'Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star'
W. Clement Stone
We started our week with a beautiful shared prayer and liturgy alongside Year 6 — a truly lovely way to start a Monday morning! The children also completed their Lenten box forms (these can be found in your child’s reading folder), sharing their likes and interests to help inspire their Year 6 buddy when it’s time to create their special Lenten box.
During our RE learning, we blessed and ate our bread just as Jesus did with the 5,000 followers — and the children all agreed it was delicious! We also spent time thinking about how we can follow in Jesus’ footsteps and recognising the moments we’ve seen one another doing just that in our classroom.
Our prayer and liturgy leaders guided us beautifully through a reflection on the message, “Love one another as I have loved you.” It was wonderful to hear the children share their ideas about how they will show love and kindness to others throughout the week.
Conversation starter:
Each week we will give you a question that we would like you to think about and discuss together at home. This could be over dinner time as a family, at bedtime, on a walk or even in the car. However you choose to discuss this question is up to you, but the idea is that it will help to give an insight in to what we talk about in school, help children to understand more about themselves or others.
What is something you have worked hard on this half term?
What adventures have we been on this week?
This week we made bread and wrote instructions of how to make it. We saved some bread for the cat to give to the Little Red Hen to say sorry for eating the bread she made. Our writing is getting better each week and some of us are writing our sentences independently! We enjoyed our enrichment, we have been practicing the days of the week and sequencing our day. I am looking forward to sharing your child’s achievements so far this year in reception tomorrow.
Homework Books: The homework books have gone home, please can you decorate them at home and on the first page write about your half term holiday or write a sentence about anything, they have loved writing about the Little Red Hen. Keep it simple pick one thing and encourage your child to sound out the words, and write what they hear. Some words will not be spelt correctly as your child is using sounds they know for example cook will be spelt cuk or cuc this is what we want them to do. Once they learn the alternative sounds they can apply that to their work. If they ask you how to spell difficult words you can tell them but always encourage them to try it first. they can either write a sentence or label their pictures.
I have also set your child a challenge, please watch the video below:
We have bought lots of brand new reading books, they are very expensive so please can you look after them and bring in book bags or bigger bags so the reading folders aren’t folded.
Let’s Celebrate:
Henry the Dog: You have made so much progress and worked hard on your writing this week well done :)
Important Information and Upcoming Events:
"A Special Heart”
Thank you for those who have brought in lovely gifts for Annie and her family we really appreciate your generosity.
Class Assembly: It is our class assembly on Thursday 12th March, there will be two performances at 9:10 and 9:30 you and any family members are welcome to watch one or both performances and if you child has lines they will be in their bags. Please can you email me a photo of you (Mum) and your child, ideally just the two of you. Thank you 😊 .
Forest School takeover day: Our Forest school takeover day is on Friday 6th March, your child can come in own old clothes that you are happy to get dirty, please ensure that you have layers and long sleeves.
Lenten boxes: Each year we decorate a lenten box for our buddy, in your reading folder there is a form with your child’s buddy’s name and some of their likes to help you when you are decorating here are some examples of lenten boxes. Please can you bring in on Monday 23rd Feb, as we will swap with our partners during the week we return.
Stay and Play:
Our stay and play sessions will be on Tuesday 10th March 2:15-3:15 and Friday 20th March 9:15-10:15am. Please can you fill in the form to let me know which day you would prefer. Any family member or friend can attend if you can’t make it.
World Book Day:
2026 is the National Year of Reading with every child knowing their reading identity- what is it that makes them excited about reading?
On Thursday 5th March For World Book Day your child can come to school dressed as their reader identity. Your favourite book/magazine character/person…you choose your reading super power!!
Please send your child in with labelled warm coats, gloves and hats as we try to be outside as much as possible.
Reception Plea:
Our next half term topic is Roots, Shoots and Story Routes, we will be planting over the next half term, if you have any left over soil, seeds or any gardening resources that you no longer need we would be grateful, so we can add to our outdoor area.
Important Reminders:
Please can you ensure that long hair is tied back and please keep hair accessories simple, this is part of our school uniform policy.
Polite reminder that we are a Nut free school. Please can you bring in healthy snacks please refer to the poster for suitable snacks, we always have fruit avalible too.
PE
Our PE days are Wednesday (outside) and Friday (inside). On these days, children can come to school in their PE uniform and will remain in this for the day. We kindly ask that velcro trainers (white, black or navy) are worn as this allows the children to be indepoendent when taking their shoes off and putting them back on. Polite reminder that for health and safety reasons, no jewellery is to be worn on PE days. We kindly ask that this is removed at home before coming into school.if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me at:
d.drummond@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Thank you for all of your support
Have a lovely half term
Miss Drummond, Miss Woodend, Mrs Summersall, Mrs Krol and Mrs Ely