This week we have been talking about Pentecost, the birth of the Church and the gift of the Holy Spirit. We have discussed the signs and symbols of Pentecost and the power that it gave the disciples to go forth and spread the Word of the Lord.
We had a beautiful day of celebration on Friday. The children looked wonderful in their bright clothes and we had a lovely celebration at church with Father Frank. The children were waving their streamers and singing joyfully! We then came back and had a whole school play time which was a nice treat!
Our Learning this week
Our theme this week has been Bees.
Phonics - now that we know all of our Phase 1 sounds we have started our daily reading groups with the children depending on their phonetic ability. The children have adapted to this change so well. These groups will continue for the rest of the year - each term the children will be reassessed and they may move groups. We are also now focusing daily on our tricky words.
Maths - we have been looking at our number bonds to 5 and to 10.
R..E - we have been learning about Pentecost.
UTW - we have learnt about different types of bees and why bees are important to our planet.
EAD - the children have been making bees.
P.E. - we have started to practise our races for sports day.
C&L - we continue to learn BSL with Helen on a Monday. We are both amazed each week at just how many signs the children now know!
We are going to continue with our theme of bees this coming week as the children have been enjoying the topic so much!
Award winners
Our award winners this week are:
Golden - Bella - for becoming such a confident learner who is always willing to have a go.
Writing - Theodore - for always working hard, every day.
Maths - Teddie - for his growing confidence in our Maths discussions.
Congratulations!
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 and Educators Need to Know about Helldivers 2 This free Wake up Wednesday guide discusses the online safety risks of the video game Helldivers 2 and offers advice on how to safeguard younger players.
We hope you find this guide informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all.
The 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/
Key dates
Please see Seesaw for important dates from now until the end of the academic year. This week, we have an own clothes day on Friday (the 24th) to raise money for PTFA funds. Please send your child in with £1 on this day or pay via parent pay. Thank you for your support!
We hope you’re all enjoying the lovely sunshine,
Miss Heim-Sarac, Mrs Debowska and Miss Sanderson
