Tomorrow marks Armistice Day: November 11th. On Sunday 12th, it is Remembrance Sunday. Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed since the end of the First World War in 1919 to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. We wanted to gather as a school as a mark of respect to remember and pray for all those fallen soldiers, who have bravely fought for our country in past wars, and also for those who are still fighting for our country now. Year 6 lead our Remembrance Day assembly beautifully. Year 3 made poppies to bring home, to help them remember, for this weekend.

Here’s what else we have been up to this week…

In Maths we have been using our knowledge of the column method to add and subtract 3 digit numbers with other 3 digit numbers. We will continue this next week, exchanging numbers for subtraction has been particularly challenging, but I am sure Year 3 will crack this next week.

In English we have continued with our Fox unit. We have been learning new vocabulary and writing sentences about the Fox and Magpie including the new vocabulary and conjunctions. The children also wrote poems about the Fox and Magpie.

In RE we looked closely at the different parts of Mass and why we do certain things, for example when we genuflect.

In Science we looked at skeletons and the children grouped animals into vertebrates and invertebrates.

In Geography, the children have continued learning about the countries in Europe and where we would find them on a map.

In Music the children enjoyed doing a quiz to test their musical knowledge and responding to a piece of country music.

🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟

The Golden Award went to Jessie

The Writing Award went to Finlay

The Maths award went to Jacob

NOTICES:

PE is on Tuesdays and Thursdays, no earrings should be worn at all during the school day, when we have PE or the children have a sporting afterschool club.

Homework- I have set homework this week, details of which can be found on the Year 3 homework page.
Own clothes day is next Friday for Children In Need.

Wednesday Word and TenTen Newsletter

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

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

Wednesday Word

Online Safety at Our Lady’s

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…

microtransactions – those in-app or in-game purchases which can tempt young users into regular online spending.

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.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Holden and Mrs Dunford

PostedNovember 10, 2023

AuthorLeanne Dixon

We welcomed in this new half term with a whole school mass to celebrate the feast of All Saints. This was also a joint celebration to mark Our Lady’s School’s 70th birthday! It was a lovely start to the week and a time to reflect on what it is to be saint. Fr. Frank talked about how the word ‘Saint’ means holy and to be a saint is to treat others as we would treat Jesus. After mass, the parishioners from Our Lady’s were invited over to the school hall for tea, coffee, biscuits and a chance to reminisce on the history of Our Lady’s school. We had also delved into the archives and managed to get pictures of Our Lady’s school along with past pupils and teachers, from years passed.

Here’s what else we have been up to this week…

In Maths, we have been using the column method to do addition and subtraction. Thank-you for supporting the children at home with this, through their homework.

In English, we have started our new book focus. The children have been writing simile’s about a Fox and they have been thinking about what the story will involve.

In RE, we learned about why we go to Mass Sunday and the children reflected on key quotes from the bible and when they may turn to them for comfort.

In PE, the children started their new kicking unit and we enjoyed speed stacking cups in the classroom as the rain stopped us from starting our dodgeball unit!

🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟

The Golden Award went to

The Writing Award went to

The Maths award went to

NOTICES:

PE is on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Homework- I have set homework this week, details of which can be found on the Year 3 homework page.

Wednesday Word and TenTen Newsletter

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

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

Wednesday Word

Online Safety at Our Lady’s

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 guides give helpful advice about…

The social media site X, highlighting the major changes since its rebrand from Twitter and the related online safety risks.

Five Nights at Freddy’s: a suspense-filled horror game which has nevertheless attracted a relatively young fan-base.

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.

We hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Holden and Mrs Dunford

PostedNovember 3, 2023

AuthorLeanne Dixon

I am so pleased with how well all of the Year 3’s have settled into the Year 3 routine and expectations. We have managed to cover so much in 7 weeks. Looking at place value, and adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers with one and two digit numbers. We have had narrative and explanation text writing, we’ve covered a range of topics. The class have been so engrossed in their History topic, ‘The Stone Age’, and we have looked in-depth at 'Creation and Covenant’, linking this with our beliefs and making links with scripture.

Today we had our Harvest festival and we came together as a whole school to celebrate this. Thank you for your generous contributions to our Harvest collection, it’s' very much appreciated. The tins of food (over 500 tins!) will be going to a local food bank for people within the community, which I’m sure you’ll agree is a worthy cause. Thank you for your generous support!

This afternoon the children were very excited to have a visit from a therapy dog. The dog came in to visit all the children in a special assembly and after half term, he’ll be working with children in Year 2.

Here is what else we have been up to this week….

In Maths we have been learning how to use the column method to help us to add 3 digit and two digit numbers. We will continue to work using the column method after half term, which is why I have set some column method homework to be completed during the holidays please. It will really help the children to access our learning when we return, next week.

In English the children have written an explanation text this week. They have been so creative! The children were asked to plan how to capture the Iron Man. The class have also drawn their designs and annotated them. We also finished our class novel this week, I think a few children would like a copy of The Sheep Pig at home, we enjoyed it that much!

In RE we learned about co creators and de creators. The children decided they wanted to be co creators, as God made us all Stewards of his creation. The children thought about how they could help to look after God’s creation and wrote a letter to God.

In History we looked at artefacts and what they can tell us about the Stone Age. We also enjoyed reading the Stone Age Boy as a class.

This week we also had our first class mass. Year 3 had lots of compliments for their lovely behaviour in Church, welldone Year 3!

🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟

The Golden Award went to

The Writing Award went to

The Maths award went to

NOTICES:

We return to school on Tuesday 31st October.
After half term, our PE days will still be on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Homework-I have only set the Maths addition questions, please see the homework section for them if you do not have the paper copy. Please also ensure that the children keep up with their home reading.

Wednesday Word and TenTen Newsletter

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

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

Wednesday Word

Online Safety

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 guides give helpful advice about…

EA Sports FC 24 This is the spiritual successor to FIFA which is likely to be a similarly spectacular hit among young football fans.

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.

I hope you all have a lovey half term!

Mrs Holden and Mrs Dunford

PostedOctober 20, 2023

AuthorLeanne Dixon

‘Look, I have prepared my banquet,’ said the king. ‘Everything is ready; come to the feast!’

Matthew 22: 4

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Reading…

Children will learn that:

Children will learn:

That in accepting God’s invitation we are blessed with joy and a fruitful life.
That we must look out for and accept the invitations God presents us with.

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

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

Wednesday Word

Year 3 Class Mass - Thursday 19th October 2023

On Thursday, Year 3 will be attending the parish mass in church at 9.30am. This will be a great opportunity to worship and gather within the parish community. Parents and carers are warmly welcomed to join us in church.

In English, the children have used their plan to write their own approaching threat narrative about the Iron Man. They have worked hard to include all of the elements required to meet the success criteria for this piece of writing. Mrs Dunford and I have been really impressed with their descriptive language, similes and use of questions to create suspense in their story. Each child has revisited every paragraph and made improvements to their work independently. All of the children should be very proud of themselves.

In Maths, we have been subtracting ones from a three digit number and we have then moved on to adding and subtracting tens from a three digit number. We will continue with this next week. I have been impressed with the amount of children wishing to challenge their knowledge with tricky questions and the many children have who wished to work without adult support, to show just what they can do.

In RE, we have been looking at Psalm 8 Hymn of Creation and the children have thought about their favourite parts of God’s creation, aswell as the importance of taking care of God’s creation.

In Science, skeletons and muscles have been our focus this week. The children identified where lots of bones were in their own bodies and they learned about how two muscles work together to create movement.

In History, the children have enjoyed learning about the three periods of the stone age and what happened in each of the eras.

In Art, the children have been drawing their own picture of the Iron Man, inspired by the work of Vincent Van Gogh in his Starry Night picture.

Year 3 have also been enjoying their Spanish, PE and HRSE lessons.

Award Winners

Golden - Artie

Maths - Amara

Writing - Layla

Notices

Thank-you for your donations of tins for harvest. Our school collection looks very impressive!
Following on from the children completing their star reader tests, your child has an updated ZPD in their reading logs, if it has changed, which will help the children select books appropriate for their reading level. Next half term, they will be taking a quiz about the book (in school) once they have read a book before selecting a new book.
Parent meetings are on Monday 16th October in the hall. I look forward to seeing you all.
We break up for half term on Friday 20th October and the children return on Tuesday 31st October.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Holden and Mrs Dunford

PostedOctober 13, 2023

AuthorLeanne Dixon

This half term, our RE focus is Creation and Covenant. The children are now very familiar with the story of God’s creation, from their learning in previous years at our school and church, aswell as at home. In Year 3, we are looking closely at what happens in this powerful poem. A key message from the creation story is the importance of caring for our common home. Pope Francis reminds us of the importance of the first account of Creation. Pope Francis draws attention to the ‘profound teachings about human existence… They suggest that human life is grounded in three fundamental and closely intertwined relationships: with God, with our neighbour and with the earth itself.’

This week, the children have been thinking deeply about what being made in the image of God means for them and how they can try to reflect God in different ways. In our class worships, we have been thinking about Jesus being with us, the children have reflected on their days and been reminded that Jesus is with us and we can ask him to help us to make the right choices. The children have written their own personal prayers to God, asking for his help with specific things which they require help with.

In English, the children have been writing similes about the Iron Man. We have then moved onto planning our own ‘Approaching Threat Narrative’, which the children will be writing next week.

In Maths, we have been adding 3 digit numbers to 1 digit numbers. This has been challenging but the children are working really hard to understand this. Especially when the ones result in the tens number changing aswell!

In Science, the children have learned about the uses of skeletons in humans and some animals. We will continue to learn more about this next week.

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 guides give helpful advice about…

Among Us: a futuristic murder mystery that’s found an enthusiastic audience of young gamers.

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.

Award Winners

Golden - Finlay

Maths - Jessie

Writing - Cameron

Notices:

This year we are collecting tinned food for the local food bank. We are asking each child to bring in a tin for our collection. Please donate, if you can, for this very worthy cause.
You will have received notification about Parent/Teacher meetings on MONDAY 16th OCTOBER - please make sure you follow the link to make an appointment. This is an important meeting to discuss how your child has settled into Year 3, the progress they are making and what you can do to support them at home. I look forward to seeing you all on this date. Thank-you
Please ensure the children bring their reading logs and books, water bottles and a coat every day.
Please see the homework on the Year 3 - homework section of the website. There is an additional optional homework activity, which has been printed and sent home with your child. This is explained on the homework page. Please return this by Friday 20th October.
PE Days are Tuesday and Thursday, no earrings on this day please. We do not want children to be taking them out in class.
Please ensure children can tie their own shoe laces, if they are wearing shoe laces to school.
Please make sure you contact the office if there is somebody else picking up your child at the end of the day, this includes other parents/carers at our school and family members/friends who do not regularly pick them up and are not known to us.
A reminder that the Year 3 email account is only checked once, weekly. This is not my preferred method of contact with you, I would prefer you to catch Mrs Dunford at the beginning of the day, myself at the end of the school day or a phone call to the office. Any emails received will be read, when I can, but they may not receive an email as a response. If I think it requires a response, you may get a phone call or I may catch you at the end of the day.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Holden and Mrs Dunford

PostedOctober 10, 2023

AuthorLeanne Dixon

The children’s daily prayers this week have focused on God’s amazing love, it’s hard for us to fully understand. On Monday, the children were asked to celebrate the different aspects of God’s love and show love to others through their words and actions throughout the week.

Our Learning this week..

In English, we have continued our focus on the Iron Man. The children used their learning from last week, around the descriptive language of the cliffs and sea, when writing their own setting descriptions. They have also been preparing for writing their own narrative about an approaching threat (as we currently see the Iron Man as this, having only read Chapter 1 and part of Chapter 2).

Our class novel at the moment is The Sheep Pig, we read this daily. I wonder if the children have mentioned this? We are really enjoying this story time together.

Now we are able to access the Star Reader in school, the children will soon all have an up to date ZPD, which means they will select home reading books that are appropriate for their current reading ability. They will also complete a quiz about the book which they have read, in school, once they have finished the book. Please ensure you keep updating the reading log when the children read at home.

In Maths, we have continued our number line work and comparing numbers up to 1000. Using greater than and less than, and solving problems about this. Next week, we are moving onto addition and subtraction.

In Science, we have looked into the importance of exercise to keep our bodies fit and healthy. Now the children have a clearer understanding of what we need to do to keep our bodies and mind in the best shape it can be. Eating a balanced diet with a variety of nutrients and doing regular exercise. For children in our class, we would hope they are exercising for atleast 60 minutes per day.

The children had their photos taken on Monday so they should be with you soon!

Award Winners:

Golden - Sienna

Maths - Ava

Writing - Elsie

Important Notices:

Please ensure the children bring their reading logs and books, water bottles and a coat every day.
Please see the homework on the Year 3 - homework section of the website.
PE Days are Tuesday and Thursday, no earrings on this day please. We do not want children to be taking them out in class.
Please ensure children can tie their own shoe laces, if they are wearing shoe laces to school.
Please make sure you contact the office if there is somebody else picking up your child at the end of the day, this includes other parents/carers at our school and family members/friends who do not regularly pick them up and are not known to us. There are an awful lot of children telling me that they are being picked up by other people and this has not been communicated to us by their known adult. This is a safeguarding issue and I cannot let children go, unless I have been informed officially.
I now have access to the Year 3 email account, please be aware that these are only checked once, weekly. This is not my preferred method of contact with you, I would prefer you to catch Mrs Dunford at the beginning of the day, myself at the end of the school day or a phone call to the office. Any emails received before now will be treated as non-urgent, as I would expect any queries should now have been resolved. Any emails received from now will be read, when I can, but they may not receive an email as a response. If I think it requires a response, you may get a phone call or I may catch you at the end of the day.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Holden and Mrs Dunford

PostedSeptember 29, 2023

AuthorLeanne Dixon

In our class worships this week, our focus has been on forgiveness. As a class, the children have been spending time thinking about this and putting it into practice, which is great to see. In RE, we have been looking closely at the poetry and symbolism in the first creation story from Genesis, noticing the language within it that helps us to understand how the world was formed. We went to Mass on Tuesday and enjoyed our first service at Church of this academic year.

In English, we have continued looking at chapter 1 and 2 of the Iron Man. We have paid particular attention to the descriptive language of the cliffs and sea. The children went on to read a poem called The Sea by James Reeves, in small groups they have performed their poem to the class. We will use this as inspiration next week, as the children will be writing their own setting descriptions.

In Maths, we have continued our number line work and comparing numbers up to 1000. Using greater than and less than, and solving problems about this.

In Science, we have looked further into food groups and the 7 main nutrients that foods can provide. The children selected 10 foods that they could buy which would include a healthy balance of the food groups and nutrients.

In Spanish, the children enjoyed finding Spain on the Map and learning about the traditions in Spain.

Award Winners:

Golden - Matilda

Maths - Willow

Writing - Noah

Please ensure the children bring their reading logs and books, water bottles and a coat every day.
Please see the homework on the Year 3 - homework section of the website.
PE Days are Tuesday and Thursday, no earrings on this day please. We do not want children to be taking them out in class.

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 guides give helpful advice about…

Live streaming - This free online safety guide profiles live streaming – a hugely popular activity among young people that’s certainly not without hazards.
Setting boundaries around gaming - This looks at the benefits of setting boundaries around video gaming to help young people learn healthy online habits.
WhatsApp - This is an updated examination of WhatsApp – the globally popular messaging platform which contains both old and new hazards for young users.

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.

Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Holden and Mrs Dunford

PostedSeptember 22, 2023

AuthorLeanne Dixon

In RE this week, we have been thinking about how we are all made in God’s image. The children were identifying the fruits of the Holy Spirit that they can see in their Learning Partner and in theirself. The children have been reflecting and thinking of any fruits that they may choose to work on for themselves.

We have also been…
Using our place value knowledge to complete number lines in Maths, some of these activities have been quite challenging but the children have shown great resilience this week!

In English, we have had lots of creativity this week. For the first few days, the children were looking at illustrations from a book and writing superb sentences; containing nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. The children were not aware of our book focus until Wednesday… The Iron Man! We have been thinking about how he moves, sounds and looks this week and we will be doing lots of activities related to The Iron Man for the coming weeks.

In PE, we have continued our invasion games activities and the children have practiced using chest passes and bounce passes. They also started their PE with Mr Monks on a Tuesday, with a focus on tag rugby.

In History, we have been learning about the Stone Age. Our focus for this half term is the Stone Age to the Iron Age.

In Art, the children have started their painting focus, experimenting with mixing colours.

Homework - Please see the Year 3 Homework section of the website. It is due back in on Wednesday 20th September. Spellings will be tested on Friday 22nd September.

Notices -

PE days are Tuesdays and Thursdays, thank-you for taking your children’s earrings out on these days. They cannot actively participate in PE if they have earrings in.
If your child is wearing shoes with shoe laces, please ensure they are able to tie their own shoelaces.
Please ensure your child brings their school water bottle, reading book and reading record on a daily basis.

Award Winners -

Golden - George

Maths - Annie

Writing - Alistair

We hope you have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Holden and Mrs Dunford

PostedSeptember 15, 2023

AuthorLeanne Dixon

We have had a lovely week together in Year 3. I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with our wonderful Year 3 class again. Wow, how they have grown since Reception! I have been really impressed with their development academically, socially and spiritually!

We started the week with a welcome assembly on Monday, referring to the scripture: “If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me.” Matthew 16: 24

Throughout the week, we have thought about Jesus being with us as we start our Year 3 journey together during our daily class worships.

Here is what else we have been learning:

In English, we have been looking at word classes. Particularly nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives. The children have been identifying which word class a word belongs to and writing their own sentences containing a variety of words. They have also written a short story inspired by the picture ‘A Sunday in the Park.’.

In Maths, we have been looking at place value using 3 digit numbers. The children have enjoyed extending their knowledge from looking at 2 digit numbers in Year 2.

In RE, we have started by showing our thanks to God for his creation. The children have written their own prayers, independently, thanking God for specific things of their choosing. We have also created a class prayer to ask the Lord for his support this year, in Year 3.

In PE, we have started our invasion games and the children have practiced using chest pass. They then enjoyed playing an attacking and defending game using their chest passes.

The children have thought about the three very important words at our school: care, learn and respect, and we can show these on a daily basis. We have also worked together to create our class charter.

As it is our first week back and we are finding our feet, the only homework requirement this weekend is reading, now the children have selected their home reader books. Please ensure you write in the children’s reading logs each time they read and if they have completed the book.

I have been really impressed with the children, they have returned to school ready to learn and develop on the juniors. I hope they have enjoyed their first week in Year 3!

Our PE days are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure that children do not have earrings in on these days.

Please continue to bring school water bottles, filled with water, on a daily basis.

Our Award Winners:

Golden - Alicia
Writing - Erin
Maths - Nicholas

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Holden and Mrs Dunford

PostedSeptember 8, 2023

AuthorLeanne Dixon

Ready to Welcome

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Reading…

Children will learn that:

To be welcomed means to be known, valued, and accepted.
God welcomes us into His family and wants us to welcome others.
By welcoming others, we also welcome God!

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

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

Wednesday Word

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 guides give helpful advice about…

Amino - This free online safety guide analyses the social media network Amino, highlighting possible risks such as inappropriate content, gaps in moderation and compulsive use.
AI Virtual Friends - This online safety guide looks at ‘virtual friends’ – AI-powered companions that are proving popular with young people – and highlights what trusted adults need to be aware of.
OmeTV - This guide explores OmeTV –a social networking app that connects people from all parts of the world on randomly- generated video chats. It explores the app’s functions, its inherent risks, and how to address them as a parent or carer.
Money-muling - This guide profiles money muling, and highlights ways that trusted adults can help prevent young people to avoid being drawn into this illegal activity.

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.

Our learning this week…

In English we have been developing our understanding of using inverted commas to show direct speech within a narrative. We have also started to plan our own lost narrative stories, thinking about effective description for the setting and characters.

In Maths we have been learning to find right angles in a range of 2D shapes and we have been using compass directions, and the terminology of clockwise and anti-clockwise to describe quarter and half turns.

In RE we have been continuing to explore the story of the Good Samaritan, as an important piece of scripture for Christians to guide them in some ways they can be a good neighbour to others.

CLASS REMINDERS

PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
The children will have a spelling and times tables test on Monday 3rd July 2023
Reading books and Reading Records to be brought in daily, Reading books changed when needed.
TTRS login to be used to access Times Table Rock Stars

Award winners

Golden - William

Maths - Laura

Writing- Ellenie

Well done to our award winners this week!

Wishing you all an enjoyable weekend!

Mrs Parker

PostedJune 30, 2023

Authorfiona ormerod

“Do not be afraid.”

Matthew 10:26

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Reading…

• Everyone feels scared sometimes

• Jesus tells us not to be afraid because God the Father loves us and cares for us

• Jesus guides us and the Holy Spirit gives us hearts of courage

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

TenTen Parent Newslette

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.

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In English we have been exploring another ‘Lost narrative’ story, making comparisons to our original text and focusing on the structure of the paragraphs as preparation for planning our own stories based on this genre.

In Maths we have been learning to find time durations using a number line method, we have been consolidating our understanding of this method by applying our knowledge to a range of simple one step word problems.

In RE we have been exploring what is means to ‘be a good neighbour’, making links to the story of the Good Samaritan, as an important piece of scripture for Christians to guide them in some ways they can be a good neighbour to others.

CLASS REMINDERS

PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
The children will have a spelling and times tables test on Monday 26th June 2023
Reading books and Reading Records to be brought in daily, Reading books changed when needed.
TTRS login to be used to access Times Table Rock Stars

Award winners

Golden - Willow

Maths - Alexander

Writing- Olivia

Well done to our award winners this week!

Wishing you all an enjoyable weekend!

Mrs Parker

PostedJune 23, 2023

Authorfiona ormerod

‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to His harvest.’

Matthew 9: 38

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Reading…

As disciples of Jesus, we all have a mission to share God’s love

Jesus’ example guides us in all we do and say, and the Holy Spirit inspires and empowers us

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

TenTen Parent Newslette

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.

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In English we have started to explore our new class text ‘Into the Forest’, by Anthony Browne. Using illustrations from the lost narrative story, the children were able to make predictions about the plot and characters. We also thought of some effective adjectives and personification to use in sentences to describe the events of the story.

In Maths we have been learning to estimate and tell the time to 5 minutes intervals. The children have been exploring the links between analogue and digital displays of time.

In RE we have been considering the important messages for Christians from the events of Pentecost. We have been exploring ‘The Fruits of the Holy Spirit’, thinking of some ways that Christians might show these qualities in their own lives’.

CLASS REMINDERS

PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
The children will have a spelling and times tables test on Monday 19th June 2023
Reading books and Reading Records to be brought in daily, Reading books changed when needed.
TTRS login to be used to access Times Table Rock Stars

Award winners

Golden - Jackson

Maths- Matilda

Writing- Emily

Well done to our award winners this week!

Wishing you all an enjoyable weekend!

Mrs Parker

PostedJune 16, 2023

Authorfiona ormerod

“Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you; and, through the power over all mankind that you have given Him, let Him give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to Him.”

(John 17:1-2)

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Reading…

Children will understand that:

• Jesus demonstrates that prayer helps us to fully focus on God; to see Him clearly in all His glory.

• Jesus prayed for His disciples and for us – those who will continue to spread His joy, hope, peace and love!.

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

TenTen Parent Newslette

On Thursday 18th May, we celebrated mass as a whole school at church, to join the parish on Ascension Day. The Ascension is an important celebration in the Church calendar and remembers the events of Jesus ascending into heaven and leaving an important message to his apostles about the coming of the Holy Spirit.

The children enjoyed the mass, and especially singing our hymns along with the guitar accompaniment with Father Frank!

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.

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In English we have been continuing to explore our class text ‘Jemmy Button’, an interesting return narrative themed text. This week the children have started to write their own version of the story, giving a particular focus to the use of prepositions in our writing to extend and expand sentences.

In Maths we have been learning to order and compare a variety of unit and non-unit fractions, using the ‘more than’ and ‘less than’ signs. Towards the end of the week, we have been extending our learning to adding and subtracting fractions.

In RE we have been considering the important messages for Christians from the story of Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven. We discussed how the disciples might be feeling and we thought of some questions that they might have wanted to ask.

CLASS REMINDERS

PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
The children will have a spelling and times tables test on Monday 22nd May
Reading books and Reading Records to be brought in daily, Reading books changed when needed.
TTRS login to be used to access Times Table Rock Stars

Award winners

Golden - Oscar

Maths- Martha

Writing- Conleth

Well done to our award winners this week!

Wishing you all an enjoyable weekend!

Mrs Parker

PostedMay 19, 2023

Authorfiona ormerod

“Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you; and, through the power over all mankind that you have given Him, let Him give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to Him.”

(John 17:1-2)

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Reading…

Children will understand that:

• Jesus demonstrates that prayer helps us to fully focus on God; to see Him clearly in all His glory.

• Jesus prayed for His disciples and for us – those who will continue to spread His joy, hope, peace and love!.

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

TenTen Parent Newslette

On Thursday 18th May, we celebrated mass as a whole school at church, to join the parish on Ascension Day. The Ascension is an important celebration in the Church calendar and remembers the events of Jesus ascending into heaven and leaving an important message to his apostles about the coming of the Holy Spirit.

The children enjoyed the mass, and especially singing our hymns along with the guitar accompaniment with Father Frank!

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.

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In English we have been continuing to explore our class text ‘Jemmy Button’, an interesting return narrative themed text. This week the children have started to write their own version of the story, giving a particular focus to the use of prepositions in our writing to extend and expand sentences.

In Maths we have been learning to order and compare a variety of unit and non-unit fractions, using the ‘more than’ and ‘less than’ signs. Towards the end of the week, we have been extending our learning to adding and subtracting fractions.

In RE we have been considering the important messages for Christians from the story of Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven. We discussed how the disciples might be feeling and we thought of some questions that they might have wanted to ask.

CLASS REMINDERS

PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
The children will have a spelling and times tables test on Monday 22nd May
Reading books and Reading Records to be brought in daily, Reading books changed when needed.
TTRS login to be used to access Times Table Rock Stars

Award winners

Golden - Oscar

Maths- Martha

Writing- Conleth

Well done to our award winners this week!

Wishing you all an enjoyable weekend!

Mrs Parker

PostedMay 12, 2023

Authorfiona ormerod

A weekend of celebrations will mark the King's coronation, marked with a bank holiday weekend from Saturday 6 May to Monday 8 May.

As well as a royal crowning ceremony at Westminster Abbey, there will also be a procession, a big concert, community lunch events and a day of volunteering.

In School, we have been celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III, we have been designing and making our own castles for the new King and on Friday we had a ‘red, white and blue’ day and a royal buffet lunch. We have also been learning a ‘Coronation Day Song’ which the children enjoyed singing as a whole school during our awards assembly on Friday afternoon.

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Reading…

I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.

John 14: 6
Children will learn that:

Children will understand that:
• We can find God through Jesus
• Jesus is always there for us and He calls us to Him

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

TenTen Parent Newslette

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.

Wednesday Word

CLASS REMINDERS

PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
The children will have a spelling and times tables test on Tuesday 9th May
Reading books and Reading Records to be brought in daily, Reading books changed when needed.
TTRS login to be used to access Times Table Rock Stars

Award winners

Golden - Brooklyn

Maths- Stephen

Writing- Florence

Well done to our award winners this week!

Wishing you all an enjoyable Coronation bank holiday weekend!

Mrs Parker

PostedMay 5, 2023

Authorfiona ormerod

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Reading…
Children will learn that:

Everyone has a vocation. Sometimes they are specific, sometimes they are more general.

Our common vocation is to love God and love others!

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

TenTen Parent Newslette

Our learning this week…

In English we have been continuing to explore our class text ‘Jemmy Button’ this is an interesting return narrative themed text. This week the children have been comparing this story to another return narrative text ‘To the City and Back’, investigating the author’s use of language to create effect

In Maths we have been continuing our learning to find fractions of amounts and objects. The children were able to use bar models as a tool to support them in finding unit and non-unit fractions. We have also developed our understanding of some of the terminology linked with fractions, including numerator and denominator.

In History, we have started our new topic on the Anglo-Saxons and Scots. This week we began by considering where the Anglo-Saxons came from, why they invaded Britain and who were some of the Anglo-Saxon leaders. We also used maps to locate and label the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.

In RE, we have been focusing on the bible story ‘The Road to Emmaus’, we have explored the key events of this piece of scripture and we have considered how Christians learn about the ways in which they can show their own beliefs, trust and faith in God.

In PE, we have been continuing to develop our bowling and batting skills in small sided rounders 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.

Wednesday Word

CLASS REMINDERS

PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
The children will have a spelling and times tables test on Wednesday 3rd May
Reading books and Reading Records to be brought in daily, Reading books changed when needed.
TTRS login to be used to access Times Table Rock Stars

Award winners

Golden - Alexander

Maths- Jackson

Writing- Brooklyn

Well done to our award winners this week!

Wishing you all an enjoyable bank holiday weekend!

Mrs Parker

PostedApril 28, 2023

Authorfiona ormerod

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Readings…
Children will learn that:

Jesus gives us His grace and the Holy Spirit, enabling us to see Him in a new way, with eyes of faith!
When we see and hear Jesus in a new way, we come to know His joy, hope, peace and love.

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

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE BIG WALK FOR LENT - CAFOD FUNDRAISER

Well done to all the children for their efforts in our whole school fundraiser last half term during Lent and many thanks for all your kind donations.

CAFOD is an international development charity and the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Further details at cafod.org.uk/walk/

Our learning this week…

In English we have started our new class text ‘Jemmy Button’ this is an interesting return narrative themed text. This week the children have been using dictionaries to explore a range of unfamiliar vocabulary from the story. They were able to think about the effect of these word choices on the reader.

In Maths we have been learning to find fractions of amounts and objects. The children were able to apply their knowledge to a range of real life word problems.

In Science, we have started our new topic on ‘Light’. We began by considering objects which are and are not sources of light and discussing how we know. We also completed an investigation to explore how light enables us to see objects and that dark is the opposite of light.

In RE we have been considering the importance of the paschal candle and the Easter Cross for Christians. The children were able to discuss and write about their ideas.

In PE, the children have been creating their own gymnastic sequences using a variety of balances. We have also been developing our bowling and batting skills in small sided rounders 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.

Wednesday Word

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 Table Rock Stars

Award winners

Golden - Callum

Maths- Beaux

Writing- Oscar

Well done to our award winners this week!

Wishing you all an enjoyable weekend!

Mrs Parker

PostedApril 21, 2023

Authorfiona ormerod

Throughout this coming week in school, the children will begin each day with a Holy Week Liturgy led by each Key Stage 2 class. Year 3 will be leading the liturgy on Monday morning focused on the events of Jesus’ Last Supper. The following liturgies will focus on Good Friday and the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday.

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

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Lenten Reflections

BIG WALK FOR LENT - CAFOD FUNDRAISER

We are joining CAFOD's Big Lent Walk!

Our school community will join thousands of others to help fight extreme poverty.

Year 3 have completed their sponsored walk in Ribchester on Thursday 30th March 2023, we walked a total of 2.5 Kilometres - Well done Year 3!

Your donations are very much appreciated and can be made via parent pay.

CAFOD is an international development charity and the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Further details at cafod.org.uk/walk/

YEAR 3 CLASS TRIP

On Thursday 30th March, Year 3 had a great day on their class trip to Ribchester Roman Museum. It was an exciting opportunity for the children to be immersed in Roman Britain History, they had the chance to handle a range of hands-on artefacts and they were able to view the remains of a Roman Fort on the site. The children were fantastic on the trip and an absolute credit to our school. Well done to everyone in Year 3!

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have been researching the beginning of Mass, considering the importance of the Penitential Rite, as a time when Christians say sorry to God and ask for forgiveness before they enter into the Eucharist.

