This week’s liturgy and reflection has been focused around our two virtues ‘Faithfilled and Hopeful’ This half term, we are looking at what it means to be faithfilled and hopeful. Both of these qualities will be really important as we journey towards advent, having faith in oursleves, others and most importantly God. With faith and love, comes hope, hope that we can achieve the things we want to and hope in others. During litrugy we discussed and wrote down all the things we are hopeful for at school, home and around the world.
Of course, earlier this week ‘remembrance day’ was in the forefront of our mind, thinking of all the people who have lost their lives to give us the freedom we have today. On Tuesday, we walked to the cenotaph, where we joined in prayer and reflection with the wider community to remember those who are no longer with us. This was a beautiful way to mark such an important day.
This week we have fit so much high quality learning in to our timetable. This is all down to your wonderful children, how hard they are working and how eager they are to deepen their knowledge and learn new skills! This week we have continued with our adjusting method in maths, we have been revisiting our grammar skills suing conjunctions to create compound and complex sentences and we have heard some wonderful presentations from the child on the femail protagonists of the old testament …
My Happy Mind this week’s focus was on Meet your brain! We looked at all the ways that we can keep our brains healthy, by ensuring that our three areas of the brain are working together and keeping our amygdala calm. The children have discussed how going forward their sleep, keeping hydrated and knowing what relaxes them are reallyu important - ensuring that we keep away from screens at least one hour before we go to bed!
Tudor Enrichment
On Tuesday 16th December we have booked for Heritage Learning Lancashire to come in to school and deliver some enrichment activities for Year 6 in the school hall, which will help to enhance and complete our Tudor learning perfectly. During this day we will revist the war of the Roses, the Spanish Armada, object handling and even Tudor dance! Please can we come to school this day in Tudor costumes! Payment for this morning of fun and learning is now on ParentPay, with a small charge of £5- thank you.
Delving deeper through talk …
Can you tell your grown up a bit about your female protaganist from the old testament?
My Happy Mind…
What are you going to do next week to ensure team HAP and working together?
Helpers in the mornings:
This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:
Charlotte Sean Louis Rose
Leading Learners
Well done to Louis this week.
Louis- Focused Cooper Crab- Wow Louis, you are impressing us so much with your focus, eagerness, enthusiasm and determination. You are so engaged during lessons, managing your distractions, participating fully and getting lost in each task. We love seeing how resilient you are when work is challenging and how you always ask for help if you need it- your openness makes you a delight to teach!
Faithfilled and Hopeful butterflies
This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are intention in their actions. Children who show great faith in themselves, others and God. We will also be spotting children who are hopeful, who show hope for the future, enabling us to trust ourselves and those around us with the decisions that will shape our future. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Rose for always being faithfilled and hopeful.
Reminders
Next week as part of our HRSE currciulum we will be splitting the class and joining up with year 5 to learn all about girl’s and boy’s bodies- if you would like to know what is being covered please look at our curriculum overiew for HRSE on the website, follow the button below to help direct you. Mr Cornwell will be delivering the boys lesson and I will be delivering the girls.
Please see year 6 homework section and ensure homework is brought back on Thursdays.
Travelling Nativities have started to go home, please ensure that it is brought back the following day to ensure all children have a turn to share this special gift.
Next Monday 17th November, we will have our annual PJ Day for our local children in need. Please bring a teddy and £1 to donate!
Have a lovely weekend with your family.
Mrs Harrison, Mrs Barker and Mrs Tierney