Painting and Mixed Media- Portraits and Cooking and Nutrition- Bolognaise

My goodness was a busy term we have had!! From creating our own mixed media portraits to having a fantastic go at drawing ourselves, it has been non stop! We have also moved onto our cooking and nutrition topic of adapting a bolognaise recipe. Thank you so much for your understanding in the last minute cancellation of the actual cooking session. We plan to do this the first Monday back.

Have a lovely half term break

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Final Talent Show Information

We are really excited for tomorrow night’s show and are busy getting final things in place. There are 24 tickets left for tomorrow night after every family has bought. We can therefore offer the option to buy 1 more ticket - ONLY IF NEEDED. If more than 24 families want an extra ticket, we will draw out of a hat the 24 who will receive one. Please email Mrs Nel by midday today if you require 1 additional ticket on bursar@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Doors will open at 5.50pm tomorrow night for the show and there will be refreshments, raffle and programmes available - all £1. Please bring a raffle prize with you if you can to donate to the show.

Just a few reminders:

  • Appropriate clothing for the event please.

  • Bring some £s for the bits to buy here.

  • Please stay for the entire show. The children in Year 1 have been placed in act 1 incase they get too tired and need to leave at the interval. Our children all need an audience!

  • Lots of clapping, lots of cheering and lots of laughing please!

This is going to be a wonderful event and a superb fundraiser for the school too!

Borwick Hall - Day 2 - A little bit of rain and lots of sunshine!

Last night ended with a beautiful reflection around the camp fire as we celebrated the successes of the day - there was an awful lot to celebrate. From acts of kindness, to bravery and sheer determination; every child achieved something remarkable. I also think that this group of children were the best (in my many years of residential) to go to bed. All in bed by 10.30pm - and the majority asleep! A slightly early start but nothing too bad - clearly excited for he day ahead. Breakfast was a full English - oh how we have been spoilt before each group headed out again on adventures.

Mr Cornwell’s group started on the water in the canoes; rafted together and they were the best group I have ever had for canoeing; a great team!. After lunch, it was off on a wander and a scramble where we got a tad wet, before heading back to site for the leap of faith. Mrs Barker’s group kayaked this morning after their adventures in the canoes yesterday, then climbed Warton Crag this afternoon; seeing some breath-taking views from the top. Mr Nay’s group had a double water day with canoeing and kayaking - splashes all round and some very soggy children.

Tonight’s tea was again, utterly delicious - chicken fajita wraps with rice, followed by lemon cake and custard. The children are currently getting their bedrooms tidy, bags packed, showered and ready for tonight’s talent show. They will be setting off at lunch time tomorrow and we will make sure to send a text with their expected time back in school.

We hope you have enjoyed seeing the pictures and the fun they have had; I am absolutely sure that plenty of memories have been made. A huge thank you to the staff who have given up their time to take the children away - they are so very special!

Year 3 Weekly Blog Friday 21st May

We have had a lovely final week of the half term. It’s been cram packed with fun, smiles and the sunshine even made an appearance half way through the week just in time for our forest takeover session.

In RE we made beautiful bunting asking for Mary to keep our friends and loved ones in prayer, interceding just as she did with Jesuses disciples at Pentecost.

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Borwick Hall Day 1 - and we got sunshine!

What a glorious first day! We arrived to heavy rainfall and by the end of it, the sun is shining! After becoming familiar with our surroundings and getting used to our bedrooms, the children met their instructors and headed off to explore the grounds. We are so lucky to be in a beautiful part of the world - surrounded by nature.

The three groups have all had very different experiences today; tree climbing, canoeing and scrambling. The tree climbing and caving was fantastic - a group of very brave children (and teachers) who managed to ring the bell at the top of the tree. A spot of indoor caving too which will prepare them for the real thing tomorrow. The canoe group had fun on the water - after some raft building and team building games, the highlight was sliding down the canoes into the freezing water! Then finally, the last group headed off site on a hike. Check out the photos!

Tonight we have sat down to tea of pizza, chips and salad; with sticky toffee pudding for dessert - absolutely delicious! We have just sent the children off on an orienteering challenge before Mrs Tierney (who has joined us for the evening) lights the camp fire for an evening reflection.

Good night everyone!

Year 5 Weekly Blog 15.05.26- ‘To be a saint is not a privelege for the few but a vocation for everyone’

What a week it has been in Year 5! We have been super focused throughout our Maths and English topics this week, with us diving into some tricky Year 5/6 fractions work by finding equivalent fractions and using this to add fractions with different denominators. In English, we have been planning and writing our final disucssion text of our half term, looking at whether school uniform should be banned or not? In RE, we have reflected on the saints of our Catholic community and analysed what a saint is and how someone would become a saint. Next week, we will be looking at the saint of our school, our mother Mary, in finer detail and depicting pieces of artwork of her.

The highlight of our week was our trip to Lancaster on Thursday, to visit Lancaster Castle and Police Museum. The children loved taking steps through history and seeing what we have learnt in lessons in the flesh. The children particulary enjoyed the unifrom department of the police musuem and dressing up as officers. We ended our week with a short walk to our parish center to spend the morning with our parishioners to come together as a community in the good old spirits of a ‘pub quiz’

Conversation starters

History- What do you remember about our trip to Lancaster? Tell your parents some interesting facts that you learnt on your day out.

Let’s Celebrate

Virtue Star of the Week: Our virtues for this half term are attentive and discerning. This week, the star of the week goes to Phoebe. You are always so discerning Phoebe, especially when it comes to other people’s feelings and making sure they feel respected and included. You are so attentive to their needs and are always on hand to offer both emotional and physical support when needed.

Learner of the Week: This week, the learner of the week goes to Fletcher. You have absolutely loved our history topic this half term. You have gone about our learning in a mature manner, with the nature of the information, and have loved sharing your own knowledge during our discussions. You impressed our tour guides a lot with your answers to their questions and also adding in your own facts.


Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog for your child’ weekly homework, including the deadline date.

  • Forest school takeover day Thursday 21st June- We will be spending the afternoon as a whole class outside. Please come wearing the appropriate clothing for forest school (no shorts and a coat will be needed). Children can come into school wearing these clothes to save time for them to get changed.

  • Swimming Gala Friday 22nd May- details are live on the sports blog of the school website for those children who have signed up for the competition.

  • Gym Jam Jog Friday 12th June- This will begin at 8am.

  • Sports Day Wednesday 17th June starting at 1:30pm

  • St Bedes Taster Day Wednesday 1st July- Children will need to come to school in full school uniform (no PE kits) with their own pack lunch.

Year 1 Weekly blog 15.5.26: "There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship" - St Thomas Aquinas

In this weeks Gospel we listen to the time Jesus spoke to his father to tell Him that he has done what is was sent to do. He then prays for his friends the Disciples. We are encouraged to think about our friendships and what a gift they are. The children have spent time thinking about all of their friends and how they can help them. We discussed the question, “What makes a good friend?” The children all gave their own opinions but the main thoughts were: someone who helps us, care for us, and make us feel special! We have also been learning more about the Holy Spirit, exploring artwork and creating our own Holy Spirit crafts.

Going deeper in conversation

Can you share stories together about times you have felt loved and cared for because of a friend?

Jesus is our friend too. He cares and loves us all. Think of a way you could show Jesus that you are His friend too.

Magic moments

This week we have started each day with a special prayer for our Year 6 friends who have been working very hard completing their SATs. We have also welcomed back the wonderful Mrs Lavelle, who has returned back from her maternity leave and will now be spending each Thursday in Year 1. The children made her feel very welcome and are very excited to see her again next week! We have finished our learning about the great fire of London and the children worked in small teams to design a new London, which would help to make sure the great fire would not happen again. The children were full of knowledge and made sure that the London they created had buildings that were not made of wood or too close together, bridges to help the people of London move around safely, and that the firefighters were much better equipped! Well done Year 1!

Let’s celebrate!

A big well done to Adele who has been awarded our star award this week! Adele you are SO attentive towards others and to our classroom too! You are so kind and caring, always wanting the best for others. You are the most wonderful learner whose beautiful behaviour helps the rest of your friends in class to learn too. You are a real joy!

Another huge well done to Willow who has been awarded our Determined certificate this week. A huge well done Willow! You blew our socks of with your independent writing this week You were so focused and determined and we are so proud of your wonderful effort! You put the biggest smile on our faces Willow! Each day you come running into class to share with Miss Hennessy and I something that has made you laugh or something you are very excited about. Never change Willow, you brighten everyone’s day!

Reminders

Forest school take over day! On Wednesday 20th May Year 1 will have their afternoon out exploring our forest school. This is a 2 hour session so please make sure that your child has suitable clothing, baring in mind how varied the weather is currently.

Half term: We break up for the half term on Friday 22nd May and we return on Monday 8th June.

Sports day: It is Year 1 and 2’s sports day on Wednesday 10th June at 1:30pm. We hope you can make it!

Bamber have won this half term’s house points and so the children in this house can wear their house colour on Friday!

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This week...

Worship

This week we have continued our branch ‘To the Ends of the Earth’. Our key words this week were Christian, community and Sunday. Our child-led worship on Thursday focused on Ascension and Pentecost.

We looked at a picture of some people with flames above their head. The children said the words disciple, Jesus and fire. One child also said, ‘Jesus went up to Heaven’ which led us into our discussion about Jesus going back to Heaven, and the start of the Christian church. We heard that Pentecost was the ‘birthday of the Church’. After Jesus returned to Heaven a rushing wind and tongues of fire appeared, filling them with joy and courage to spread good news.

We watched this video: click here.

We started to make people in the workshop area to look just like ourselves. We thought about our eye colour and what we like to wear. We discussed how we are all God’s children and connected in God’s family. We all look different but God loves us all. We are going to attach them around our picture of the world, holding hands to show how we share God’s love with one another, just like the first Christians.

This week we have been having prayer and liturgy in the chapel too!

Learning Landscape

A different sort of week. To help our wonderful Year 6 children have quiet and stillness during SATs week we have been exploring the rest of the school and all our shared spaces.

We have:

  • held prayer and liturgy each day in the chapel

  • practised our climbing, crawling and balancing skills on the trim trail

  • had outdoor PE with Mr. Nay, where we have been getting ready for Sports Day!

  • played and did our learning in after school club…we loved it!

  • visited Forest School, which we always love. Mrs. Tierney put out lots of activities for us to do

  • continued our learning adventures in nursery too

  • discussed David Attenborough’s 100th birthday and created some collage animals for our display. We even had our picture taken with him!

  • for the month of Mary we have all made Mary decorations and a giant Rosary for our Worship area.

Sports Day

On last weeks blog I mistakenly said that Sports Day was on June 3rd…we are on holiday then, oops, sorry. Sports Day is in fact on June 10th 9.15 am. All children to be in nursery no later than 9 am! If it is not your usual session please collect your child immediately afterwards. Please make sure your child is wearing shorts, t-shirt, trainers and has a water bottle and sun hat!

Silly Hat and Sock week is next week!

Have you got your hats and socks ready! Remember that everyone can pay £1 (or more) for each day you attend nursery and come dressed in outrageously silly hats and socks. We are hoping to raise lots of money for the Lymphoedema Support Network, please help us.

Can you help out?

Next half term we are hoping to create art using natural resources. We would welcome donations of any picture frames (minus the glass) to make the designs we make more ‘professional’. Thank you in anticipation.

Half Term

Don’t forget that we break for the half term holiday Friday 22nd May until Monday 8th June.

Have a fabulous weekend and hopefully the sunshine will make and appearance!

Stay safe and God Bless

Barbara

Year 5 Homework due Friday 22nd May

Reading

New reading targets have been reset so lets get reading to beat those this half term! Remember, we are also trying to beat our 15 million word target for the whole year- we can do it! Minimum of 20 minutes per day is vital in our reading and writing progression.

Maths

To complete the two questions sheets stuck in their homework books. Question 11 has been crossed out due to a printing error.

Spellings

These are the next 10 spellings of the Year 5 and 6 spelling list that we are working towards as we get closer to Year 6. Use a variety of our spelling games to help you practice at home such as square spellings, stair spellings and mock spelling tests.

  1. exaggerate

  2. excellent

  3. existance

  4. explanation

  5. familiar

  6. foreign

  7. forty

  8. frequently

  9. government

  10. guarantee

Year 3 Homework- To be handed in Tuesday 19th May



Spellings

This week we are focusing on words ending with ‘ture’


1. nature
2. future
3. picture
4. feature
5. pasture
6.scripture
7. adventure
8. agriculture
9. furniture
10. temperature

Maths - Please complete the questions in your homework book.


Reading

Only one week left to reach this half term’s reading targets! Please continue reading at home for 15- 20 minutes each night, it really does make a difference. Ask questions about wht has been read - why do you think that happened in the story? How do you think the character felt? How do you know - which words in the text told you that they felt that way?

Summer 1 Optional homework