Year 1 Weekly Blog 9.10.26

What a busy week we have had in Year 1! We have been getting stuck into our new topics, showing off our learning and thinking about how we can make a difference to the world around us.

RE

This week in RE, we have been creating our own poems all about Creation, thinking carefully about the wonderful world God has given us. We presented these to the class with music, and the children engaged well and thoroughly enjoyed them!

On Wednesday, we also made bird feeders in a mission to take care of our shared home, which is part of our STAR Charter and Laudato Si'. The children really engaged and were passionate about our conversations on the topic of Laudato Si' and came up with some brilliant ideas about how we can look after our shared home and care for the world around us.

Our mission this week has been to think about how we can be more like Mary, linking to the month of the Rosary. As a class, we have spoken about how we can help those we love at home!


Magic moments

English

Our Supertato topic is well underway, and it has been so lovely to see the children getting into the story. We have been making predictions, thinking about what might happen next and getting into character by imagining how the characters might be feeling.

We even had a very special visit from Mr Broccoli! The children were so excited to see and interview him, and it certainly helped bring our story to life.

Things took an unexpected turn when Jackie, one of our kitchen staff, told us someone had crept in overnight and ambushed her fruit and vegetables! We investigated the crime scene and started thinking about who could be responsible. Then, after break time, disaster struck again… Evil Pea had attacked the fruit and vegetables in our very own classroom!

Maths

We have started a brand new Maths topic this week: counting numbers within 20. We have absolutely flown through it, and everyone has been a Maths superstar! We have been counting, spotting numbers and building our confidence with numbers up to 20.

Wider learning

The children have been loving our wider curriculum this week! We have been enjoying Art and History, as well as showing off all the things we have been learning with Mrs Hunter in Music. It has been lovely to see the children making links between their learning and sharing what they know.

GOING DEEPER IN CONVERSATION

A little question to get your child talking about what we have been learning in school. See where the conversation takes you!

🌍 How can we help to look after our shared community?
Can they remember some of the ideas we talked about in our Laudato Si' learning?

😊 What does Team HAP stand for?
Can they remember what each part of Team HAP means?

HRSE

We have now finished our KidSafe learning for this part of the term and have started our My Happy Mind sessions. We have been beginning to think about ourselves, getting in tune with our brain and our feelings and understanding what helps us to feel happy and ready to learn.

A Few Things to Remember:

Parents Day and book look

A reminder that there will be a Book Look at 9 am for Year 1, before Parents' Day. This is a chance for you to come into school and have a look through your child's work, so please attend if you are able to.

Our Parents' Day slots are filling up, so please make sure you have booked your appointment if you haven't already.

Parents day time slots

Charity Own Clothes Day!

We have an Own Clothes Day coming up next Friday, 16th October, which is also a charity day.

Please send your child to school in their own clothes and with a donation. We are hoping to raise enough money to feed a whole school for an entire year, which is such a brilliant cause.

Numberblocks Dress-Up Day – Friday 6th November

We have another Own Clothes Day coming up on Friday 6th November, when the children can dress up as their favourite Numberblock!

We will be having a fun day including lots of fun Maths activities, so I am sure the children will be very excited to get involved.

There are letters in the window with more information, which you are welcome to read at home time.

Harvest collections

We are starting our Harvest collection, and this year we are only collecting boxes of cereal.

If you are able to donate, please send a box of cereal to school with your child when you can. The deadline for donations is Tuesday, 20th October.

Parking

I am aware that you have already received a letter home about parking, but I just wanted to reiterate how important it is that we park sensibly and respectfully around our school.

Please remember that our school is part of a local community, and we need to be considerate of our neighbours. Even if this means parking a little further away and walking to school, please make sure that we are keeping access clear and respecting the people who live around us. Thank you for your understanding with this.

LET’S CELEBRATE

Loving and Compassionate Star

Our Star Virtue this week was Lily ⭐

Lily has really embodied our virtues of being loving and compassionate. Lily has been an absolute pleasure to have in the class and has shown these qualities in the way she treats others and approaches her school day!

Well done, Lily we are so proud of you! 🌟

Notices

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

  • We are celebrating the month of the Rosary, so the children are welcome to bring in Rosary beads if they have any at home.

