As the world reacts to the sad news of the death of Pope Francis, we come together in prayer to give thanks for the life of such a special leader.
Pope Francis said that his own life story was a journey of hope. He understood that in a world that can feel scary or divided, God’s love and the hope it brings is needed more than ever. In fact, he made hope the theme of this Jubilee year.
This week we will join with the church throughout the world to pray for Pope Francis and to reflect on the role of the Pope in preparation for the upcoming papal election.
Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…
Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.
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.T
his month’s online safety guide gives helpful advice about…What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Making Friends Online This free guide looks at the challenges of children forming friendships online, highlighting key risks such as grooming, privacy concerns and inappropriate content — and offers tips for staying safe.What Parents and Educators Need to Know about ZEPETO This free guide explores ZEPETO, a fast-growing virtual world app. It highlights the associated risks for younger users, such as chatting with strangers, exposure to inappropriate content, and spending real money.
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.
This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:
1st Ava Year 4 8114
2nd Priya Year 4 7537
3rd Matilda Year 4 7493
4th Annie Year 4 3993
5th Finlay Year 4 1100
Well done to everyone on our leaderboard this week!
The new BEBCMAT Rock Stars Super League competition started this week and runs till the 23rd May. Good luck everyone!
Our school is currently in 1st place out of 12 schools in the trust and we have scored 897 points (school average score) so far.
Year 3 have completed their sponsored ‘Run to Rome’ Well done to everyone, a real achievement and all monies raised will be going to CAFOD as part of our Lent fundraising. We would also like to wish Miss Heim-Sarac lots of good luck as she completes the London Marathon this Sunday, a real inspiration for us all and all proceeds raised will be going to CAFOD.
Our learning this week…
In English, we have been writing and editing our own stories based on the lost narrative text we have been studying. We have thought carefully about structuring our paragraphs to make sure our writing is clear and organised.
In Maths we have been adding and subtracting fractions, applying our knowledge to a range of real life word problems. We have also been developing our understanding of partitioning one whole into fractions using terminology such as numerator and denominator.
In History, we have started our new topic on Ancient Rome, this week we focused on making comparisons between daily life in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome. Children were encouraged to use skills of historical enquiry to form their own judgements and support their views.
As a school, we are always looking for ways to improve children’s engagement, so during the Summer term, the whole school will be taking part in a reading challenge. Children will receive a golden ticket each time they read and get their reading diary signed three times. At the end of each half term, during our celebration assembly, we will draw a golden ticket from each class’s box, and one winner from each class will receive a reward. Please encourage your child to read regularly and bring in their signed reading diary so they can start collecting their golden tickets. Thank you for your support.
Spellings, times tables and homework
The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 28th April , this needs to be returned by Tuesday 5th May 2025.
Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online.
PE -
Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
Award winners
Golden: Matilda
Maths: Jacob F
Writing: Oscar
And finally, wishing you all best wishes as we continue to remember Pope Francis in our thoughts and prayers for his funeral this weekend.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey
