Year 4 homework to be completed by Thursday 10th July

Maths

This week we have been learning about 12 and 24 hour clock using digital time. Please practise telling the time. First use an analogue clock (with hands) If you know you are shaky on this - make it your goal over the Summer.

Then practise reading a digital clock at different times in the day or night. Do you understand am and pm? What does 18.30 mean?

A) 2423 + 678 = F) 3653 - 1247

Reading

Keep reading - try and meet your reading target for the final half term.

Spelling

Please complete the sheets in homework book.

Music

Practise your flute pieces. You all have Charanga log ins.

Optional Home Learning - Summer 2

Have a good look at these. There are some lovely tasks to complete

Year 5 Weekly Blog 27.06.25- 'Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances'

Let’s Celebrate

• Learner of the Week- This week our award goes to Matilda for being a focused and cooperative learner. Even with our learning being disrupted with play practice and trying to work in intense heat in our classroom, your commitment, enthusiasm and kindness never drops below your incredible standards. This just shows that you are ready to lead our school as a role model and the responsibilities of a Year 6 pupil.

• Virtue Star of the Week- Our virtues for this half term are love and compassion and our winner this week goes to John-Paul. Transition week is always a fun and exciting week with lots of new opportunities but it is also important in making good impressions. You do this every single day Johnny so I had absolutely no worries about you in your transition days this week- an excellent role model.

End of Year Play

It is tradition that Year 5 get a peak behind the curtain and have a small role to play in the Year 6 end of year play. Dates of the play are listed below. We have some of the costumes already for our specific characters but we need your help. You may have some of these costumes/props already or they could be bought online via cheaper websites such as shein, temu, vinted etc.

Under The Sea (Mermaids/Mermen and Sea Creatures)

Charlotte, Rory, Beth, Grace, Rose, Toby, Lilly, Poppy, Daisy, Matilda, Isioma, Tilly, Logan, Amelia, Joseph

Indians (Native Americans)

Lorenzo, John-Paul, Hugo, Jacob, Sean, Tomy, Josh, Ciaran, Teddy, Hudson, Louis, William, Finley, Gus, Seth

Notices

• Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.

• Extra Curricular Activities- Please check the sports blog for new and existing sports clubs taking place this half term, including game and tournament dates.

• Football Trials Tuesday 1st July - If you haven’t already and are interested in competing in the school football team, sign up via the sports page. There will be two trail dates to attend.

• St Bedes Science and Technology Day Wednesday 2nd July- We will be having our annual taster day at St Bedes. School pick up times at Our Lady’s will be as normal. Children will need to be in their full school uniform (school jumper and not a PE hoody). You may bring a pack lunch with you or you can choose to have a school pack lunch. Please complete the form below to select your childs lunch for this day.

• Year 6 End of Year Play- The dates for the parent viewings are listed below. These will be pre paid tickets.

• Monday 14th July at 6:30pm

• Tuesday 15th July at 9:15am

• Tuesday 15th July at 6:30pm

Year 4 Weekly blog Friday 27th June “History is the discovering of the principles of human nature.”

Another enjoyable week in Year 4! We have learned more about how to relate to others in our Happy Mind lesson this week. We focused on the ‘Stop, understand and Consider’ strategy to help us see things from others’ perspectives.

The highlight of our week was definitely Viking day! Thank you so much for preparing the children so well - they looked amazing! We started the day by recalling our Viking dance and performing it - see video below. Then the children made movies in groups, explaining everything they have learned about Vikings and giving a more balanced view than the stereotypical one in most History books.

We then split in half and some children went to forest school to learn about Vikings through nature! They made natural jewelry, played Viking games, had Viking stories and Miss Lavelle helped them make porridge with foraged cherries from our tree. Thanks to Miss Lavelle, Mrs Tierney and Mrs Molloy for this!

In class, children invented their own character from the Viking cosmos and thought of a magical object that they might own, lose or steal. This will help them with their upcoming Viking myth stories.

In maths, we have continued our money unit - learning about the most effective ways to calculate and find change. Look out for some homework this week on this.

Also this week, the children below took part in a tennis competition. We had great fun and the children played so well. Thanks to all parents that came to support too!

Conversation starters

Science

What is a circuit?

My Happy mind

Think of a tricky situation you have been in. How could you use the Stop, understand and consider strategy and your character strngths to overcome it?

Let’s Celebrate!.

Our learning certificate this week is another double whammy. A Sadie Spider/Kiki Chameleon certificate goes to Anna for trying so hard in all you do. You allow your creative mind to thrive! You are always so polite and considerate too.

Our virtues for this half term are Compassionate and Loving. This week we have noticed Alana. You are such a lovely friend to others. You always show compassion for others’ needs.

Notices

Tuesday 1st July St Bede’s Prayer day visit. Please arrive at school for 8:45

Sunday 6th July Holy Communion family mass and breakfast in parish centre.

Tuesday 8th July Please arrive at school for 8:30.Rivers trip to Cuerdale Valley Park. This trip is now payable on parentpay £20. Children will be getting in the river and will need Wellies, outdoor clothing, sunhat and also a complete change of clothing including extra socks. Please fill in the lunch form below for both trips - (To St Bedes and The Rivers Trip) The trip leaders at Cuerden Valley are encouraging ZERO WASTE and have asked us to try and bring a lunch which has minimal waste. More details given next week.

Monday 14th July Flute concert for parents in school at 2:15pm. Children will be showing you all they have accomplished in their flute lessons this year.

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs Lyons and Miss Bray

This week...

The weather hasn’t been as kind to us this week but we have not been deterred. In between down pours we have been out and about exploring and investigating the whole school environment. Our learning never stops!!

Worship

This week we have been discussing the word ‘church’ and what is means to us as a Catholic community. We talked about the Church being not just a building, but the living Body of Christ, a community of believers united by faith and sacraments, with our Pope as its visible head. It is seen as the means of salvation, a universal community with a divine mission to spread the Gospel. This Sunday’s Gospel celebrates the Feast of St Peter who did great work for the church. Click here to find out more.

Emma’s blog

Hello everyone,

We have been so busy at nursery this week.

We went to visit the tadpoles in their new pond during forest school. They looked so happy in their new home…but still no back legs!!!T.

A few days ago whilst walking my dog along the estuary I found some crab shells. How fortuitous as it fits perfectly with our ‘Under the Sea’ learning thread! W got our our extra strong magnifying glasses and began investigating. The children couldn't believe their eyes, they saw their eyes, legs and claws and we even held them too!

We have some news about our resident caterpillars. They have turned, they are now super pupas in their cocoon! It's a waiting game now for them to metamorphosise in to butterflies, we can't wait! 

The children just love PE with Mr. Nay and Mr. Murray. This week we have been playing ball games in teams. Team A would throw a ball, then the Team B would run and field the ball, a bit like rounders. We then swapped roles. The children had so much fun.

Have a wonderful weekend, and if you are going to Club Day in Lytham, have a great time.

Emma

Michelle’s blog

Hello everyone and welcome to this week's blog.

We have had a wonderful week as we have seen our caterpillars make their cocoons and become super pupas. We are a little worried as some of them are not hanging from the lid but are lying on the floor of their house. We will keep you updated. We watched The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and then we did caterpillar yoga, stretching and wiggling like caterpillars and flapping our wings like butterflies. Click here to listen to the story.

We've also enjoyed role play and dressing up this week…using our imaginations. Role play is so good for children as it gives them the freedom to express themselves and make sense of the world and their experiences. Why not have a look at home, and have a dress up day.

Have a lovely weekend 

Michelle 

Finally, it is with great sadness that I have to tell you that our wonderful Michelle will be leaving us this summer. She has decided to retire and have a well earned rest. I am sure you will agree that she deserves it! Just like like the nursery team I am sure you will like to wish Michelle a happy and healthy retirement and the opportunity to fulfil her wish list of adventures. Thank you Michelle form the bottom of our hearts.

Leavers Party

This years Leavers Party will be on Wednesday 16th July, 9.30-11.30 am. We are hoping for sunny weather so send the children in shorts and t-shirts in readiness for some fun games and dancing!!

Keep a look out in you child’s blue bag for their invitation.

Have a lovely weekend, I will keep a look out for you at Club Day!

Stay safe and God Bless.

Barbara

Year 5 Homework- Due Thursday 3rd July

IXL

• Maths (Z4) - Identify mixed number fractions

• Maths (AA11)- Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator

Grammar and Punctuation

Please complete the sheet that have been stuck into the children’s homework books.

Spellings

Can you remember the theme in this weeks spellings.

1. excellent

2. embarrass

3. attached

4. exaggerate

5. accommodate

6. especially

7. appreciate

8. interrupt

9. aggressive

10. immediately

11. suggest

12. marvellous

13. necessary

14. programme

15. recommend

Mrs Barkers group

1. great

2. shy

3. joint

4. panic

5. house

6. grateful

7. angry

8. quickly

9. screen

10. opinion

Year 6 Weekly Blog 'If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other'.

Dancing, singing and laughing has most definitely been the theme for the week this week in Year 6! You are in for such a treat with their end of year play. When I watch them on stage now, I can’t believe some of them are the same children that started the play 3 weeks ago. Their confidence has grown so much and are now so much more comfortable on stage that they are bringing their characters fully to life! This week we have got over half way through the play! Please make sure Year 6 spend some time this weekend going back over all of their lines, thank you. This week we have been trying to sort costumes. We always try to source the outfits as much as we can ourselves, with little effort or cost from yourselves. If you have not heard about costumes as yet, then you will on Monday- sorry for the delay! This is a long process, so bear with us.

Year 6 have been so busy in class too, during play rehearsals, they have continued to work hard on their class novel ‘Wonder’, looking deeper in to the text by answering some tricky comprehension questions. We have also been researching the history of Blackpool, finding out fun facts abotu Blackpool Tower!

Year 6 have excelled in their jobs around the school this week and the teachers have been praising them on their support within the classroom, in fact I think they wished they were in there permanently. They have sat with the children in their class at lunchtimes to help keep the noise levels down, they have been supporting them in their work, reading with children and even building towers in Reception!

Bikeability has been enjoyed by all over the last two weeks, they even had a trip to Fairhaven Lake on Monday …

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St Bede’s Transition

Next Thursday 3rd July children are invited to a transition day at St Bede’s. They are being picked up at 9:10am by members of staff from St Bede’s and will be dropped off back at school just before pick up time. Children all need to bring £2.80 (in the correct change) for their school dinner and their water bottle- please don’t forget. Please see the letter below for more details:

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Delving deeper through talk …

What are you most looking forward to at high school?

What has been your favourite memories at Our Lady’s?

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Well done to Pippa

Pippa, you are so pro-active and hands on, always ready to help when needed and see what needs doing! We absolutely love the way you always have a positive outlook on any situation and make it your mission to praise people when you see others deserve this. What emotional intelligence you have! You are such a caring learning partner, thank you for always having patience and showing love to your classmates- you make our class a happy place to be! Your determination and resilience shines through, and how you faced your fears last Friday shows just how courageous you are- what an inspiration!

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Erin Ella Esther Ben

Love and Compassionate Stars

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that stop and notice how others are experiencing their lives, and how they feel, and why they say and believe what they do.  Ultimately, it is what makes us kind and, at a deeper level, opens up the possibility of being loving through our just and merciful actions and forgiving words. This week we thank Sophia for always being compassionate and loving with others.

Final Notices:

St Bede’s Transition Day: Thursday 3rd July

Family Mass at Our Lady Star of the Sea Sunday 6th July- 9:30am

Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th July- Play performances- tickets to be released soon.

Wednesday 16th July- Leavers Mass at 9:30am

Thursday 17th July- Leavers Day Out

Friday 18th July- break up at 2pm

Have a lovely, restful weekend.

Year 4 homework to be handed in on Thursday 3rd July

Maths

In your homework books, have a little brush up on your column addition and subtraction. Complete the following 10 calculations in columns on your squared paper given, remembering this strategy.

( EXCEPT - there are two calculations which are much easier to do by altering in some way. Can you spot them? How would you solve them?)

A) 2423 + 678 = F) 3653 - 1247 =

B) £26.57 + £12.99 = G) 7000 - 2672 =

C) 3490 + 5256 = H) £12.55 - 5.34

D) £5.78 + £23.24 = I) £22.15 - 13.28

E) 567 + 459 = J) £156.20 - £88.35

Reading

Keep reading - try and meet your reading target for the final half term.

Music

Practise your flute pieces

Optional Home Learning - Summer 2

Have a good look at these. There are some lovely tasks to complete

YEAR 2 Home Learning to be handed in on Monday 30th June

APOLOGY - firstly, may I apologise for forgetting to hand out all the homework books last week. Fortunately, all the tasks required interaction and some paper. Thank you to all those who creatively completed the work -especially those tricky spellings.

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READING - DAILY

Please continue to read daily and enjoy. Please sustain your reading right through the summer. Please listen too to your child to support understanding and vocabulary development.

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SPELLING AND HANDWRITING

Please complete the following dictations in your best handwriting.

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MATHS

We’ve been adding two digit numbers. We’ve discovered that we have to look very carefully at the numbers and decide if they need bridging or not. I ask the question “what do you notice?” in maths more than I ever ask for the answer. When we notice - we can make decisions about how to solve in efficient ways. Please watch the video!

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Girls Football Team Coastal School Games- Thursday 10th July

Due to winning the latest Lytham and St Annes district tournament, our girls football team have been invited to take part in the Spar Coastal Games at Blackpool Sports Centre, FY3 9HQ 10:00am-2:00pm

The children DO NOT need to come to school in the morning. Go straight to the sports centre and meet around 9:45am. The games will take place on 4G astroturf so astro trainers or molded boots are acceptable to wear.

Parents are free to stay and watch if available. When the tournament has finished, children are to be collected and they can go home- they do not need to come back to school.

The children taking part in the tournament are;

Bella

Cora

Elsie

Millie

Faye

Layla

Daisy

Charlotte

Year 5 Weekly Blog 20.06.25- ‘Pain is temporary but being a champion is for a lifetime’- Usain Bolt

What a week it has been! I think we can agree that it has surely been the hottest week of the school year. What better activity to do in the blistering heat? Make the children do lots and lots of running! Luckily, our sports day this year fell on a glorious sunny day. The children absolutely ran their socks off and showed such a healthy competitive spirit. It was Harcourt who dominated the Year 5/6 sports day and it was these points which led them to becoming overall Our Lady’s Sports Day Champions!

If that wasn’t enough, the following morning saw us carry out some more running but in a slightly different environment. Pajamas, teddies and parents were all present for our annual Gym Jam Jog festival. The overall funds raised is available on Mrs Gregan’s blog and it is an amazing amount.

Let’s Celebrate

• Learner of the Week- This week our award goes to Hudson for being an enthusiastic and cooperative learner. You really stood out to me during our sports day this week. You were so enthusiastic about the whole afternoon and carried such a positive energy into every task, which really rubbed off on your team. Your teamwork skills were really on show too! Always cheering on your fellow teammates and you did not let your head drop when results didn’t go your way.

• Virtue Star of the Week- Our virtues for this half term are love and compassion and our winner this week goes to Amelia. Outside play is always a delight but especially when we have weather like this. I love the way you play with your friends and the creative nature of your games. This kindness and duty to look after others is why you are such a valued member of our mini vinnies.

Notices

• Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.
  
  

• Extra Curricular Activities- Please check the sports blog for new and existing sports clubs taking place this half term, including game and tournament dates.

• Football Trials Tuesday 24th June- If you haven’t already and are interested in competing in the school football team, sign up via the sports page. There will be two trail dates to attend.

• LSA Open Evening Thursday 26th June 4:40pm-7:00pm

• Charity Football Match Friday 27th June- If you are interested in playing in a charity football match along with St Peter’s and St Bedes, please check the sports page for more information.

• St Bedes Science and Technology Day Wednesday 2nd July- We will be having our annual taster day at St Bedes. School pick up times at Our Lady’s will be as normal. Children will need to be in their full school uniform (school jumper and not a PE hoody). You may bring a pack lunch with you or you can choose to have a school pack lunch. Please complete the form below to select your childs lunch for this day.