  • Forest School- For those children attending forest school this term, please make sure they are dressed in appropriate clothes and shoes as it is getting colder now; please make sure they can be wrapped up!

  • Email- a.edwards@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk


Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Edwards, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Hennessy, Mrs Davis & Miss Canham

This week...

Yet another brilliant week at nursery. We are all now getting to know the rhythms and routines of the day and everything is going swimmingly! The children are making lovely new friendships. It is so lovely to see the children choose to connect and spend time with others. Friends offer emotional comfort and opportunities to share their experiences.

Prayer and Liturgy

This week we have continued our Creation and Covenant topic with ‘God’s World is Good’. Our key words this week were GOOD, THANK YOU and WORLD.

We thought back to learning about creation, focusing on the final part: When God saw everything He had made, He smiled and said, "It is very good!"

We discussed all the wonderful things God has made, saying “God makes good things...God made ___!”. We must take care of God’s world. There are lots of ways that the world is being damaged, we spoke about how it is our world and we must take care of it for God. We take care of our garden in Nursery, planting and taking care of seeds and looking out for all the different insects.

Our child led worship on Thursday was about Mary. We looked at different images of Mary from around the world. We noticed they all looked different, and that Mary was wearing different clothes in them. This led to  a discussion about how we are all different and that God loves us all.

We watched a video, called ‘Who is Mary’ which showed us even more images of Mary. Click here to watch at home. We finished our worship with a new song. We loved it – why not have  go at home! Click here

Learning Landscape

This week we have:

  • been completing a shape, space and measure task. We had to build a tower using one circle block, one rectangle block, one square block and two triangle blocks. This was tricky at first, we fathomed it out!

  • played peg domino by matching two colour pegs…again a bit tricky

  • sorting buttons by colour, shape and size. We has so many different combinations.

  • finding two matching face magnets (introducing the words pair to mean two of).

  • construction the most fantastical structures using large wooden bricks

  • practising writing the number 2. One curve down is what to do then straight across to make a 2.

  • strengthening our hands by doing dough disco

  • practising our duck finger for writing

    Wow!

Important dates

Friday 16th October

Friday 6th November

Read Mrs. Gregans blog to find out more…it’s going to be great fun!

Harvest

This year we are doing Harvest a little bit different. We are asking for donations of boxed cereal so that we can build a gigantic cereal compilation (a bit like a domino run) around the hall (I think we may need many boxes to make it truly spectacular!). So your help and generosity is needed. All cereals will then be donated to Fylde Food bank.

Home Learning Challenge

‘Twoness’ of 2- see if you can think of things that happen or come in ones and twos. There are lots of example of twos, e.g. dnacing together, riding piggy back, singing a duet, setting a table for tw.. By prviding examples of one alongside, the children can begin to distinguish what two is and what two is not! Click here to meet Two.

Encourage your child to describe what tehy see in the episode and any follow on expereiences by using the phrases'

“I have two…”

“I have one…”

Enjoy!

Have a lovely weekend everyone and I will see you on Monday.

Stay safe and God bless

Barbara

Year Three Weekly Blog 09.10.26

What an Exciting & Experimental Week…

This week in RE, Year Three have been learning about different saints and the ways in which they made a difference to the world around them. The children explored the lives and inspiring examples of saints who showed kindness, compassion, courage and a deep love for God’s creation and for others. We reflected on the positive changes they brought about through their words, actions and choices, whilst thinking about how we can follow their examples in our own lives. The children enjoyed considering how, just like the saints, our own actions, however small, can make a big difference to others and to the world we share.

A big thank you to our wonderful prayer leaders this week, Eliza, Sydney and Jemima. The children led us in a truly special time of prayer as we came together to pray the Rosary. We reflected on the life of Mary and the importance of prayer, faith and trust in God. We are so proud of the thoughtful way the children led our prayer and helped the class to come together in prayer and reflection.

Magical Moments of Learning…

Our newest and most exciting lesson this week has been French! We have learnt how to greet one another, introduce ourselves and count to 6! The children absolutely LOVED this and we can’t wait to build on this new learning more next week.

