Today, Friday 19th March, marks the Feast of St Joseph. In a new Apostolic Letter entitled Patris corde (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis describes Saint Joseph as a beloved father, a tender and loving father, an obedient father, an accepting father; a father who is creatively courageous, a working father, a father in the shadows. The Holy Father wrote Patris corde against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, which, he says, has helped us see more clearly the importance of “ordinary” people who, though far from the limelight, exercise patience and offer hope every day. In this, they resemble Saint Joseph, “the man who goes unnoticed, a daily, discreet and hidden presence,” who nonetheless played “an incomparable role in the history of salvation.” In this way, let us all celebrate the ‘ordinary’ in our lives and find joy in the simple pleasure of serving God.
What we have been up to this week
English - we have looked at various information texts about the Romans and answered questions about them.
Maths - we have started to look at the 3 times tables and their matching division facts.
Science - we started a plant investigation where we have taken away one element of what a plant needs to grow to see whether it can still thrive. We also planted our own vegetables and we have already seen some of the seeds begin to sprout!
History - we started to look at the Roman Army and why they were so powerful.
Music - we did some further practice on the a and b notes.
P.E. - we had a handball tournament and completed a daily mile.
R.E. - we focused on the Sacrament of Reconciliation and completed a booklet with instructions on how to receive this sacrament.
Art - we have continued with our Art project and this week we did a full practice of the Art work we will be starting from next week and we also went outside to observe the daffodils in the allotment.
Certificates
Here are our award winners for this week:
Golden - Hallie
Writing - Frankie
Maths - Charlotte
Well done!
Two important requests!
Firstly, can I please remind you that if anybody in your household is awaiting the results of a Covid test that you please refrain from sending your children in to school until you receive the results of the test. The guidelines clearly state that all household members must isolate until the results are received. We want to keep school as safe an environment as possible but we cannot do this if the rules are not being followed. Thank you.
Secondly, despite numerous chats with the children about this, some children are still continuing to discuss with other children in school the clown Pennywise from the film IT. This is extremely concerning and a completely inappropriate topic to be discussed especially in a school environment. I have made Miss Haggerty aware and if this continues I will have to speak to individual parents about this. Some of the children have stated that they are seeing clips and images of this character via You Tube so I would urge you to consider putting some parental controls on your children’s devices. I would also ask you to remind your children that this is not an appropriate topic for them to bring in to school.
Homework
Now we are back in school we will revert back to our weekly homework set through Class Dojo. There will be a reading, Maths and English task (I usually include a word search too for the children to have a go at). Homework is due in on a Tuesday.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend,
Miss Heim-Sarac