In English we have been building our own descriptions linked to pictures of the wonders of our world.

In Maths this week, we have been solving addition and subtraction calculations, involving length. We have also been finding the perimeters of a range of 2D shapes, using mm, cm and m as units of measures.

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.

Wednesday Word

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 Table Rock Stars

Award winners

Golden - Laura

Maths- Matilda

Writing- Conleth

Well done to our award winners this week!

Wishing you all an enjoyable weekend!

Mrs Parker

PostedMarch 31, 2023

Authorfiona ormerod

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Readings…

•Jesus wants to be the reason that we live, because following Him is how we can truly live life to the full.

When Jesus is the reason that we live, we want to GIVE, ACT, PRAY not just during Lent but all year round!

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

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Lenten Reflections

Throughout Lent we would like to invite all children and families to join us in the school hall for a short Lenten reflection led by Father Frank.

This will be held once every week at 8:30am and will begin from Tuesday 7th March, continuing until Tuesday 28th March.

We do hope you can join us for this opportunity to gather as a faith community to reflect on the true value and meaning of Lent.

BIG WALK FOR LENT - CAFOD FUNDRAISER

We are joining CAFOD's Big Lent Walk!

Our school community will join thousands of others to help fight extreme poverty.

Year 3 will be walking around the Roman Fort in Ribchester on Thursday 30th March 2023

The children will be coming home with a sponsorship form next week and donations can be made via parent pay.

CAFOD is an international development charity and the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Further details at cafod.org.uk/walk/

YEAR 3 CLASS TRIP

On Thursday 30th March, Year 3 will be going on a class trip to Ribchester Roman Museum. This is an exciting opportunity for the children to be immersed in Roman Britain History, they will have the chance to handle a range of hands-on artefacts and there are also the remains of a Roman Fort on the site to explore.

The children have been given a letter explaining all of the details.

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have been researching Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples and friends. We thought about the key messages for Christians, and how this links to the sharing of the Eucharist during Mass.

In English we have been writing a narrative setting description, linked to our class text ‘Rhythm of the Rain’, the children were encouraged to use a range of conjunctions, adverbs and prepositional phrases to add more interest and detail into their description writing.

In Maths this week, we have been solving addition and subtraction calculations, involving length. We have also been finding the perimeters of a range of 2D shapes, using mm, cm and m as units of measures.

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.

Wednesday Word

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 Table Rock Stars

Award winners

Golden - Luna

Maths- Ellenie

Writing- Martha

Well done to our award winners this week!

Wishing you all an enjoyable weekend!

Mrs Parker

PostedMarch 24, 2023

Authorfiona ormerod

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Readings…

• Jesus can help us see the world through eyes of love and faith.

• With Jesus as our vision, we see what it means to be a follower of Jesus.

• Jesus enables us to see opportunities to GIVE, ACT and PRAY.

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

TenTen Parent Newsletter

Lenten Reflections

Throughout Lent we would like to invite all children and families to join us in the school hall for a short Lenten reflection led by Father Frank.

This will be held once every week at 8:30am and will begin from Tuesday 7th March, continuing until Tuesday 28th March.

We do hope you can join us for this opportunity to gather as a faith community to reflect on the true value and meaning of Lent.

BIG WALK FOR LENT - CAFOD FUNDRAISER

We are joining CAFOD's Big Lent Walk!

Our school community will join thousands of others to help fight extreme poverty.

Year 3 will be walking around the Roman Fort in Ribchester on Thursday 30th March 2023

The children will be coming home with a sponsorship form next week and donations can be made via parent pay.

CAFOD is an international development charity and the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Further details at cafod.org.uk/walk/

YEAR 3 CLASS TRIP

On Thursday 30th March, Year 3 will be going on a class trip to Ribchester Roman Museum. This is an exciting opportunity for the children to be immersed in Roman Britain History, they will have the chance to handle a range of hands-on artefacts and there are also the remains of a Roman Fort on the site to explore.

The children have been given a letter explaining all of the details.

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have been researching the important parts of the church building, making links to how these items our used in Mass and describing some ways in which they reflect the beliefs of Christians. We thought about the altar, the tabernacle, the sanctuary light, the lectern and statues in church.

In English we have been exploring our class text to find a range of nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. We then used our knowledge to start to plan and create some of our own sentences based on another scene from the story we have been reading. The children had some fantastic ideas!

In Maths this week, we have been investigating finding equivalent units of length, including millimetres, centimetres and metres. We have also been using small rulers, metre rulers and tape measures to find the lengths of objects around the classroom.

In Geography, we have been using atlas’ to locate large built up areas in the UK and to think about some of the jobs people might have in these larger population settlements.

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.

Wednesday Word

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 Table Rock Stars