It was lovely to welcome the children back to school this week after the half term break. We have dived head first into a two week topic about people who help us. The children have loved learning about firefighters, paramedics, dentists, vets and many more! We were super lucky to have a visit from firefighter Tom who told us all about his job. The children thought he was amazing and had lots of questions for him! We also went to church on Friday for a special mass for All Saints Day. The children impressed me so much with their behaviour and listening skills.

Our learning this week

Phonics - this week we have learnt one sound: c - curl around the caterpillar. Please practice this sound in the little green books.

Maths - we have been learning about comparison this week, using language such as ‘more than’.

RE - we have spoken this week about All Saints and how we can be saints too! We are all made in God’s image.

Expressive Art & Design - the children made some super fire trucks!

P.E. - we are practicing our fundamental movement skills.

PSHE - we have spoken about what it means to be happy - what that looks like, what our face shows when we are happy and also how our body moves when we are happy.

Aside from all of the above, we have continued establishing the routines, rules and expectations of our classroom. We have also started dough disco each morning which will help to strengthen the children’s fine motor skills.

Award winners

Golden - Sonny. For being an eager little learner.

Maths - Emily. For always having a go and being enthusiastic.

Writing - Khloe. For super letter formations.

At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters

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.

This month’s online safety guide gives helpful advice about…

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about Fortnite. This free guide provides expert insight into the risks associated with Fortnite, letting you know how to keep children safe while they play.

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.

Catholic life of our school

We are delighted to be able to share with you the Good News Gospel readings for families. Please follow the link to share the Gospel at home with your family. These are really child-friendly resources to share at home. https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/faithfulness?pid=MTA101634&v=74.6

Please take a look at these Ten Ten resources to support prayer and worship at home.

http://www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/parent-newsletter/

PTFA Events

This term the PTFA have got lots of exciting things planned:

15th November: KS2 disco! 6-7pm in the school hall. Tickets are £2.50 and can be purchased via parent pay starting this week. Ticket includes a drink and snack.
29th November: KS1 movie night! 4.30-6.15pm in the school hall. Tickets are £2.50 and can be purchased via parent pay starting this week. Children can come to school in their PJs and bring a teddy and pillow/blanket with them. Ticket includes a drink and snack.
6th December: Christmas Fair! This will be after school between 3.30pm and 5.30pm. More details to follow. If you would like a stall at the fair, or if you can donate a raffle prize, please email the PTFA at: ptfa@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk

We hope you’ve had a lovely weekend!

Miss Heim-Sarac, Miss Simons and Miss Sanderson