Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.
In RE this week, we continued to explore how people around the world see and celebrate Jesus in different ways. We revisited the idea that Jesus came for everyone, no matter where they live or what their background may be.
As part of our learning, we looked closely at images of Jesus from Mexico and Australia. These pictures showed us that artists often represent Jesus in ways that reflect their own culture and community. We noticed differences in the clothing, colours and surroundings compared with the images we usually see. This helped us understand that people from all over the world can connect with Jesus while expressing their faith in unique and meaningful ways.
We also learnt a song to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star to help us remember this important message. Why not have a go at singing it together at home? Can you remember our actions?
Jesus came for me and you,
And for all the people too.
In the cities, by the trees,
Over mountains, over seas.
Jesus loves us, everyone,
We are part of God's big plan!
We were also very lucky to have Miss Edwards with us all day on Tuesday. Together, we spent time praying and celebrating the beauty and diversity of the Christian family. We watched a special video that reminded us how Christians around the world are united through their faith, while also celebrating their unique cultures and traditions. Why not enjoy a calm moment together at home by watching the video and reflecting on the wonderful diversity of God's family?
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.
Now that you are coming to the end of you Reception journey, what have you enjoyed the most? What are you most looking forward to in Year 1? Is there anything you are worried about?
What adventures have we been on this week?
What a wonderful morning it was for Sports Day! Thank you for coming and supporting the children. It was great to see the children being brave, having a go and trying their best!
Our focus story in English has been ‘The Koala Who Could’. We have loved following Kevin's journey and thinking about whether it is better to stay where we feel safe or be brave and try something new. The children enjoyed taking part in class debates, sharing their ideas and listening to the opinions of others. We also learnt about brave Nemo from Finding Nemo and compared the two characters, discussing the challenges they faced and the courage they showed. To finish our learning, we put our creative skills to work and designed brand-new tree houses for Kevin!
This learning linked perfectly with our Understanding the World topic on Australia. We have discovered lots of interesting facts about the country, including its climate, famous landmarks and unique animals. The children particularly enjoyed learning about life in Australia and getting creative by making their own colourful coral reefs inspired by the Great Barrier Reef.
In Maths, we have been consolidating our number knowledge through practical activities and problem-solving challenges. We have been comparing numbers and quantities, using mathematical language to explain our thinking. We have also used the song "Ten Green Bottles" to help us understand simple subtraction facts and how numbers change when one is taken away.
We also had lots of fun during our final Forest School session. The children enjoyed spending time outdoors and celebrating all of their wonderful learning. Here are some of our favourite photographs from the last couple of weeks in Forest School.
I also forgot to attach photographs of our arctic animal blubber experiment last week! Here they are.
Let’s Celebrate:
Determined Sadie Spider - What a determined learner you have been in your writing this week Oliver! You wanted to complete your writing completely independently, and my, what a fabulous job you did. You are taking much more care with your written work and your confidence is growing when making contributions to class discussions! You are more than ready for Year 1 Oliver!
Whole School Virtues - Curious & Active: Bobby - what a curious and active learner you are. You are sharing so many thoughtful and wonderful ideas on the carpet and always play so creatively and imaginatively in our learning landscape!
Henry the Dog: Enjoy the weekend with Henry Emma! We can’t quite believe how much your confidence has grown this year, and your focus and determination during group activities is a joy to witness!
Important Information and Upcoming Events:
Forest School - There will be no Forest School on the final day of the school year - 17th July. Please come to school in normal uniform.
Home Learning and Reading Books - All reading books have now been collected in. Please do check at home for any outstanding books or phonics key chains belonging to school.
Your child will now have brought home their home learning book with summer challenges attached. These don’t need to be returned to school - children can use their books to complete their summer challenges in.
Leavers Mass - Please let me know if you’re able to walk to mass with us on Wednesday 15th July, leaving school at 9:05am and returning at approximately 11am.
Well done Green Marsden for being awarded the most learning points across school this term. You can come to school wearing your green house colour on Thursday.
School closes for the summer holidays on Friday 17th July @ 2pm.
Please don’t forget that if you have any questions, concerns or celebrations, please email Miss Woodend:
l.woodend@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk.
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 lovely weekend!
Miss Drummond, Miss Woodend, Mrs Summersall, Mrs Krol, Mrs Ely and Miss Goldstone.