A very warm welcome back and wishing everybody a wonderful year in 2026! It has been such a joy to see the children this week, so full of excitement to share with each other what their Christmas holidays were like. They have all made many wonderful memories and have spoken so fondly about the time together as a family. On Monday we began with a special prayer and liturgy to celebrate the Epiphany, it is always such an important part of our week to gather together as a whole school. We have also introduced our virtues this half term, ELOQUENT and TRUTHFUL we have learnt what these two words mean, knowing that as we look to see Jesus in all things, we are learning to be able to share His teachings clearly with others, to be truthful to God in our words and actions.
In our child led liturgy we thought about the Kings and the gifts they gave. We have reflected on what our gifts to Jesus will be as we begin this new year, helping us to continue to grow closer to God. As always as we sit and hear the children’s reflections we are always so astounded by how carefully and deeply they think and reflect at such a young age!
Going deeper in conversation
During RE we put of our Superstrength glasses and we looked carefully at pictures to see what we could see. We then heard about two special people in the bible, Simeon and Anna, who had superstrength glasses too! Can you remember what they did and said when they saw Jesus?
Magic moments
Coming back together as a class family and hearing all of the wonderful memories of Christmas was definitely a magic moment in itself. Another stand out moment was choosing jobs in our classroom for this half term. I know how much the children love to have responsibility and they really do LOVE their jobs and they mean so much to them. When sharing who had which job, the children spontaneously celebrated everyone, clapping and smiling, no one wanted someone else’s role, everybody was just so happy for each other. It made for such a magic moment seeing how much our children love and care for one another.
Let’s Celebrate
A huge well done to Diya who has been awarded this weeks learning certificate for being a focused Cooper Crab. Diya, you ALWAYS try do achieve your absolute best! You concentrate so well in every single lesson and we are so impressed with how hard you work! Each piece of work you do, you always make sure you have concentrated carefully, asked super questions and put 100% effort in. This really shows in your immaculate work! Well done Diya.
A huge well done to Willow who has received the Star award for demonstrating our Eloquent and Truthful virtues. Willow, you are always looking out for your friends demonstrating your eloquence through your words, actions and daily interactions with others - sharing Gods message that everyone is precious and we should look after one another. Thank you for being such a special part of our our class!
Finally, an apology for the delay in providing individual photographs. I had tried and failed many times at the end of term, I am still unsure as to why they would not load. I was greatly relieved on Wednesday when they loaded successfully! Please enjoy having a look at these snaps taken after our first performance for our school friends.
Reminders
Cold weather: Remember to bring a coat, hat, scarf and gloves - this week has been especially chilly!
Uniform: Please can you check your child’s uniform as we are missing a few pieces! Please be on the look out for some black leggings and a school cardigan (size 28), both are labelled and have Maggie’s name on. We are also missing a school hoody, again labelled with Rosalie’s name. Thank you!
Emails:
c.bassett@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
s.hartley@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk