Our award winners:
Golden Award (LEARN) - Celia
Writing Award - Penny
Maths Award - Cameron
Our learning this week…
In English the children have identified the key features of the model setting narrative and have planned and begun to write their own from images from our text.
In maths we have continued to develop our formal methods for multiplication using long mulptiplication of 2- digit by 4-digit and we've also been using formal methods for division.
In RE we have looked closely at the Beatitudes and made simple links between the Beatitudes and the Ten Commandments.
This week’s prayer and liturgy was planned and led by Cameron, Penny and Michael. Their liturgy was about the Beatitudes - Jesus teaching people how to live in God’s way.
In this scripture, Jesus sits down on a hillside and speaks to a large crowd. He teaches them the Beatitudes, which are special messages where Jesus explains that God blesses people who are kind, gentle, forgiving, peaceful, and who try to do what is right — even when it is difficult.
This reading helps us understand that being important to God is not about being rich, powerful, or popular. Instead, it is about how we treat others and what is in our hearts.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 4:19
In science, we have begun our new unit on Living things and their habitats. The focus of this week's lesson was to describe the process of sexual reproduction in flowering plants.
In art, the children have continued to work on their 3D sculpture inspired by the work of Alberto Giacometti - some children have been using modroc and others have applied he finishing touches by painting.
During our history lesson, the children have looked at different evidence sources to make inferences about the Vikings to see whether the ideas conform to stereotypes.
In Spanish we have been practising naming different foods and drink.
In PE the children are working with PE specialist Max from Blackpool Football Club Community Trust. The focus of PE this half term is gymnastics.
The BEBCMAT Rock Stars Super League competition runs till the 12th February. Good luck everyone!
Our school is currently in 4th place out of 15 schools in the trust and we have scored 1834 points (school average score) so far.
This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:
1st Alexander Year 6 18074
2nd Matilda Year 4 15363
3rd Freddie Year 4 12707
4th Buddy Year 4 12547
5th Stephen Year 6 11409
Well done to everyone on our leaderboard this week!
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At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters.
On Tuesday (10th February), it is Safer Internet Day and in school we will be dedicating some time in the day around the theme ‘Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI’.
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online. Below are some links and safety guides which you may find useful:
This month’s online safety guide gives helpful advice about…
What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Supporting safe use of AI This is a practical guide to help parents support their children to use AI safely, thoughtfully and responsibly in everyday life.
UK Safer Internet Centre
Tips for Parents and Carers: Keeping you and your loved ones safe online https://saferinternet.org.uk/
PARENTAL CONTROLS: Protecting young people from inappropriate online content. https://saferinternet.org.uk/
Internet matters.org
See recommended online safety guides for parents:
https://www.internetmatters.
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Activate parental controls with how-to guides https://www.internetmatters.
We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.
To read this week’s Good News Gospel reading, please follow the link to share the Gospel at home with your family. These are really child-friendly resources to share at home. Good News Gospel
Please also have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worship…
Our PTFA are holding a Valentines Day Disco next Thursday, the 12th February. The KS1 disco will be 3.15pm-4.15pm, and the KS2 disco will be 4.30pm-5.30pm. Tickets are £1 and are now available to purchase via parent pay. There will be a tuck shop available on the night, so please send your child with some change for this.
Alongside the disco, we are also having an own clothes day on the 12th. We are asking for donations of £1 for this, and again this is now available to pay on parent pay.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Mrs McVey and Mrs Hodgkiss