This week, Year 3 have all come home with a sponsorship form. During Lent Our Lady of the Assumption is looking to fundraise for both CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development) in its campaign to ‘Walk Against Hunger’ and also our local children’s cancer charity – Brian House. We will make our own ‘Pilgrimage’ during Lent knowing that each little step we take will make a BIG difference. Each class will set its own Lenten walking target and in Year 3 we have chosen to do our walk to Notarianni’s on the 24th March. Whilst we are there, we will be having an ice cream before heading back to school. We are asking parents/families to sponsor their child/children to undertake their special ‘Pilgrimage Walk’. Once we’ve completed our walk, we will add our kilometres to CAFOD’s ‘ Walk Against Hunger Totaliser’. The aim nationally is 40,000 km! This is a massive challenge, but by joining together we can all help stamp out hunger one step at a time. CAFOD is also supporting the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Thank you for your support!
I was very touched this week when numerous children in Year 3 came to me to ask whether they could raise money for the Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal. The fact that they had come up with this idea themselves and had even started making things to sell made me the proudest teacher in the world. After a brainstorming session we decided to set up a shop - ‘Bits and Bobs’ - where the children will sell their creations to the rest of the school for the whole of next week. A letter has been sent out to the rest of the school detailing what we will be selling and when. Can I just say a huge thank you to you all for supporting your children with this as I know many of them have been making things with their resources from home.
Last week, we marked the start of Lent with Ash Wednesday. Along with the rest of KS2, we went over to Mass in church and received our ashes. Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter. By observing the 40 days of Lent, or 46 if we count Sundays, we replicate Jesus Christ's sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert for 40 days. It is a time to refocus on Jesus as we look ahead to his death on the Cross at Easter and rejoice over his miraculous return. It is a time for reflecting on what we could do differently or maybe what we could do more of or less of during this time. The children have made their Lenten promises, linked to the three principles of fasting, prayer and almsgiving.
Aside from our Lenten promises, we have also set ourselves a class kindness challenge. We created 40 acts of kindness that we are going to try and complete throughout Lent.
Here is what we have been learning over the past two weeks…
-English: the children have been creating story maps, learning how to use inverted commas and taking part in our Harry Potter reading challenge.
-Maths: we have been learning our 3 and 4 times tables as well as the matching division facts for these tables.
-Science: the children have started a new topic - Light. They have learnt about light and dark and how to keep safe in the sun.
-R.E: we had a focus on Lent last week. This week, we learnt all about the Sacrament of Reconciliation and what happens when we take part in it.
-P.E: Our sessions with Erin from BFC have continued. The children are learning how to bat and how to do an under and over arm throw.
-History: we have started a new topic - the Romans. We started by learning about how Rome was founded and the myth of Romulus and Remus.
-Art: the children have created some beautiful Arctic art and Iron Man art.
Harry Potter reading challenge
As part of our involvement in the Miles of Magic Harry Potter event, we are currently undertaking a reading challenge that we started just after half term. The aim is for us to clock up nearly 20 hours of reading time over this half term (just in class). For every hour we read, we move another step along the chart we have in our classroom. Each step is marked with a different location from the first Harry Potter book. We are now over half way through our challenge. I have promised the children a lovely Harry Potter related treat when we complete it!
World Book Day 2022 - 25th March
Due to other commitments on the official World Book Day date (March 3rd), World Book Day will be celebrated in school on **FRIDAY 25th MARCH**. On that day we ask that the children come to school dressed as their favourite BOOK character. They can even bring the book with them to share in class. (Please ensure that any books brought into school are named). Do not feel you have to spend a lot of money on costumes - the homemade ones are always our favourites!
Much Ado About Nothing - The Grand Theatre - Tuesday 15th March
We would love it if you could support our amazing Year 5 children, who will be performing on stage (along with other Blackpool Schools) in the Shakespeare play ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, at the Grand Theatre. I have attached a link below, which will take you to the booking system so you can get your tickets. Please note that Our Lady’s are only performing in the Tuesday performance and not on the Thursday.
Much Ado About Nothing’ Booking Link
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend,
Miss Heim-Sarac
