Key Messages of this week’s whole school worship

In this week’s Gospel, Matthew presents Jesus’ rules for a happy life (the Beatitudes) that at first seem unusual. Through a game and drama, children discover that an upside-down way can turn out to be the best. Jesus wants us to trust that His way will lead us to a blessed life of everlasting joy and fulfilment.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worship…

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 newsletter gives helpful advice about…

the online game Minecraft, a game that remains popular amongst children,
how to set up parental controls on your WIFI/broadband - most providers include these for free as part of your broadband package.
WhatsApp, a free messaging app that allows you to send messages, voice notes, photos and videos. You must be at least 16 years old to register for and use WhatsApp; however, we are aware in school that many of our older children use this app and so the guide will give helpful advice about its features.
and links to further information regarding online safety.

We hope you find this Newsletter informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all.

Online Safety Newsletter January 2023

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have been exploring the Sacrament of Reconciliation. considering the prayers said before, during and after the Sacrament. The children created their own ‘First Confession’ books.

In English we have been developing a deeper understanding of the characters in the Fables, using a range of vocabulary to produce our own detailed descriptions of each character.

In Maths this week, we have been continuing to develop written strategies to work out dividing a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number, extending our understanding to finding remainders in response to division calculations and a range of real-life word problems.

In PE Year 3 have been developing their throwing and catching skills within our new topic on handball. This week we completed some small sided handball games.

WEDNESDAY WORD Please follow this link below to access the Gospel Readings for the forthcoming week, there are also some fun activities to complete, this is a fantastic family resource to share and celebrate with your child at home.

CLASS REMINDERS

PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
The children will have a spelling and times tables test on Monday
Reading books and Reading Records to be brought in daily, Reading books changed when needed.
TTRS login to be used to access Times Tables activities