In this weeks Gospel we listened to a piece of scripture from Matthew. We heard John the Baptist calling to the people to come back to God and to prepare themselves for Christ’s arrival. Christmas can be such a busy time organising the day itself that we can forget of prepare ourselves for the birth of Jesus. In Year 1 we have been busy preparing ourselves to give our gift of our Nativity… which we cannot wait for you to see next week. The children have been loving rehearsals and have been SO well behaved when in the hall practising.

Going deeper in conversation

During RE we have been discussing what angels are… we know they give messages sent by God.

Question to ask: What is an angel?

Magic moments

With the Christmas excitement felt all around the school there are just so many wonderful moments that stand out! On Friday we had our Travelling Nativity, every year group gathered outside, sang hymns and watched as Mary and Joseph and of course a real donkey, paraded through the school grounds. The children absolutely loved it!

Reminders

Hot snack menu - The order form is on Mrs Gregan’s blog, if you would like to order any hot snacks for your child this coming week. Please complete your orders ASAP (before Monday).

Nativity: Our Nativity is next week, 10th and 11th December at 9:30. We cannot wait for you to see the children on the stage retelling the Christmas story.

Our Lady’s Great Christmas Bake Off: This was a great success last year and will be held again this year on Friday 12th December.

Forest school: Our children are going to experience a story by the fire on Tuesday next week. No additional clothing will be needed, just please make sure your child comes to school with their winters warmers!

KS1 Christmas Party: This is the morning of Thursday 18th December. We ask for children to come to school in party clothes and bring a drink (not fizzy) along with a treat snack such as a packet of crisps or a chocolate bar. We also please ask for sensible shoes as the children will be outside during breaktimes and lunch time break.

Emails:

c.bassett@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

s.hartley@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Have a lovely weekend!