“And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.”
Luke 24:51
It was lovely to welcome the children back after the Easter break on Monday - I hope you managed to enjoy some special family time together.
In RE this week, we learnt about Jesus going back to his Father in Heaven, forty days after Easter. The children shared some lovely ideas as we wondered together; we talked about how Jesus’ friends might have felt watching Him go up into the sky – amazed, but maybe a little sad too.
We also thought about why Jesus wanted His friends to tell everyone about His love, and how we can be like Jesus. It’s been a gentle and thoughtful week all about Jesus, God the Father and being a good friend.
On Tuesday, our prayer leaders led a beautiful prayer and liturgy session linked to the theme ‘Holy Spirit’. It was wonderful to hear the children talk about how the Holy Spirit helps them in their day‑to‑day lives.
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 does being a good friend like Jesus look like at school or at home?
What adventures have we been on this week?
What a busy week of learning we have had in Reception this week! The children were introduced to our new topic for this half term ‘Buzzy Wings and Tiny Things’. They’ve been busy painting, observing and hunting our creepy crawly friends and have shared wonderful ideas about how they would like to extend their knowledge further. We enjoyed the story ‘Mad about Minibeasts’ which gave us lots of ideas for our descriptive writing this week.
In maths we’ve been using effective counting strategies to help when counting larger amounts. With ideas such as putting our hand up when we’ve been counted, and moving objects into straight lines, we were able to count with much more accuracy! We’ve also been recapping those tricky repeated patterns.
On Monday, we headed to Mrs Naylor in Year 3 for another exciting enrichment opportunity - this time it was crafting! Mrs Naylor had nothing but wonderful things to say about the children as they returned to class with their amazing creations! Well done Reception - a fantastic week!
We also welcomed a new friend into Reception class this week. The children have been so kind and caring and it’s like he’s always been here - welcome Jax!
Let’s Celebrate:
Well done to our certificate awardee: You are always such a kind friend in our classroom. Nothing is ever too much trouble and you are always willing to lend a helping hand. You can always be heard speaking with kind words and respect too – well done!
Whole School Virtues - Attentive and Discerning: You have been so attentive this week, thinking carefully about the feelings of others and how you can help out around the classroom.
Henry the Dog: An amazing week of learning. Your enthusiasm in every lesson shines out and we love seeing your proud smile when you complete your tricky writing.
Important Information and Upcoming Events:
Unfortunately, Miss Drummond is currently not in school due to illness. In the meantime, could you please email any questions, concerns or celebrations to Miss Woodend:
l.woodend@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk.
Reception whole class photograph will be taken on Friday 24th April. Please can all children come to school photograph ready in their school uniform (no PE kit just for this week).
Reading books and homework - We have noticed that some children are not bringing their reading packets with them to school everyday. It is essential that they have these each day so that your child can read to an adult throughout the week.
All reading books and homework books will be kept in school on Tuesday evenings, ready to be handed out on Wednesdays. If your child does not have their reading packet with them on a Tuesday, their book may not be changed. Thank you.
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.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Miss Drummond, Miss Woodend, Mrs Summersall, Mrs Krol and Mrs Ely