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!