This week’s worship has centred around the story of Peter reconciling with the risen Christ. Children in RE this week have also learned the difference between an apostle and a disciple. They learned that the twelve disciples became apostles when Jesus bestowed on them the same gifts He had from His Father.
Our Holy Communion sessions are going really well. Children have learned about the eucharist. When we receive the Body and Blood of Christ, we become His body on earth and are called to be like Him.
We had a lovely trip to the Grand theatre to watch the RSC’s production of ‘The Tempest.’ It was lovely to watch the children recognise their own lines that they spoke on stage and watch them figure out what was happening.
This week in maths, children have learned how to add and subtract fractions larger than one whole. They are now learning how to convert fractions from mixed numbers to improper fractions.
A busy week in English! We have been learning more about the characters in our novel - they are very unusual and inspiring, especially the lead character, a girl named Lila. Children have written their own character descriptions using their year 4 features and have also written a persuasive letter. I am confident they have mastered these now.
In History, this week, children looked at two different accounts about the Vikings - one written by Anglo-Saxon monks, the other from the same year by Vikings themselves. Children learned to question evidence and form their own opinion based on it.
They then took this into their PE lesson with a Viking boat dance - see below
Conversation starters
History
Do you think that all Vikings were vicious raiders with not a shred of mercy?
My Happy mind
If you have a problem or hardship in your life, is there a person you would relate to and share this with? How can sharing problems help you?
Let’s Celebrate!
This week, it is yet another double whammy certificate! This goes to Jackson for being a reflective and enthusiastic learner. Jackson, you always participate in class discussions and you are working so hard! I love how you have listened to my feedback and acted upon it to help you improve your writing. Your enthusiasm for Science is beautiful!
Virtues
This half term are virtues are Curious and Active. This week Lucia gets our star. You use your curiosity all the time in lessons to find out more. You are actively acting on my advice and you actively notice if others need you.
PE stars this week - Myles and Bea for excellent portrayal of Vikings in dance.
Notices
Tuesday 6th May Holy Communion session 3 for children as normal afterwards. Pick up at 4:20. This is the last session before Holy communion itself.
Thursday 8th May VE day commemoration at school. WE are having a picnic outside as a whole school. Children can wear red, white and blue clothing. Jackie will prepare a picnic lunch for school dinners.
Group 1 Saturday 10th May. Group 2 Saturday 17th May
Please bring your children dressed to the Presbytery around the side of the church for 9:15am. You can then take your place in church, where the benches will be labelled with your family name. Please do not take photos in the service. You may take them after the mass on the altar or in the gardens.
On Sunday 6th July we are having the last school family mass in church. On this day, we are asking that all our First Holy Communicants come to church dressed in their outfits. They are then invited with you to the parish centre for a Holy Communion breakfast, organised by the parish. Please could you fill in the form below so we can get ideas of numbers?
Please see below for a Year 5 doughnut sale!
Have a lovely bank holiday weekend,
Mrs Lyons and Miss Bray