This week in Science, we have been learning all about rocks and their different properties. The children became little scientists as they learnt how to carry out an effective scientific experiment. We talked about the importance of making a prediction, carrying out a fair test, observing carefully and recording what we notice. We then investigated what happens when vinegar is added to chalk, which is a form of limestone. The children were fascinated to observe the reaction and enjoyed discussing what they could see, hear and notice during the investigation.

Going Deeper in Conversation…

How can we keep ourselves safe?

This week, the children took part in Session Five of KidSafe, led by Mrs Carter. The focus of the session was adults feeling sad and shouting.

The children took part in some thoughtful discussions around adults shouting and we have learnt that this is never our fault. We did wonder who we go to if our trusted adults are sad or angry. Please read the parent letter to go with this session and have a chat.

KIDSAFE Letter to Parents

Let’s Celebrate…

This week, our Virtue Star is Dee Dee!

This week, we are celebrating the wonderful Dee Dee! Dee Dee is an incredibly creative, kind and thoughtful member of our class who brings so much love and joy to everything she does. She has such a beautiful imagination and a wonderful way of expressing herself through her creativity. Dee Dee is also a fantastic writer and it is a joy to see her ideas come to life through her writing. She approaches her work with such enthusiasm and always finds special ways to add her own creative touch!

Alongside her creativity, Dee Dee is always ready to learn and embraces every opportunity to keep learning! Not only this, Dee Dee also has such a compassionate heart, showing kindness, care and understanding towards her friends and neighbours. She is thoughtful of others and has a lovely way of making those around her feel loved and supported. Her caring nature and the love she puts into everything she does, makes her such a special member of our class.

Dee Dee, thank you for bringing so much creativity, kindness and love into our classroom. We are so proud of the enthusiasm you bring to your learning and the care you show to those around you. Keep sharing your wonderful ideas, spreading your love and shining in your own beautiful way!

Key Messages and Reminders…

  • Year Three Book Look is going to take place on Monday 19th October at 2:30pm. We would love to see as many of you there as possible!

  • Harvest is fast approaching and this year, we would like to ask that you donate cereal boxes! If you are able to donate, please send a box of cereal to school with your child before Tuesday 20th October.

  • As a school and trust, we are proud to be working closely with the wonderful charity Mary’s Meals, which provides nutritious school meals to children living in some of the world’s poorest communities. On Friday 16th October, we would like to invite all children to come to school in their own clothes in return for a donation to this fantastic cause. Together, we hope to raise enough money to feed a school for an entire year! Every donation, no matter how big or small, will make a difference. There is no fixed amount and every contribution is greatly appreciated.

  • Thinking ahead…on Friday 6th November (after the school holidays) we are asking for Year Three children to come dressed as a rockstar! This is to celebrate all things Maths.

Parents Day Appointments…


Our Parents' Day will take place on Friday 23rd October! We are really looking forward to welcoming you into school and having the opportunity to share your child’s progress and achievements with you. Online, remote appointments are also available. Please see the designated Parents Day page.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to pop me an email:

e.brookes@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Thank you once again for all of your continued support. We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Miss Brookes and Mrs Austin





Sporting Fixtures for Autumn Term

Fixtures are starting next week for the school netball and football teams. Please see below the dates for each set of fixtures; all of our matches will be played at St Thomas’ School. There will be three schools playing on the night, St Thomas, Our Lady and Clifton in a round robin.

Tuesday 29th September: Football and Netball Blue Team

Tuesday 6th October: Girls’ Football Team

Tuesday 13th October: Football and Netball White Team

If possible, please collect your child from school and walk them over to St Thomas. If you cannot collect and walk over, a member of school staff will do this. Please collect your child from St Thomas. The teams will play two matches and will be finished by 5pm. Kits will be given out the week of the fixture. Can all footballers bring their own blue socks.

