Have an amazing fun filled, action packed summer holiday!

And so another school year draws to a close, I cannot believe how fast it has flown by! Our second year as a club has been a terrific success, thank you so much for your support in making our new venture so. Your kindness and generosity of donations, has been so greatly appreciated, thank you.                

      The children have had so much fun, enjoying everything from arts and crafts, a good board game to relaxing with a good book. Being a child led club, the possibilities have been endless as new games have been created, equipment used to enhance roleplay and of course sporting activities a plenty. Whatever the children have chosen to do, they have done so with love and compassion in their hearts for one another. Friendships have been forged that will last and memories made.

 

We hope you have a wonderful summer holiday full of fun and adventure.

God Bless

The All Stars Team.

 

Forest School "Come Dine with Me"

What a fantastic half term it has been! The children have been absolutely amazing with their collaborative skills in planning their three-course campfire banquet! They truly out did themselves with the teamwork involved in creating their menus. Mrs Tierney and myself were so proud of the delicious meals created. It was so lovely to spend time with the children chatting about memories and aspirations for the future as the food was cooking. It is so very rare in the busy school schedule to have moments like these, with memories created on the spot.

 

And so, to the end of the school year. It has been an absolute pleasure to be part of your childs journey throughout their school life at Our Lady’s. I wish Year 6 every success for the future and may their creativity shine through.

 

Have a wonderful summer holiday

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Soft Toy

What a fantastic term we have had! The skill of needlecraft is one of the most, trickiest skills to master. Your children have been so resilient and determined to complete their toy. From planning, creating their own template, adding embelishments, such as applique and running stitch. To learning the skill of blanket stitch. The children were fantastic and produced amazing work, I am so proud of them!

And so to the end of the year and how it has flown! It has been an absolute pleasure joining the children on their creative journey. From building bridges to bolognaise, every moment has been fantastic! I look forward to teaching them all again next year.

Have a wonderful summer holiday and I look forward to seeing you all next year.

 

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Drawing

 

What a wonderful term we have had, I cannot believe how quickly it has gone! It has been such a calm, creative time with the children. We have refined our skills by thinking deeply about tone, using different levels of pressure to create light and dark with pencil crayons, producing quality observational drawings of chocolate! We explored the realm of proportion and how it can be used to create comical art as well as the importance in more tradition artwork. We finally thought about composition and how important how aesthetically pleasing pieces encourage imagination and draws a person in.

 

And so to the end of year, it has been an absolute pleasure to explore the world of art and DT with your children, their progress and attention to detail has been outstanding. To watch them grow in all their artistic traits. I cannot wait to see how they fly next year!

 

Have a wonderful summer holiday and I look forward to seeing you all next year.

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Pnuematic Toy

What a super term we have had! The beauty of Design Technology is that we delve into so many subjects to enable creativity to flow. In this topic, we delved into the world of pneumatics to help us understand how certain machinery and vehicles work. Armed with this knowledge, the children let their creative juices flow to design a pneumatic toy that moves. In this case a moving monster or animal that can open its mouth. The children were elated when the finished product worked! They were so proud of themselves, as I was too.

 

And so, to the end of another year, my how it has flown by! It has been an absolute pleasure teaching the children and I for one, cannot wait to see how they fly next year!

 

Have a wonderful summer holiday and I look forward to seeing you all next year.

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Cooking and Nutrition-Wraps

What a fantastic term we have had! I cannot believe how quickly it has flown by! This half term, we have focussed on Cooking and Nutrition. We have Learned about the 5 food groups and what it means to have a balanced diet.  Together we have planned and made a healthy wrap. Thank you for your support in this, it is truly appreciated. Th e wraps were very well thought out, containing the groups of carbs, protein, dairy and fruit and veg. I hope they enjoyed them!

 

And so we come to the end of another year and what a year has been! It has been an absolute pleasure to teach your children this year, they have come so far in their creative planning and final artworks. I am so very proud of them and it has been an absolute pleasure teaching them. I look very much to teaching them again next year, where we can grow our skills and creative minds together.

 

Have a wonderful summer holiday and I look forward to seeing you all next year.

 

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Robin Hood Raffle Prizes

The draw has been made and the winning tickets and their prizes are listed below. Please share this with friends and family who too bought tickets. Over £200 has been raised for Brain Tumour Research - thank you all so much. Please bring the winning ticket into the school office to claim your prize.

Year 5 Weekly Blog 10.07.26- 'The end of a journey means the start of another one'

And just like that, we have finsihed our penaultimate week of Year 5! A week where we welcomed back the blazing sun (and sticky humidity) with there being plenty of suncream worn and water drank. With lots of extra curricular activites taking place, it was a rush to finish our last remaining units of learning in Year 5. In RE, we got our quiz heads on and we had a look back at all of our units that we have covered this year. Each team were given a different unit to create a quix in order to test the other teams. In English, after re-writing our versions of part one of the highwayman, we tucked into part 2 to find out how our historic story finished, with many children getting their predictions correct.

Lots of our Year 5 children have really been baking in the sun this week with some end of year sports competitions. We took a group of children to Stanley Park, Blackpool for our first entry into the BEBCMAT sports festival, our newly formed academic trust. The children ran their socks off, jumped into the sandiest of sandpits and bounced countlessly in a variety of different physical activities. The following day, our girls cricket team took part in the Lancashire County Finals at the newly opened Lancashire Training Ground. The girls played with such enthusiasm and showed some excellent progression from last weeks competition.

Conversation starters

Reflection- It is always good to reflect when a journey comes to and end and to also discuss the new journey to begin?

What have you loved the most about Year 5? What will you miss?

What are you looking forward to the most about Year 6?

Let’s Celebrate

Virtue Star of the Week: Our virtues for this half term are curious and active. The star this week goes to Louisa. You have been so active across the entire year Louisa. You have worked your socks off. It is all of your hard work to why you have had such a brilliant year in Year 5. Make sure to carry this into Year 6.

Learner of the Week: Our certificate winner this week goes to Anna for being a resilient and entusiastic learner. On Wednesday, you did something that you don’t usually do- compete in an athletics event outside of school. You had such a positive attitude throughout the day (regardless of the extreme heat) and you had a go at everything. It was children like you, with your attitude and response across the day, that made the event such an enjoyable afternoon for us all.


Notices

  • Year 6 Residential- Children have gone home with letters regarding next years school residential trips, including deadlines for costs to be submitted. If your child has lost their letter, please ask the office for a copy. The payments are live on parent pay.

  • Homework- For the children who completed last weeks homework, there will be no more official homework for our final week of the year. Please keep up with your times tables and reading across the summer holidays- to make sure you are ready for Year 6.

  • Plastic Bags- Please can all children bring in a strong plastic bag on Monday, ready to take your learning books home for the year.

  • Parent Pay- Please make sure all outstanding balances are settled before the end of the school year.

  • End of Year Play- There will be three performances for parents and family to come and see. Monday 13th July at 6pm, Tuesday 14th July at 9:15am and Tuesday 14th July at 6pm. Please purchase your tickets from Mrs Nel at the front office and for any further enquiries in regards to tickets. Children will need to be back at school for no later than 5:40pm on the 6pm performances.

  • School will finish for summer on Friday 17th July at 2pm.

Year 6 Weekly Blog 'It's the Final Countdown!'

"Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop" (Matthew 13:8).

In this week's Gospel, Jesus says, "Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop" (Matthew 13:8). This reminds us that our hearts are like soil. When we listen carefully to God's word, make kind choices, and try our best to do what is right, we are like the good soil where seeds can grow strong. In our final couple of weeks, year 6 have many opportunities to show kindness, work hard, include others, and be positive role models as they prepare for the next stage of their journey. Just as a tiny seed can grow into something amazing when it is cared for, the small choices we make each day can help us grow into the person God created us to be and make a positive difference in the lives of others.

Not long now until ‘Robin Hood’- we can’t wait for you to see it …

It has been another busy week next week, with the play. Most of you have ordered and received your tickets now. The show starts at 6:00pm and will be approximately 1.5 hours long. The children need to arrive at school at 5:40pm, to get changed in to their costumes. They all look fabulous in their outfits! Here is a sneaky peak at rehearsals …

Forest school has been wonderful this week, the children have climbed, explored and played. A beautiful way to spend an afternoon …

We are all looking forward to the leaver’s day out next THURSDAY! It is imperative that all children MUST have a bag with them, containing plenty of fluids, a snack, hat and sun-cream/ waterproof coat dependent on the weather. We will be out ALL day, come rain or shine, so having the right things is so vital! They are able to wear their own clothes on this day, leavers hoodies might be nice for pictures? Sensible shoes for walking must also be worn, as we are doing ALOT of walking! The PTFA are kindly subsidizing the cost for some of the trip, but we are please asking for a small contrubution of £8, which is now on parent pay- many thanks.

Reports will be sent out on Monday, I hope you enjoy reading and reflecting on them, they have so much to celebrate from their time at Our Lady’s but like everyone, always something to take away and learn from. The most important part of your child’s report, is the one written by us, as their teacher. We celebrate the WHOLE child, not just their performance on one day, so please let this be your focus and not the SAT’s results. SAT’s results will be sent out at the later date on Thursday, as explained on last week’s blog. Please have a good look at them along with the explanation- the standardized score on reaching expected for all papers was 100 and for Greater Depth is 110. Remember, results from a test never define you as a person, just look at what they have all achieved this year- there is so much to celebrate and be proud of!

Well done to Hugo!

Wow Hugo, our eyes are drawn to you while you are on stage. You have grown so much in confidence and we are so proud of how you have listened to directions, took risks and let yourself go! Your enthusaism and desire to give your all is really shown in rehearsals, keep this up as it is magical! Thank you for working so hard on your character, and doing your absolute best on stage!

Curious and Active Stars

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children who are active by taking part wholeheartedly, helping others, and using their talents to make a positive difference, just as Jesus showed love through his actions. We will also be looking for the children who are curious by asking questions, exploring new ideas, and seeking to understand the world around them, following Jesus who taught through wonder, stories, and discovery. These children live out these virtues with Jesus at the centre, letting his example inspire both their curiosity and their actions each day. This week we thank Charlotte for always being active and curious.

Shout out to the girl’s cricket team…

Well done to our girl’s cricket team who took part in the county finals competition yesterday!

Final Notices:

PLEASE BRING X2 PLASTIC BAGS IN TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY READY TO BRING BOOKS HOME

Spare school shirts (not to be worn) for signing need to come in to school on Wednesday 15th July and be kept in trays until ready for signing on the last day.

Robin Hood: Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th July at 6:00pm. Please arrive at school at 5:40pm.

The Play will be filmed Tuesday morning and DVD’s for the performance will be available soon!

Leavers Mass Wednesday 15th July 9:30-10:30am

Thursday 16th July- The leavers day out

Friday 17th July- Break up at 2pm.

Have a lovely, restful weekend.

Year 1 Weekly Blog 10.7.26 - "Listen at least as much as you talk."

In this week’s Gospel, Jesus shares with us the very special parable of the Sower. Jesus tells this parable to encourage us to listen to Him and to act on what Jesus tells us to do. In class we thought about this, what does Jesus want us to do. The children shared many thoughts, “to be kind to everyone,” and “to look after our world to help all of the creatures.”

In RE lessons we have been thinking about the global Christian community and how we can help and spread Gods love… Here are some pictures of our wonderful work…

Going deeper in conversation

This week we have been thinking about who we will be when we grow up. We have discussed how jobs are for anyone, no jobs for girls and jobs for boys. We have also thought about our talents and how we can use these… Please spend some times together thinking and sharing your own unique gifts and talents and how you could use these talents to make other people happy

Magic moments

The children have been so looking forward to sports day and on Monday afternoon we took to the field and really enjoyed each event! The children tried so hard and most importantly worked as a team, celebrating one another which was so wonderful! Well done everyone and a big thank you to all of you who came to cheer us on!

Let’s celebrate

A huge well done to Isabella who has been awarded our Star award this week. Isabella you have grown in confidence and always go out of your way to help others. When you see that there is a job that needs doing you are always happy to help and love to know that you have done something kind!

