving and Compassionate Stars

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that stop and notice how others are experiencing their lives, and how they feel, and why they say and believe what they do.  Ultimately, it is what makes us kind and, at a deeper level, opens up the possibility of being loving through our just and merciful actions and forgiving words. This week we thank Heidi for always being compassionate and loving with others.

Greek Day at Our Lady’s for Year 5 on 6th October- On this day, the Heritage Learning of Lancashire is coming to school, to unravel the mysteries of Ancient Greece whilst investigating the stories behind Democracy, City States and Greek treasures. We will learn about Alexander the Great and what is the connection between a sad face and a smiley face? We will delve into myths and legends, theatre, sport and home life to build a vivid picture of this ancient civilisation. We may even try a spot of greek dancing! To get the full experience, it would be wonderful if we all dressed up in Ancient Greek clothing, we might even spot a few greekv gods and goddesses! Payment for the Heritage visit is now live on parent pay. Here are a few ideas to help to get you started on planning the costumes…

Notices

  • Monday 25th September- annual flu vaccinations in school

  • Wednesday 21st October, 2:30pm - year 5 book look

  • Throughout our study of the book ‘The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe’ I have planned to show the children clips of the film to enhance their writing and understanding of the novel. This film is a PG. If you do not give permission or have any concerns regarding this then please do let me know via email:

    k.harrison@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog for your child’ weekly homework, including the deadline date.

  • Sports Timetable- A full timetable for all of the sports opportunites this half term is available on the sports page of the school website [engage-sport]

Have a wonderful weekend from Mrs Harrison and Mrs Tierney

Year 6 Homework 24th September - to be handed in Wednesday 30th September

Homework to be handed in on Wednesday 30th September

Reading

Please continue reading at home every night just 15-20 minutes - the children are already making their way up the target board. Well done keep it up!

Spellings

This week spelling focus are words with prefixes ‘bi’, ‘tele’, ‘circum’ and ‘trans’.
Please practise these in your homework book and complete the prefix trees - how many words can you think of with these prefixes? You could use a dictionary to help you.

Maths -

Please complete the tasks on the sheet in your homework book and go on TT Rockstars to practise your spellings at least 3 times this week.
Your TT Rockstars passwords are on the inside cover of your homework books.

Autumn 1 Optional Homework

Woodmatters Stone Age Trip

Permission Form…


In order for your child to attend our trip to Woodmatters, written consent is required. This is because we will be taking the children out of school and on a coach, away from their local area.

Please find the attached consent form below.

Any outstanding payments for the trip can be made via ParentPay.

Woodmatters Consent Form

We are really excited! Please see the weekly blog for more information about what your child will need to bring.

Thank you for your support!

Miss Brookes