TEAM SELECTION

Girls Football (6.10.2026): Louisa, Mia-Grace, Lena, Pheobe, Emilia, Heidi, Marla

Football Blues (29.9.2026): Fletcher, Albert, Hugo, Myles, Heath, George C, Isaac, George L

Football Whites (13.10.2026): Patrick, Edward, Jude Cu, Barnaby, Henry, Freddie, Dexter, Luca, Danny, Jude Cl

Netball Blues (29.9.2026): Lena, Mia-Grace, Emilia, Lettie, Louisa, Alana, Ava, Pheobe, Bea

Netball Whites (13.10.2026): Marla, Heidi, Blythe, Eliza, Ava, Bea, Lettie, Alana

MATCH CONDUCT

For all matches, school PE kits need to be worn. The footballers will be given a football kit to wear which needs to be returned after the game. Netballers will be given a skirt to wear - school navy PE tops to be worn with it.

As an association of schools, we have come together to establish a code of conduct for all players, parents and staff. Please read the following information so you are ready to support your child at each fixture. No scores are collected or reported - we want the children to be proud to represent the school and to have fun!

Football Tournaments for Autumn 2

We have entered three football tournaments for Autumn 2 on the dates below.

Friday 6th November: Football Blue Team

9.45am arrival for a start at 10:30am - 3:30pm

Tuesday 1st December: Girls’ Football Team

12pm arrival for a start at 12:30pm - 4:30pm

Friday 27th November: Football White Team

12.30pm arrival for a start at 1pm - 4:30pm

TEAM SELECTION

Girls Football : Louisa, Mia-Grace, Lena, Pheobe, Emilia, Heidi, Marla

Football Blues : Fletcher, Albert, Hugo, Myles, Heath, George C, Isaac, George L

Football Whites: Patrick, Edward, Jude Cu, Barnaby, Henry, Freddie, Dexter, Luca, Danny, Jude Cl

All games are 7 a side with a squad of 10 and the "no heading rule" to be adopted.

All events take place at Poolfoot Farm Sport & Leisure Complex, Thornton-Cleveleys.

The highest finishing Wyre team and highest finishing Fylde team from these events (except the B Team competition) will progress to the Lancashire County Finals.

Transport for these events is becoming incredibly expensive so we are asking our parents and families of the children to support by taking them too the event if possible. The Football Blue team will go straight to Poolfoot on Friday 6th November - Mr Nay will meet you there. The other teams will come into school first and be collected from school for the event. Towards half term, I will contact the Blue team regarding transport for the event.

MATCH CONDUCT

For all matches, school PE kits need to be worn. The footballers will be given a football kit to wear which needs to be returned after the game. Netballers will be given a skirt to wear - school navy PE tops to be worn with it.

As an association of schools, we have come together to establish a code of conduct for all players, parents and staff. Please read the following information so you are ready to support your child at each fixture. No scores are collected or reported - we want the children to be proud to represent the school and to have fun!

Reception homework to be handed in Monday 12th October

Thank you to all who completed last weeks homework. There was a small handful of books with no homework inside. Please do factor in time to complete the homework sent each work. It does have a huge input into your child’s learning in school. The extra practise to consolidate their learning in school helps their learning stick.

READING

Please continue to practise the sound cards brought home and enjoying stories at home together.

MATHS

This week, we have been SUBITISING (recognising small amounts without needed to count them) with amounts 1-4. You will find two bingo boards. I would like you to either create a dice with numbers 1-3 on, or tear 3 small strips of paper and write one of the numbers 1-3 on each piece, scrunch them up and use these instead of the dice.

Roll the dice or pick a scrunched up number (without seeing!) If you find a matching representation of that number either cross it off your board or place a small object on top (this would allow you to play the game multiple times). For example I roll the number 2 and I cover the box with two objects inside. Keep playing until the first line, then play for a full house! Let’s get speedy at recognising the amounts!

Handwriting

This week we have been practising recognising and forming the letters: c, k, u and b.

I loved seeing your Pen Disco and this week we have practised forming waves. Please pick your favourite tunes and get creating those colourful waves.

Year 1 homework to be handed in on Monday 12th October

READING

Please continue having the children read their RWInc (phonics) books at home daily!

MATHS

This week, the children have maths sheets stuck in their homework books.

English:

In English, we are still focusing on simple sentences. The children should have a sheet in their book with a dice game. You can use a dice (Google has a free die if you don’t have a physical one) and write simple sentences using the prompts you roll. Please make sure they are full sentences (e.g. The boy swings in the forest). Please complete at least 3. Please emphasise the use of capital letters, finger spaces, and full stops.

SPELLING:

  • me

  • my

  • he

Handwriting

Your child should have either letter formation stuck in their book to practice their handwriting.

Note: Please don’t worry if your child’s book does not have these exact documents; I have adapted some homework tasks to children’s specific targets in their learning!

Weekly Homework 06.10.26

Homework Deadline: Monday 12th October 2026

Thank you all so much for supporting your children with their homework this week! The spellings are coming along fabulously! We have completed lots of quizzes and some of the children are now working their way through our Y3 and Y4 Common Exception Words! They are doing so well and all of the extra help at home is certainly paying off!

Handwriting and Spellings…


In the homework books this week, you will find a spelling sheet stuck inside. The children have been put into groups for spellings, which has helped us to know which spellings they need the most support with. These spellings are just some of our Year 1/Year 2 and Year 3/Year 4 statutory spelling words that we must learn this year. Whilst this sheet is great for learning spellings, it is also a wonderful opportunity to remind your children about neat handwriting. We are really focusing on our handwriting in class at the moment.

Just a little reminder that we can only stick the spelling sheets into books that are returned on time. Please can we ask that homework books are brought back to school on Monday 12th October. Thank you!

Maths…


This week, our focus continues to be on securing our place value knowledge to 100 and looking closely at multiples of 10. We have been trying really hard to add two-digits together that total 100. This week, there is a Maths worksheet in the children’s homework books to complete.

And, of course, times tables are always a must! In particular, please keep practicing the 2s, 5s and 10s. TT Rockstars is a fantastic way to practice! Regular, short bursts of practice are a great way to help these facts become quick and fluent. If your child is confident with these times tables, please begin to learn the 3 times table!

Reading…

Please find time to read with your child as much as possible. It would be wonderful if they could read aloud to you and equally lovely if you could read stories to them too. Bedtime can be a wonderful opportunity to make reading part of your daily routine and enjoy some special time together.

Please could I also ask that your child brings their reading book into school each day.

If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to pop me an email:

e.brookes@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Thank you so much for your continued support.

Miss Brookes

Year 5 Homework 5.10.26

Homework to be completed and brought in to school by Monday 12th October

Spellings

Please practise the following spellings in your homework books ready for our quiz next week, we have been practising in class this week too!

  1. persuade

  2. equipment

  3. occupy

  4. determined

  5. bargain

  6. equipped

  7. government

  8. develop

  9. bruise

  10. equip

  11. communicate

  12. explanation

  13. interfere

  14. occur

Reading

Please make sure you are reading every night for at least 15 minutes- let’s try and get all children to target by half term!

Watch the video on BBC on the Olympic games and compare modern day Olympic games with the Ancient Greece one then complete thetable in your homework books. Follow the link below:

Once upon a time... Olympic Games

Maths

Complete the the whole, part-part model in your books.

Then please go on the following game to practise your number bonds to 1 using decimal tenths.

hit the button game

Follow the pictures below by clicking on the buttons I have circled …

Year 5 Autumn 1 optional homework


Reception Weekly Blog 2.10.26 - "Let the message of Christ live in you" - St Paul

In RE this week we really enjoyed sharing photographs of our own Baptism’s and spotting the font and Baptism candles too! We have also been focusing on the sign of the cross and now know that when we were Baptised the priest and our God parents made this sign on our foreheads too! We know that when we make the sign of the cross we are showing everybody that we love God! On Wednesday we listened to this week Gospel and have reflected on how we can be God’s messengers through our words, actions and prayers.

GOING DEEPER IN CONVERSATION

In Kidsafe this week we explored “Bullying” and what this word means. The children reflected on our previous lessons about Yucky Feelings and our Trusted adults too. The children know that bullying is someone doing something on purpose repeatedly to the same person, Several Times On Purpose! We practised saying STOP using our strong voices, walking away and telling a trusted adult.

Please read the parent letter to go with this session and have a chat.