Our learning certificate this week goes to Arla, you have challenged yourself every day! You love to learn and are just a delight to spend time with each day! You work so hard, always pushing yourself. You look after others, care about their feelings and have such a positive impact in our classroom! You are a true joy.

Reminders:

Sponsored Fancy dress walk! In Year 1 we have decided to raise money for CAFOD by taking part in a fancy dress sponsored walk! This will be on Tuesday 14th July. Please make sure your Year 1 child comes into school in fancy dress with sensible shoes, any donations would be greatly appreciated.

School closes next week for the Summer on Friday at 2:00pm.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend, as we get ready for our final week together in Year 1 (Sob! We really do not want this year to end! May already have shed a tear or two!)

Miss Bassett and Miss Hennessy.

c.bassett@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

This week...

Sports Day

A week full of sport! We are so proud of the children for joining in all of the games and races. They have certainly grown in resilience on confidence…just the skills they need to progress through school and have fun! Take a look at the photos!

Learning Landscape

Even though we are nearing the end of the school year we have not let our learning slip! We have:

  • completed puzzles. We are getting good and are trying even more tricker jigsaws.

  • practiced our writing…look how good we are getting.

  • made super hero masks for our party celebration.

  • made animals and figures using the Popoids…we really enjoyed these.

…and on Wednesday we had to solve a huge problem which had occurred in nursery over night! Someone had mad a mess in nursery. Time to phone Super Croccy, we needed his help.

We found broken biscuits on the floor, play food on the floor AND upturned chairs. We found baby bear upset, mummy bear not happy and daddy bear was FURIOUS! Who could have done this….mmmm? The children worked out it must have been Goldilocks, but where was she? We searched everywhere and eventually found her hiding in the roof space. We managed to spot some of her golden hair dangling from the ceiling tile. Mrs. Gregan was very disappointed.

End of year celebration party

Don’t forget the end of year celebration party is on Wednesday 15th July 9.30 am -11.00 am. Everyone is welcome to come and join the fun, dressed as a super hero (please bear in mind the weather, if it’s hot just a cloak will be fine). There is no need to bring any food, we plan to make popcorn and eat ice lollies!!!!!

Lastly, the weather is going to be great this weekend so fire up the BBQ and get ready for England to win against Norway on Saturday…come on England!!

Stay safe and God Bless

Barbara

Year 3 Homework- To be handed in Tuesday 14th July


Spellings

This week we are focusing on prefixes ‘pre’, ‘oct’ and ‘tri’.


1. trio
2. tripod
3. triple
4. triangle
5. prevent
6. prepare
7. preview
8. octagon
9. octopus
10. October

Maths - Remember to practise your times tables on TT Rockstars. You should be aiming for 4 times a week now.

Complete the 3 and 6 times table task in your homework book.



Reading

Final week to reach your reading targets - will you make it?

Year 6 Play information

Dear Year 6 Parents,

We are delighted to remind you that our Year 6 production of Robin Hood will be taking place on:

  • Monday 13th July at 6:00pm

  • Tuesday 14th July at 6:00pm

For both evening performances, all children must arrive at school by 5:40pm to allow sufficient time for costumes, final preparations and getting into character before the audience arrives.

As we enter the final stages of rehearsals, this is a crucial period in the lead-up to the performances. We kindly ask for your support in ensuring full attendance wherever possible. Regular attendance at rehearsals is essential for helping the children build confidence in their roles, perfect their performances and work effectively as part of the cast. It also greatly supports our planning and preparation as we bring the production together.

As part of our commitment to working towards our STAR Charter and making a positive contribution to our wider community, Year 6 will also be raising money for charity through the production. The children have decided to organise a raffle at both evening performances, alongside the sale of play programmes, which they are currently helping to create. We would be extremely grateful if each Year 6 child could donate a raffle prize. This could be a small gift, toy, book, game, chocolate hamper item or other suitable prize. If donations could be brought into school at any point during this week, it would greatly assist us with organising the raffle and ensuring its success.

We are incredibly proud of the hard work, enthusiasm and dedication the children have shown so far, and we are looking forward to sharing their talents with you in what promises to be two fantastic evenings of entertainment.

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you at the performances.

Kind regards,

The Year 6 Team