“Christ has no body on earth now but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours; yours are the eyes through which he looks with compassion on the world; yours are the feet with which he walks to do good; yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world.” St Teresa of of Ávila

Welcome back to the second half of the spring term. There is no doubt that it is going to be a busy term with lots and lots going on. I am really excited that we will end the term with an Easter assembly. It will be a lovely way to bring our class family: parents and children together.

This half term, we are focusing on the virtues of being Intentional and Prophetic. We will be growing by making thoughtful choices rather than acting on impulse; Noticing the needs of others and respond with kindness; speaking truth with love; standing up for justice and fairness and most importantly seeing the world with God’s eyes—imagining what it could be.

Yesterday we had a beautiful teacher’s liturgy in the chapel, where we reflected on a reading from the book of the Prophet Jeremiah 1:4–8. In the reading we heard Jeremiah telling God that he was too young to do what God was asking him to do. He didn’t feel ready or confident. But God told him: “Do not be afraid… I am with you.” This reading showed our two virtues clearly… being Intentional, where Jeremiah had to make a choice. He could hide, say no, or give up — or he could choose to trust God on purpose. Being Prophetic…Jeremiah became a prophet because he spoke God’s words and helped people come back to what was right. We then reflected on all the ways we could link this to our own lives, especially during this liturgical season of Lent. We talked about how every time we choose the right thing — on purpose — we become more like Jesus.

Thank you to the following children who led us in a beautiful child-led litrugy on Tuesday, on lent and helping us to reflect on the changes we can make this liturgical season …

In RE our lesson this week we reflected on John’s gospel, the ‘annointing at Bethany’, where Martha and Mary annoint Jesus’ feet in preparation for his burial, showing that they recongised Jesus’ true identity, that He is the messiah. The children then connected the learning from last term- how anointing is used in many of our sacraments. We started our lesson smelling some familiar scents, to see if they could recognise them …

Earlier this week we swapped our Lenten boxes with our Reception buddies. We were so impressed with how much time and effort they had all gone to, to make sure their box was perosnalised for their partner. Now it is our mission to fill them for CAFOD as part of our almsgiving this lent…

We were so happy to share our learning journey with you during our book look this week. As you can see, the children have achieved so much and are making such positive progress. Was wonderful to see so many happy faces as you shared their work …

Being an active and curious learner.

I am sure the children have come home to tell you that they have had their arithmetic paper back this week and we have nearly completed the reading. This was such an exciting and worth-while learning journey, where we have been through the paper, celebrated achievements and even mistakes- as the mistakes we make are what we truly learn from the most! I would like to remind all of you that this process is not to label or to level your child, as we have not yet completed the whole curriculum, we simply do this to ensure your children are familiar with the layout, formatting, style of questions and of course to learn what is expected of them. The children have had the chance to think about what areas they know they need to work on now and reflect on what progress they would like to make next time- marginal gains are always the best way! We were so proud of the children’s maturity and resilience during this feedback time. Arithmetic papers will be sent out today, alongside their homework, for you to have a look at and the reading paper will be sent home early next week. Please can we make sure that these papers come back to school, as we keep them in our revision folders so we can refer back to them. Many thanks.

Delving deeper through talk …

What are our kidneys and why do we need them?

My Happy Mind…

What are you grateful for in your life?

Leading Learners

Well done to Sean this week.

Sean- Wow we are so proud of your reflective, focused and determined approached to your work. You also take great pride in your work to ensure it is beautifully presented and always reflects our learning in class but most importantly reflects your true capability. You have made great progress, and your books clearly show this. Well done Sean.

Intentional and Prophetic stars

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are intention in their actions. Children who make conscious decisions for the greater good. We will also be spotting children who are prophetic, who choose the right decisions with integrity and who display them publically. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank William for being intentional and prophetic to help others.

Helpers in the morning for after half term:

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Daisy Rose William Joseph

Notices

World Book Day Thursday 5th March- dress up, there are many different ideas that Mrs Gregan has put on her blog, to make this not an expensive event!
Don’t forget if you would like your child to make ‘people we love’ planter next Friday to celebrate the world day of prayer, then please make a payment on parentpay ASAP.
School Leaver Hoodies- a Parent payment of £20 has now been set for all those wanting to purchase a school leavers hoody. These are a great keepsake for the children and usually they request to wear these on their leavers day out ready for a class photo! Please make sure you go in to Top Marques to order the correct size.

Have a lovely weekend.