Kidsafe lesson 3

MAGICAL MOMENTS OF LEARNING

This week we have celebrated how special God has made us. We had a lovely discussion about our special people and why they are special to us. The children had to take it in turns to talk with their partners and to listen to each other as they spoke about their special people. After this discussion Miss Canham completed the focus task and continued this discussion.. their were lots of smiles as the children spoke about their special people!

LET’S CELEBRATE

This week our Loving and Compassionate star is ZARA. Well done Zara, you are always so kind, caring and have such an understanding nature.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Parents day appointment - Friday 23rd October. I’m really looking forward to meeting with you and sharing your child’s progress at this early stage in the year. I am available for face to face meetings and online using Teams. On the appointments form you will see that the online sessions are blocked out in yellow- they need to be together. Please email me with the slot you would like and I’ll email a confirmation- c.bassett@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Parents meeting time slots

Have a lovely weekend!

Miss Bassett, Mrs Summersall, Mrs Krol, Miss Canham and Miss Woodend.

Year 1 Weekly Blog 2.10.26

A busy week in Year 1! We have been thinking deeply about our faith, putting our learning into practice and continuing to build our confidence across the curriculum. There have been some lovely conversations this week in year 1!

RE

This week, we have looked at the beauty of Creation and spent time thinking about how God did not make anything by mistake. We looked closely at different pictures of God's Creation and talked about what made them beautiful and special.

We then took our learning outside and made our own paintbrushes using natural materials. We used these to paint a rainbow, which we agreed is a gorgeous part of God's Creation. 🌈

We have also been looking more deeply at the Nicene Creed and the Our Father prayer, unpicking the words and thinking about what they are telling us and what they mean.

On Tuesday, we were very lucky to have Patience, Larisa and Steve as our worship leaders. They led a lovely worship for the class, and the children enjoyed joining in and listening to their message.

Our Wednesday Word this week was 'messenger'. We had a lovely conversation about what this word means and thought about who God's messengers are in the Bible and who might be God's messengers today.

Our Mission for this week has been thinking about how we can be God's messengers. We have been considering how our words, actions and the way we treat others can help us to share God's message.


Magic moments

English

We have been putting our learning into practice and writing sentences about the fruit we tried. The children have used the information and vocabulary we collected together to help them write their own sentences.

We have also started reading Supertato and have been thinking carefully about what might happen next in the story. There have been some very interesting predictions already!

Maths

In Maths, we have been continuing our learning about greater than and less than. We have been comparing different numbers and thinking carefully about which is bigger and which is smaller.

Wider learning

The children have also enjoyed PE, Science and Music this week, continuing to explore different subjects and develop new skills.

GOING DEEPER IN CONVERSATION

A little question to get your child talking about what we have been learning in school. See where the conversation takes you!

Maths: Can you give me a number that is greater than 6? Now can you give me a number that is less than 6?

HRSE: If you had a yucky feeling or something was worrying you, who could you talk to?

HRSE

In HRSE this week, we have been talking about what we can do if our parents or carers argue. We have focused on how it is never a child's fault when adults argue and who we can talk to if something makes us feel worried, upset or uncomfortable.

This is an important conversation, and we will continue to help the children understand who their trusted adults are and where they can go for support.

Please take a look at the letter attached to this week's blog for more information about what we have been learning and how you can continue these conversations at home.

KIDSAFE SESSION 5 PARENT LETTER

Parents Day

Our Parents' Day appointments are now available to book. There will be appointments available throughout the day, giving us a chance to have a chat about how your child has settled into Year 1 and how they are getting on with their learning.

If you would prefer to have your appointment via Teams, please choose one of the slots highlighted in pink. These have been specifically blocked out for Teams appointments.

The appointments will be on a first come first serve basis so please email me with a rough rime for your preffered slot!

There will also be a Book Look at 9am on Thursday 22nd October, where you will have the opportunity to come in and have a look through your child's books before Parents' Day. 📚

Parents day time slots

LET’S CELEBRATE

Loving and Compassionate Star

Our Star Virtue this week was India.

India has been so loving and compassionate during her learning and outside the classroom and has shown a brilliant attitude towards her work. We have especially noticed that she is always so thoughtful towards anyone who may need a helping hand!

Well done India we are so proud of you!

Notices

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

  • We are celebrating the month of the Rosary, so the children are welcome to bring in Rosary beads if they have any at home.

  • Forest School- For those children attending forest school this term, please make sure they are dressed in appropriate clothes and shoes!

  • Email- a.edwards@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk


Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Edwards, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Hennessy, Mrs Davis & Miss Canham

Year Three Weekly Blog 02.10.26

What an Adventurous & Fun-Filled Week…

What an incredible day we had on our recent school trip to Woodmatters in Windermere! The children had a fantastic opportunity to step back in time and immerse themselves in the world of the Stone Age, bringing their classroom learning to life through a range of exciting, hands-on activities. The children became true Stone Age experts for the day! They had the opportunity to make their very own hand axes and even learnt how to light their own fires using safe, modern methods. It was fantastic to see them putting their knowledge into practice and experiencing first-hand some of the skills that would have been essential for Stone Age people.

The children really impressed the instructors with their fantastic knowledge already. They were enthusiastic, curious and eager to share everything they had learnt in the classroom. Their confidence and excitement throughout the day was wonderful to see! We were also incredibly proud of how brilliantly the children behaved from start to finish. They listened carefully, worked together, followed instructions and represented our school wonderfully throughout the trip. I am one very proud teacher! We are sure it is a day the children will remember for a very long time!

This week in RE, Year Three have been learning all about St Martin de Porres and his inspiring life. The children discovered how he dedicated his life to helping others, especially those who were poor, sick or in need. We explored the importance of kindness, compassion, humility and treating everyone with love and respect, thinking about how we can follow St Martin’s example in our own lives. The children enjoyed reflecting on how even small acts of kindness can make a big difference to others.

A big thank you to our wonderful prayer leaders this week, Kian, Poppy and Cora. The children led us in a truly beautiful worship, with our focus on Mary and her strength. We reflected on Mary’s courage, faith and trust in God, thinking about how we can show strength and faith in our own lives. We are so proud of the thoughtful way the children led our worship and shared their reflections with the class.

Magical Moments of Learning…

This week in History, we have been learning about some of the significant changes that took place during the Stone Age, particularly the development of farming. The children explored why Stone Age people began to settle in one place and how becoming farmers changed their everyday lives. We discussed the impact this had on food, homes, jobs and communities, developing our understanding of how life changed from the hunter-gatherer way of living. It has been wonderful to see the children building on their historical knowledge and making links between the different changes that shaped Stone Age life! Our school trip certainly helped to reinforce some of this fantastic learning!

In English, we have been continuing our work around Paddington Bear. This week, we have been learning to identify verbs and subjects in a sentence. This is going to help us so much as we begin to plan writing our very own chapter. The children have come up with the most wonderful ideas and I know just like me, you will be very excited to read them when they are finished!

Going Deeper in Conversation…

How can we keep ourselves safe?

This week, the children took part in Session Four of KidSafe, led by Mrs Carter. The focus of the session was private parts, helping the children to understand appropriate behaviours, personal boundaries and how to keep themselves safe.

The children took part in some thoughtful discussions and explored the importance of speaking to a trusted adult if they ever feel worried or unsure. We also talked about looking after one another and making sure that everyone feels safe, valued and respected. It was lovely to see the children engaging so positively and thoughtfully throughout the session.

Please find attached a letter below that outlines what we have discussed.

KIDSAFE Letter to Parents

Let’s Celebrate…

This week, our Virtue Star is Elijah!

This week, we are celebrating the wonderful Elijah! Elijah is an incredibly kind, caring and thoughtful member of our class who always goes out of his way to help others. He is such a pleasure to be around and is the loveliest friend to everyone. Elijah is always showing affection and kindness towards others and genuinely loves making sure those around him are happy and supported. He has such a beautiful heart and is always looking for ways to help.

Alongside this, Elijah has shown a fantastic commitment to his learning this week. He approaches every lesson with enthusiasm and gives his very best, even when faced with something new or tricky. His determination, positive attitude and willingness to challenge himself have been wonderful to see and we are so very proud of him!

Elijah, thank you for being such a wonderful friend and for always showing such kindness, love and care towards others. Your enthusiasm for learning and your determination to do your best make you a truly special member of our class. Keep being your wonderful self and continuing to shine!

Key Messages and Reminders…

  • Year Three Book Look is going to take place on Monday 19th October at 2:30pm. We would love to see as many of you there as possible!

  • The Feast of the Rosary is Wednesday 7th October, so please can we ask that your child brings in their Roasary beads, if they are able to do so.

  • Forest School sessions take place on a Wednesday and Thursday afternoon for the children who have been selected for this. Please ensure that your child comes to school with the correct clothing and footwear for Forest School.

  • Homework has been sent out to you already this week. Please have a little look at the Year 3 Homework Blog for some more guidance and information about this.

Parents Day Appointments…



Our Parents' Day will take place on Friday 23rd October! We are really looking forward to welcoming you into school and having the opportunity to share your child’s progress and achievements with you. Online, remote appointments are also available. I have blocked out some time for these to take place on the list of appointments (these appointments are colour coded pink).

Please click on the link below to view the available appointment times. Appointments will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, so please email me with your preferred time and I will do my very best to allocate this time, or one as close to it as possible.

Parents Day Appointments

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to pop me an email:

e.brookes@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Thank you once again for all of your continued support. We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Miss Brookes and Mrs Austin





This week...

October is the month of the Holy Rosary. This week we have introducing the children to simple, tactile, and sensory ways of reflecting on the lives of Jesus and Mary. Our child led worship on Thursday was about the Rosary. We looked at different sets of rosary beads we have in school and images of people praying with rosary beads. We have all now made our own rosary beads that we can use to pray the holy rosary in nursery and school. We all went into our prayer garden and said the Hail Mary, Our Father and the Glory Be. 

Prayer and liturgy

This week we have continued our Creation and Covenant topic with ‘The sign of the cross’. Our key words this week were CROSS, PRAYER and SIGN.

We spoke about all the parts of the sign of the cross:

Start by touching the forehead with the right hand and the words ‘In the name of the Father,’.  The hand moves up towards heaven.

Move right hand to join the left hand on the stomach whilst saying ‘…and of the Son’.  The hand moves down towards earth.  Jesus became man and came to earth.

Move right hand across the chest to touch the left shoulder then back to the right shoulder whilst saying ‘…and of the Holy Spirit’. 

Finish with hands joined as you say ‘Amen’.

We then looked back to our discussion about Baptism, At baptism you are marked with the sign of the cross as you are welcomed into God’s family.

As the priest pours the water three times over the person to be baptised he says the words ‘ N. I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.’

Learning Landscape

Our learning landscape this week has been full of activities to promote fine motor skills. A key component for writing.

We have been:

  • using tweezers to find and pick up treasure from underwater!

  • fairy sparkle sand filling

  • funky fingers threading using different sized pipe cleaners and objects with holes in which to thread

  • colour spot game

  • finding phonemes

  • gardening

  • pracitsing duck fingers (tripod grip) for writing

  • playing with the fairy kingdom we made

  • colour matching pictures using buttons

  • matching Numicon number patterns (one and two) with numerals

  • counting and matching keys to ‘2’

  • measuring ourselves for our height chart

    …not to mention two outdoor PE sessions with Mr. Nay and one indoor exercise session with the nursery ladies, tap sticks and Spud and Yam music sessions and lots and lots of stories

    …phew, it’s exhausting!

Home learning challenge

This week we have been focusing on One and another One before we fully introduce Two next week. Click here to watch the video and all will become clear

Maths in the episode

The structure of 2

The mathematics in this episode introduces the part-part-whole structure of number.

One and Another one come together to make Two (combining)

Two can be separated into One and Another One (partitioning)

Two can be represented using other vocabulary such as ‘twice as much’ and ‘pair

Counting to 2

Counting involves knowing the order of the number names and assigning one number tag to one object or event. This episodes saying “one, two” and using this to tag objects (e.g. tennis rackets) and events (e.g. steps, hitting the ball).

When you are out and about this weekend or playing games at home try counting ‘one, two’ or using the language that combines one object with another one. Enjoy!

Have a lovely weeked together with your loved one and I will see you on Monday

Stay safe and God bless

Barbara